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Purple Tea
Purple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called "Wild Purple" or "Ye Sheng" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results! The second kind of purple tea is often called "Zi Cha" 紫茶 or 紫芽 (Purple tea or Purple Bud). Zi Cha is a naturally occurring mutated version of Assamica. It grows all over Yunnan and accounts for less than 1% of cultivated Assamica in Yunnan. The third kind of purple tea is called "Zi Juan". Zi Juan (aka Purple Beauty) is a man-made cultivar developed by Yunnan Xishuangbanna Tea Research Station in the late 1990's. Fujianese purple leaf cuttings from Wu Yi area were hybridized with local Yunnan Assamica plants to product this unique tea.
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Early Spring "Sun-Dried Buds" Wild Pu-erh Tea Varietal
Original price $7.00 - Original price $81.50Original price$7.00 - $81.50$7.00 - $81.50Current price $7.00In stockThese little white buds come from wild-growing Camellia Assamica Dehongensis varietal. It is a sub-varietal of camellia that grows in the tropical ...
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Yunnan "Purple Beauty" Green Tea from Lancang
Original price $7.50 - Original price $91.00Original price$7.50 - $91.00$7.50 - $91.00Current price $7.50In stockThis is a Zi Juan "Purple Beauty" varietal that was grown in Lancang county in the Jingmai mountainous area. First flush of spring tea leaves wer...
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Purple Needle Black Tea of Jing Mai Mountain
Original price $6.50 - Original price $77.00Original price$6.50 - $77.00$6.50 - $77.00Current price $6.50In stockPurple leaf "Zi Cha" was harvested in Late April from the Jing Mai mountainous area in Lancang county of Simao. The fresh purple leaves were then...
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Sun-Dried Purple Buds Wild Pu-erh Tea Varietal
Original price $7.50 - Original price $96.00Original price$7.50 - $96.00$7.50 - $96.00Current price $7.50In stockThese little purple buds come from the "ye sheng" varietal of camellia tea trees which grow wild in tropical Dehong. These sun-dried buds are in a...
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Jinggu Aged "Zi Cha" Purple Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $8.75 - Original price $127.00Original price$8.75 - $127.00$8.75 - $127.00Current price $8.75In stockPurple tea (aka Zi Cha) is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation. This ripe tea is ...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Ebullient" Ripe-Raw Blend Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.00 - Original price $56.00Original price$8.00 - $56.00$8.00 - $56.00Current price $8.00Out of stockThis is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This could be considered our second pressing of a "ye she...
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2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Kick" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.00 - Original price $57.50Original price$8.00 - $57.50$8.00 - $57.50Current price $8.00Out of stockAn incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color...
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2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Dehong Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake
Original price $8.00 - Original price $66.00Original price$8.00 - $66.00$8.00 - $66.00Current price $8.00Out of stockAn incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in colo...
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2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Rrooaarr" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.00 - Original price $51.25Original price$7.00 - $51.25$7.00 - $51.25Current price $7.00In stockAn incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color,...
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2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Love Bunny" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.25 - Original price $45.50Original price$6.25 - $45.50$6.25 - $45.50Current price $6.25In stockAn incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color,...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.50 - Original price $75.25Original price$8.50 - $75.25$8.50 - $75.25Current price $8.50Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Subduer of Dragons" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.85 - Original price $43.00Original price$5.85 - $43.00$5.85 - $43.00Current price $5.85In stockThis is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This pressing is our third pressing of a "ye sheng" raw a...
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2013 Zheng Pin Gu Cha "Purple Impression" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.75 - Original price $52.75Original price$6.75 - $52.75$6.75 - $52.75Current price $6.75In stockThis is a Spring 2013 harvested purple tea (Zi Ya type purple) from Jinggu County in Simao. Stored for almost 10 years in Jinggu county has given t...
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2015 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Wild Tree Purple Tea cake
Original price $0.00 - Original price $0.00Original price $0.00$8.50 - $69.75$8.50 - $69.75Current price $8.50Out of stockAn incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in colo...
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2012 Xiaguan "Sheng Tai Lao Shu" Raw Pu-erh Tea Tuo Cha
Original price $5.75 - Original price $30.75Original price$5.75 - $30.75$5.75 - $30.75Current price $5.75In stockXiaguan has produced both a cake and tuo of this "Sheng Tai Lao Shu" (lit Organic Old Tree) since 2007. An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made fro...
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