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Double fired Man Sheng Jianshui teapot fully handmade on pedestal like...

Double fired pumpkin shaped Jianshui teapot fully handmade on pedestal...

Double fired Shi Piao shape Jianshui Zitao teapot made of mixed red...

Double fired Ban Yue ( half moon ) shape Jianshui Zitao clay teapot...

Single fired Xi Shi shape Jianshui Zitao clay teapot with hand painted...

Handmade from Jian Shui red clay "Hong Ni" which is rich in iron ,...

Handmade from Jian Shui red clay "Hong Ni" which is rich in iron ,...

Handmade from Jian Shui red clay "Hong Ni" which is rich in iron ,...
西双版纳
Xishuangbanna is located in very south part of Yunnan. The name " Xi Shang Ban Na "
comes from the ethnic language,
it means Twelve Thousand Fields. XI Shuang Ban Na is linked with Laos and Myanmar.
The six famous tea mountains are located in this prefecture which
makes it the biggest producer of highly demanded pu-erh tea.
西双版纳
Xishuangbanna is located in very south part of Yunnan. The name " Xi Shang Ban Na "
comes from the ethnic language,
it means Twelve Thousand Fields. XI Shuang Ban Na is linked with Laos and Myanmar.
The six famous tea mountains are located in this prefecture which
makes it the biggest producer of highly demanded pu-erh tea.
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勐海县
Menghai is located in west part of Xi Shuang Ban Na, It’s known as origin of the tea.
There are many famous old tea tree mountains around Menghai
which all of them are inhabited by ethnic minorities.
勐腊县
Mengla is located in the south-east part of Xi Shuang Ban Na area.
The name " Mengla " comes from the ethnic language
and it means Town of Tea. The name is just right for this town
because there are many old tea trees wildly growing around.
Probably one of the famous mountain there is “Yi Wu Cha Shan ".
Spring arbor tea leafs from Bulang mountain hard pressed into the cake in Man Xin Long village by small local tea manufacturer in 2012. Clean tea liquor with slight notes or roasted nuts is gentle bitter from beginning , then turns to pleasant sweet aftertaste "hui gan".
Tea material from arbor trees growing on Pa Sha mountain and processed in local village Zhong Zhai , later traditionally stone pressed into the cake in Menghai tea processing company. Medium hand processed by stone tea cake consists spring tea leafs plucked in 2015. Well aged taste of fruity notes with touch of wood in some steeps.
Mixture of all loose leaf sheng puerh samples we got from our 2023 tea sourcing trip. Ailao Shan , Laowu Shan , Wuliang Shan, Bulang Shan ( Lao Man E - sweet & bitter, Pa Dian Lao Zhai , Pasha Lao Zhai ) , Hu Zhu Liang Zi. There is some wild varietal and purple varietal blended in as well. Despite of accurate blending , it is very possible that each...
Very distinctive , pleasant aroma of plums and orchids comes out from hot gaiwan within washing infusion already. First few cups don't give much , but after 3rd one it starts to release what it has a pleasant graduating body warming sensation , mouth will slowly and persistently fill with sweetness. Taste of plums with touch of old wood could be...
Mixture of spring and autumn bush tea leafs from Menghai area and pressed into 357g pu-erh tea cake in 2012 , dry stored in Kunming until now. The woody scent of well stored sheng pu-erh can be experienced when steeping the leafs in gai wan. Very pleasant and back warming feeling along with bitter-sweet mouth sensation followed by mild "hui gan".
Mixture of small arbor and bush tea leafs of 2017 spring harvest start to give you sweet and bitter mouth sensation after 3rd infusion. Surprisingly "hui gan" is present in various steps and "sheng jing" comes around slowly and in week form. This cake has a very good potential for storage.
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.
Spring harvest of small arbor trees from Nan Nuo mountain. Fruity body of typically very well clean stored semi aged sheng puerh in Kunming in which you still can sense some flowery notes ( especially in lighetr infusions ). Bitterness with some astringency comes with harder steepings to let you know young age of tea trees after all. Suitable for the...
Slight smoky notes coming from hot gaiwan. We suggest to wash two times these bits & pieces of arbor trees pressed hard into the 4-5g mini tuo, in order to get the real "juice" out of it. Crushed leafs will spread quickly right after that and you might be experiencing excessive bitterness due to overstepping, so make sure that you brew it in proper...
This quite old tea bits and pieces pressed into the small 6g brick. Mixture of bushes with small arbors and some "huang pian" provides quite unique taste. The "xuan mi cha" which is special Japanese tea ( combination of deep fried rice with green tea ) . Put in simple words, tea is bitter-sweet ( very warming ) , has "hui gan" slight "sheng jing" on sides...
Spring harvest of small arbor tea trees growing on the slopes located above the Lahu village Hua Zhu Liang Zi which is around at 2000m. alt. Original flowery notes and biting astringency had transformed into the smooth fruity taste due to the slow ageing in our Kunming storage. Very pleasant "hui gan" in form of honey notes forming up a the back of...
Takes few minutes to make this approx. 0.6-0.8g "cha gao" tea paste start dissolve properly. Its very "user friendly" as you can easily control the thickness of each infusion and no need any strainer, since there are no leafs or dust. Special glass teapots are designed go those "cha gao" but of course you can brew it the way you like or can. No bitterness...