{"title":"Tea","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bindbole","title":"Bindbole","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou know it is a special tea when Wu De names it after something from LOTR; his favorite book growing up! (Bindbole is the oldest forest in the Shire.) This 1980s shou puerh is among our all-time favorite teas. Wu De says it is \"top 10\" for him. Most aged loose-leaf tea has had tea leaves added to it over time to increase weight. This tea is pure 1980s Menghai shou. It was a blend when it began but no one has added anything since. Also, the storage is immaculate!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1980s Menghai Shou Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37662997905567,"sku":"P-B-T-0011-S-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37662997840031,"sku":"P-B-T-0011-S-1","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Bindbole-02.jpg?v=1779109154"},{"product_id":"cinnabar","title":"Cinnabar","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a late 1990s maocha, loose-leaf sheng puerh from old trees. This tea is most likely a blend of several gardens from the Menghai region. Cinnabar is a great everyday aged puerh for an affordable price. It yields a bright cup with strong Qi and is great for brewing gongfu, sidehandle or even for boiling. Cinnabar is also a great candidate for aging and still can change a lot over time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] Late 1990s Menghai Sheng Puerh Blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37663039258783,"sku":"P-C-T-0024-S-2","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37663039226015,"sku":"P-C-T-0024-S-1","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Cinnabar-1.jpg?v=1613196837"},{"product_id":"cloud-temple","title":"Cloud Temple","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTraditional green tea was made only from buds, which were either plucked, de-enzymed and dried if they have no shaping, or shaped in the de-enzyming for some pan-fired tea. Green tea is meant to be unoxidized, capturing the fresh, Yang energy of the newly-sprouted bud in its nascent form. This results in a delicate, fragrant brew with the bright energy of Nature. Traditionally, the best green teas were also only harvested in the spring, which meant that the bud itself was the tree’s fresh shoot at the time when the world was also becoming green. The vibrancy of the Yang bud at the time when the world is Yang was considered to be a delicacy, a medicine for connecting to Nature and the seasons and itself a herald of the change in weather.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCloud Temple has to be withered, as it is made up of leaf-bud sets. This means that it is not really green tea in the strictest sense. These leaves are the first of spring, and therefore do contain Nature’s essential awakening from the winter, as well as the tree’s first and strongest buds, but the larger leaves in the set have also matured a bit and moved more to Yin. Since the larger leaves are full of moisture, they have to be withered as they are too brittle to work with. This light oxidation means that this tea is semi-oxidized and therefore has one foot in green tea and one in oolong. It is also rolled, which is not a step in traditional green tea production. The rolling breaks the cells down and brings the juices to the surface. This means that Cloud Temple will be far less delicate than an ordinary green tea, with a more robust, deeper liquor that has more breadth and a greater balance of Yin and Yang. However, on the scale of all teas in general, Cloud Temple is still very soft and delicate—even though it is a bolder green tea. There is a lot to be said for this balance. It creates a pleasant drink and is great for the body as well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCloud Temple is a very powerful tea, but it is also very simple, especially if you brew it leaves in a bowl. Just a few leaves of this magical tea in a bowl are enough to wash the spirit clean and bring a sense of spring into your life, rising up like a breeze from under your arms. There is nothing flashy or extravagant about it. It boldly offers bitterness, sweetness and astringency, like Nature and life. There is a magic in passing the seasons with such a tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Taiwanese Green Tea\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Xie","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37663055544479,"sku":"SK99208725","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37663055511711,"sku":"SK97618500","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/CloudTemple-02.jpg?v=1774873571"},{"product_id":"1999-8582","title":"1999 \"8582\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late 1990s the internal recipe codes of the largest puerh factory, Menghai, became public knowledge and many of the new smaller factories that were open wanted to try their hand at making these famous recipes of old. These generic recipe cakes are now very affordable and clean, as there were little to no agrochemicals in Yunnan in the late 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe factory codes are broken into three parts. The \"85\" is the year the recipe began (not this cake but the blend); the \"8\" is the average leaf size (1 to 9, so rather large in this case); and the \"2\" represents Menghai factory (there weren't many factories in those days, so single digits would do).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8582 is a large-leaf recipe with material from older trees. It is bold and bright, beautiful and strong. The storage on this cake is clean and nice. It can be aged further or enjoyed now. It is a magnificent example of an 8582.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1999 Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":35255329947807,"sku":"P-1\"-T-0006-S-1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":35255329980575,"sku":"P-1\"-T-0006-S-2","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/8582-2_a608e273-27a1-4605-957b-d85baa895baf.jpg?v=1613223026"},{"product_id":"1998-7542","title":"1998 \"7542\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late 1990s the internal recipe codes of the largest puerh factory, Menghai, became public knowledge and many of the new smaller factories that were open wanted to try their hand at making these famous recipes of old. These generic recipe cakes are now very affordable and clean, as there were little to no agrochemicals in Yunnan in the late 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe factory codes are broken into three parts. The \"75\" is the year the recipe began (not this cake but the blend); the \"4\" is the average leaf size (1 to 9, so rather small in this case); and the \"2\" represents Menghai factory (there weren't many factories in those days, so single digits would do).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7542 is an excellent tea to drink now with a strong and bright liquor. The storage on this cake is clean. It can be aged or enjoyed now. This is a beautiful cake, indeed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1998 Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":35255236296863,"sku":"P-1\"-T-0004-S-1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":35255268147359,"sku":"P-17-T-0455-S","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/7542-2.jpg?v=1613223086"},{"product_id":"1999-7532","title":"1999 \"7532\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn the late 1990s the internal recipe codes of the largest puerh factory, Menghai, became public knowledge and many of the new smaller factories that were open wanted to try their hand at making these famous recipes of old. These generic recipe cakes are now very affordable and clean, as there were little to no agrochemicals in Yunnan in the late 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe factory codes are broken into three parts. The \"75\" is the year the recipe began (not this cake but the blend); the \"3\" is the average leaf size (1 to 9, so rather small in this case); and the \"2\" represents Menghai factory (there weren't many factories in those days, so single digits would do).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7532 is very \"tippy,\" meaning that it is produced with lots of buds. The buds make the liquor thick and sweet. The storage on this cake is clean. It can be aged or enjoyed now. This is a beautiful cake, indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1999 Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":35255366877343,"sku":"P-1\"-T-0005-S-1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":35255366910111,"sku":"P-1\"-T-0005-S-2","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/7532-2.jpg?v=1613225271"},{"product_id":"autumn-bridge","title":"Autumn Bridge","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful brick from the 1990s is wrapperless and without an inner trademark ticket, which means it has no vintage. Of course, this means the exact date cannot be determined accurately, but it also means that it is much cheaper than one with a wrapper. Autumn Bridge is really an unbelievable deal, and great for drinking or further storage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe storage is immaculate. It has had the same owner since 2001, who stored it very well. The tea is clean and beautiful. The leaves are larger, with some “huang pian” mixed in the blend, which means mature leaves. These thinner leaves, which were on the tree longer, age faster and have a particular flavor. We think that some of the raw material is from old trees and that due to the more mature leaves the piling was less, meaning the tea had more room to age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis glorious tea tastes like autumn forests, earth and tree roots. It has beautiful, grounding energy and a wonderful calmness. It is light for shou, not thick and creamy like more piled teas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1990s Shou Puerh Brick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37662939250847,"sku":"P-AB-T-0009-S-2","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g","offer_id":37662939218079,"sku":"P-AB-T-0009-S-1","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Autumn_Bridge-01.jpg?v=1779111563"},{"product_id":"elevation","title":"Elevation","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eElevation offers us the chance to return to