霜降Frost's Descent
7581 砖茶7581 磚茶
qī wǔ bā yī zhuānchá

Kunming 7581

sourced
idkunming-7581
kunming-7581

Kunming's signature 250 g shou brick, now made under the Zhongcha (CNNP) brand.

Reading the code#

75
recipe year (1975)
8
average leaf grade 8
1
factory (Kunming)
Producer
Kunming Tea Factory
Style
Shou pu'er
Format
Brick, 250 g
Recipe year
1975

Also sold or written as 5#

Chinese variants
  • 中茶7581Zhōngchá 7581Zhongcha 7581Current branding under Zhongcha.
Translations and trade names
  • Zhongcha 7581
  • CNNP 7581
  • 7581 brick
Abbreviations
  • 7581

Names and ambiguities#

Kunming factory vs. CNNP/Zhongcha

The final digit 1 denotes Kunming Tea Factory, but most 7581 bricks are sold under the CNNP/Zhongcha brand. Some sources treat CNNP and Kunming Tea Factory as interchangeable. Whether a given '7581' is a Kunming-factory product depends on era and packaging.

12

Notes#

One vendor reports production paused from 1996 to 2005 before Zhongcha revived it, which fits the factory's 1992 bankruptcy.

Listed prices by production year#

Listed productions of 7581, by production year. Prices reflect different batches, sellers, storage histories and sales channels; this comparison does not isolate the effect of ageing or storage.

price per 100 g, USD, log scale

International retail
Show as table
YearProductChannelper 100 g
1999Kunming 7581 Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick International retail$39.20
2003CNNP 7581 Aged Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick International retail$36.10
2007CNNP 7581 Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick International retail$20.30
2020Zhongcha 7581 Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick International retail$11.19

Decode a wrapper code#

Type a recipe code, optionally with a batch: 7542, 7542-2201, 7572 0704, 8653.

Pu'er recipe
Kunming 7581

Where to buy#

Prices compared in the selected currency; unknown values appear last.
ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Zhongcha 7581 Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick
Stated year: 2020
Claimed origin: Mengku (origin field) / Menghai (description), which conflict
Details
Compare the details

Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Area as stated
Mengku (origin field) / Menghai (description), which conflict
Teasenz EU
Worldwide

Worldwide · EU · UK · USA

Shipping policy
€24.95 / 250 g $11.19
€9.98 / 100 g
≈ $0.78 a session
CNNP 7581 Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick
Pressing year: 2007
Claimed origin: not stated
Yunnan Sourcing
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Russia · Japan · South Korea · Hong Kong · Singapore · Malaysia · Thailand · Australia · New Zealand

Shipping policy
$50.75 / 250 g $20.30
≈ $1.42 a session
CNNP 7581 Aged Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick
Stated year: 2003
Claimed origin: not stated
Details
Compare the details

Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Storage
Kunming 2003–2010, Guangdong 2010–2025, Kunming since January 2025
Yunnan Sourcing
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Russia · Japan · South Korea · Hong Kong · Singapore · Malaysia · Thailand · Australia · New Zealand

Shipping policy
$90.25 / 250 g $36.10
≈ $2.53 a session
Kunming 7581 Ripe Pu'er Tea Brick
Stated year: 1999
Claimed origin: not stated
The Steeping Room
Selected destinations
$98.00 / 250 g $39.20
≈ $2.74 a session

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

Productions#

Sources#