Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Ripe Pu-erh tea, also known as “cooked” or “black” Pu-erh, is a type of Chinese tea that is made from sun-dried and fermented Camellia sinensis leaves. It is similar to raw Pu-erh, but it undergoes an additional processing step known as “wet piling.” This step accelerates the fermentation process and gives the tea a distinct taste and aroma. Ripe Pu-erh is often aged for several years and is known for its smooth, rich, and earthy flavor. Some people also describe a fruity or woody taste. Ripe Pu-erh is also highly valued by tea connoisseurs and is considered a delicacy.

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2015 Emperor’s Royal Pu-erh Ripe Loose Leaf Tea
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Rated 4.83 out of 5
Our 2015 Emperor’s Royal Pu-erh is produced by the famous Yunnan Menghai tea factory. It is made of the most delicate leaf tips from wild big-leaf tea trees. In the old days, common people were allowed to pick leaves from these trees only after the royal household had already picked theirs, meaning that the best part of the tea tree of this Pu-erh was only available to the royal family, as a symbol of wealth and power. The reason it was so popular among the royal family was that it has outstanding health benefits, including relieving the uncomfortableness after eating a greasy meal or loosening the bowels to relieve constipation. Considering that the royal family had luxurious food every day including massive amount of meat delicacies, it is not surprising that the tea became popular!
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Fuhai Lucky Tangerine Ripe Pu-Erh (Xiao Qing Gan)
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Rated 5.00 out of 5
From a certain point of view, dried tangerine and Pu-Erh tea are made for each other. From the Ming dynasty, dried tangerine started to be treated as a very special tea because of its unique medical value and natural fruity aroma. Pu-Erh was brewed together with dried tangerine by coincidence in the Qing Dynasty. Since then, this combination has become popular throughout the country.
During the production of the tea, the green tangerine was dried which helps to retain its ball shape in order to wrap the Pu-Erh tea leaves inside. The green tangerine of our orange-peel style Pu-Erh tea comes from Xin Hui in Guangdong province which is the hometown of dried tangerine and famous for its best mandarin garden. The technology of making tangerine is regarded as one of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
This particular Tangerine Ripe Pu-erh is made by the well-known Fuhai Tea Factory. The tea leaves wrapped inside are 2011-year Emperor’s Royal ripe Pu-erh tea leaves originating from Meng Hai County in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province.
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2013 Golden Needle Pu-erh Ripe Loose Leaf Tea
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Rated 4.71 out of 5
This extra-fermented Golden Needle pu-erh tea was produced by the very famous Yunnan Menghai tea factory in 2013, made from large, sun-dried Yunnan tea leaves (Mao Cha).
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2015 Silver Needle Pu-erh Ripe Loose Leaf Tea
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Rated 4.50 out of 5
This special pu-erh tea is using well-selected tea leaves from the big arbor-form pu-erh tea tree, which normally can only produce about 150 kilograms out of a ton of fresh tea leaves, The tea was produced by the very famous Yunnan Menghai Tea Factory in 2015.
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2016 Ancient Tea Tree Golden Bud Pu-erh Ripe Loose Leaf Tea
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Rated 4.60 out of 5
This Pu-erh was produced by using the most tender tea buds which are newly grown as the raw material. After being processed through traditional tea-making technology and fermentation, the color of the very fresh and tender Mao Cha then turns into dark gold. It’s produced by the very famous Yunnan Menghai Tea Factory in 2016, made from large, sun-dried Yunnan tea leaves (Mao Cha).
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2019 Fuhai 8596 Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$51.99
Rated 4.67 out of 5
Our 2019 Fuhai 8596 Pu’er Riped Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety) from the Blang and Nannuo Mountain areas. It is produced by Fuhai Tea Factory in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province. This Pu’er combines the powerful, wild aroma of Blang Mountain tea with the fruit- and honey-accented sweetness of Nannuo Mountain tea.
This tea cake uses the 1985 tea formula produced by Fuhai Tea Factory; the tea is graded 9. As noted above, Blang Mountain Pu’er tea has legendary status. Nannuo Mountain is another area producing well-known, good-quality Pu’er. Its total tea-producing area is over 21,600 acres, including 12,000 acres of ancient tea plantations. The Blang people actually began planting tea in the Nannuo Mountain area before migrating; the Aini people then took over tea cultivation here. The average altitude is 1,400 metres; the annual precipitation is between 1,500mm and 1,750mm. The average annual temperature is around 16℃ to 18℃. These are also excellent conditions for growing tea trees.
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2017 Menghai Qizi 7576 Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$64.99
Rated 4.60 out of 5
Our 2017 Fuhai 7576 Riped Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety). It is produced by Fuhai Tea Factory in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
The taste of our 2017 Fuhai 7576 Riped Cake is very gentle and mellow, with a smooth mouthfeel combined with an earthiness and a hint of floral flavour; because it has been aged for three years, it also has a special, rich Chen fragrance. The tea soup is pure and clear, wine-red to amber in colour.