the foundation of our tea practice: leaves in a bowl with hot water. It reminds us once a year that all the information surrounding tea and tea quality is all mind-made. This doesn’t mean quality is completely unimportant, just that it is relative truth. If you put ten grams of very cheap one-dollar tea and ten grams of very expensive, fine tea in the forest, it all decomposes into twenty grams of dirt—and the frogs, bugs, the trees and sun all don’t care which tea we value more or less. The quality in tea is not absolute. The data, information, history and brewing methods are all real and relevant to humans, but have little to do with the plant world tea inhabits. Drinking a very simple, humble tea together each year reminds us that we aren’t here for fancy flavors or great experiences; we are here to learn from Tea and from each other. We are here to share in this global experience together, inviting harmony into our lives and hearts, changing the world bowl by bowl… Elevation reminds us that Tea is Tea: a simple leaf from the forest, here to remind us of our connections to Nature, to ourselves and to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eElevation is also important environmentally. As our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/archive.globalteahut.org\/docs\/issues\/2018-09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Extended Edition - Pure Tea\"\u003eExtended Edition 2018\u003c\/a\u003e taught us, our values and choices impact Nature and the lives of others around the world. We have always hoped that Global Tea Hut could be much more than just an armchair discussion of environmental philosophy and politics—a debate that some will agree with while others will disagree. We want to make a difference in the lives of actual, down-to-earth people. We hope that this community can walk the talk, that we can change the lives of humans who are behind positive change, as opposed to just talking about the problem. Mr. Su Shui Ding was our choice because he is an incredible example of integrity and love. On behalf of this whole community, we offered to buy up whatever remains of Mr. Su’s tea each year so that he would never have to worry about making ends meet again. We could never afford this alone, but on behalf of this community, we can get it done together. Mr. Su cried when he heard this and said that now he can just focus on what he loves: farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eElevation is a no-nonsense, simple tea. Most of the Assamica in Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan is processed with greater oxidation and rolling to be sweeter. We have asked Mr. Su to oxidize ours less, as we feel the sweeter flavor comes at the expense of the energy of these old trees, and we also want the tea to be simple, bitter and astringent—closer to the nature of the leaves on the tree. This is the quintessence of a “daily tea,” one that becomes a friend through thick and thin—you don’t have to sit up formally or act in any special way around such an old friend. Hold this simplicity dearly, for as the Old Man says in the Dao De Jing, “the Way is a returning.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] Sun Moon Lake Old-Growth Red Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664309772447,"sku":"P-E-T-0031-S-2","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664309739679,"sku":"P-E-T-0031-S-1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Elevation-02.jpg?v=1774872513"},{"product_id":"sweet-dreams","title":"Sweet Dreams","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eGABA is an amazing oolong tea that can help you relax and even promote healthy sleep. GABA is an acronym for \"gamma-Aminobutyric acid,\" which is a neurotransmitter found naturally in the brains of all mammals. All tea has GABA, but when the tea is withered in a vacuum, the amount spikes drastically. The effects of drinking GABA are NOT intoxicating. It has a mild calming effect, which relaxes the muscles and helps you sleep deeper. It is a wonderful evening tea! Our GABA is from Zhu Shan and is MOA-certified organic.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e2025 GABA Oolong\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Master Tsai","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664298533023,"sku":"P-SD-T-0259-S-2","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664298500255,"sku":"SK39816969","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Sweet-Dreams-1.jpg?v=1613189330"},{"product_id":"gregs-galactivation-serum","title":"Greg's Galactivation Serum","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOne of the greatest Shou puerh teas of all time; a legend, named after a legend of this community! This is one of our all-time favorite teas. It is a staple at the Center and has been for years. This tea is a 1990s shou puerh that will send you into orbit. You will love it!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] Late 1990s Shou Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664198557855,"sku":"P-GGS-T-0036-S-2","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664198525087,"sku":"P-GGS-T-0036-S-1","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Greg_s-Galactivation-Serum-1.jpg?v=1613193446"},{"product_id":"kensho","title":"Kensho","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eKensho is one of the most unique teas we have ever come across and is unlike anything you have ever tasted before. It is made from oolong varietal leaves near Wuyi Mountain but is processed in a way that makes it an exception to all tea processing. The closest thing to it would be shou puerh, as it is aged in jars where it ferments for some time. This version is several years old. We don’t know the exact date. This tea is epic and has beautiful energy. It is great for drinking or aging and has a magical relationship to the full moon for some reason. If you don’t believe us try getting familiar with it and then drink it again on a full moon night. You will be blown away! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Wuyi Region Mystery Moon Tea\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664278610079,"sku":"P-K-T-0041-S-2","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664278577311,"sku":"P-K-T-0041-S-1","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Kensho-1.jpg?v=1613189374"},{"product_id":"ruby-red","title":"Ruby Red","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMany unique varietals were created to suit Taiwan. \"Ruby Red,\" or Taiwan Cultivar No. 18 is a hybrid of the large-leaf trees from Myanmar and wild indigenous Taiwanese trees. The artificial crossing was accomplished at the Yuchih Branch of the Tea Research and Extension Station in the 1950s, and had the experiment number of 40-58, so the local farmers also called the hybrid “40-58” (or sometimes just “58”). It was not until 1999 that the “40-58” hybrid passed the cultivar nomenclature review and was officially named “Taiwan Cultivar No. 18.” The common name “Ruby Red” was chosen through an open selection process, involving many Taiwanese tea lovers, in 2003.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRuby Red has one of the most distinct flavors of any tea on earth, which is what caught the experimenters’ attention in the first place. Though this cultivar was developed as part of the ongoing research to create varietals that have higher yields and are more pest-resistant, Ruby Red was quickly recognized to be delicious, with a very unique flavor. Ruby Red is a cultivar born, grown and promoted mostly for its exceptional flavor. And when you drink it, you will see why. Repeating that it tastes like no other tea again and again still won’t prepare you for that first sip! Ruby Red tastes of cinnamon and wintergreen or mint, in some ratio, depending on who you ask and which Ruby Red they are drinking. It unfolds in a complexity that few red teas are capable of.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split]2024 Taiwan Cultivar 18 Red Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lisa","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664307118239,"sku":"P-RR-T-0248-S-2","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664307085471,"sku":"P-RR-T-0248-S-1","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Ruby_Red-02.jpg?v=1779109785"},{"product_id":"shamans-drum","title":"Shaman's Drum","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eShaman’s Drum is one of our all-time favorite shou puerh teas. It is a staple at the Hut. We drink this tea all the time. It is a late 1980s loose-leaf shou. It is special because many aged puerh teas have had other teas added to them over time, but this one has remained pure (though it was a blend when it was made). It is rich, creamy and mellow with a very beautiful, calming and grounding energy. It tastes like a walk through the forest.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Late 1980s Shou Puerh\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664166707359,"sku":"SK98177030","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"200g","offer_id":37664166674591,"sku":"SK28195283","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Shaman_s-Drum-1.jpg?v=1613193220"},{"product_id":"happy-trails","title":"Happy Trails","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis glorious brick was made by the Kunming Tea Factory in the mid-1990s, back when most all puerh tea was clean and chemical-free. This brick is made from a blend, including large-leaf old-growth raw material. We do not know the mountain it is from. It tastes of a trail through an old-grove autumnal forest, with deep, grounding energy and a complex body full of many aromas and flavors. This is a great aged shou from the time when shou was not so piled, meaning that the artificial fermentation was only done partway. As a result, teas like this do age and change, developing some of the character of an aged sheng. