We bring the centuries-old tradition of Chinese compressed tea — from Yunnan's misty mountains — directly to your door across the UK. Every disc tells a story.
Compressed tea discs — known as bingcha (餅茶) — have been made in Yunnan Province for over a thousand years. Pressed into cakes and aged to perfection, they were once traded along the Ancient Tea Horse Road.
We source directly from small family gardens in Yunnan, Fujian and Wuyi — then ship to our London warehouse. No middlemen, no compromises. Just extraordinary tea, at fair prices, for the UK's growing community of tea enthusiasts.
Earthy, complex and deeply satisfying. This sheng puer cake from Xishuangbanna develops beautifully with age. Notes of forest floor, dried fruit and subtle smoke.
Rich, smooth and velvety. A 15-year shou puer aged in traditional warehouses in Kunming. Notes of dark chocolate, dried jujube and aged wood.
Pressed into a compact disc from the famous Wuyi mountains. Mineral-rich with a long roasted finish, floral top notes and a warming, persistent aftertaste.
Delicate and fresh, this compressed green tea disc offers a bright, vegetal character with a clean sweetness. Best brewed gently at 75°C.
Exceptionally rare in compressed form. These pristine silver-tipped buds from Fuding are pressed to age gracefully. Delicate honey and wildflower notes.
Hand-scented jasmine green tea pressed into an elegant disc. Seven rounds of traditional scenting create a deeply perfumed, endlessly floral brew.
Use a tea needle or the flat edge of a knife to gently prise apart layers of your disc — always aim to separate leaves cleanly, preserving their structure.
Pour hot water (85–95°C for puer, 75–80°C for greens) over your leaves for 5 seconds, then discard. This awakens the tea and washes away any dust.
Brew for 20–30 seconds. Pour immediately. Expect this first cup to be exploratory — each subsequent steep will reveal new depth and character.
A quality compressed tea disc can be steeped 8–15 times, adding 10 seconds per infusion. This is the great joy of gongfu-style brewing.
"I've been searching for a proper UK source of compressed puer for years. The aged ripe disc is extraordinary — it's like drinking liquid history. Already ordered three more."
"The packaging alone made me gasp. Each disc wrapped in traditional paper, numbered and labelled. And the white tea — I've never tasted anything so delicate. Worth every penny."
"Arrived next day, impeccably packaged. I brewed the Wuyi oolong eleven times and it kept evolving. This is a completely different world from teabags. I'm a convert."
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