An aged Bulang ripe Puer tea. Extremely smooth and full bodied tea. The soup is clean and warming, with a soft fragrance of aged shou and sometimes even a whiff of the bamboo leaf on the first steeps. A solid quality ripe Puer with over a decade of age. This ripe Puer tea is wrapped in a bamboo leaf, with two 250g bricks per leaf. Each purchase is for a single 250g brick. If you purchase two bricks, we will send them as a wrapped pair.

The 2016 ChocoBar Ripe Puer is a 100g brick, with a shape that is easily breakable for convenient brewing. The brick is a blend of daily drinker ripe Puer. Smooth and rich tea for no fuss tea brewing on the go, at the office, or at home.

The Old Bear brick is a smokey, heavy tea that is ideal for tea drinkers who enjoy flavors that are present in Scotch whisky, cigars, and pipe tobacco. The Old Bear is a 100 gram brick that we found unpackaged in a warehouse. The tight compression of the traditional fangcha [square brick] style served it well, as most pieces are wholly intact. The characteristic smoke of the fangcha has faded slightly, but still carries a punch in the early steeps. The tea is a burly daily drinker for tea drinkers who want some oomph in their cup.  

Free Shipping anywhere on Earth, coupon code: basics Our goal when making the basics set was to offer an affordable crash course in ripe Puer tea to anyone, anywhere. The Basics Puer tea sample set is a tool for education and for introducing tea drinkers to ripe Puer tea. The set contains the following four 100 gram mini-cakes:

1. 2015 Buds and Small Leaves (Grades: Gongting [Imperial], Teji [Special], Grade 1)
2. 2015 Medium Size Leaves (Grades 3-5)
3. 2015 Larger Coarse Leaves (Grades 7-9, including stems and huangpian [the largest leaf in Puer processing])
4. 2015 Old Reliable (Our house blend, which involves all of the above grades, but not identical teas)

We have separated ripe Puer tea into three distinct cakes; they ascend from the smallest leaf to the largest leaf. Each cake only has material from specific graded sizes in order to amplify the traits that each grade of leaf has to offer. The fourth cake is our house blend, Old Reliable, which can be used as a comparison to why a blend of ripe Puer tea tends to give a deeper experience than simply pressing a single grade. Although this is meant to be an educational set, the ripe Puer used in each cake is very good quality, making it appropriate for both beginners and experienced drinkers alike. For brewing instructions, we recommend reading this article.

Swinedog 76 is a very potent tea. Strong bitterness and body feel with distinct character. It takes several steeps to gain momentum and then begins punishing everything and everyone foolish enough to get in its way. Each cake is 200 grams.  

Flap Jacks raw was pressed in 2017. Each flap jack is roughly 8 grams, with 7 flapjacks in each short stack. Conveniently pressed into an easy single steep shape, the tea is still young and astringent as one would expect from a fresh raw Puer tea. The tea has a punchy fresh fragrance and sweetness. Don't let the cute shape fool you, this tea is just as engaging as its larger counterparts. Price is per shortstack.

The 2017 Farmer Direct Tea (FDT) is a blend of several areas, with an emphasis on Menghai area character. Fast, lingering sweetness in the mouth and a sticky mouth texture. This tea is perfect to drink right away or age for the long haul.  

Flap Jacks ripe was pressed in 2017. Each flap jack is roughly 8 grams, with 7 flapjacks in each short stack. This blend of ripe Puer is suitable for any style of brewing. It has a sweet flavor and inviting fragrance that make it a solid daily drinker for new and veteran Puer drinkers alike. Soothing and smooth, a lovely ripe blend. The easy to steep shape makes it an ideal tea to grab on the go. Price is per shortstack.

Channel Orange was pressed in 2015 into a chocolate bar shape. The brick is a mixed of a white2tea Puer blend and a mix of 3-8 years old Xinhui Chenpi, the dried skins of mandarin oranges. The result is a thick and fragrant natural melding of fruit flavors and the characteristic smooth body of ripe Puer. We find this to be a soothing tea that is great for cool weather or rainy days.