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] Mid 1990s Shou Puerh Brick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37697522958495,"sku":"P-HT-T-0038-S-2","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g","offer_id":37697522892959,"sku":"P-HT-T-0038-S-1","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Happy_Trails-02.jpg?v=1779111625"},{"product_id":"1980s-90s-tong-xing","title":"Tong Xing","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis sheng puerh cake is from the late 1980s or early 1990s (we aren't sure). It is meant to replicate the famous Tong Xing cake of the 1930s. It was stored mostly in Hong Kong, so it is a bit wetter. This old tea has beautiful energy and a delicious aroma and fragrance. It is an affordable way to try some aged puerh. Most famous vintages of this time period are much, much more expensive. What attracts us to this cake is not its tenuous relationship to famous Antique Era cakes, but rather the price\/quality ratio, which is always the bottom line. While the cake has an unknown vintage (to the date) and also some wet storage, the price reflects that and what you get for the price is very nice, indeed. In the end, that is all that matters...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n[split] Late 1980\/90s Sheng Puerh","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37662653874335,"sku":"SK36138013","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":31970706751627,"sku":"SK15019533","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":31970706718859,"sku":"SK75311734","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Tong-Xing-1.jpg?v=1613196945"},{"product_id":"aged-tieguanyin","title":"Aged Tieguanyin","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe have an amazing opportunity to share one of the best tieguanyin oolong teas we have ever tried. This immaculate tieguanyin was grown at around 2,000 meters on Lishan, which is incredibly rare. Most of Taiwan’s tieguanyin varietal trees are in the north, in Muzha. High-altitude tieguanyin is very special. This tea is also processed using traditional techniques and is mostly hand-processed. Traditional processing means deeper roast and more oxidation. This rich, creamy tieguanyin is therefore also an excellent candidate for aging. The tea was aged for three years after processing before even being sold to allow the heavy roast to mellow out. Tieguanyin was traditionally the most heavily-roasted of all teas, often with seventy-two hours of roasting. Nowadays, most tieguanyin in Taiwan and in Anxi is lightly-oxidized greener tea. We prefer the depth and patience of teas like this one. The flavor is full and rich, and very long-lasting. The fragrance fills the room from the teapot even and the Qi is uplifting and vibrant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach bag is wrapped in traditional rice paper, as all oolong tea was packaged back in the day. The traditional packaging adds charm. Nowadays, it is hard to find a shop-keeper or tea lover that knows how to fold the packages for tea like this. We had to ask an old man!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split]2017 Li Shan High Mountain Taiwanese Oolong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664290504863,"sku":"P-T-T-0264-S-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664290472095,"sku":"P-T-T-0264-S-1","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Aged_Tieguanyin-02.jpg?v=1785567000"},{"product_id":"1990s-big-green-mark","title":"Big Green Mark","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis is a well-stored puerh from the mid-90s. This tea was stored by a friend of ours in Taiwan on the second floor. It was stored rather clean and the storage flavors, therefore, leave in the first cup or two. If you plan on drinking the tea, you should break it all up and put it in a nice jar, which will let air into the center and also release any storage aromas. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe find it to be rather clean, with some nice Qi and some strength left as well, which means it is a good candidate for drinking or storing. The liquor is smooth, with an ever so slight astringency, hinting at the fact that it can go further, but it is also bright and dark, being twenty to twenty-five years old. This is a very affordable cake for what it is and worth giving a try.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1990s Taiwan Stored Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37662708203679,"sku":"SK16271434","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75g","offer_id":46880789561565,"sku":"SK85763187","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":37662708170911,"sku":"SK52308963","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Big-Green-Mark-1.jpg?v=1614153582"},{"product_id":"blossom","title":"Blossom","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBlossom is one of the most exciting teas we have ever produced. It is a medicinal treasure and will change the way you drink tea forever. Blossom is wild tea from ancient trees in Jinggu, Yunnan combined with the flowers from the same trees. The large leaves of these old trees are picked, withered and sun-dried, leaving the tea unprocessed. This is much like a white tea, only made from old-growth puerh raw material. The flowers are gently steamed and then sun-dried as well. The two are then blended and compressed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis tea is sweet, fragrant and healing. It is rare to get the chance to drink the flowers and leaves of tea together. This tea can be brewed leaves in a bowl, sidehandle, gongfu or even boiled for an extra special session. The Qi is bright and uplifting and the tea clarifies the eyes and cleanses the body and spirit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach cake is approximately 250 grams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Wild Jinggu White Tea Cake with Flowers\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32303987949707,"sku":"P-B-T-0012-S","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Blossom1new.jpg?v=1588070677"},{"product_id":"emperors-court","title":"Emperor's Court","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis magical tea is called “Gong Ting \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block\"\u003e(宮廷)\u003c\/span\u003e” shou puerh, which literally translates as “Emperor’s Court.” They say it is named this as it was one of the tribute teas (gong cha, 貢茶) sent to the court from Yunnan in dynastic times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe aren’t sure exactly how old this tea is, but we know it is from the late 1990s. It is, therefore, an aged shou puerh, from the time when piling was done more skillfully. This means the twenty-something years have done more than mellow this tea out; they have changed it. The storage of this tea is mild, Taiwanese storage. It is not so wet as to greatly speed up the process, or leave strong storage flavors, but wet enough to make the tea taste more aged than it is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Emperor’s Court or Gong Ting puerh is sweet and creamy. It is amongst our favorite shou teas, as it is so very sweet and thick. Thickness is, in fact, one of the categories used in the review of shou puerh teas we do for a local Chinese magazine. Good shou should have the consistency of milk. We also use the term “mellow” to describe good shou, which means that you cannot taste the piling flavor (dui wei, 堆味) in the tea. The age of this shou has more than mellowed it out. It is very full-bodied and robust, with many complex flavors. It has a wonderful grounding Qi. This tea is also very warming, which is great if you are in a cold part of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Late 1990s Gong Ting Shou Puerh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664209141919,"sku":"P-EC-T-0032-S-2","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664208322719,"sku":"P-EC-T-0032-S-1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Emperor_s_Court-02.jpg?v=1779109473"},{"product_id":"samadhi","title":"Samadhi","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSamadhi is a beautiful tea filled with a bright, calming energy that centers you. It is difficult to find truly clean, chemical-free shou puerh tea, since it is often made up of left-overs, and usually from various regions. This shou is made from a small batch of better leaves, including old-growth. Usually, shou puerh doesn’t have any old-growth tea in it because tea from old trees is very expensive and the piling reduces the quality and essence of the tea, which is a shame. Using such tea would also mean that the sheng and shou versions would have to be sold for the same price, which is very challenging for a producer. Part of why Samadhi is able to contain old-growth tea and still remain affordable is that the leaves are larger, lower-down, thinner leaves, called “huang pian \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block\"\u003e(黃片)\u003c\/span\u003e.” These were blended with other kinds of leaves, bringing a nice, balanced flavor. Huang pian are essentially the leaves left on the tree to grow.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamadhi is also special because it was only ever owned by one merchant, whom we know and trust. He bought a quantity of it in the late 90s since it was cheap and would age fast due to the huang pian in the blend. Samadhi is rich and bright, with a clarity not usually present in puerh, especially shou. This is also due to the older leaves. The softness and clarity of the liquor also translates to the energy, which is Yin and calming. This is a quiet tea, without any fancy cymbals or fireworks in the mouth, leaving you and your guests clear, which is often so needed in our busy lives. May it foster a meditative session for all of you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] Late 1990s Shou Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Happy Puerh Shop","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664220086431,"sku":"P-S-T-0249-S-2","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664220020895,"sku":"P-S-T-0249-S-1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Samadhi-1.jpg?v=1613193276"},{"product_id":"ancient-highway","title":"Ancient Highway","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient Highway is one of the best loose-leaf puerh teas we have ever tried. It is immaculate. This is a must-have tea. It is from the early 1990s. This shou has perfect storage, with a clean, bright and vivid liquor. It has hints of camphor, with aged flavors, reflecting a lighter artificial fermentation that has allowed this tea to change over time. The energy is deep and grounding, leaving you relaxed and peaceful. You can see a high concentration of buds in the tea, representing a high-quality tea to start out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Early 1990s Shou