{"title":"Last Call Teas","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"intuition","title":"Intuition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis elegant, aged shou puerh has reached a point of maturity that has mellowed out any roughness, astringency, or bitterness found in younger sheng puerhs. The tea has been stored in a friend’s collection in the mountains of Gongguan Township in Taiwan, where the high humidity has transformed the tea considerably. It tastes more like an aged sheng puerh from the late 1990’s, and any hint of mustiness washes off after 1-2 steepings. Flavors of hay and winter spice transform into toasted almonds, pie crust, and French bread. Smooth, complex, and patient, we love how this tea changes through many infusions. The energy is our favorite thing about Intuition ⏤ warming, moving, and slightly uplifting. This is a tea to settle into over an unhurried session. Its maturity speaks to wisdom, inner knowing, and allowing things to be as they are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Menghai, Xishuangbanna, 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the 2023 Winter Seasonal Tea Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"357g Cake","offer_id":40820385710147,"sku":"tea.intuitionCAKE","price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/077fb1f7bab862636475b52941e1c1a0.jpg?v=1769010146"},{"product_id":"water-fairy","title":"Water Fairy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eOne of the best Water Fairy Yenchas we’ve ever come across, this Spring 2025 traditional roast Fujian Cliff tea is incredibly flavorful. With a deep woodsy, floral profile, the tea evokes images of large flowers growing near a bubbling spring high in the mountains. Darker than other Shui Xian, this traditional roast yencha also carries some stewed fruit notes and the firing process, involving wood charcoal, leaves a slight smoky aroma and flavor. Grown at high altitude in the Wuyi Mountains where the temperatures are cool, the air humid and the soil rocky, Yenchas are arguably the finest Oolongs in the world, especially when grown within the national park, like this one. For traditional Oolong lovers, it doesn’t get better than this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eWuyi, China - 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":42306206990403,"sku":"tea.waterfairy56g","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/3_9ba7eaf8-0257-441c-9fe7-5b9225696c55.jpg?v=1769010309"},{"product_id":"vapor-lake","title":"Vapor Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an organic, intensely dark, chocolatey daily drinker from Yunnan big-leaf varietal trees in Lincang, China. Vapor Lake satisfies all the qualities we look for in an expertly fermented ripe puerh: oily, rich, full-bodied, calming and smooth. This type of tea supports digestion, making it ideal after a meal, or to accompany a rich meal. It also stands alone beautifully as a tea to ground you. Keep this tea in the cabinet for those days when you want deep, darker, earthier flavors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLincang, Yunnan, China - 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the May 2025 Puerh Tea Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":42344060452931,"sku":"tea.vaporlake56g","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/3_0b6825a2-9984-4d15-addf-aff3ce497aa2.jpg?v=1769010957"},{"product_id":"early-light","title":"Early Light","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eResting in a rare transitional sweet spot between young and aged raw Puerh, this 1999 7542 Sheng Puerh opens with a balanced interplay of sweetness and soft bitterness, grounded by aged earth and the clarity of fresh spring water. The camphor note is clean and uplifting, unfolding into blue-green eucalyptus, young forest herbs, and a bright mineral sweetness that feels both refreshing and deep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe cha yun is steady and refined, harmonizing the five elements and five flavors with bright confidence. There’s a sensation of damp forest floor and wet fur trees in early spring—alive, patient, and vital. The tea’s energy is open and heart-centering, offering a clear, calm happiness that lingers long after each sip. Bright and herbaceous yet layered and mature, this is a beautifully balanced raw puerh—equally suited for contemplative mornings or slow, attentive sessions any time of year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":42955602853955,"sku":"tea.earlylight56g","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400g Cake","offer_id":42955602886723,"sku":"tea.earlylight400gcake","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/a18d69eb-3701-4e98-8824-1ba854e21d5d_35a9d4ea-52b9-475b-b9cb-c5b084c52de5.jpg?v=1787288192"},{"product_id":"russet-grove","title":"Russet Grove","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eA deeply-satisfying aged shou puerh. Slightly vegetal with herbaceous oregano and anise notes, the rich, thick body draws you inwards as we turn towards the quieter time of the year. Date sweetness and dry autumn leaves come through patient steepings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eWe recommend a longer steep time, 10-15 seconds, with water very close to a boil. This brings out the depth of the tea. The fermentation is light but the age yields a complex, grounding and gently uplifting tea that leaves you happy and slightly buzzy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAged Loose Leaf Shou Puerh 1992\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43037866524739,"sku":"tea.russetgrove56g","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/4_1_20b96b95-8246-43bb-a359-fb79134970a7_549c0f8ad5bf427b829799613c385726_230760.jpg?v=1773388976"},{"product_id":"wooded-valley","title":"Wooded Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichly layered with flavors of hazelnut, wet leaves and forest floor, Wooded Valley carries a balanced fermentation, slightly uplifting energy and wonderful patience. Pleasant woodsy flavors rise through the layers, creating a balanced, mellow finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe natural storage in Guangzhou impacts the aging and flavor with distinctive features from other ripe puerhs. This beautiful tea could be mistaken for an older shou due to the balance and depth. A very drinkable, approachable brew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDayi Menghai Shou Puerh Cake 2016\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"357g Cake","offer_id":43037866557507,"sku":"tea.woodedvalley357gcake","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/4_06f2eb7c-de43-4441-b6a0-f32e4c61a2aa_804ec34992774a41b9cfa0299a0d92fc_230760.jpg?v=1773388997"},{"product_id":"at-the-threshold","title":"At The Threshold","description":"Produced by Akha tea makers and aged in loose-leaf form, this 2006 maocha rests at a compelling threshold: no longer a