Pu-erh Bricks

This is a 1990 release from the Kunming Tea Factory of the classic "73 Brick".   The "73 brick" is the first ripe pu-erh released by CNNP.  Ripe P...

Wan Ding is a small now defunct tea factory (that was) based in Mang Shi Town in Dehong Prefecture.  It was one of the earliest tea factories in De...

An early Xinghai Tea Factory production from 1997. This is a plain (beige rice paper) wrapper brick aged in Kunming since 2001 (previously in Mengh...

This is a general production from Menghai area that was intended for export to Taiwan but the balance was never paid and the tea sat in a Kunming w...

This was produced by the state-owned CNNP tea factory back in 1999 of which most was sent to Malaysia. It is composed of Menghai area fermented mat...

Classic 1999 "红大益" Red Da Yi Brick. Four bricks in a paper wrapper, individual bricks are not wrapped, nor is there a nei fei (inner ticket) presse...

Classic production pressed in the Yi Liang tea factory just outside of Kunming. 7561 is considered a "tippy grade" recipe. The bricks have been dry...

A very strong tea from Bu Lang mountain area.  Purchased from a long time tea dealer in Foshan Guangdong who has stored it in their 2nd floor ware...

The classic 7581 Ripe Pu-erh recipe from Kunming Tea Factory (aka CNNP). This is a 2002 production and is comprised entirely of fermented Menghai a...

This tea brick has been aged for 15 years in Guangdong dry storage.  The tea is ripened tea leaves from Menghai area tea leaves.  The leaves are c...

This is a small production made of blended ripe pu-erh tea from the Menghai area. It's modeled after the famous Da Yi 7562 recipe, and does look mu...

This pleasant little brick was produced by the Kunming Tai Lian tea factory.  It is entirely 2003 Spring Yi Wu material.  The flavor is characteri...

This is a Menghai area ripe pu-erh tea produced by a small tea factory in 2004. It was aged in Kunming from 2005 until now. It comes wrapped in a w...

Another lovely uncooked Pu-erh commemorating the Dai minority usage of the Thai calendar. Wild tree pu-erh compressed into brick form. Fairly big l...

An early production from Hai Lang Hao. The nei fei bears the name of his shop (Ming Xiang Ya Yuan), which was used on his 2002 to 2005 productions....

This is raw pu-erh tea brick from Pasha Mountain in Menghai.  Harvested and pressed in 2004 and then aged in Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) until now, ha...

Tian Fu Xiang was a small Menghai Tea factory that started in the early-2000s. Tian Fu Xiang was started by Zhang Li Xiang who worked for the Mengh...

This is a production of Xin Ban Zhang plantation tea pressed by Xinghai Tea Factory of Menghai from Spring 2004! Aged in Guangzhou in a dry storage...

This is made entirely from Spring 2005 wild-harvested "Ye Sheng" varietal (Dehongensis) tea harvested in the mountains west of Mangshi area of Deh...

These were purchased by us directly from the Haiwan Tea Factory back in 2005, and aged in Kunming since then.   These bricks are a blend of Spring ...

Tian Fu Xiang was a small Menghai Tea factory that started in the early-2000s.  Tian Fu Xiang was started by Zhang Li Xiang who worked for the Meng...

This is another special production made by Changtai Tea Factory for Zhong Han Rong's Hong Kong Tea House. A blend of Menghai area spring 2006 harve...

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...

These mini bricks are made from Wu Liang Mountain and Lincang area. Gong Ting Grade, Grade 1 and Grade 3 ripe teas were used. Fermentation batch w...

The classic 7581 Ripe Pu-erh recipe from Kunming Tea Factory (aka CNNP). This is a 2007 production comprised entirely of fermented Menghai area lar...

Gu Pu Er tea factory of Simao produced this potent little mini brick from first flush spring 2007 material. The tea has been aged for 9 years and h...

Mengku Tea Factory made an expedition to remote area near Banzhang mountain to obtain the leaves for these bricks. The leaves are from trees 400 t...

Entirely Spring 2007 Pu-erh!The first production for 2008 from Hai Lang Hao (Ming Xiang Ya Yuan). This brick is composed entirely from early spring...

This is a Certified Organic production from the Nan Qiao Tea Factory.  It's entirely spring pluck 2008 teas harvested in the Bu Lang Mountain area ...

Produced by the Xinghai Tea Factory in Menghai.  Xinghai is one of the original private tea factories founded in the early 1990's by members of th...

Made from a blend of grade 7, 9 and "zao xiang" leaves.  Although the leaf grade is coarse, the fermentation using sweet water of Jinggu township ...

One of the many 1975 classic recipe teas from Menghai Tea Factory. This is a tried and true recipe that is a prime candidate for near-term aging an...

A blend of Nannuo Mountain area tea leaves from Autumn 2010.  Autumn tea leaves from various Nannuo area villages were pressed into this tasty bri...

This little brick is produced with a blend of tippy and coarser raw pu-erh tea leaves. Blended much like a Xiaguan or Da Yi production gives this l...

This little brick is early spring tea of Menghai, picked in a 1 leaf to 1 bud ratio. This type of picking gives the tea a tippy look and feel with ...

This is a very nice Menghai area (not Menghai Tea Factory) ripe pu-erh tea brick.  It's been aged in both Menghai and then Kunming, giving it a nic...

Mengku has blended Lincang wild arbor material entirely from autumn harvest 2010 and pressed into these hefty 1 kilogram bricks. Simple relatively...

Dehong Purple Leaf varietal.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...

This is part of the Cang Er series released by Xiaguan tea factory. The recipe differs slightly but the face of of brick is typically covered with ...

"Cha Tou Sheng Yun" (茶头圣韵 aka Cha Tou Sage Verse) is our Cha Tou (Tea Nugget) ripe pu-erh brick and our second production (our 1st production was i...

Haiwan tea factory has done it again! They have taken the old and tired mini tuo and re-invented it! These mini square bricks are 4.5-5 grams each ...

A blend of semi-aged raw pu-erh material from Menghai county of Banna. Nice new take on classic Da Yi bamboo leaf bricks. Strong pungent taste and ...

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 bamboo leaf wrapped tea is a meticulously fermented ripe tea from a prominent Menghai area tea factory (Ye Zhuang Shuang Li).  Composed of a ...

100% Gong Ting grade ripe pu-erh tea leaves from Jing Gu tippy material! These huge 500 gram bricks are massive and sure to bring the owner great ...

"Cha Tou Sheng Yun" (茶头圣韵 aka Cha Tou Sage Verse) is our Cha Tou (Tea Nugget) ripe pu-erh brick and our third production (our 1st production was in...

Cha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process. Typica...

Composed entirely from wild arbor fermented spring 2012 tea leaves from Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai.  3000 kilograms of was gathered from the spr...