Puerh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37662913265823,"sku":"P-AH-T-0008-S-2","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37662913233055,"sku":"P-AH-T-0008-S-1","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Ancient_Highway-02.jpg?v=1779108982"},{"product_id":"red-mark","title":"Red Mark","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis late 1990s Red Mark is a bit of a legend in Taiwan. Of course, it is not as legendary as the original 1950s versions, but it is a well-known replica. The quality is wonderful, with plenty of buds and a rich liquor. This tea is great for aging or drinking! This is an excellent quality semi-aged puerh. This is in the top ten teas from the late 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThese commemorative cakes suggest the originals. Like the Blue Mark, which is sold out, this tea is bright and clean, with good Taiwanese storage. It was kept by a collector on the second floor for its entire life, nearly three decades now, at a very nice humidity and temperature, making the storage also clean. Based on the flavor profile, Wu De and the donor believe the tea to include lots of old-growth raw material from the greater Yiwu area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Late 1990s Sheng Puerh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":36825303351455,"sku":"P-RM-T-0246-S-1","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":36825303384223,"sku":"P-RM-T-0246-S-2","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Red-Mark-2.jpg?v=1613199361"},{"product_id":"harmony","title":"Harmony","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHarmony is a 2017 traditionally-processed oolong from Li Shan, “Pear Mountain,” in Taiwan. All tea is its environment. As Wu De often says, “The leaf is the tree’s expression of its relationship to its environment.” A healthy environment is a requirement of fine tea, in other words. Grown at almost 2,000 meters above sea level, this beautiful garden is a great place for tea. Full of rich minerals, daily mists and plenty of rain, Harmony comes from a small, artisanal and organic farm. There is a nice biodiversity there with plenty of undergrowth, flowers, insects and wildlife. The altitude also affects the tea, creating a strong uplifting energy and beautiful aroma. This tea is made from Qing Shin, or “Gentle Heart,” varietal trees, which thrive at this altitude.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harmony was masterfully-processed and charcoal-roasted in the traditional way. It then sat for two years to allow the roast to cool down, creating a full-bodied and complex aroma and flavor, without any trace of the roast itself. The ideal roast does not leave any roasted or burnt flavor, but rather brings out the potential of the tea. The quality of oolong tea is as much in the processing as it is in the raw material (terroir and season).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harmony is gorgeous. It is a masterpiece of a Taiwanese oolong made from sustainable tea trees and crafted so well. Each cup is transcendently complex, pulling you in as layer upon layer of fragrance and aroma carry you away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2017 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLi Shan High Mountain Taiwanese Oolong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37664272973983,"sku":"P-H-T-0278-S-1","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Harmony-1.jpg?v=1613188437"},{"product_id":"mountain-passage","title":"Mountain Passage","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deep and powerful black tea brick is called “Mountain Passage” because these bricks were almost exclusively transported from their home in Szechuan to Tibet, where they were boiled by monks and nomads, in yurts and temples, often mixed with butter. They would have been carried by horses traditionally—but whether driven or walked, they had to cross through the highest mountain passes in the world. In the 1980s and before, such black tea was harvested from late-season leaves called “\u003cem\u003ehuang pian\u003c\/em\u003e,” and often from older, wild trees. The tea was processed similar to brick teas in Hunan, with post-production, artificial fermentation in the form of piling. These teas were incredibly cheap at the time, and so no farmer would have been able to afford any agrochemicals even if he or she wanted to use them, meaning that we can be most assured that this tea is clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMountain Passage is from the mid-1980s, and is, therefore, a very old black tea, offering a wonderful chance to taste some history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese bricks have aged beautifully. They shine brightest when they are boiled, offering a whole afternoon of enjoyment and wonderful delight. We definitely recommend this brewing method. Of course, Mountain Passage is also wonderful in a sidehandle or brewed gongfu as well. We are selling bricks and broken, loose bags of Mountain Passage. The bags will all be 100 grams, but the bricks will definitely vary. They were originally 500-gram bricks, but like all aged tea, there is always attrition, meaning that they will range between 400 and 500 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1980s Black Tea Brick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Master Tsai","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":45813515518173,"sku":"SK66453910","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":33454133215371,"sku":"SK56640712","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"450g","offer_id":33454133248139,"sku":"SK14120246","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/MountainPassage-02.jpg?v=1774874883"},{"product_id":"inner-resolve","title":"Inner Resolve","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eInner Resolve is made from old-growth tea from Bulang Mountain, probably Lao Mane. The trees were about eighty to one hundred years old. This tea was produced in 2001 or 2002 (we cannot get an accurate handle on which), by a Hong Kong tea vendor who traveled to Yunnan seeking something out of the ordinary, and of better quality. A Taiwanese friend of ours purchased a large quantity in 2004 and has aged it in his warehouse ever since. He recently offered us one of a few different teas at a price that was all but donating the tea, and barely above what he paid back in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSince this has been a hard year, and you have all been so supportive, we wanted to share a deal that we are pouncing on with all our might. This amazing Bulang tea from the early 2000s was donated to us at early-2000s’ prices. Not only is it a great tea, but the price is incredibly cheap for what it is. This is a chance to get a cake, a \u003cem\u003etong\u003c\/em\u003e or even a \u003cem\u003ejian\u003c\/em\u003e (twelve \u003cem\u003etongs\u003c\/em\u003e) of an epic tea to age, drink and share. This tea is affordable, so you can drink and share it whenever you want. In honor of the struggles we are passing through this year, and your love for Light Meets Life, we are not going to mark this tea up very much, keeping cost as low as we possibly can, and passing the opportunity on to all of you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe hope you see this for what it is: a friend offering another friend an opportunity to get some great tea, not a sales pitch. In the end, the tea sample you now have should speak for itself. If you don’t get any, just come over to Light Meets Life later on, and we’ll be happy to share some of ours later on…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach cake is approximately 375 grams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Early 2000s Bulang Sheng Puerh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Single cake","offer_id":33497313345675,"sku":"P-IR-T-0281-S-1","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tong","offer_id":33497313378443,"sku":"P-IR-T-0281-S-2","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/InnerResolve1New.jpg?v=1588328810"},{"product_id":"red-sun-rising","title":"Red Sun Rising","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed Sun Rising is an amazing example of beautiful Qimen red tea. It comes from a rich, organic and biodiverse garden. All of this biodiversity plays a huge role in the health of the land, the trees, and, of course, the leaves used to make this precious tea. It is amazing to walk amongst the healthy hills, breathing fresh air, and to find such healthy and happy tea trees thriving in such glorious surroundings. Bending over, you could see that there was a teeming world beneath each tree, covered in moss and mold, insects and plants, all of which create the necessary biodiversity needed to make vibrant tea. We hope your cup fills you with such visions, each sip a breath of such clean mountain air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe were also very impressed by the farmer’s dedication to organic farming. He told us that they had formed a local cooperative much like the one that Mr. Xie has formed, training farmers to use organic methods and then helping to sell some of their tea cooperatively after they have received certification. Our guide proudly pronounced that more than three hundred farmers have joined the cooperative so far!