young raw pu-erh, but not yet fully mature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmoke and dry tobacco open into dried fruit and light honey. The liquor is elegant yet surprisingly thick, with a silky texture and an abundance of bittersweet flavor carried through a lighter, more graceful structure. Its energy is calming, pervasive and unhurried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is particularly suited to people who enjoy sheng puerh with some remaining brightness and vitality. It is beautiful prepared in a sidehandle teapot or simply as leaves in a bowl, where it can open slowly and naturally, allowing you to appreciate the broad leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e smoke, dry tobacco, dried fruit, light honey, silky texture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelt character:\u003c\/strong\u003e calming, pervasive, elegant, poised between youth and age\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAkha Jungle Maocha - Aged Wild Tree Loose Leaf Sheng Puerh - 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43619203350595,"sku":"tea.atthethreshold56g","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/923e87f1-161c-438d-9682-91ff94057019.jpg?v=1791434725"},{"product_id":"summer-bloom","title":"Summer Bloom","description":"Summer Bloom is rich, warm, and rooted, with a depth that lingers. Sourced from Anhui province, this smooth, non-astringent red tea opens with a bright ruby liquor and a bouquet that is more melon and rose than the caramel that is more typical of Qimen. Think watermelon meeting cantaloupe meeting vanilla, with a dash of stone fruit underneath. It's a yummy, accessible, and generous tea that makes you feel happy. We recommend brewing it gong fu style with 3 to 5 grams at 200 degrees Fahrenheit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the 2026 Summer Seasonal Tea Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43635092979779,"sku":"tea.summerbloom56g","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/67cffd91-c577-41b5-9f50-ba878bcad1ca_47c1a9fd-5022-4e05-8dfa-1b008fff01da.jpg?v=1787287865"},{"product_id":"wild-orchid","title":"Wild Orchid","description":"Sourced from the ancient tea forests of Yiwu Mountain in Yunnan, this loose-leaf raw sheng carries the particular dignity of a tea that has aged without hurry. What greets you in the cup is clean and herbaceous, evoking a green forest teeming with life, pure spring water and gentle herbs, woodsy and smooth with a quiet orchid note. The sweetness characteristic of Yiwu teas is present but understated. This is not a tea that announces itself through honey floral richness or sugarcane sweetness. What makes Wild Orchid shine is its qi, which is remarkable. It settles you. It mellows the nervous system. Without the bitter astringency found in many mid-aged sheng puerhs, it is an ideal summer companion.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the 2026 Summer Seasonal Tea Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43635102351427,"sku":"tea.wildorchid56g","price":30.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/7669f68f-6107-428d-aeef-16591c12be35_ddd0c6ef-862c-4703-9222-e4cd6920dbf2.jpg?v=1787288247"},{"product_id":"big-leaf-medicine","title":"Big Leaf Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuang pian—the larger, coarser leaves set aside during processing—doesn’t carry the prestige of celebrated aged sheng puerh. The big leaves were set aside and time was left to work the magic.\u003cbr\u003eThis brick, pressed sometime in the 80s or 90s from big-leaf material, has spent decades naturally\u003cbr\u003efermenting. The brew runs copper-red. The taste is mellow and rounded: dried fruit, dates, a touch of caramel up front, then aged wood and camphor, with a subtle herbal note that never sharpens into bitterness. The finish is long and warming, with a gentle huigan and a woody-sweet aftertaste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLower in catechins than finer material, huang pian aged this long is notably smooth. It’s easy on the body and the mind. The qi is centering and calming. A good afternoon tea, and a good tea for those who find strong puerh qi too much. Unpretentious, sweet, woodsy, deeply mellowed. A tea drinker’s tea. It’s relaxing and sweet, a nice counterbalance to the zippy high energy of the summer season, as we begin slowing down in the autumn. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"70g","offer_id":43635116933187,"sku":"tea.bigleafmedicine70g","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g Brick","offer_id":43635116965955,"sku":"tea.bigleafmedicine250g","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/4e5dcd3c-3042-45d1-b5b3-4573dff51776.jpg?v=1785973235"},{"product_id":"clear-light","title":"Clear Light","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eHigh on the ridges of Mengsong, tea trees three to four hundred years old have been quietly growing. The leaf yielded by these trees carries the patience of the trees. At nineteen years since harvest, this puerh is the youngest sheng we're sharing this year, but for good reason. It doesn't need more aging to be ready. This is the kind of younger sheng puerh we love during the hotter months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eApricot and peach are up front with a trace of smoke behind. The mouth is smooth and full, the texture holding steady through many steepings. Sweetness rises early and stays, softening the light bitterness that young sheng carries the way green fruit has an edge. The notes compliment rather than compete. The bitterness and astringency provide structure for the strong huigan, a returning sweetness that lingers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eUnderneath the full flavor, a warming, steady qi spreads through the chest and shoulders. The old-growth treees reveal themselves through how long the tea stays with you after each cup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThis tea is what young puerh looks like when the original material is excellent, the processing is superb, the age is ready to drink and the time of year to drink it arrives. We're very happy to be sourcing more teas from this small producer, which we'll be sharing in September and October in the general catalogue. If you like Clear Light, they're Shou Puerhs carry the same skill in processing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong id=\"docs-internal-guid-1ab18a63-7fff-533c-62cf-c3dde191f6d2\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrigin: Menghai, Yunnan, China - 2007\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43740636938307,"sku":"tea.clearlight56g","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/IMG_0206_1e28d4b64fbb4c4ea0d418179c6526f8_230760.jpg?v=1788316931"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.livingtea.net\/collections\/seasonal-sale.oembed","provider":"Living Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}