The third chapter of our Tea Club opens on a wide landscape, stretching for 2.000 square kilometers on the Eastern side of Lancang river. After digging into the mellow taste and smooth complexity of Yiwu in the second chapter of our tea club, with the third chapter we want to broaden the experience of this historical terroir, expanding our tasting journey to cover all of the Six Ancient Mountains that wrote the history of Pu'er tea.
Here, on the Eastern mountains of Xishuangbanna, lie the roots of the early production of Pu'er tea, traded throughtout China and abroad since Tang Dynasty. In a Qing Dynasty record, we read: "Pu'er tea is famous all over the world. It comes from the six tea mountains under Pu'er prefecture: Youle, Gedeng, Yibang, Manzhi, Manzhuan, and Mansa [later renamed Yiwu], with a circumference of 800 miles. Hundreds of thousands of people go to the mountains to make tea."
The 8 sheng pu'er teas that we tasted in this chapter are the heirs of the long history of these mountains, where generations of local ethnic minorities have preserved, cared, worked, brewed and traded the precious leaves blooming on tea trees for centuries.
This journey spans through 8 Sheng Pu’er teas (15 gr each) from the famous Six Ancient Mountains, getting to know Yiwu area even better with new teas to add to our map:
Mahei village 易武麻黑 2023 Autumn
Baihuatan village 易武百花潭 2023
Guafengzhai village 易武刮风寨 2024
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Manzhuan, Manqian Village 蛮砖蛮迁老寨 2024
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You Le, Yanuo Village 攸乐亚诺村 2022
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Gedeng, Zhibang Village 革登植蚌 2023
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Mangzhi, Yanglin Village 莽枝秧林大寨 2024
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Yibang, Mangong village 倚邦曼拱 2022
As you receive your tea samples, you will find a welcome letter with links to extensive content on the ancient and modern history of the area, geography and culture. You will then have access to a reserved community chat area where we continue to upload new contents, and you can share your own tasting notes, observations, and travel stories.
You will also have access to the informative material and the recording of the online webinar, where we shared deep insights about each area, and shared direct experiences of our trips on site.
Each chapter of our tea club will be available on our shop until the end of the first season, or until stocks last.
How to join
Purchase and Shipments
You can choose to join the first edition of our Tea Club by purchasing:
- a single chapter, receiving the teas of the chapter you selected at your address after your purchase;
- a three chapters subscription (including chapter 2,3, and 4 of the first season).
The tea samples will be shipped to your address with free worldwide shipping, and at the same time you will receive a shipping confirmation with tracking code.
All Daye students (from all past and present editions!) and Tea Tour Travelers can enjoy a 10% discount on the price of both subscriptions, by using the code TEACLUB10 at checkout.
Online webinar
An online webinar of the duration of one hour is now available for streaming in our community upon the purchase of this chapter. During the webinar we taste some of the samples together and tell you more about each village, sharing experiences and tasting notes.
Community
All the members of our Tea Club have exclusive access to a private community where we constantly upload new content from our travels, we taste teas together, and above all you can share your own tasting notes and organise a virtual or in-person tea session with fellow members! If you are a member follow this link to connect, we will be happy to start a conversation with you!
Shipping
The tea samples will be shipped to your address with free worldwide shipping, and at the same time you will receive a shipping confirmation with tracking code.