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAnother unique thing about the farm where this tea was sourced is that all of the tea trees are seed-propagated, which is incredibly rare in this day and age. It is much easier for farmers to use cuttings, allowing for a uniformity that makes the farm easier to maintain and the leaves simpler to process. But as we have discussed in many issues of the magazine, something natural, essential and deep is lost when the trees are not allowed to reproduce in a natural way—cross-pollinating, which creates a more vibrant, natural expression of the tea’s energy. As we walked amongst the trees, it was easy to see the result of this seed-propagation, since each and every tree was different: some had mutated to have reddish leaves, and they all were unique in size and shape as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRed Sun Rising has now been aged a few more years, but the liquor of Red Sun Rising still brews deep and red like its namesake—just deeper than before. It is bold yet sweet, powerful like a dian hong, but with much less strength and power, and an added delicacy and refinement that bring grace to the table. Most red teas are best enjoyed in large cups or bowls, but this tea is to be sipped, much like an oolong. The Qi is like a morning breeze—fresh and rising up the way a fine oolong does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[split] Aged Qimen Red Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664295190687,"sku":"P-RSR-T-0305-S-2","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664295157919,"sku":"P-RSR-T-0305-S-1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/RedSunRising-02.jpg?v=1774872410"},{"product_id":"fragrant-mountain","title":"Fragrant Mountain","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis is another of our all-time favorite teas which we call “Fragrant Mountain.” It is a private order tea, placed with the Changtai Tea Company by a Hong Kong merchant in 2004. It is made exclusively of old-growth, wild puerh tea from Yiwu Mountain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Changtai Tea Company started with the \u003cem\u003eYichang Label\u003c\/em\u003e, which swept the puerh world by storm and carried a small, local Yiwu factory to stardom. The 1999 \u003cem\u003eYichang\u003c\/em\u003e cake is still a benchmark of the best Yiwu has to offer. Immediately after their rise to success, Changtai established a new factory in the Xiao Jinggu tea region at the end of 2000. Starting in 2003, Changtai started growing as a company and factory, and, as with most things, quality decreases as quantity increases. They are now one of the largest puerh factories in the world, and we don’t own any of their teas from 2004 onwards. In fact, you could say that their peak was that first, amazing cake in 1999, followed by some very nice Yiwu cakes, then some decent series from other regions, ending their streak of really fine, quality teas in 2003 or 2004. Not every Changtai tea made between 1999 and 2004 is a gem. Many are just decent. Some of them are neglected prizes, as they are often organic, and sometimes include old-growth raw material from Yiwu. Another thing that makes early Changtai tea special is that they often processed old-growth tea in very traditional ways, including using wood-fire stoves to create the steam used to compress the cakes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFragrant Mountain is genuine old-growth Yiwu tea. This is a wonderful chance to drink some aged, classic Yiwu tea. Yiwu is the “Queen of Puerh,” known for a thick, bold and viscous liquor with a sweet aftertaste that has notes of wild honey. (It reminds us of Siberian honey.) This is a great tea for drinking or aging. It was stored wetter in Hong Kong for three years but has been in Taiwan since 2007. This is a better quality tea than Ordinary Treasure and the two together offer the chance to taste the difference between a blend vs. pure old growth as well as the influence of storage. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause of the loose compression of this tea, we are offering a free puerh box with every purchase of a cake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] 2004 Yiwu Sheng Puerh\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":34501384175775,"sku":"P-FM-T-0329-S","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"365g","offer_id":34501384208543,"sku":"P-FM-T-0330-S","price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Fragrant-Mountain-Cake-Front-A1633.jpg?v=1752485321"},{"product_id":"ordinary-treasure","title":"Ordinary Treasure","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis is one of our all-time favorite teas, right from our Taiwanese storage, the 2004 Changtai \u003cem\u003eZhengpin \u003c\/em\u003ethat we call “Ordinary Treasure.” The Changtai Tea Company started with the \u003cem\u003eYichang Label\u003c\/em\u003e, which swept the puerh world by storm and carried a small, local Yiwu factory to stardom. The 1999 \u003cem\u003eYichang\u003c\/em\u003e cake is still a benchmark of the best Yiwu has to offer. Immediately after their rise to success, Changtai established a new factory in the Xiao Jinggu tea region at the end of 2000. Starting in 2003, Changtai started growing as a company and factory, and, as with most things, quality decreases as quantity increases. They are now one of the largest puerh factories in the world, and we don’t own any of their teas from 2004 onwards. In fact, you could say that their peak was that first, amazing cake in 1999, followed by some very nice Yiwu cakes, then some decent series from other regions, ending their streak of really fine, quality teas in 2003 or 2004. Not every Changtai tea made between 1999 and 2004 is a gem. Many are just decent. Some of them are neglected prizes, as they are often organic, and sometimes include old-growth raw material from Yiwu. Another thing that makes early Changtai tea special is that they often processed old-growth tea in very traditional ways, including using wood-fire stoves to create the steam used to compress the cakes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e“Ordinary Treasure” is an overlooked gem. It is real Yiwu tea, with old-growth tea blended in, cultivated without any chemicals and processed in traditional ways. The mainstream puerh market passed it over, as an onslaught of new teas was being produced by many factories at the time. Even until now, many puerh lovers don’t know about this tea. And that, ultimately, is one of the main reasons why it is such a great tea: \u003cem\u003eit is affordable! \u003c\/em\u003eThe inflation of puerh tea, especially aged cakes, has taken some of the spirit out of tea, making it harder to enjoy, share or use as hospitality to one’s guests. Having a nice puerh that is more than ten years old, clean and relatively cheap means you can enjoy this tea often, share it and even put some aside to age. It is, therefore, a treasure indeed!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis is a wonderful chance to drink some aged, classic Yiwu tea. Yiwu is the “Queen of Puerh,” known for a thick, bold and viscous liquor with a sweet aftertaste that has notes of wild honey. (It reminds us of Siberian honey.) This is a great tea for drinking or aging. The storage is clean and bright.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2004 Yiwu Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":34502880067743,"sku":"P-OT-T-0315-S","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"375g","offer_id":34502880100511,"sku":"P-OT-T-0316-S","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Ordinary-Treasure-2_8435ea49-ed36-4eea-af0a-bf3553a6562d.jpg?v=1613221933"},{"product_id":"shancha","title":"Shan Cha","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRecently, it was discovered through DNA analysis that some of the old, wild tea trees in Taiwan are actually a completely different species of organism. Though these trees have been around for centuries, the discovery was “new” to us, and the tea was therefore renamed “Camellia Formosensis” after the island’s old name.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis amazing tea, called “Mountain Tea (Shan Cha)” by locals, is said to have been drunk long ago by early settlers. Some aboriginals claim that it was the “Tea of the Gods (Shen Cha),” drunk by their ancestors in ceremonies. These tea trees are actually the ancestors and heritage of the manmade varietal called “Ruby Red.” That tea, also known as “cultivar #18,” was bred using Shan Cha and Camellia sinensis var. assamica from Burma and\/or Yunnan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eShan Cha grows high up in central Taiwan, from 800 to 1800 meters. The oldest trees can grow above ten meters in height and live for centuries, if not thousands of years—we don’t know how long, as they have not reached their potential lifespan. Unfortunately, such wild, forest habitats are threatened, like many Nature reserves in the world. This tea is, of course, a splendid exception to this. The farmer preserves several hectares of wild forest, only picking the tea once a year and leaving weak trees alone if they show signs of stress. This living tea is completely wild, propagated by seed naturally without human intervention, and grown in chemical-free and completely untended, biodiverse wildness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis Shan Cha was made by Mr Wang \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block\"\u003e(王證程)\u003c\/span\u003e, a wonderful ecological pioneer and great promoter of sustainable tea farming in Taiwan. It is processed like a red tea, similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/products\/elevation?variant=37664309772447\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Elevation\"\u003eElevation\u003c\/a\u003e. It has a very different flavor and energy profile, however. Like Elevation, Shan Cha is uplifting and awakening, but it is darker and bolder, with stronger hints of raw, wild honey and a much more vibrant Qi. You may also taste subtle hints of the wintergreen flavors that are so prominent in Ruby Red, as this is its mother. This is the perfect medicine for any morning, connecting us to Nature in a powerful way.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eWild Taiwanese Red Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lisa","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664305184927,"sku":"P-S-T-0331-S-2","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664305152159,"sku":"P-S-T-0331-S-1","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Shan_Cha-02.jpg?v=1774872689"},{"product_id":"yiwu-set","title":"Yiwu Set","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Yiwu Set has four 50 gram bags of our favorite teas from the region. All four stunning teas are ready to drink now and are also ideal candidates for aging if you want to keep enjoying them for years to come. