freshly sun dried raw Puer maocha in the tea mountains of southern Yunnan, arriving one wok at a time #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqdW1VELSlM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

more fresh leaf in southern Yunnan if you’ve ever wonder how a tea seed makes it into your tea, look at the bottom left. they just want to come along for the ride #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqbtTqPo7Uh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

the final day of our green tea presale has arrived. we will be packing up and sending our fresh greens as fast as we can. last chance or it’s a long wait until next spring #white2tea https://www.instagram.com/p/CqazQlAL-EN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

scattered rain showers across southern Yunnan and in Menghai yesterday, the weather is always a delicate balancing act for spring tea. so, if you’re praying for tea weather, we want “a little, but not too much rain” to get these gushu revved up #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZKtKwJ7uH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

our once yearly fresh spring green teas are here and gone in a flash. less than 48 hours left #white2tea https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYN95UJ0zZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

huangpian are the older, coarse leaves of raw Puer maocha production. they are sorted out (in this case by hand, but also by machine) and sold separately, helping to increase the visuals and value of the maocha. they’re beautiful and delicious in their own way. I love aged huangpian and diligently collect them in small quantities each spring for blends and aging #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVfh-BrQvI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

our green tea presale only lasts until March 30th and there are only a few days left to join us for the April tea club, which includes this maofeng style green tea from Sichuan #white2tea https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT98mSP9i-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

not a surface to spare, the teas must know the sun. good morning from the tea mountains (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRW0liPl2V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

fresh picked (after a forest walk, motorbike ride) #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQYx0NrlQ4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

another day of fresh raw Puer sampling ahead. tea are slowly trickling in, but this village’s old arbor trees have not yet begun to bud. it will be a late season this year for gushu #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOuBdPvP34/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

though I’ve left the mountains of Sichuan and green tea production behind to venture into Yunnan for spring Puer, it is my duty to remind you that our green tea preorder is live through March 30th. it’s our on annual foray into fresh green tea, here and gone in a flash this is our maojian king from Guizhou province #white2tea https://www.instagram.com/p/CqN0Azirahx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

people will refer to “tea farmers” as a singular entity who own land and produce tea, but that’s often not the case. making Puer tea is a process that involves dozens of workers, including this person who is picking huangpian out of fresh maocha in Yiwu. these early spring pickings this year in Yiwu have more older, coarse leaves than usual to a dry spring (so far) #white2tea (at Yiwu, Yunnan, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqMTfWQJF1n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

freshly picked leaves in Yiwu destined to become raw Puer. this is what a naturally occurring purple tea looks like. these teas are all from the same garden, but a few plants happen to be on the purple side of the spectrum #white2tea (at 易武茶山) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLPuz-JKkH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

fresh tea after fresh tea after fresh tea. feels like spring in Yunnan #white2tea (at Yunnan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJ10WUp3AG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

made yesterday and drying in the sun, qiaomu material in Yiwu. a lot of huangpian from the first flush this spring (at 易武镇) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqIqu7XLdUl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Good morning #white2tea (at 易武茶山) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqHHZjPP_JU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

and after a mere 20+ hours of driving, it’s hello Yiwu #white2tea (at Yiwu, Yunnan, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqGEfevpLCg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=