Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Ripe Pu-erh Tea is a sub-type of Pu-erh tea that has undergone a "wet piling" process. Wet Piling aka "wo dui" was originally applied to Pu-erh in the 1970's as a way to fast age raw pu-erh (sheng cha), making it more palatable and smooth like a fully aged raw pu-erh.
The process is accomplished by piling sheng pu-erh mao cha (uncompressed sheng puer) about a meter high in a covered clean space where it is kept wet and allowed to ferment for 45 days. The pile is often covered with large cloths to retard evaporation of the water and the pile is turned every few days so that the inner contents are not overly fermented, allowing a consistent level of fermentation for the entire batch.
The wet piling process has many other factors that impact the quality of the end product. The water used to keep the pile wet is very important. It is said that Menghai Tea Factory Brand Ripe Pu-erh teas have such a sweet taste due to the sweetness of the well water on their property. The ambient temperature and humidity level in the immediate area where the wet piling is done can also impact the process. The size and turning of the pile must be well regulated and the frequency of the turning is largely determined by the "wet piling master" who oversees the whole process.
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Impression" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Ge Deng Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.70 USD - Original price $62.00 USDOriginal price$8.70 USD - $62.00 USD$8.70 USD - $62.00 USDCurrent price $8.70 USD| /In stockWe are very excited to offer our very first ripe pu-erh tea from Ge Deng! This tea was wet-piled from 100% wild arbor tea from first flush of Sprin...
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2010 Jinggu Lao Cha Tou Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $7.00 USD - Original price $90.00 USDOriginal price$7.00 USD - $90.00 USD$7.00 USD - $90.00 USDCurrent price $7.00 USD| /In stockThese smaller cha tou are from a 2010 wet pile batch of Jinggu harvested tea! Aged in Jinggu town from 2010 until 2024, these are well aged with li...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Magic Teapot" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Dragon Balls
Original price $7.00 USD - Original price $67.00 USDOriginal price$7.00 USD - $67.00 USD$7.00 USD - $67.00 USDCurrent price $7.00 USD| /In stockA lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet piled at the end of...
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2014 Wu Liang "Sweet and Thick" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $21.00 USD - Original price $21.00 USDOriginal price$21.00 USD$21.00 USD - $21.00 USDCurrent price $21.00 USD| /In stockThis is a 2014 production made from Wu Liang Mountain area tea leaves wet-piled in a Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) tea factory and then aged in Jinghong...
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Certified Organic "Ultra Mini" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cakes
Original price $6.75 USD - Original price $92.00 USDOriginal price$6.75 USD - $92.00 USD$6.75 USD - $92.00 USDCurrent price $6.75 USD| /In stockEntirely Wu Liang Mountain area tea from certified organic tea gardens! These ultra mini cakes are individually wrapped and are pressed into a conv...
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2023 Xiaguan "Xiao Fa" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Tuo in Box
Original price $6.00 USD - Original price $6.00 USDOriginal price$6.00 USD$6.00 USD - $6.00 USDCurrent price $6.00 USD| /In stockThe "Xiao Fa" or "Little French" tuo is a classic Xiaguan Ripe Pu-erh tuo tea. It has been produced since the 1970's. It was the first Pu-erh tea ...
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Yunnan Sourcing Brand Ripe Pu-erh Tea Sampler for 2024 - Part 5
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Yunnan Sourcing Brand Ripe Pu-erh Tea Sampler for 2024 - Part 4
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Yunnan Sourcing Brand Ripe Pu-erh Tea Sampler for 2024 - Part 3
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Yunnan Sourcing Brand Ripe Pu-erh Tea Sampler for 2024 - Part 2
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Yunnan Sourcing Brand Ripe Pu-erh Tea Sampler for 2024 - Part 1
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Lao Man'e Old Tree" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.15 USD - Original price $88.00 USDOriginal price$6.15 USD - $88.00 USD$6.15 USD - $88.00 USDCurrent price $6.15 USD| /In stockThis is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in Spring 2023 and then wet piled in Autumn 2023. This is the most po...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Zhang Jia San Dui" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.20 USD - Original price $61.00 USDOriginal price$7.20 USD - $61.00 USD$7.20 USD - $61.00 USDCurrent price $7.20 USD| /In stockEntirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Bu Lang Dragon" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.30 USD - Original price $48.00 USDOriginal price$7.30 USD - $48.00 USD$7.30 USD - $48.00 USDCurrent price $7.30 USD| /In stockThis ripe tea cake is a blend of several unique batches of Bu Lang Mountain area teas! Thick, bitter, and sweet, with chocolatey bite and a potent ...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Subduer of Dragons" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.85 USD - Original price $43.00 USDOriginal price$5.85 USD - $43.00 USD$5.85 USD - $43.00 USDCurrent price $5.85 USD| /In stockThis is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This pressing is our third pressing of a "ye sheng" raw a...
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FT 28 Years Aged "Li Li Xiang" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Magic Teapot" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.60 USD - Original price $40.00 USDOriginal price$5.60 USD - $40.00 USD$5.60 USD - $40.00 USDCurrent price $5.60 USD| /In stockA lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet piled at the end of...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Lao Cha Tou Brick" Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Ba Wang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.10 USD - Original price $36.00 USDOriginal price$6.10 USD - $36.00 USD$6.10 USD - $36.00 USDCurrent price $6.10 USD| /In stockThis is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...