2015 Poundcake Raw Puer Tea from White2tea. The Poundcake tea has strength, medium light bitterness, and sweetness. The soup brews a gold color and has character that could be described as "outlier Yiwu". An excellent cake for new Puer drinkers and Puer drinkers with experience alike.

You've been at sea for weeks and you're bone-tired. The tattered sails need repairs and your crew is working frantically to mend them; storm clouds loom on the horizon. They are fatigued from a full day's labor. Murmurs and complaints linger on the breeze. The faint stench of mutiny. Your mates grow weary, wondering if they'll ever see port again. Lily-livered bastards.  Is it the weeks of subsisting on mussels and whale meat? Straw mat beds and the churning waters that ceaselessly toy with our vessel? No matter. This is what they signed up for and you've got bigger fish to fry. The crew continues sewing the sails as you plot the next move. Your throat is raw from barking orders. The briny sea air and your pipe tobacco haven't helped a bit. Your first mate pokes his head through the door, "Your tea is ready, Captain." Each mini cake is 8 grams, each purchase is for one mini cake.

2007 Raw Puer Tea, pressed in 2015 by White2tea. For those seeking some age on their Puer with budget in mind, the classic mushroom offers the smoothness of middle age, without sacrificing your wallet. This tea is fragrant and sweet with Menghai character. There is some residual astringency in the early steeps, but the tea is overall a smooth experience. This maocha [loose Puer tea] was aged in Xishuangbanna since 2007.

This 100 gram brick was uncovered in the depths of a puer warehouse, stacked tall, with no wrappers and nobody to claim it as a champion. When we first drank this tea, we knew we had found the bargain of our dreams. Plenty of body, but aged enough that it has a smooth and inviting character. The White Whale can easily go toe-to-toe with similar factory productions from the 2002 era, but the whale weighs in at a fraction of the cost. Those in search of a smooth daily puer tea with over a decade of age that doesn't hurt the wallet need search no further.  

Big O was pressed in 2017. This blend of ripe Puer was pressed with aged orange peels, also called chenpi from Xinhui, in Guangdong province. The orange peels add an entrancing fragrance to the tea and will age with the tea over time. When steeping, the tea opens first with a smooth soup texture, with the orange peels contributing more during mid to late steeps. The dynamic between the tea and the chenpi is engaging and soothing. An excellent drink for cold weather, nothing warms you up quite like a Big O. Each cake is 200 grams. The blend contains both ripe Puer tea and aged chenpi.

This tea was produced in autumn of 2015 with 2014 Puer material using a traditional technique for bamboo Puer pressing. The Big Leaf Bamboo is named for the Huanpian [larger, older Puer leaves] that were used in its making. The tea starts with a bitter character and becomes sweeter as the session progresses, the tea flavors meld with the bamboo throughout. The tea can also be boiled for a heavy syrupy drink, or used in cooking rice to impart a tea/bamboo flavor. Drink now or aged as desired. We decided to produce this tea according to the natural shapes of the bamboo rather than waste pieces that didn't fit our ideal shape or size. We will break apart the amount you choose and send it in a sealed bag. Each purchase amount is 50 grams.

Made from nearly identical material to our 2016 Diving Duck, this tea has a sharp Yiwu character. The tea is youthful and strong. When brewed lightly it is floral and sweet, when brewed with a heavy hand it is syrupy sweet and has a bite. Each mini cake is roughly 8 grams, each purchase is for one mini cake.

2015 Pin Raw Puer Tea from White2tea. The Pin is a blend of three years of high quality material (2013, 2014, and 2015) with Lincang character. The tea has a sweet flavor and a heavy fragrance. The texture of the soup is much smoother than our other 2015 productions due to the blended material from previous years, which was stored in Menghai prior to pressing. An excellent tea to drink now or save to drink several years down the line.

