Raw Pu-erh Tea

"Shan Hou Gu Shu" (lit. Behind the Mountain Old Tree) is a mountainous area in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-250 year old tea trees are growing...

"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing.  Huang S...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Man Lin village (Spring 2016 Harvest).  Man Lin village is in the Man Zhuan area, and is SSE (south by southeast) ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2016 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like th...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

Ba Wai Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's 1.9 kilometers (as the crow flies) southeast of Bing Dao village in the highlands on the east...

Nuo Wu Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's about 4 kilometers (as the crow flies) south and slightly east of Bing Dao village in the hig...

Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Ge Deng village (革登) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ge Deng is southwest from Yi Bang...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Ma Li Shu village (麻栗树寨) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ma Li Shu is just outside Yi ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mount...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like th...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

Our second Spring Da Hu Sai production is from the Da Zhong Mountain area.  Da Zhong Mountain has the oldest tea trees in the Da Hu Sai area, rang...

Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...

"Bai Ni Shui" is a small village to the southwest of Jinggu town in Simao prefecture.  Bai Ni Shui (lit.  White Mud Water) is situated at 1900 met...

"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Desolate Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing.  Huang...

Lao Shu Bai Cha means "Old Tree White Pekoe Tea".  White Pekoe refers to a Jinggu varietal called Camellia Assamica Taliensis that is very large a...

Ye Zhu Tang Village (lit. Wild Pig Pool) is small village about 5 miles to the north of Jinggu town and about two miles west (and uphill) from the...

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 colo...

Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is my favorite tea from Spring 2015.  It's made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. ...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2015 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

Spring 2015 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1...

Zao Qiao Di is a small village south of Jinggu Township in Simao Prefecture.  It's a high altitude village (1900 meters) with cool weather year-ro...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2015 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like th...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

Lao Shu Bai Cha means "Old Tree White Pekoe Tea".  White Pekoe refers to a Jinggu varietal called Camellia Assamica Taliensis that is very large a...

Ye Zhu Tang Village (lit. Wild Pig Pool) is small village about 5 miles to the north of Jinggu town and about two miles west (and uphill) from the...

Our 2014 Autumn "Mu Shu Cha" (母树茶) refers to the mother tea trees of Mengku where the oldest and most primitive Yunnan Large Leaf varietal tea tre...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is my favorite tea from Autumn 2014.  It's made from old tree tea leaves picked at the end of Autumn.  Da Qing v...

Teng Tiao village (Rattan village) is located in Jing Gu county of Simao.  The leaves used for our production come from the oldest stand of trees ...

Xiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai).   Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in late Autumn from wild grown tea trees 100+ years of age....

Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

Big Snow Mountain (大雪山) is one of two Big Snow mountains in Lincang prefecture. One is in Mengku county and the other is in Yong De county. Our ma...

October 2014 Autumn harvest tea leaves from 80-150 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao. Jiu Tai Po or "9 Me...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

Our second production from Bing Dao village. We have produced other teas from neighboring villages but last Autumn we met a grower that had excell...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2014 Harvest from Mi Bu village in Yi Wu mountain range. Mi Bu village is in the area of Yi Bang ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2014 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mount...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like the tea...

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...

First flush of spring blend of Lincang wild and ancient arbor tea leaves.  We call this "野心" or "Wild Heart".  The tea is strong and balanced in t...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

Yi Bi village is a small village about 5 kilometers south of Yi Wu town.  Yi Bi teas are classic Yi Wu teas.  They are sweet with little astringen...