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy and compare different teas from the same place and deepen your knowledge of this important tea region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/products\/nectar\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nectar\"\u003eNectar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an incredible 2005 Yiwu cake that is as thick as honey and equally sweet. It is a great tea to store or to drink, offering the classic old-growth Yiwu taste and soft, gentle Yin energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLike the name would suggest, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/tea\/products\/ordinary-treasure\" href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/tea\/products\/ordinary-treasure\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrdinary Treasure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an often overlooked gem. This 2004 tea cake is a mix of Yiwu tea and old-growth tea and has been traditionally processed. The leaves were grown without any chemicals and the tea has been stored in Taiwan. This is one of our all-time favorite teas and fortunately for us, the puerh market passed it over, making it more affordable for us and you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/tea\/products\/fragrant-mountain\" href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/tea\/products\/fragrant-mountain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFragrant Mountain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a genuine old-growth Yiwu tea made from wild leaves. Also from 2004, Fragrant Mountain was originally a private order from a Hong Kong merchant. Like Ordinary Treasure, this tea was also produced by the Changtai Tea Company, however it is a higher quality tea. It was stored in Hong Kong until 2007 and then was moved over to Taiwan, where it has been aging ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/tea\/products\/spirit-path\" href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/tea\/products\/spirit-path\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/sheng-puerh\/products\/fortuneteller\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Fortuneteller\"\u003eFortuneteller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful old-growth Yiwu tea from 2003. It was made by Fu Yuan factory and is a well-known cake in Taiwan. There is some very mild wet storage on this cake, but it has been aged very clean and is still very vibrant. The liquor is thick and beautiful, with the sweet, wild honey aftertaste Yiwu tea is famous for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] An educational set for learning about Sheng Puerh from Yiwu. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34812397191327,"sku":"P-YES-T-0462-S","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Yiwu-Set-Bag-A7300661.jpg?v=1760317657"},{"product_id":"cosmos","title":"Cosmos","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCosmos is a purple shou puerh made exclusively from \u003cem\u003echa tou\u003c\/em\u003e tea balls! We aren’t sure how many such teas exist in the world, but it isn’t many. Purple-bud tea is a mutation caused by the pigment anthocyanin in the leaf, which is the same pigment that lends grapes and maple leaves their color. Typically, this pigment arises to protect the plant from high levels of UV, but it can also be passed on genetically. Most wild purple-bud tea in Yunnan is processed into red tea or sheng puerh. It is very rare to use it to make a shou tea, and frankly we weren’t sure how it was going to turn out. As you will taste, we think it was very successful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOur two self-produced shou puerh teas for this year are really one and the same, yet magically different. They are both very rare and experimental shou teas. The maocha was piled more deeply and longer than we typically do with our shou teas due to the nature of the leaf. With deeper piles, the heat and moisture will create balls of tea leaves at the bottom of the pile called “\u003cem\u003echa tou\u003c\/em\u003e.” These balls were traditionally discarded, drunk by factory workers or used to inoculate future batches of shou tea with the same microbes. But they are magical of themselves. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/products\/mandala\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eMandala\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is the leaf and bud of Cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe reason most purple tea in Yunnan is processed as dian hong is that it is naturally sweet. This has worked out extraordinarily well for this shou tea. It is rich, creamy, thick with a very sweet aftertaste. The wild trees bring a depth and energy to this tea that makes it a very well-rounded shou. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCha tou\u003c\/em\u003e are especially sweet and patient. These balls are so tightly wrapped up that even after boiling they rarely open up all the way. You can brew them in a teapot but boiling really brings out the best Cosmos has to offer. We also recommend blending this tea with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/products\/mandala\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eMandala\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, especially if you want to boil these two teas. When boiled together they produce a powerful and deep tea experience. If you get both teas, you will then have three teas for the cost of two, each one and the blend—not to mention the fun and learning the blending process offers!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach brick is approximately 240 grams. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Purple shou puerh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43785218195677,"sku":"SK83756827","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/CosmosWrapper.jpg?v=1593344886"},{"product_id":"grace","title":"Grace","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eGrace is a legendary tea around here. We have been drinking the maocha from these wild, old trees since it arrived in early 2007 (though it is 2006 tea). In 2020, we had the chance to get cakes from the same garden. This is the same power, energy and delicious flavor you love, only younger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eGrace is powerful, deep, soft and gentle with a slightly sour taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] Spring 2020 Gao Li Gong Old-Growth Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":35111504871583,"sku":"P-G-T-0475-S","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":35111504904351,"sku":"P-G-T-0476-S","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Grace-2.jpg?v=1613197805"},{"product_id":"factory-code-set","title":"Factory Code Set","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn the late 1990s the internal recipe codes of the largest puerh factory, Menghai, became public knowledge and many of the new smaller factories that were open wanted to try their hand at making these famous recipes of old. These generic recipe cakes are now very affordable and clean, as there were little to no agrochemicals in Yunnan in the late 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe factory codes are broken into three parts. The \"75\" is the year the recipe began (not this cake but the blend); the \"3\" is the average leaf size (1 to 9, so rather small in this case); and the \"2\" represents Menghai factory (there weren't many factories in those days, so single digits would do).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/sheng-puerh\/products\/1999-7532\" target=\"_blank\" title='1999 \"7532\"'\u003e7532\u003c\/a\u003e is very \"tippy,\" meaning that it is produced with lots of buds. The buds make the liquor thick and sweet. The storage on this cake is clean. It can be aged or enjoyed now. This is a beautiful cake, indeed. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/sheng-puerh\/products\/1998-7542\" target=\"_blank\" title='1998 \"7542\"'\u003e7542\u003c\/a\u003e is the most famous, balanced recipe of all time and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/sheng-puerh\/products\/1999-8582\" target=\"_blank\" title='1999 \"8582\"'\u003e8582\u003c\/a\u003e is a large-leaf recipe with material from older trees. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHere is a chance to learn, tasting all three together. We are offering 50-gram bags of each in this set of three!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Explore some of the famous recipes of old with these affordable replicas. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35111616315551,"sku":"P-FCS-T-0478-S","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Factory-Set-Bag.jpg?v=1760440596"},{"product_id":"red-pine","title":"Red Pine","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRed Pine is one of the most glorious dian hong teas we have found to date. It is from the late 1990s, region unknown… It has some storage, making it deep, dark, earthy and explosive. It is musty for the first few steepings, but not overbearingly so, which is the kind of traditional storage we appreciate. And the last thing in is the first thing out, so after a few steepings the mustiness goes and the berries, fruit and melon flavors start to unfold in all their glory—like other dian hong teas but more mature. The energy of this tea is powerful and deep, central and lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe decided to name this tea after one of the most influential authors and translators of our lives, and honorary Global Tea Hut member, Bill Porter, a.k.a. “Red Pine.” Raise a cup for his longevity and happiness!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Late 1990s Dian Hong\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664038617247,"sku":"P-RP-T-0359-S-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664038584479,"sku":"P-RP-T-0359-S-1","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/RedPine-02.jpg?v=1774871726"},{"product_id":"cosmere","title":"Cosmere","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCosmere is a blend of 70% Mandala and 30% Cosmos. They are both purple shou puerh teas! We aren’t sure how many such teas exist in the world, but it isn’t many. Purple-bud tea is a mutation caused by the pigment anthocyanin in the leaf, which is the same pigment that lends grapes and maple leaves their color. Typically, this pigment arises to protect the plant from high levels of UV, but it can also be passed on genetically. Most wild purple-bud tea in Yunnan is processed into red tea or sheng puerh. It is very rare to use it to make a shou tea, and frankly we weren’t sure how it was going to turn out. As you will taste, we think it was very successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOur two self-produced shou puerh teas for this year are really one and the same, yet magically different. They are both very rare and experimental shou teas. The maocha was piled more deeply and longer than we typically do with our shou teas due to the nature of the leaf. With deeper piles, the heat and moisture will create balls of tea leaves at the bottom of the pile called “\u003cem\u003echa tou\u003c\/em\u003e.” These balls were traditionally discarded, drunk by factory workers, or used to inoculate future batches of shou tea with the same microbes. But they are magical of themselves. Cosmos is the \u003cem\u003echa tou\u003c\/em\u003e of Mandala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe especially recommend boiling this blend. It is powerful! