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Ground (Daily Shu Pu'er)

Ground (Daily Shu Pu'er)

Jingmai Mountains, Yunnan. 2025 Harvest

A daily tea to add warmth to a chilly morning, accompany a workday, or help the body reset after heavier meals. Gentle on the stomach and easy to brew, this is a tea you can return to every day—even if you’re new to loose-leaf tea. 

Tasting notes: Earthy • Smooth • Deep
Processing: Controlled fermented
Best brewing: Mug or thermos
Net Weight: 40g loose leaf
Servings: ~8–10 gongfu sessions or 12–15 western cups

$21.00 USD
$21.00 USD
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Why We Chose This Tea

When it first came to the idea of lele daily line, I imagined a tea that is so easy to brew, not requiring brewing technique and can be hardly messed up. A tea that can be enjoyed straight on its own, or blended with fruits, sweets or milk. A tea that is good in mugs, thermos, bigger teapots, gongfu style setup, or whatever vessels people have at home. 

Shu Pu’er is my first option and checked all the boxes. What makes it special is Pu’er is a completely different tea category and still less well-known in the US. It tastes the most like coffee, looks most like coffee, but more gentle and lasting. And I love how it helps with the digestion after heavy meals. It’s not a tea with high aroma, bright sweetness, but grounding, earthy and steady. 

I hope you enjoy this tea as much as I do, and use it as an entry to the broader world of Pu’er and cultures behind it.

About the Origin

Ground comes from the Jingmai Mountains (景迈⼭) in Yunnan, one of the most historically significant tea-growing regions in China and recently recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape.

Jingmai is known for its ancient tea forests, where tea trees grow interwoven with native forest vegetation rather than in monoculture plantations. The elevation, mist, biodiversity, and living soil contribute to depth and stability in the leaves.

Tea is central to daily life here — cultivated by generations of families across diverse ethnic communities, including the Dai and Bulang peoples.

While Yunnan today is also known for coffee and eco-tourism, tea remains its cultural foundation.

About the Maker

We source this Shu Pu’er through our long-term relationship with Shuixintang, a small tea studio in Yunnan led by Luoluo.

Luoluo works closely with mountain growers and focuses on clean fermentation and balanced aging. His approach is patient and detail-oriented — prioritizing clarity over intensity.

What we appreciate most:
• Careful pile fermentation to avoid harsh or muddy flavors
• Clean storage conditions
• Leaves sourced from well-managed mountain gardens
• A philosophy rooted in respect for both land and daily drinkers

How to brew

  • Mug
    3g • 300ml • 212°F
    Steep 3 min. Re-steep 2-3 times to taste.

  • Thermos (all-day brewing)
    5g • 900ml • 212°F
    Steep 10 min. Refill and enjoy throughout the day.

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Enjoy on its own, or with milk and simple additions like citrus peel, flowers, or spices.

A Daily Ritual


Brew it when the light is low.
Drink it from a cup that warms your hands.
Let it remind you that not everything needs to be fast.