Sourcing
Our Tea Factories
The people, places and traditions behind every cake and tin. We source from historic state factories, single-village artisans and UNESCO-listed mountain terroirs across China.
Sheng & Shu Pu-Erh
Menghai Tea Factory / TAETEA
大益 · Dàyì
📍 Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
Found in 1940, Menghai Tea Factory (TAETEA) is the most famous pu-erh producer in China and the birthplace of modern shu puerh.
Sheng Pu-Erh (Gushu)
Yunnan Feishan Maochu Tea Co.
马与梦萦 · Mǎ Yǔ Mèng Yíng
📍 Yunnan
A small artisan brand specialising in ancient-tree (gushu) raw pu-erh from 100-year-old wild arbor trees.
Sheng Pu-Erh (Premium)
Menghai Original Ecology
勐海原生态茶 · private artisan
📍 Lao Banzhang, Menghai
A private artisan from Lao Banzhang, the legendary "King of Puerh" village in Menghai county.
Aged Sheng Pu-Erh
Liu Da Cha Shan Tea Co.
六大茶山 · Liù Dà Chá Shān
📍 Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
"Six Famous Tea Mountains" — a specialist in aged sheng pu-erh from the historic puerh regions that supplied the imperial court since the Qing dynasty.
Sheng Pu-Erh (Entry)
Kunming Hemei Tea Co.
太阳 · Tàiyáng ("Sun" brand)
📍 Kunming, Yunnan
The "Sun" brand from Kunming, Yunnan's capital — famous for its "Seven Sons" beginner-friendly mini-cake series.
Shu Pu-Erh (Daily)
Lang He Tea Factory
郎河茶厂 · Láng Hé
📍 Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
One of Xishuangbanna's best-known mid-tier producers, specialising in stable, affordable shu puerh for everyday drinking.
Shu Pu-Erh (Highland)
Menghai Gaoshan Tea Co.
高山 · Gāoshān ("High Mountain")
📍 Highland Menghai, Yunnan
Gaoshan ("High Mountain") sources exclusively from highland plantations in the Menghai tea zone.
Aged Shu Pu-Erh
Menghai Traditional Craft Artisan
勐海传统工艺 · Banzhang area
📍 Banzhang, Menghai, Yunnan
A small Menghai artisan pressing by hand using the traditional process, from big-tree material in the Banzhang area.
Aged Shu Pu-Erh
Tengjian Tea Industry
腾建茶业 · Gu Gang 古岗 brand
📍 Menghai, Xishuangbanna
A niche Menghai producer under the Gu Gang brand, specialising in mid-aged dry-stored shu puerh.
Shu Pu-Erh (Single-origin)
Bulang Mountain Producer
布朗山 · 云南名茶
📍 Bulang Mountain, Menghai
A single-origin shu puerh producer working exclusively with pure material from Bulang Mountain.
Scented Shu Pu-Erh
Yunnan Scented Tea Artisan
糯香 · Nuò Xiāng
📍 Southern Yunnan
A classic southern-Yunnan blend — Menghai shu pu-erh scented with nuomi xiang, the sticky-rice fragrance leaf.
Green Tea — Longjing
Ming Cha 茗茶
茗茶 · Míng Chá ("Noble tea")
📍 Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Supplier of classical Longjing Dragon Well green tea — one of China's ten most famous teas — grown by West Lake, Hangzhou.
Oolong — Da Hong Pao
Wuyi Star / Mingquan
武夷岩茶 · Wǔyí Yánchá
📍 Wuyi Mountains, Fujian
A leading producer of Wuyi rock oolong and Da Hong Pao from the UNESCO-listed Wuyi Mountains.
Sheng & Shu Pu-Erh
Puwen Tea Factory
普文茶厂 · Pǔwén
📍 Puwen Town, Pu'er, Yunnan
A historic state-era Yunnan factory in Puwen town, Pu'er prefecture, respected for clean, precisely processed pu-erh that punches above its weight.
Matcha & Gyokuro
Marukyu Koyamaen
丸久小山園 · Marukyū Koyamaen
📍 Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
Eleven-generation family tea house in Uji, Kyoto — the spiritual home of Japanese green tea. Widely considered one of the top three matcha producers in the world, holding Japan's Prime Minister's Award for matcha quality.
Gyokuro & Sencha
Hibiki-an
響庵 · Hibiki-an
📍 Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
A century-old Uji grower specialising in shade-grown gyokuro and single-cultivar sencha. Known for the thick umami-driven cup that only a full 20-day shading period on first-flush leaf can give.