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2016 Emperor’s Royal Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$74.99
Rated 4.60 out of 5
Our 2016 Emperor’s Royal Pu’er Riped Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety). It is produced by Biming Tea Factory in Menghai County, Yunnan.
This tea is made from the most delicate buds of wild tea trees. The mouthfeel is smooth and the flavour is mellow and earthy with a hint of plum; because it has been aged for several years, the tea also has a special, light Chen fragrance. The tea soup is pure and clear, dark wine-red to amber in colour.
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2013 Menghai Qizi Yunpu Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$74.99
Rated 4.50 out of 5
Our 2013 Menghai Pu’er Riped Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety). It is produced by Fuhai Tea Factory in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
The taste of this special riped cake is sweet and mellow, with a fresh, earthy aroma and a smooth mouthfeel. It has a long-lasting, sweet aftertaste. Tasting the tea carefully, a very delicate floral flavour emerges. Since it has been aged over several years, it also has a very special Chen fragrance. The tea soup is pure and clear, wine-red to amber in colour.
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2013 Menghai Qizi Yunpu Pu’erh Raw Tea Cake 357g
$60.99
Rated 4.50 out of 5
Our 2012 Menghai Pu’er Raw Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety). It is produced by Fuhai Tea Factory in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
Since the rough taste of raw Pu’er tea has already been eliminated, the tea acquires a gentle mouthfeel. The taste is clean and pure with a fresh forest aroma and a very light smoky flavour. A pleasant bitterness at the first sip transforms into a long-lasting, sweet aftertaste within 20-30 seconds. Tasting the tea carefully, a very delicate floral aroma emerges. Since it has been aged over several years, it also has a very special Chen fragrance. The tea soup is bright yellow.
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2018 Good Fortune Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$77.99
Rated 4.75 out of 5
Our 2018 Good Fortune Pu’er Ripe Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety) from the Blang Mountain area. It is produced by Fuhai Tea Factory in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province. The tea is specifically picked in early spring.
The taste of the tea is strong, mellow and powerful with an earthy, woody flavor. It has a very strong and impressive, lingering sweet aftertaste. Because it has been aged for three years, it also has a special, rich Chen fragrance. The tea soup is pure and clear, wine-red to amber in color.
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2016 Yiwu Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$79.99
Rated 4.67 out of 5
Our 2016 Yiwu Pu’er Riped Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety). It is produced by Biming Tea Factory in the Yiwu Mountain tea-producing area in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
The taste of this tea is very gentle, mellow and sweet. Tasting the tea carefully, a very delicate plum and honey aroma emerges. Since it has been aged for over three years, it also has a very special Chen fragrance. The tea soup is pure and clear, dark wine-red to amber in colour.
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2021 Da Yi 7572 Qizi Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$109.99
Rated 5.00 out of 5
Our 2021 Da Yi 7572 Qizi Pu-erh ripe tea cake is made by the Da Yi Menghai Tea Factory. In 1973, the artificial fermentation technology of Pu-erh tea was successfully developed by the factory. With the continuous maturity of the technology, in 1975, Da Yi 7572 was produced for the first time. Since then Da Yi 7572 is recognised as the most classic Ripe Pu-erh tea cake or even the standard/benchmark of Pu-erh ripe tea by the public even the Pu-erh material markets have been developing for decades. The taste of Da Yi Pu-erh 7572 is still considered as a classic.
The Da Yi 7572 has a lot more production batches compared with other Pu-erh tea cakes before of its crazily high demand. The batch number of our Da Yi 7572 is 2101.
What is 7572?
7572 is its serial number. The serial number of Pu-erh cakes has a special meaning. The first two numbers refer to the tea formula used. The third number refers to the grade of tea material used – the smaller the better. The last number indicates a particular tea factory.
Therefore, for this tea cake, the ‘75’ means the formula of the tea cake was developed in the 1975 year. ‘7’ means the grade of the tea leaves is level ‘7’ and ‘2’ means it is produced by the Menghai Tea Factory.
Pu-erh made from more delicate tea materials would taste fresher because it is rich in amino acids, and the best Pu-erh is rich in health-supporting substances and strong in flavour. However, it is important to know that Pu-erh made from higher grades of tea is not necessarily better or more expensive. Pu-erh made from lower-grade tea materials could also have a very aggressive aroma which is attractive to many tea lovers. The aroma of Pu-erh would get stronger when it is aged. When aged, lower-grade of Pu-erh can taste much better than the new and high-grade Pu-erh, and of course, aged Pu-erh will normally be more expensive.
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2012 Blang’s Special Pu’erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$121.99
Rated 4.50 out of 5
Our 2012 Blang Special Pu’er (Riped) uses large sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety) from Bulang Mountain. It comes in a tea cake, which is produced by the Biming Tea Factory in Menghai County, Yunnan province.