The 2015 Pretty Girls Ripe Puer Tea from White2tea is our best blended shu. The blend is a combination of high quality Menghai area material from the previous several years, pressed in 2015. Depth, sweetness, and fragrance are beginning to emerge from this tea, which rested in Menghai post pressing. An excellent tea to drink right now or store for the long term.

The 2017 U 2 CAN HELP is a cake we made to help out Education In Sight, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping children in rural Yunnan get the eyeglasses and eye-care that they need. For each raw Puer tea cake purchased, white2tea will donate  one eye exam, a pair of glasses, and eye education to a child in need in rural Yunnan via Education in Sight. Our goal is to sell out 100 cakes and help out 100 kids in 2017. We really appreciate your support and it'd be amazing if you'd help spread the word! The material of the tea cake is from Lincang, with a strong fragrance and thick mouth feel, this tea is sweet and floral. The loose tea from this cake was featured in the white2tea club in May of 2017. We are not selling samples of this tea, it's about the charity as much as the tea. Even if you aren't into this tea cake, you can still donate to Education in Sight and get involved with their cause. Visit their website, or take a look at the information below to learn more about their mission. Education In Sight is a non-profit organization whose vision is a China where every rural student has the eyeglasses they need to see clearly. Over 30 million students across rural China don't have the eyeglasses they need to see clearly in school. As a result, they suffer from significantly poorer academic performance, and much higher drop out rates. At Education In Sight, we work with local government and private partners to bring high quality eye exams and eye care directly to students inside the classroom, so they have no barriers to clear vision and can achieve life-long success. To date, Education In Sight has coordinated over 150,000 eye exams, and delivered over 19,000 eyeglasses to students in Yunnan province. Their goal is to solve this problem for students both now and in the long-term, so that every rural student has the chance to see clearly and succeed.

Pressed in 2017. A medium bodied, easy drinking ripe Puer.  Smooth texture with an emphasis on woody and earthy character over sweetness. Perfect as an everyday shou and/or brewed grandpa style in a big mug. The mini jimbos are roughly 8 grams each.

2015 Last Thoughts Raw Puer Tea from White2tea. A tea made with high quality material that took no small effort to acquire. This tea has the character of Yiwu and is elegant, and deceptively powerful. As we mentioned with our 2014 Last Thoughts, this is a tier of tea that rarely sees the open market, much less the Western market. An enduring tea that we hope you get the opportunity to try.

Pressed in 2017. An easily approachable character, pressed into a convenient waffle pattern that can be broken apart without the use of a tea needle. An excellent everyday ripe Puer tea, with a soft sweetness over a smooth body. A well balanced ripe Puer tea for beginners or veteran drinkers alike. Each cake is 200 grams of tea.

The 2017 She's Not Me is mildly astringent in early steeps, followed by sweetness and a pleasant fragrance. A blend of several areas with an emphasis on Menghai character. This tea is great to drink right away or age for the long term.  

Originally pressed as a tea for our White2tea Tea Club. 2015 Green Shroom Raw Puer Tea from White2tea. Pressed into a traditional jincha [mushroom shape], the tea is from Menghai area and has a strong and sweet, floral character, which is direct and fragrant. The tight pressing should preserve this fragrance well as it ages. Due to limited stock, no samples are available.

2015 Tuhao Raw Puer Tea from White2tea. This tea is our attempt at blending a tea with character similar to Laobanzhang, without using any actual Laobanzhang material. Though Laobanzhang character is not a singular thing, and can mean literally hundreds of different things, we opted for a tea with a lighter bitterness and more sweetness and internal strength. The cake is a commentary on the focus on brand name, fame, and authenticity. The tea itself is excellent quality. Despite not being "real" Laobanzhang, it is real tea.

The 2017 Manichee has a distinct Yiwu character, soft and sweet with a calming, thick soup and direct sweetness. This tea is great to drink right away or age for the long term.