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach bag is 100g. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[split] Purple Shou Puerh Blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35523778642079,"sku":"P-C-T-0361-S","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Cosmere-1.jpg?v=1614156234"},{"product_id":"mottled-bamboo","title":"Mottled Bamboo","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis wonderful old-growth shou is very unique. This blend was harvested in 2014 and piled and pressed in 2015. It comes from the Bulang village of Lao Man'e. It was very, very lightly piled. Nowadays, most shou puerh is piled heavily, fermenting the tea fully. This means that it can mellow out over time, but not really age well. Also, some of the vibrance and energy of the natural leaves are lost in the piling, which is especially harsh on old-growth leaves. Lightly fermented shou puerh like this can be aged and preserve the forest truth. This is a very smooth and delicious puerh, and you won’t believe how cheap it is when you taste it. The cost\/quality of this brick is stellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA lot of friends have been offering to donate tea to help raise money to build our Center. If you have been on a Global Tea Hut annual trip, many of you have met Rou Yin. If you haven’t met her, you can read translations of several of her articles in the magazine. Due to her kindness, these giant 500 gram bricks are very affordable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLegend has it that when Emperor Shun died suddenly, the tears of his two concubines, the Xiang River goddesses Nüying and Ehuang, dropped onto surrounding bamboo and stained it forever. This tea is open and fresh, tasting very different from your usual shou. It is minty, cool and bright. It has plenty of room to age and is also very wonderful steeped or boiled as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2015 Bulang Old-Growth Shou Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rou Yin","offers":[{"title":"150g","offer_id":35555654140063,"sku":"P-MB-T-0479-S","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":35555654172831,"sku":"P-MB-T-0480-S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Mottled_Bamboo-03.jpg?v=1779111476"},{"product_id":"red-cloud","title":"Red Cloud","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis steady and deep dian hong of unknown origin is from some time around 2006. It is aged very clean. It is rather tippy and so tastes sweet, with hints of musk, melon and a maltiness common to dian hong. The age has lent it breadth and power. We were lucky to stumble upon such a well-aged dian hong with very clean storage and at an affordable price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] 2006 Dian Hong\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37663971147935,"sku":"P-RC-T-0364-S-2","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37663971115167,"sku":"P-RC-T-0364-S-1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Red-Cloud-1.jpg?v=1613199819"},{"product_id":"buried-treasure","title":"Buried Treasure","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis beautiful 2010 shou cake is one of the best modern shou cakes we have come across. It is very unique. It comes from the remote western region of Yunnan called De Hong. This factory called “De Feng” also produces black tea (\u003cem\u003eheicha not red tea\u003c\/em\u003e) and utilizes those techniques in their artificial fermentation of puerh as well. Using good material from old trees, they pile the tea more akin to a black tea from Guangxi. The cake says “Yunnan Golden Bud Qizi Bing Tea.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis tea has lived in Hong Kong since then, where it was dry-stored several floors up from street level. The good material, unique processing and very clean storage all lend this cake a powerful charm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe liquor is thick and rich, uncurling in many complex flavors. The energy is deep and grounding, with a very dense frequency. This is an excellent cake for enjoying or aging a bit more.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2010 De Hong Shou Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rou Yin","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":45972448084189,"sku":"SK45427196","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":35604019216543,"sku":"SK22370928","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400g","offer_id":35604019249311,"sku":"SK86489690","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Buried_Treasure-02.jpg?v=1779512648"},{"product_id":"aloft","title":"Aloft","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe call this old red tea “Aloft” in honor of its younger brother “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/red-green\/products\/elevation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eElevation\u003c\/a\u003e.” It is rare to find an aged red tea, let alone one stored well. Most aged red tea was not intentionally aged, like oolong. Most aged red tea was simply left in the back of a shop. This may mean the tea is low quality since it didn’t sell when it was new. Unlike oolong, intentionally aging red tea has yet to become popular again. We hope to change that. Aged red tea is wonderful! And it is far less location sensitive than puerh or black tea, which means that those of you in dry climates can age red tea perfectly. Like oolong, it oxidizes, as opposed to puerh and black tea which oxidize and ferment as they age. Aged red teas are rich and bright, changing faster than oolong even. They are a treasure worthy of our space!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAloft is an intentionally aged red tea of around twenty years. It was all bud sets, so the leaves are smaller than our Elevation, but it does come from a big-leaf varietal. At the time, before the large-leaf tea had gained such traction in the red tea market, Sun Moon Lake red tea was sorted like most red teas according to the amount of buds, or how “tippy” it was, in other words. This version is different from an earlier version of aged Sun Moon Lake tea we also called “Aloft,” which was from small-leaf trees. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAloft is thick and rich, dark and malty, with some sourness as well, which is not uncommon for an aged red tea. With some steeping skill, you can minimize the sourness and bring out more tart, berry flavors. The Qi is magnificent, rolling upwards in beautiful and peaceful waves. This makes for a long session of beautiful tea memories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1990s Sun Moon Lake Red Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37662835671199,"sku":"P-A-T-0484-S-2","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37662835638431,"sku":"P-A-T-0484-S-1","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Aloft-02.jpg?v=1774872223"},{"product_id":"nectar","title":"Nectar","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis epic 2005 Yiwu cake is as thick as honey and equally sweet. It is a great tea to store or to drink, offering the classic old-growth Yiwu taste and soft, gentle Yin energy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA lot of friends have been offering to donate tea to help raise money to build our Center. If you have been on a Global Tea Hut annual trip, many of you have met Rou Yin. If you haven’t met her, you can read translations of several of her articles in the magazine. Due to her kindness, this gorgeous tea will be the Global Tea Hut deal of the century. A cake of this age, from such trees at this price is beyond belief. Rou Yin traveled to Yiwu herself and pressed this cake from old-growth trees to age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2005 Yiwu Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rou Yin","offers":[{"title":"100g","offer_id":35646092705951,"sku":"P-N-T-0485-S","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"375g","offer_id":35646092738719,"sku":"P-N-T-0486-S","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Nectar-2.jpg?v=1613197200"},{"product_id":"disco","title":"Disco","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis beautiful and well-aged Taiwanese oolong has wonderful storage, a fruity, delicious cup and powerful energy at a very affordable price for what it is. Back in the day, most all Taiwanese oolong was made of Wuyi varietals brought here by settlers from Fujian. To this day, the main varietal in Taiwan is Qing Shin (“Gentle Heart”), which was once a Wuyi varietal that has since been lost in Wuyi itself, surviving only in Taiwan. There was another Wuyi varietal that was very common throughout the north of Taiwan because it was hearty and grew well. These days it is just called “Wuyi Varietal.” There is a version (or perhaps versions) of this varietal around today, but farmers stopped using it on a large scale because it was too bitter when processed. As the market began to grow in the late 70s and early 80s, and quality improved, this varietal was slowly replaced and some versions of it vanished. Having more than one varietal with the same name is common, though confusing. Sometimes this confusion is resolved with numbering. The version(s) in existence now aren’t the same as this one, and they aren’t processed the same nor grown in the same location(s). The important point is that this varietal, in the location that this tea is from, and with this type of processing, ended in the late 70s or early 80s, allowing us to date this tea a bit more accurately than most loose-leaf teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 1970s Taiwanese Oolong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664249774239,"sku":"P-D-T-0393-S-2","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664249741471,"sku":"P-D-T-0393-S-1","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Disco-1.jpg?v=1713589085"},{"product_id":"boiled-tea-set","title":"Boiled Tea Set","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis boiled tea set includes:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 grams of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/white-black\/products\/prairie-sky\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Prairie