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Spring 2018 He Kai village material wet piled in summer 2018! This is an incredibly rich tea with mineral and floral notes with a long lasting swee...

This is a lovely lightly aged ripe tea made from Menghai harvested and wet-piled tea leaves.  It's a blend of Gong Ting and other smaller leaf grad...

Liming Tea Factory is located in Menghai and specializes in both ripe and raw pu-erhs composed of Xishuangbanna tea leaves. This cake is a blend of...

Liu Bao Tea from Wuzhou area of Guangxi is a tea that is meant to be aged.  Whether wet piled or unprocessed "raw" style, this tea ages to perfecti...

This is a small Menghai area tea factory production composed almost entirely of tippy ripe leaves! The blend is their take on the classic Da Yi "Go...

Our first ripe production of 2012. Expertly fermented 2011 material from Jingmai area of Lancang county (Simao) was graded and pressed into this lo...

Part 3 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 ...

This is an aged "Que She" varietal oolong that was harvested in 2012!  It's been re-roasted once since it was harvested!   The flavor is ultra smoo...

Mutton Fat Jade Porcelain is a unique porcelain style from Dehua (Fujian) that is aesthetically pleasing but also has excellent heat retention and ...

A lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet pil...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Ban Pen Village area (Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai County) tea leaves harvested ...

This ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2020 and wet piled in ...

Nice large cups made from Ben Shan clay.  Glazed with spatter style glaze on the outside and clear glaze on the inside. 65ml fluid volume 6.5cm Dia...

This is a "Moonlight" white tea production from Zu Xiang tea factory.  The raw material is from their Wu Liang mountain area organic tea garden and...

2009 Big Classic " Remote Mountain, Old Tree " Ripe Pu-erh tea cakeSpring 2009 Da Hu Sai (Mengku county) wild arbor pu-erh tea was expertly ferment...

The tea is entirely Menghai area material fermented at Xinghai tea factory and then aged 2 years before pressing.  Medium level fermentation and h...

A classic Mengku production. Stored for 8 years and aged to perfection. Nice camphor and sugarcane notes in this lovely fine "gong ting" grade ripe...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring.  Da Qing village is a remote area located...

This is an exquisite hand-painted tea cup depicting the a scene from the "Li River".  The Li River in Guangxi is one of the most scenic rivers in a...

This is a high quality Jingdezhen porcelain cup!  Heavy in the hand, smooth feel and grip, thick-walled but semi-transparent to light and color.   ...

This is the classic Xiaguan "7663" Recipe, aka Xiao Fa tuo.  Straightforward Xiaguan ripe goodness here, but with an incredibly affordable price ta...

Wild Arbor King (乔木王) was first introduced in 2006, and quickly became one of Mengku's most popular raw pu-erhs.  In 2006 it won the prestigious E...

This was produced by a small tea factory in the Mengku area from Spring 2005 tea leaves from Xiao Hu Sai area of Mengku county in Lincang.  The te...

A light-roast take on classic Rou Gui (literally “cinnamon”), a Yancha cultivar prized since the Qing Dynasty. Spring leaf is gently fired to prese...

SAMA does it again with this sophisticated all glass tea cup with removable infuser core.  Heat tempered glass of the high quality was used for bot...

Volume:  150ml

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,...

An excellent ripe tea from one of the original Menghai ripe pu-erh tea factories! Xinghai pressed this cake entirely from Yi Wu mountain area ripe ...

The "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 ...

A unique blend of teas harvested in spring 2021 and spring 2022! Nice balanced tea with hop-like bitterness, astringency, sweetness, and a thick, v...

In 2016 Hai Lang started a kind of crazy undertaking.  Collecting 320 kilograms of spring 2016 harvested mao cha from Xin Ban Zhang, Ba Ka, and Ba ...

Hong Di Dan Cong is a unique hybrid varietal of Shui Xian and Rou Gui. It grows only in the Feng Xi area near the reservoir near a village called B...

Bai Sha Xi Tea Factory in An Hua County of Hunan is the earliest producer of "Dark Tea" (hei cha) in Hunan and the first to produce the Golden Flow...

This is a production made entirely from 2018 Spring Bu Lang Mountain material that was wet piled in the summer of 2018. The degree of wet piling is...

Cha Yu lin is a small An Hua area tea producer that produces their own Fu Cha, Tian Jian and Qian Liang (and Bai Liang) Cha.  They have been produ...

This is a high quality heat tempered glass teapot for tea brewing with a removable strainer.  The handle and lid knob is "faux amber" colored glass...

This is a super absorbent towel made from micro-fibers that is ideal for wiping your tea table, teawares, bottoms of tea cups during Gong Fu tea c...

A lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet pil...

This is a 2006 Yao Xiang Aroma Liu Bao Tea that was aged in Wuzhou (Guangxi). The Yao Xiang aroma is not something that the tea started with, but r...

A blend of the most premium ripe teas. Made entirely from first flush of spring 2020 harvested material from multiple regions and wet pile batches....

Ripe Pu-erh Tea Resin with Sticky Rice Herb! Sticky Rice Scent Herb aka Nuo Mi Xiang (糯米香 Semnostachya menglaensis H. P. Tsui) is the Chinese name ...

This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of Spring 2024 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

This 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...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in spring 2021 and then wet piled in autumn 2021.  This is the most po...

In 2016 Hai Lang started a kind of crazy undertaking.  Collecting 150 kilograms of spring 2016 harvested mao cha from Yi Shan Mo village and having...

Jingdezhen Honey Porcelain (蜜瓷) Gaiwan with gold-colored highlights! Seems to glow under the right light!  Beautiful piece! Volume:  155ml (+/- 10ml)

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Exp...

This ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Ban Pen Village area (Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai County) tea leaves harveste...