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2022 Menghai DaYi V93 Premium Ripe Pu-erh Tea Tuo
Original price $6.00 USD - Original price $24.99 USDOriginal price$6.00 USD - $24.99 USD$6.00 USD - $24.99 USDCurrent price $6.00 USD| /In stockThis is a classic Ripe tea blend, called "V93", it was first released in 2005 and quickly became one the most expensive ripe teas on the market. To...
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2008 Lao Man'e Brand "Ban Zhang Peacock" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.75 USD - Original price $55.00 USDOriginal price$6.75 USD - $55.00 USD$6.75 USD - $55.00 USDCurrent price $6.75 USD| /In stockThis is a well aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2008 by the Lao Man'e Brand. This is composed of a blend of gong ting, te ji, grad...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Zhuan Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $9.55 USD - Original price $92.00 USDOriginal price$9.55 USD - $92.00 USD$9.55 USD - $92.00 USDCurrent price $9.55 USD| /In stockEntirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2023 Harvest from Man Zhuan in the Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Bang Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $9.55 USD - Original price $92.00 USDOriginal price$9.55 USD - $92.00 USD$9.55 USD - $92.00 USDCurrent price $9.55 USD| /In stockYi Bang Village is an area in the northern part of Yi Wu. Yi Bang tea is special in that it is not large leaf varietal but rather a primitive small...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Gold Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.00 USD - Original price $46.00 USDOriginal price$6.00 USD - $46.00 USD$6.00 USD - $46.00 USDCurrent price $6.00 USD| /In stockThis is a blend of 2 different Yong De area ripe teas! One of them is a 2022 wet-piled tea from and the other is cha tou from 2017! Both are from M...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Dragon of Jingmai" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.70 USD - Original price $32.00 USDOriginal price$5.70 USD - $32.00 USD$5.70 USD - $32.00 USDCurrent price $5.70 USD| /In stockExpertly fermented 2023 material from Jingmai area of Lancang county (Simao) was wet-piled and then pressed into this lovely 250 gram mini cake. Th...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Blue Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.70 USD - Original price $42.00 USDOriginal price$6.70 USD - $42.00 USD$6.70 USD - $42.00 USDCurrent price $6.70 USD| /In stockWe are very happy to offer a new Blue Label cake pressed from 2015 and 2017 wet piled ripe pu-erh tea from Yong De county in Lincang. We blended tw...
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2003 Yuan Shen Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick
Original price $8.40 USD - Original price $59.00 USDOriginal price$8.40 USD - $59.00 USD$8.40 USD - $59.00 USDCurrent price $8.40 USD| /In stockThis is a wonderfully aged ripe pu-erh tea from the Wenshan region of Yunnan (south-eastern Yunnan). Aged from 2003 to 2021 in Wenshan and then Kun...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Mengku Xiao Hu Sai" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.25 USD - Original price $44.00 USDOriginal price$6.25 USD - $44.00 USD$6.25 USD - $44.00 USDCurrent price $6.25 USD| /In stockXiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai). Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in April 2023 from wild grown tea trees and bushes ranging fro...
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2005 Xinghai "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.20 USD - Original price $74.00 USDOriginal price$8.20 USD - $74.00 USD$8.20 USD - $74.00 USDCurrent price $8.20 USD| /A classic Xinghai ripe tea produced from Bu Lang mountain tea. Xinghai has titled this tea "Lao Ban Zhang", but that's pretty unlikely. Even large...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Pa Liang Wild" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.30 USD - Original price $76.00 USDOriginal price$8.30 USD - $76.00 USD$8.30 USD - $76.00 USDCurrent price $8.30 USD| /In stockThis ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Pa Liang village wild tea! Wild tea trees and bushes ranging in age from 30-80 y...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Rock Spirit" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.00 USD - Original price $46.00 USDOriginal price$6.00 USD - $46.00 USD$6.00 USD - $46.00 USDCurrent price $6.00 USD| /In stockThis ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Zhenkang area of Lincang. The tea leaves were harvested in 2023 and wet piled in...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Offering" Xin Ban Zhang Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $9.65 USD - Original price $93.00 USDOriginal price$9.65 USD - $93.00 USD$9.65 USD - $93.00 USDCurrent price $9.65 USD| /In stockPurely Xin Ban Zhang village plantation tea harvested in Spring 2023 and wet-piled during 2023. Potent, thick, bittersweet chocolatey goodness! St...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "All Your Pu-erh Are Belong To Us" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.55 USD - Original price $40.00 USDOriginal price$5.55 USD - $40.00 USD$5.55 USD - $40.00 USDCurrent price $5.55 USD| /In stockThis ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2023 and wet piled in la...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Wai Mountain" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.80 USD - Original price $43.00 USDOriginal price$5.80 USD - $43.00 USD$5.80 USD - $43.00 USDCurrent price $5.80 USD| /In stockBang Wai Mountain is in the county of Lancang not too far from the Jingmai Mountains. Bang Wai tea, like Jingmai tea, is a naturally occurring mixe...
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2006 Menghai Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.80 USD - Original price $69.00 USDOriginal price$7.80 USD - $69.00 USD$7.80 USD - $69.00 USDCurrent price $7.80 USD| /In stockThis is a small production with white wrapper pressed by a long-time friend of ours! She's finally decided to sell the tea after so many years! Thi...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Green Mark Dragon" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.00 USD - Original price $45.00 USDOriginal price$6.00 USD - $45.00 USD$6.00 USD - $45.00 USDCurrent price $6.00 USD| /In stockWith this lovely cake we celebrate an age-old tradition of mixing raw and ripe pu-erh tea together to create a harmonious blend worthy of aging. Li...
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