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Mei Ren TianThis hand made mini size...

"Bai Cha Shu" White Tea tree is locally called this varietal. It's only...

Spring harvest from older and younger wild tea trees of the Ailaoshan....


Handmade Huaning tea cup with blue sky glaze inside slightly "kai pian"...

Custom order of thirteen handmade, one-of-a-kind Yuan Bao style gaiwans...

The 1st harvest of the An Ji varietal grown in Dehong, crafted in an...

Wood fired pottery made from local clay with embossed pattern. Yuxi is...

Very convenient wood fired gaiwan for beginners and dark teas enthusiast...
紫芽
Purple Sprout " Zi Ya " : young leaves of tea trees that have been exposed
to more than the usual amount of sunlight,
causing them to turn purple, a tendency that,
while it may or may not improve tea quality in general,
is intentionally used in some pu’ercha (普洱茶) cakes;
confusingly, this is also used for a naturally occurring mutation first ...
紫芽
Purple Sprout " Zi Ya " : young leaves of tea trees that have been exposed
to more than the usual amount of sunlight,
causing them to turn purple, a tendency that,
while it may or may not improve tea quality in general,
is intentionally used in some pu’ercha (普洱茶) cakes;
confusingly, this is also used for a naturally occurring mutation first noticed in Wuyishan (武夷山) where high huaqingsu (花青素) content yields a purple leaf color
An interesting piece of 250g brick from good old comrades. The purple tea leafs were pressed and stored in Menghai for few years , then in Kunming , so it has a slight touch of wet storage but rather pleasant. ( not like HK or GZ storage ). Well balanced tea liquor is soft and offers pleasant fruity sweet mouthfeel with touch of "Mei Zi" - the Chinese plum.
Flowers from wild tea trees of purple " zi ya " varietal growing at Big Snow Mountain in Yong De area. Brewing simply in jar and wait for flowers to open. By taste it reminds the Ye Sheng Zi Ya Ya Bao but with gentle bitterness giving an impression of the actual tea , rather than ya bao.
Spring purple varietal tea leaves Zi Ya harvested from medium size trees growing on Big Snow Mountain in Yongde county, processed as a black tea with accurate light roast in order to reduce excessive herbal taste ( typical for purple varietal ) yet preserve the original fruity-camomile notes which makes this tea significantly distinguishable from others....
These ya bao are picked from the wild purple tea trees varietal Zi Ya in Bangdong - Lincang. Flowery and fruity scent with touch of pine trees in aroma from brewed buds. The taste is gentle , as expected from yabao , but noticeable sweet with gentle peach notes in aftertaste.
Hand-pressed “Dragon Balls” of 6–8g sheng Pu-erh from the Jinggu region. Made from the spring harvest, these are composed primarily of the rare purple tea cultivar Zi Ya. The tightly compressed dark leaves gradually unfurl, with sweet and fruity notes becoming especially noticeable after the fifth infusion, as the ball takes time to fully open. Some...