I’ve got the Power 2026 Laomane Raw Puer
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With 4 different Laomane raw puers to choose from this year, this tea squarely sets the baseline for the others. However, in a unique twist, this tea was pressed using a combination of 2025 and 2026 spring mixed picking (arbour and old/big tree) material, with the former having spent a year well stored in the tea mountains.
We found both teas enjoyable in their own ways, but pressing them separately just didn’t make sense. Fortunately, they also play well together, resulting in a tea that demonstrates the power and intensity of fresh Laomane material, but in a slightly tamed package with smoothed out edges. This is one of the most interesting sheng pressings of the year.
This tea balances both a fresh and slightly aged quality, with the expected Laomane bitterness up front, followed by a fast acting and strong huigan. Even though this tea comes from land that is predominantly made up of “sweet” varietal trees, they’re only designated as such relative to the bitter trees.
Far from one dimensional, this tea has a very pleasant fragrance and slight aged quality, enriched by the presence of the older material – something we wouldn’t be able to achieve in Kunming. Consistent with Laomane teas, the body and texture is excellent, and there is a very noticeable chaqi/energy.
Since our first Laomane pressing in 2018, through 2019, 2022 and 2024, our experience has been that these teas perform flawlessly no matter when you drink them, making them excellent for long term storage.
$0.28-0.36/gram
Picking Period: Early Spring 2025, March 25-30 2026
Region: Laomane, Yunnan
One of the five villages that make up the Banzhang villages, Laomane separates itself from the domineering and renowned Laobanzhang, with a more noticeable kuwei (pleasant bitterness).
Even though the region has both bitter and “sweet” varietal tea trees, both can be considered firmly on the bitter side of the tea scale, and in most cases are picked together to give a more complete overview of the land. The only time bitter trees are picked separate are for commissions, some gushu, or single tree pickings (danzhu).
When blended with tea from some of the other villages, like Banpen, Laomane also plays a key role in dialing in a “Laobanzhang” flavour.
We spent considerable time in Laomane this year, not just drinking tea, but taking part in the local Bulang New Year celebration as well (泼水节). As a result, we came away with a healthy selection of teas from the region that span several processing styles. Laomane teas are unique regardless of how they’re processed, which makes comparisons between these even more captivating.
For a direct comparison of the same material in various forms and deeper dive into all things Laomane, we highly recommend picking up a set that includes our sheng, shou, white and black teas, all in a convenient one-click package.
And for a comparison between tree age and varietal, we recommend comparing this tea with our Bitter End Pro Gushu and 3X Selected Trees (bitter varietal).
For a more approachable version of this tea, those who are bitter-curious can opt for our Soft Power, which is comprised of the huangpian pickings (older yellow leaves that are sorted out) and has reduced bitterness.
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