Blang Mountain is located in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, which is a well-known and ancient Pu’er-producing area with very advantageous natural conditions. The Blang people were the first in the world to grow and process tea leaves, and countless generations have grown up cultivating the local Pu’er tea trees. The Pu’er tea that is produced here has legendary status.
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2022 Yiwu Special Made Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$104.99
Rated 4.67 out of 5
Our 2022 Yiwu Special Made Pu’er Riped Tea Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety). It is produced by Biming Tea Factory in the Yiwu Mountain tea-producing area in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
This tea is using 4 years aged Pu-erh tea leaves that come from Yiwu Mountain as raw material, packed in year 2022.
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2019 Fuhai Yiwu Good Fortune Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake 357g
$229.99
Our Fuhai Yiwu Good Fortune Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake uses large sun-dried ShaiQinMao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety) from the Yiwu Mountain. It’s produced by the Fuhai Tea Factory located in Menghai County, Yunnan province.
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2020 YULIN Mei Cheng Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$247.99
This tea cake was made by the YULIN company in Menghai County. The tea originates from the virgin forests in Xishuangbanna, Yun Nan province, China.
YULIN Company is very famous for its handmade ancient pu-erh tea, and the material of its pu-erh mostly is pure ancient pu-erh tea tree leaves and only the freshest tea leaves are chosen instead of low-quality Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunan big-leaf variety). YULIN’s lowest tea-picking standard is “one bud two leaves”, which means they are very strict with the quality of their pu-erh tea.
During the production process, they only allow local ethnic-minority masters who know the local ancient pu-erh tea trees the best to handmake pu-erh tea cakes in their villages.
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2016 YULIN Pangu Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$287.99
Rated 5.00 out of 5
The 2016 Pangu Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh is made by the YULIN company in Menghai County. The tea origins from the virgin forests in Xishuangbanna, Yun Nan province, China.
YULIN Company is very famous for its handmade ancient pu-erh tea, the material of its pu-erh mostly is pure ancient pu-erh tea tree leaves and only the freshest tea leaves are chosen instead of low-quality Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunan big-leaf variety). YULIN’s lowest picking standard is “one bud two leaves”, which means they are very strict with the quality of their pu-erh tea. Some of their pu-erh tea cakes are even made with the “one bud one leaf” standard.
During the production process, they only allow local ethnic-minority masters who know the local ancient pu-erh tea trees best to make pu-erh tea cakes in their villages. All YULIN pu-erh teas are handmade.
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2014 Sui Gong Ancient Tee Tree Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$359.99
Rated 5.00 out of 5
Our Sui Gong Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh was using the “one-bud-two-leaves”, spring, large and sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves, belonging to the Yunnan big-leaf variety, in Menghai area, produced by He He Chang tea factory.
He He Chang tea factory was established in 2010, it is a nationally renowned high-class Pu-erh tea brand. “High quality, original, ecology and ancient tea tree spring tea” is its tea-making philosophy.
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2018 Organic Blang Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake 357g
$149.99
Our 2018 Organic Blang Ripe Tea Cake uses sun-dried Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunnan big-leaf variety) from the Blang Mountain area. It is produced by Yunnan ChaWangShu Tea factory located in the Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province. The tea is specifically picked in early spring. It is certified organic by CQM (China Quality Mark Certification Group).
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2016 YULIN Ning Xiang Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$183.99
Rated 5.00 out of 5
This tea cake was made by the YULIN company in Menghai County. The tea originates from the virgin forests in Xishuangbanna, Yun Nan province, China.
YULIN Company is very famous for its handmade ancient pu-erh tea, the material of its pu-erh mostly is pure ancient pu-erh tea tree leaves and only the freshest tea leaves are chosen instead of low-quality Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunan big-leaf variety). YULIN’s lowest picking standard is “one bud two leaves”, which means they are very strict with the quality of their pu-erh tea. Some of their pu-erh tea cakes are even made with the “one bud one leaf” standard.
During the production process, they only allow local ethnic-minority masters who know the local ancient pu-erh tea trees best to make pu-erh tea cakes in their villages. All YULIN pu-erh teas are handmade.
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2016 YULIN Fuxi Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh Ripe Tea Cake 357g
$264.99
Rated 5.00 out of 5
The 2016 Fuxi Ancient Tea Tree Pu-erh is made by the YULIN company in Menghai County. The tea origins from the virgin forests in Xishuangbanna, Yun Nan province, China.
YULIN Company is very famous for its handmade ancient pu-erh tea, the material of its pu-erh mostly is pure ancient pu-erh tea tree leaves and only the freshest tea leaves are chosen instead of low-quality Shaiqinmao tea leaves (Yunan big-leaf variety). YULIN’s lowest picking standard is “one bud two leaves”, which means they are very strict with the quality of their pu-erh tea. Some of their pu-erh tea cakes are even made with the “one bud one leaf” standard.
During the production process, they only allow local ethnic-minority masters who know the local ancient pu-erh tea trees best to make pu-erh tea cakes in their villages. All YULIN pu-erh teas are handmade.
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