Raw Pu-erh & Purple Tea

This is a special varietal of Purple "Ye Sheng" Wild Tree Tea. It literally grows wild and this "sweet" sub-type is the most rare of all. It took 5...

This expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Feng Qing area of Lincang prefecture.  This wild tree var...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Jinggu county. The tea grows wild and is on...

This is an expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture. This wild tree varietal grows wi...

These little white buds come from wild-growing Camellia Assamica Dehongensis varietal. It is a sub-varietal of camellia that grows in the tropical ...

This is a Zi Juan "Purple Beauty" varietal that was grown in Lancang county in the Jingmai mountainous area.  First flush of spring tea leaves wer...

This is a lightly processed black tea that was hand-crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture. Ye Sheng "野生“ varietal a...

8891 Red Mark is one of two 8891's released in 2007 by the China Tea Co (aka Zhong Cha/CNNP). The other 8891 is a brown label and is identical in a...

This is a cake composed entirely of the "huang pian" (mature larger leaves) that were hand-plucked from the mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh) that co...

Purple leaf "Zi Cha" was harvested in Late April from the Jing Mai mountainous area in Lancang county of Simao.  The fresh purple leaves were then...

This year's Impression cake shares some similarities with it's 2012 counterpart.  It's a blend of different teas, but this year we used mao cha fr...

This is a 2019 pressing of 2017 Spring tea leaves harvested from Jingmai mountain area tea bushes.  The 2 years of aging as loose leaf mao cha in M...

An expertly fermented black tea made from the famous "Purple Beauty" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal.  Subtle appearance with an expansive taste!  Hints of flo...

These little purple buds come from the "ye sheng" varietal of camellia tea trees which grow wild in tropical Dehong. These sun-dried buds are in a...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Mangshi County of Dehong. The tea grows wil...

Purple Buds from wild Camellia Assamica Dehongensis were picked in earliest part of Yunnan's tropical spring time and then processed into a special...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's pressed into a lovely waffle shaped cake and made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing i...

This is a cake composed entirely of the "huang pian" (mature larger leaves) that were hand-plucked from the mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh) that co...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens. The tea ...

This is a 2004 pressing by the Wan Shun Hao brand, a small Mengku area producer.  It's spring harvest tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku...

This expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from the Yong De "Da Xue Shan" (lit. Big Snow Mountain) area o...

This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of spring 2021 harvest!  A painstakingly blended cake...

This tea is composed of wild arbor purple tea picked in April 2007 from high altitude (1900 meters) purple assamica varietal (大叶种紫茶) growing in the...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens.  This yea...

This is a first flush of Spring 2018 "Huang Pian" from old tea trees in area of Bang Dong village in Lincang.  Huang Pian (黄片) are mature leaves t...

Made entirely from Jingmai mountain area raw pu-erh tea.  Entirely 2016 spring harvest tea was processed through a special decoction process this c...

This is a unique blend of three different high quality spring 2018 raw pu-erh teas from Lincang and Simao.  We relentlessly blended teas from vario...

This "little treasure" tea cake is pressed from Mengku area tea leaves harvested in Autumn 2020 and Spring 2021.  This is a potent tea cake with pl...

This is an excellent Cha Gao made entirely from Jinggu area (in Simao) raw pu-erh tea.  These mini 1 gram bricks are individually wrapped and perfe...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens. The tea h...

We used Autumn 2015 Tea Leaves from the Da Xue Shan (Big Snow Mountain) area in the southwest of Mengku county in Lincang.  The tea trees are old ...

We are pleased to present a wonderfully unique and enjoyable tea cake we call "Cha Qi".  It's a blend of three Bu Lang villages with tea from both ...

"Peach Cake" is a unique blend from very sought after teas from Menghai and Yi Wu Mountain areas of Xishuangbanna.  Li Wen Hua has painstakingly bl...

This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of spring 2022 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

Explore the pu-erh regions of Yunnan with this raw pu-erh sampler! You'll get to know 6 different regions, making this the perfect sampler for honi...

Part 2 of our "Steps" series will take you further into the world of Chinese tea! While First Steps is meant to get you acquainted with the basics,...

Big Yellow Mark (lit. Da Huang Yin) is a CNNP labelled tea from a small producer in Menghai.  The tea is a blend of Nan Nuo and Bu Lang Mountain S...

Shuangjiang Mengku Tea factory the most famous tea factory in the Lincang area of south-western Yunnan has produced this cake for a second year. Th...

Probably a small Menghai area tea factory produced this cake under the CNNP (zhong cha) label.  Likely not a licensed CNNP production! Stored in M...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2020 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

This is a unique tea to be sure.  It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Jinggu county.  The tea grows wild and is ...

This is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This could be considered our second pressing of a "ye she...

To celebrate the Year of the Pig we created this potent little tuo cha for those who enjoy the convenience of a little single serving tea.  We used...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2018 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

This is a small farmer production using a generic CNNP 中茶 Simplified Character wrapper.  This is made entirely from Spring 2002 wild-harvested "Ye ...

An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color...

This year's "Spring Impression" cake is a blend of tea leaves entirely from the first flush of Spring, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jin...

"Ying Shan Hong" is the red-purple Rhodendron flower that once a year blankets the mountains of Yunnan in a red cloak. Our "Ying Shan Hong" cake is...