2011 Black Star is made with blended aged ripe Puer material and an aged 2011 Xinhui Mandarin. The tea is meant to be drunk with the orange skin. Simply break off a few small pieces (roughly an 8:1 tea to skin ratio) and steep together. The black star has a woody character, and much of the strong young fruit has faded, as the flavors have moved towards medicinal flavor. For those interested in a stronger fruity flavor, we recommend the 2015 Red Star. Most of the cost of this tea is due to the high price of both the handmade labor and the prized skins of Xinhui Mandarins, which cost much more than most Puer tea by weight. If you are interested in better value for tea weight, check out our other Ripe Puer Teas. Each purchase is for one Black Star Mandarin.

2015 Milk, Cream, & Alcohol Raw Puer Tea from White2tea Menghai area character. Built to be a quality daily drinker. A blend that has all of the traits of a classic style raw Puer tea, at a price that anyone can afford. Drink now or store for the long haul.

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.

Our house blend raw Puer tea, the 2017 Daily Drinker is a sweet, fragrance forward tea. Solid, reliable, affordable, and better quality than the most teas in its price range. Everyday tea for life.  

The 2015 Old Reliable Ripe Puer Tea is White2tea's house blend. The name says it all, a solid daily drinker ripe Puer tea that you can count on. An excellent combination of value and quality, the Old Reliable is a blend of several years of material, so despite being pressed in 2015, it is ready to drink now and will only continue to improve over the next few years. A smooth, sweet, thick ripe Puer tea with a classic Menghai character. The Old Reliable is one of the features of the January 2016 Tea Club shipment.

Little 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. When steeping, the tea opens first with a smooth soup texture, with the orange peels contributing during mid to late steeps. The dynamic between the tea and the chenpi is engaging and soothing. An excellent drink for cold weather. Each cake is 8 grams. The blend contains both ripe Puer tea and aged chenpi.

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.

Ripe Puer Tea from White2tea, made using 2014 Ripe material, and pressed in 2015. This tea has a Menghai character. The soup is smooth and sweet, with plenty of complexity. The material was rested for a full year prior to pressing and is ready to drink now or store for the long term. An excellent ripe Puer blend for beginners and veterans alike.  

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.

Ripe Puer Tea from White2tea, made using 2012 material, pressed in 2015. This tea is made from a pile fermented exclusively with top tier huangpian [the largest leaf used in Puer production]. The Brown Sugar brick has Menghai character. The soup is sweet and smooth. It was rested for over two years prior to pressing and is ready to drink now or store for the long term. The material used is of uncommonly high quality. Later steeps are light in color, with a sweet and soft profile. The fermentation level of this tea was around 65%, which is considered light. Some leaves may even be slightly greenish, and will continue to become darker with further aging.

Cream was pressed in 2016. A thick, yet balanced ripe Puer with heavy soup and an engaging fragrance. Menghai style character shows through strongly, even though this is a fairly fresh cake. Drink now or age for the future.

A gushu [old arbor] Yiwu blend. Thick body, sweet, fragrant in the soup, with a lasting and complex finish. Fifteen steeps is not a problem. Some sessions lasted in excess of twenty steeps. This tier of tea rarely sees the light of day in the open market.

Autumn raw Puer maocha [loose tea] from old arbor trees in a single grove in the Mengsong mountain range. The tea is bright and mildly astringent, with a lasting sweetness and the floral characteristics of youth. Drink now or age as you please. Each package is for 50 grams of loose tea.

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.

Free Shipping anywhere on Earth, coupon code: basics Our goal when making the basics set was to offer an affordable crash course in white tea to anyone, anywhere. The set contains eight different white teas; one of each of the following 7 gram single serving mini-cakes:

1. 2016 Shoumei Fuding Fujian White Tea
2. 2017 Shoumei Fuding Fujian White Tea
3. 2017 Baimudan Fuding Fujian White Tea
4. 2017 Gongmei Fuding Fujian White Tea
5. 2017 Turtle Dove Yunnan White Tea
6. 2018 Turtle Dove Yunnan White Tea
7. 2018 Censers Guizhou Baimudan White Tea
8. 2018 Lullaby Yunnan Baimudan White Tea

Our white tea basics set has a range of materials from three different provinces that spans several different grades of tea and years of production. The differences between region, processing, age, and varietals will offer new and experienced tea drinkers a wide range of experiences with white tea. Each mini cake is 7 grams, an ideal size for a single serving of gongfu tea.  

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.

This tea was produced in autumn of 2015 using a traditional technique for bamboo Puer pressing and a specific variety of fragrant bamboo. The Midwest Nice is fragrant, smooth, and sweet. The aromatics of the bamboo and the natural tea fragrance have melded together to form a unique Puer drinking experience. 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.

2015 72Hours from White2tea. Our highest quality and most complex blend from 2015. A tea worthy of aging, but a joy to drink for lovers of young raw Puer tea. The 72Hours blend is intensely sweet and has a variety of engaging characteristics. We recommend this as a tea for special occasions or focused brewing. The material in this blend crosses many regions and mountains, but all of the material used is of excellent quality. We have been studying this blend of material for several years and after short term aging (~5 years) the soup becomes increasingly viscous and sweet, with an intense body feel.

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.

The 2012 White 2 Tea / Taochaju Giant Steps blend was pressed in 2012 with a blend of pure old arbor material from three regions; Mensong, Nannuo, and Laoman'e. The material used ranges from 2008-2012, with both Spring and Fall material being used. It has an intense and durable huigan [sweet aftertaste], with light/medium kuwei [bitterness] and some astringency. This cake is suitable for immediate consumption or storage. The blend was made as a collaboration between white2tea and Taochaju.

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.

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2015 Little Walk from White2tea. Menghai area character that tends towards the sweet and fragrant. Mellow character and an easy daily drinking tea. The Little Walk is also a friendly introduction tea for new Puer drinkers who afraid of heavy bitterness and astringency, but want to experience raw Puer.

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.

2015 Bosch Raw Puer Tea from White2tea. This is tea is a blend of several areas, with character from both Xishuangbanna and Yiwu. The tea has light flavor and fragrance, causing it to be deceptively soft. Though we prefer to shy away from descriptions of body feeling, but it is worth mentioning that this tea creates an noticeable body feeling after being consumed. We do not recommend this tea for Puer beginners, as the subtlety and elegance of this tea may be lost on the beginners. This tea may be a better place to begin.

Old Reliable was pressed in 2017. Our infamous house blend; a solid daily drinker ripe Puer tea that you can count on. An excellent combination of value and quality, the Old Reliable is a blend of several years of material, so despite being pressed in 2017, it is ready to drink now and will only continue to improve over the next few years. A smooth, sweet, thick ripe Puer tea with a classic Menghai character.