First Chapter, Yunnan
Six teas, one mountain region, one limited collector pressing. Singapore, Autumn 2026.
Limited pre-order, opens May 1
A single-producer, single-mountain, ancient-tree sheng pu'er from a village in Lincang prefecture.
Numbered and signed. Organic-certified. Documented in full through the Rumours Journal, from the garden in Yunnan to the pressing room in Singapore. Between fifty and one hundred units will be made. No more.
$199 SGD, paid in full on reserve. Shipping included within Singapore. Delivery in November 2026. If the run is made, you receive yours. If the edition is pulled, you are refunded in full.
Launching October 2026
One terroir, four tea categories, six expressions. Chosen by Eva in Yunnan, sourced direct from organic-certified producers, brought to Singapore without intermediaries.
金芽
Yunnan golden buds. Honey, malt, restraint.
滇紅
Classic Yunnan red. Cocoa, dried fig.
綠茶
Spring Da Ye Zhong. Soft, vegetal, alive.
月光白
Sun-withered. Apricot, cedar, slow.
生普洱
Young, bright, will age.
熟普洱
Aged five to eight years. Earth, dark sugar.
Available October in 50g and 100g sachets, 100g tins, and 5g coin gift sets.
Rumours Journal
Field notes from Yunnan. Considered opinions on the category. Honest reviews, including teas we don't make.
Published twice monthly. Free to subscribe.
The world doesn't need another tea brand. It needs fewer, honest ones. Here is what we believe, what we will and won't do, and why Yunnan first.
Read the manifestoOur founding manifesto. What we believe, and what we won't do.
May 08 · No. 02On what $50 a cake actually buys, and what it doesn't.
May 15 · No. 03Why marketing tea as medicine does the leaf a disservice.
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Why Chapters
The tea world is full of brands that sell everything from everywhere, blended for safety. We don't.
Each Chapter focuses on a single region. We work with the producers there for two to three years. We document them honestly through the Journal. Then we move to the next Chapter.
First Chapter is Yunnan because it is where Chinese tea begins, and where our co-director Eva has spent twenty years building relationships.
Founded by
Family roots in Yunnan tea gardens. Twenty years of direct producer relationships across Lincang, Xishuangbanna, and Pu'er prefecture.
Founder of Omnidesk. Editor of Rumours Journal. Writes at firstpress.ai.
