Collection: The Jingmai Collection

Jingmai Mountain is a heartland of global tea culture, currently under application for UNESCO World Heritage status as the world’s oldest and largest agroforestry tea garden complex. Indigenous communities, including Bulang, Wa, Hani, and Dai have coexisted with tea for well over a millenium. The Bulang, in particular, are considered among the earliest tea cultivators and it is their ancestors who are acknowledged to have established the oldest agroforestry tea gardens throughout the broader Pu’er growing region. 

Theasophie produces from our own Mangjing village tea gardens, passed on to Yi Mu through family inheritance. We also source fresh leaf from friends and relatives. This ensures sufficient and diverse leaf material to meet demand and add complexity to our flavor profile. We personally hand process all of our leaf material, which includes wilting, firing, rolling, and sun-drying. Our finished material, known as maocha, rests for at least one month before being pressed into cakes. All of our shengcha is steamed, stone pressed and wrapped in local handmade paper. Such meticulous attention at every stage of the production process ensures our teas maintain an optimal amount of vitality. To brew and enjoy Theasophie’s teas is to experience the beauty and diversity of the tea gardens from which they are sourced.