Free Shipping anywhere on Earth, coupon code: basics Our goal when making the basics set was to offer an affordable crash course in Puer tea to anyone, anywhere. The set contains the following four 100 gram mini-cakes:

1. 2018 Spring Raw Puer Tea
2. 2017 Autumn Raw Puer Tea
3. 2018 Huangpian
4. 2014 Aged Raw Puer Tea

The spring and autumn teas are from the same village and same farmer, in order to provide a direct vertical tasting between seasons. The huangpian [the larger, older leaves] cake is from spring 2018 and can be used as a way to understand raw Puer when it is pressed with a larger grade of leaf. The aged raw Puer allow for new Puer drinkers to experience what several years of age can do to smooth out a raw Puer tea. For brewing instructions, we recommend reading this article.  

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.

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.

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.

2016 Orange Drop is made with blended aged ripe Puer material and a fresh 2016 Xinhui Mandarin. The tea is meant to be drunk with the orange and all. You can brew the entire orange, tea and all, without breaking it up. They are harvested when the fruit is extremely young and unripe, hence the small size and greenish hue. The early steeps are very astringent, so if you dislike the fresh green bite, toss out the first 2-3 steeps, and drink the next 12 or so. 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 Orange Drop.

Lumber Slut was pressed in 2017. If you dislike the idea of licking wood and rolling around on the damp forest floor, turn back now. Lumber Slut is not the most approachable ripe Puer tea. Blended to favor the dense flavors of petrichor, this style of ripe Puer is focused on unfolding as a woody experience with notes of camphor and lower umber toned tastes. Will benefit from further aging, but if you're down for what this tea is offering, we suspect you can drink it straight away without flinching. Each cake is 200 grams of tea.

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The 2017 Poundcake, back by popular demand, our blend has an outlier Yiwu character. Strength with a very light young bitterness that is balanced out by soft sweetness. Good to drink young or stash away and age.  

This puer tea cake is made from a 2013 pure Spring blend of gushu [old tree] material from the Menghai region, heavily weighted with Bulang region material taken from forest areas (as opposed to old growth from old tea gardens) . Intense kuwei [bitterness] and potency that will not disappoint lovers of brute strength. The total production of this tea was under 30 kilograms.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.  

2015 Red Star is made with blended aged ripe Puer material and a fresh 2015 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 red star is quite fresh and has a heavy fruity, citrus fragrance. For those interested in a more aged, medicinal taste, purchase this tea now in order to age it or check out the Black 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 Red Star Mandarin.

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.

Made from quality Lincang material, the tea Smooch is convenient for on-the-go tea brewing or travel situations where carrying a cake is not an option. The Smooch brews up sweet and easy  to drink, with a charming fragrance. Each sample is in a hand rolled ball shape of roughly 8 grams, though each sample varies slightly by weight.

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.

Sloppy Jimbo was 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. Each cake is 200 grams of tea.

The 2017 fuck what u heard is thick and strong with a heavy body feel. A blend of several areas, using very high quality material. This tea is good to drink right away or age for the long term.    

The 2016 ChocoBar White Tea is a 100g brick, with a shape that is easily breakable for convenient brewing. The brick is made of a blend of Yunnan large leaf varietal white tea that was sun dried. It can be aged or brewed immediately. The soup is soft and thick, with floral aromas and a creamy mouth feel.

The 2016 Brown Sugar is made from a large percentage of huangpian [the largest leaf used in Puer production]. The soup is sweet and smooth, with a light and approachable character. The blend has a larger percentage of smaller leaf material than the 2015 blend, as well as the incorporation of several regions. Each brick is 200 grams.  

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.