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Aged Shan Lin Xi Red

fun, deep, berry reduction

Nannuo Pu'erh Selection

juicy Meng Hai boldness

2020 Li Shan

noble, masterful gao shan wulong

2016 Yiwu Zhengshan Raw Pu'erh

classic sweetness, well on its way

recent write-ups

Yiwu Part I: At a Glance

Not just a township, but a larger area and even a mindset, we look at why Yiwu occupies an inimitable cornerstone of the pu'erh experience. Series by Gus

Tea as Ritual

Tea scholar, educator, and Rivers & Lakes community guest writer Miles Cramer pens an essay providing a tasteful glance at tea's journey through time as a ritual communion.

Jianghu Jargon

A more academic essay looking at the chinese language and its influence + dissecting the myth that Chinese is the most widely used language in the world, written by Bart

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The autumn ancient tree tea from Nannuoshan is pot

The autumn ancient tree tea from Nannuoshan is potent this year. It has a tenacious biting character that we come to crave. The bite is satisfyingly unsubdued and the qi really slaps... young sheng junkies may find what they’re after. We bought a kilo from our producer and are currently including free samples of mao cha on the house with any order from the shop right now. If the reception is alright, we may make lil mini cakes of it in the future 🧁 ☁️ #riversandlakestea
#shengpuerh

It’s a chilly morning. You get up with the sun

It’s a chilly morning. You get up with the sun and can still smell the campfire from last night. You get the campstove and kettle back out. What tea do you drink? ☁️ #riversandlakestea

Last call to get that 12% off all of our teas rele

Last call to get that 12% off all of our teas released before the fall lineup that just dropped ☁️ Currently the shop has just a small curation of 15 teas, and we like it like that — each one had to really speak to us before we considered offering it. type in “seasons” as the coupon code at checkout. #riversandlakestea

So that’s it, that’s the full autumn tea lineu

Last but def not least — our new 冻顶 Dong Din

Last but def not least — our new 冻顶 Dong Ding Oolong is the final installment in our lineup of autumn tea releases, and we couldn’t be happier. This tea has undergone a 30-40% roast, and we find that the fresh vegetal and floral tones are thickened and emboldened into a nuttier and more savory broth after this transformation. Perfect for autumn moods; appreciating any lingering warmth while fully welcoming the snuggle-ness that is to come. Enjoy 🍂☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
Gus & Bart #dongding
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Excited to announce our final tea of our fall tea

Excited to announce our final tea of our fall tea lineup tonight 🍂 It’s been great fun as a duo specializing in sourcing ‘greener’ teas from Yunnan and Taiwan to rise to the challenge of seeking the best representations of teas that are a bit more oxidized, more fermented, more aged, & maybe a bit more roasted 😉 Deets coming down the pipeline later on, don’t miss it. Enjoy the day, wherever you are friends
☁️☁️☁️☁️ #riversandlakestea

A massive thanks to @globalteahut for choosing thi

A massive thanks to @globalteahut for choosing this image as the winner of your photo competition — I feel privileged to be alongside so many other talented photographers in the tea community. Here are the other images from participants that placed in the competition — Slide 2: Simon Osten @theegreenmt.zion
Slide 3: Ben Younbaer @settingsunteahut
Slide 4: Dhyana Arroyo @miaalquimia
Slide 5: Alix McIntosh
Slide 6: Rita Tsui I don’t know if these folks have instagram accounts, so if anyone knows them please tag in the comments below!

☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️ shou enough! We ar

☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️ shou enough! We are stoked to have just released two ripe cakes made by our friend Dá É in Nannuoshan, our latest addition to our fall lineup 🍂 Not typically shou drinkers, we were a tough crowd when it came time to sample all the options. It was a hard verdict, but are confident with these two gems: ▫️an 2008 xiao shu material cake with a bit of age on it. Delicious, a fav amongst our friends since we brought it back from Nannuo. Dank and affordable. ▫️a 2016 cake made from the choicest second spring materials (first spring 头春 tou chun always goes to raw pu’er production) — old growth trees from Shitou, Banpo, & Duoyizhai of Nannuoshan. The wet piling fermentation was skillfully executed, and the results are felt in its bold energy, mineral rich tea whose aroma and #huigan is remarkable. Cheers from Gus & Bart #shoupuerh
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