Sky\"\u003ePrairie Sky\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150 grams of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/shou-puerh\/products\/mottled-bamboo\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mottled Bamboo\"\u003eMottled Bamboo\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 grams of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/white-black\/products\/cornerstone\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Cornerstone\"\u003eCornerstone\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 grams of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/white-black\/products\/mountain-passage\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mountain Passage\"\u003eMountain Passage\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36152679334047,"sku":"P-BTS-T-0491-S","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Boiled-Tea-Set-1.jpg?v=1673920125"},{"product_id":"phoenix-dragon","title":"Phoenix Dragon","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePhoenix Dragon is a 2017 old-growth dian hong from Feng Qing. It is a bit less tippy than some Dian Hong teas, but almost as sweet and the more mature leaves give it some depth. The Qi is bright and bold. It is a wonderful daily dian hong for starting the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split]2017 Feng Qing Old-Growth Loose-Leaf Dian Hong\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37663992643743,"sku":"P-PD-T-0493-S-2","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37663992578207,"sku":"P-PD-T-0493-S-1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Phoenix_Dragon-02.jpg?v=1774868692"},{"product_id":"snowswept","title":"Snowswept","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSnowswept is the perfect leaves in a bowl tea. It is a gorgeous maocha from ancient trees on Big Snow Mountain (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDa Xue Shan\u003c\/em\u003e) in Yunnan. Just a few leaves of this precious tea in a bowl is a morning of peace. It is delicious and nutritious, with a fragrant and pungent flavor and aroma of citrus with floral notes, and a deep and wise Qi that tells its own tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2020 Big Snow Mountain Old-Growth Maocha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664090095775,"sku":"P-S-T-0494-S-2","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664090063007,"sku":"P-S-T-0494-S-1","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Snowswept-1.jpg?v=1613196789"},{"product_id":"vajra","title":"Vajra","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eVajra is a very solid late 1990s sheng puerh blend from Mansa, Yunnan. It is extremely patient, bold and grounding. This is a great daily drinking tea. It can be brewed leaves in a bowl, sidehandle, gongfu or even boiled, which also makes it very versatile. There is some mild storage on this tea, but not too wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] Late 1990s Mansa Sheng Puerh Blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Pot","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664117850271,"sku":"P-V-T-0512-S-2","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":37664117817503,"sku":"P-V-T-0512-S-1","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Vajra-1.jpg?v=1613196870"},{"product_id":"heavenly-rhyme","title":"Heavenly Rhyme","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHeavenly Rhyme is an incredible 2007 cake from old-growth wild trees in Bulang. Back in the day, sheng puerh was all aged. No one was drinking young sheng, and the only criteria for evaluating sheng puerh were based on its “ageability”—was it a good candidate for long-term aging, in other words. There are a lot of great reasons to drink a sheng puerh young, and the industry has shifted its processing to suit the fact that more and more people are drinking their tea young. This is a classic “ageable” sheng puerh—created by an old-time puerh lover to be the perfect cake to age long term. It is strong, with a bitterness that transforms, a thick liquor and incredibly vibrant and bold Qi. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe say a tea “rhymes” when all the elements of the mouthfeel are in perfect balance. In effect, it rhymes with our bodies and spirits. And this tea does so in a Heavenly way. You can enjoy this tea now; it is bold and beautiful—bold as love. But if you are looking for a modern cake to age, it will be hard to find a better candidate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[split] 2007 Bulang Old-Growth Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37663743180959,"sku":"SK27461660","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":36399213248671,"sku":"SK17480040","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"357g","offer_id":36399213281439,"sku":"SK20002772","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Heavenly-Rhyme-2_13bbdc7c-6b00-4245-abea-8245536fbc95.jpg?v=1613221740"},{"product_id":"purple-sky","title":"Purple Sky","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe original Purple Sky cakes are the famous 8582 and 8592 cakes. This replica was made in 1999 or 2000 and has undergone wet storage. This is a great chance for us all to taste some wet-stored tea. “Wet storage” is the modern way of discussing traditional storage, or what was just “puerh storage” back in the day. All tea was wet-stored, in other words. Wet storage simply means that it was stored in a place or area with more humidity. But that is relative, so you have to wonder more humidity than where…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThese replicas were common in the late 1990s and early 2000s. As the prices of older teas began to skyrocket and as more people appreciated what made them special, businessmen wanted to cash in on the reputation of such famous cakes while puerh lovers wanted to commemorate their favorite cakes of yesteryear and try their hands at similar blends.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePurple Sky is dark and earthy, with a rich and bold flavor that is great to drink now and also a wonderful candidate for aging.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach cake is approximately 357 grams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2000 Wet Stored Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43785291137245,"sku":"SK47146561","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Purple-Sky-2.jpg?v=1617592084"},{"product_id":"the-crane","title":"The Crane","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Crane is a Xiaguan cake from 2001. It is compressed into an “iron discus” with heavy compression. The tight compression and the fact that the tea was kept in Taiwan from birth until now on the fourth floor of a storage warehouse means that the storage is considered “dry.” Tight compression slows down fermentation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e“Wet storage” is the modern way of discussing traditional storage, or what was just “puerh storage” back in the day. All tea was wet-stored, in other words. Wet storage simply means that it was stored in a place or area with more humidity. But that is relative, so you have to wonder more humidity than where…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis cake is bold and strong, with an uplifting Qi.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] 2001 Xiaguan Iron Discus Sheng Puerh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":36444058976415,"sku":"P-TC-T-0519-S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"357g","offer_id":36444059009183,"sku":"P-TC-T-0520-S","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/The-Crane-2_ff444ac2-a3f8-4ae6-ba84-7b0b6a6b1151.jpg?v=1613221514"},{"product_id":"heavenly-turn","title":"Heavenly Turn","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavenly Turn is a beautiful charcoal-roasted, traditionally-processed oolong from Central Taiwan. Traditionally, oolong tea was oxidized between forty and seventy percent. Nowadays, a lot of oolong tea in Taiwan and elsewhere is lighter. They say that each stage of the tea processing should enhance the tea without leaving a trace of itself, so the roasting should not leave a roasty flavor in other words. This tea is roasted superbly, with a strong and bright aftertaste that lingers in the mouth for many minutes after you swallow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt takes great skill to charcoal-roast a tea, as you must first master the fire. The same is true for using coals instead of electric heat for tea preparation—you cannot just set the temperature and relax. You have to first master the skill of selecting the right charcoal that won’t smoke, and then practice for years to master using the ash to control the temperature to the precise degree desired. Even then, the formula taught to you or refined from decades of experience won’t be applicable to \u003cem\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e tea and \u003cem\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e charcoal. You will have to monitor it carefully, which means you will also have to be very sensitive to the chemical changes in the tea and the corresponding appearance and aromas, examining and smelling the tea at regular intervals to know when to adjust the coals\/ash and when the tea is roasted to the desired degree. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavenly Turn is uplifting, gentle and bright. It is flavorful, rich and opening. It nourishes the digestion and leaves you energized and satisfied. There are deep aromas that go on, luring you deeper into your cup after it is emptied and seeming to lead down a trail well beyond where your nose can travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharcoal Roasted Traditional Taiwanese Oolong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Master Tsai","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37664265568415,"sku":"P-HT-0435-S-2","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37664265535647,"sku":"P-HT-0435-S-1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Heavenly-Turn-1.jpg?v=1613188283"},{"product_id":"maple-grove","title":"Maple Grove","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMaple Grove is a very nice daily shou puerh from the late 1990s or early 2000s. The storage is clean and the energy earthy and full of roots. 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