Lao Ban Zhang Raw Pu'er Tea Cake
Sold as: 2009 Lao Ban Zhang Premium Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
All-spring 2009 cake from old Banzhang trees, pressed by members of the Mengku Shuangjiang tea factory; also sold as samples.
- Price
- $544.50for 250 g$217.80 per 100 g (≈ $217.80)checked 2026-11-01
- One session
- ≈ $15.25 7 g of leaf, a usual dose for gongfu brewing of this tea
- Vendor
- Yunnan Sourcing
Selected destinations
- Product page
- Open on the vendor's site
- Entry
- Lao Banzhang sheng pu'er (Tea)
- Stated year
- 2009
- Format
- Cake, 250 g
- In stock
- Yes
Details stated by the vendor
- Origin
- Lao Banzhang
- Tree age / type
- 400–500 years, "wild ancient arbor"
The stored year has not yet been classified as harvest, manufacture or release.
What these dates mean
Harvest, manufacture and price checks are separate events. A recipe’s origin date does not establish the age of the leaves.
- Leaf harvest year
- Not recorded here
- Manufacture year
- Not recorded here
- Price checked
- 2026-11-01
Price in context#
Compared per 100 g with other retail Lao Banzhang sheng pu'er listings from 2006–2010, using the same exchange rates.
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
Lowest of 40.8× the median ($277.24 per 100 g)
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Inconsistencies on the vendor's page#
- The maker is named two ways (Mengku Tea Factory / Mengku Shuangjiang Tea Factory).
- The seller says the listing was corrected from fall 2006 to spring 2009.