White tea made in this minimalist manner is replete with cha qi, flavor, and aroma! The tea soup is has  a deep orange-red color with a thick viscous character. The tea takes many many steeps, only very gradually losing it’s flavor and body!

5.5 Grams per Dragon Ball (+/- 1 gram).  These are sold by weight and the weight includes the weight of the paper wrapper (negligible)

Early April 2021 Harvest

Mang Fei Mountain, Yong De County, Lincang Prefecture

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Min Feng Mountain is located Northwest from Yong De town at an altitude of 2100 meters. The tea used for this production grows at about 1700 meters on a steep hillside. 

The tea is plucked and then air-dried over a period of several days and then pressed into cakes. White tea made in this minimalist manner is replete with cha qi, flavor, and aroma! The tea soup has a deep orange-red color with a thick viscous character. The tea takes many many steeps, only very gradually losing its flavor and body!

357 Grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)

Late-March 2020 Harvest

Min Feng Mountain, Yong De County, Lincang Prefecture

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The taste is something unique too. There is a ton of complexity, with notes of fruit, flower, sugarcane, and a kind of bitterness that fades quickly. With just a couple years of age,  most of the bitterness has already transformed into fruity sweetness with a long lasting after-taste. The tea soup is yellow, and is thick and soupy.

2023 First Flush of Spring Harvested

6.5-7 Grams per Dragon Ball (wrapper incorrectly says the weight is 5 grams each)

These are sold by weight which includes the weight of the packaging (wrapper and twist-tie). 

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The taste is fruity and sweet with the slightest floral astringency.  It can be steeped 8+ times gong fu style!  Stimulating and enjoyable tea that will deepen in character with age!   Just keep sealed in the pouch to age it!

Mei Zi Qing is a small village in the remote Yong De county (Lincang).  Mei Zi Qing village tea trees range in age from 40 to 150 years growing at an altitude of 1700 meters. 

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Ye Sheng “野生“ varietal aka “Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.” is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occurring non-hybridized varietal. Its potency in cha qi arises from its unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.

A very lightly wilted and processed tea, the green in the leaves is still present and the tea soup is a golden yellow color, much different from the Dehong Wild tree black tea that we also offer. There is a hint of fruit, chocolate and barrel aged rum in the taste and aroma. An exquisite experience!

An incredibly rare tea, only 70 kilograms in total production!

Mid-March Harvested

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