Pu'er Kings and Queens - Laobanzhang and Yiwu Tastebox
This premium tastebox is a shrine guarding the treasure of pu'er teas. The two most precious areas, known as the royals of pu'er tea, here offer their distinctive fragrances as Shengpu and Shupu.
Laobanzhang village, the King of pu'er tea, is a small village located at an altitude of around 1700mt on Bulang mountain. Tea trees in this micro-area make the most valuable Pu'er tea with a intense wild fragrance and a chaqi 茶氣 - the energy felt in your body - like no other tea. Here you will taste:
- 2008 Laobanzhang Shupu
Yiwu mountain, the Queen of pu'er tea, lays on the eastern side of Mekong river among the famous ancient mountains of pu'er tea. Rich in micro-areas that give different shades of fragrances, from floral to sweet, the taste of pu'er tea produced here is mellow and gentle, with the feminine charm of a queen. Here you will taste:
- 2020 Yiwu Shengpu, from Bohetang area
- 2023 Yiwu Shupu, from Mahei and Guafengzhai areas.
Each tea included in this tastebox is a 10gr sample from compressed cakes.
Try also the fragrances of 2018 Laobanzhang Shengpu and 2008 Yiwu Guafenzhai Shengpu for a wider and deeper tasting journey through ageings and terroir.
Selected farmers
The years of commitment to our land, taking care of the trees and trying to achieve to best quality through the leaf-processing, continuously learning season after season, allowed us to build valuable relationships with other tea-producers all over China that we are glad to support and share with you.
Our constantly updated offer includes all tea categories: white, green, yellow, red, dark (fermented heicha), and wulong.
Follow us on our social media channels, and travel with us to China to meet all our fellow producers!
Shipping
For all European countries and America we ship through our distributor located in Italy, Europe, while for Asia, Oceania and African countries we use our logistic center located in China (link).
For European countries there is no custom-clearance procedure; for all the other shipments we accompany the package with all the necessary papers to ensure the fastest process possible.
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Europe
North America
Asia and Oceania
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Other countries
Within the European Union the shipping time is between 1-5 days, while for Extra-UE shipment the delivery time varies between 5 and 12 days. Orders are shipped on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: for special requests, please add a note to your order, we will endeavor to fulfill them.
In Italy we ship through BRT. In Europe and US we ship through DHL Express courier or UPS; For shipments in Italy, you can select a BRT point where to collect your package, for shipments Europe you can choose a UPS point, and for the US you can choose a DHL service point. In Asia we use EMS.
Eastern Leaves’s Guarantee
We guarantee the product will arrive securely as well as beautifully packed. While very rare, breakage in shipping can happen. In the unlikely event of breakage please contact us and we will replace the defected item with no additional charge. Please email info@easternleaves.com to arrange for a replacement or return.
Farmed, harvested and curated by Eastern Leaves
Our tea production
This tea comes from the tea forest we own in Yunnan, in Nannuo and Lunan/Pasha mountain.
We take care of each leg of the production: from the care of the under-forest until package and distribution.
Generations of masters
Our production is entirely supervised by Yan Kunli, that was born and raised on Nannuo mountain, and in 2007 won the Pu'er Shengpu producer competition for the highest Shaqing skills, among all the Hani minority in Yunnan.
He is the master in his craft, and we are proud to have him with us.