"Pu-Cha" comes from Yunnan Province in the far West. These tea leaves are grown on trees and shrubs, and are processed in both Green and Red tea styles. The taste of these teas "mellow" over time, and increase in value as they get older. Pu-Cha is well regarded for its' ability to aid in digestion, and lower cholesterol. These teas are available in Loose Leaf and Bricks (compressed into hard or semi-hard blocks in disc, square, mushroom shape).
Green Pu-Cha is strong, and relatively bitter tasting, untill it has aged for a few years or more. These teas, when properly stored and aged untill they become sweet, are the "ultimate tea" with Pu-Erh afficionados.
Loose leaf teas age very quickly compared to teas pressed into bricks, as far more tea leaf surface has constant exposure to air and humidity causing oxidation/aging.
1) 2003 "Qian Nien Gu Su Zi Ye" (1000 Year Old Purple Wild Tea)
Loose leaf Sheng-Pu tea, gigantic fat sized buds like no other tea I have seen before. Even though most of the dry buds/stems are so dark purple they are nearly black, the beverage is a mere clear/green color, as a Sheng-Pu should be! Wet buds are about 30% purple, and look so big it is as if you are inspecting them under a magnifying glass. Highly floral nose, big rich taste, sweet finish which all goes on and on for countless infusions. One of Chinas’ most rare teas.
$68.00/100g,loose leaf
$20.00/oz
2) Nan Nuo Shan Sheng-Pu
We sell current year Spring Pick#1 Grade of this local favorite loose leaf. It is very sweet, so it is drinkable now, and it oxidizes/ages quickly as all loose teas do. Beautiful mix of light and dark green leaf with attached emerging silver buds.
$55.00/250g loose leaf
$7.00/oz
3) Ye Guang Bai Sheng-Pu, Superior Grade
2008 vintage loose leaf tea from Xishuangbanna
Absolutely beautiful, gigantic silver spear shaped buds, loaded with white downy fur with a few dark green leaves. Dense floral aroma, pungent taste. Gentle on Stomach, unlike other Sheng-Pu cha, and other Green teas, which are known for being rather harsh. Crystal clear, pale liquor, full of aromatic tea oil.
$35.00/100g loose leaf
$11.00/oz
4) Spring 2006 "Qian Nien Gu Su Zi Ye" (1000 Year Old Purple Wild Tea)
Purple paper wrapped, Menghai county 357g bing Sheng-Pu cha. 100% very very young small emerging buds with some stem. The dry leaf color is actually multiple colored greens, rust, silver, red, with hints of purple. Distinct, delicate, sweet, light taste, with very high floral notes. Numerous infusions of crystal clear pale green beverage.
$100.00/bing
5) Spring 2007 “Gu Shu” Sheng-Pu
Jinggu Yunchun Tea Factory produced 400g bing cha consisting of highly pungent green, rust and reddish colored large leaf and stem. Strong, intense tasting tea of wide range due to the leaf maturity, high floral notes and contrasting smoky finish. Hand crafted in the traditional smoke dried manor, packaged in bright red wrapper with orange stripe, black character writing. A very interesting Sheng-Pu in all regards. It will develop into a righteous tea after some time, allowing all its’ character to harmonize and mellow with age.
$68.00/400g bing
| Red Pu-Erh "Shu-Pu" |
Red Pu-erh teas are steamed during production, accelerating the oxidation process to produce a very sweet, mellow, rich tasting tea. Many of these teas are drinkable without aging, even though they improve tremendously with time. |
| Red Loose Leaf Teas "San Cha" | |
Loose leaf teas age very quickly compared to teas pressed into bricks, as far more tea leaf surface has constant exposure to air and humidity, so vital for oxidation. |
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6) Spring Gong Ting San Cha
The daily drinkable loose leaf tea of choice, due to the clean unadulterated taste of 100% very young tiny whole leaf bud tips that make the Grade #1. Grade #2 has the same taste, even though it consists of broken leaf.
#1 Grade Spring 2008…$57.00/250g loose leaf, $7.00/oz
#1 Grade Spring 2005…$85.00/250g loose leaf, $9.00/oz
#2 Grade Spring 2008…$42.00/250g loose leaf, $5.00/oz
7) Spring 2008 Menghai Gong Ting Bing Cha.
Superb premium grade 357g Shu-Pu bing cha of classic “tiny” budshoots, no stem, loaded with gold tips. This run of bing cha is a “soft pressing”, producing a spongy somewhat pliable disc that is easy to break up by hand, without using a tea knife. More importantly, it will oxidize faster over the years, similar to loose leaf San Cha that is so well known for having the most mellow flavors in the world of Shu-Pu erh . Elegantly wrapped in earth-tone paper with pastel Peacock and maroon ancient script. Clean taste, extremely smooth, mellow, and rich. Very unusual for a tea right off the shrub to taste like this. Will be truly exceptional after aging.
$45.00/357g bing
8) Spring 2005 Menghai County Qi Zi Shu-Pu
357 grams of pressed rich dark red colored medium size leaf, with a fair amount of stem. This cup is a spectacular root-beer red color, with a deep rich multiple layered taste laden with woody stem, big tasting sweet leaf, slight hint of fish bone. Excellent example of a complex, balanced tasting, gorgeous looking Shu-Pu.
$57.00/357g bing
9) 2005 Menghai Nannuoshan Lao Shu-Pu
A long time favorite, as it is a very clean, unadulterated, mild but not a bland tasting brew. English and Chinese red writing with green picture of the famous tea sage “Lu Yu”, sitting under a tree with a pot of tea. An excellent value, suitable for the novice Pu-Erh drinker.
$50.00/357g bing
10) 2005 Shen Xiang Shu-Pu
Outstanding dark red-amber colored, very clean tasting, crystal clear liquor rendering tea from De Hong District in Xishuangbanna. Pressed into 800g rectangular hard pressed “zhuan” bricks, wrapped in brown paper with maroon Chinese character writing. Well worth the fun of pulling out your Pu-Erh knife to split into pieces.
$95.00/800g full size zhuan
$50.00/400g half zhuan
11) 2005 Old Tea Tree Leaf
Banana leaf wrapped brick of large red colored tea leaves and stems, pressed into 250g “zhuan cha” rectangular shape. For the tea lovers’ discriminating palate; delicate, mild, woody, nearly burgundy red beverage of impeccable clarity.
$55.00/250g zhuan
12) 2005 Shuang Xiang (Two Elephants) Shu-Pu
Very good dark red-amber colored, clean tasting, clear liquor tea from Menghai District in Xishuangbanna. 250g rectangular hard pressed “zhuan” bricks, wrapped in brown paper with maroon Chinese character writing. Great tasting, affordable tea that stores easy and efficiently in small spaces.
$34.00/250g zhuan
