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Black Tea

Known as hong cha or "red tea" in Chinese, black teas are fully oxidized, resulting in the rich and warm flavors typical of this style. Mainland Chinese black teas offer classic, rich, and earthy flavor profiles, while Taiwanese black teas are renowned for their more delicate, naturally fruity tasting notes.

  • Black Tea Collection
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    The Black Tea Collection is a specially curated tasting set representing our range of black tea styles, from rich and malty to delicate and fruity. Included in the Black Tea Collection are four 1-ounce bags of tea, each representing different regional crafting styles and flavor profiles. Also included is an informational card listing the varietals, regions, and tasting notes, along with an educational video to watch as you brew! The collection is packaged in our...

  • Qing Xin Red
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    Qing Xin Red

    $62.00

    漢字 阿里山清心蜜香紅茶

    origin Alishan, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes stone fruit, citrus, honey

    漢字 阿里山清心蜜香紅茶

    origin Alishan, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes stone fruit, citrus, honey

    Described by the teamaker as "a black tea with the spirit of an oolong", Qing Xin Red is our rarest black tea. This innovative harvest combines Taiwan's Qing Xin cultivar (revered for it's elegantly sweet, creamy, and floral taste), with mi xiang crafting and traditional oolong production techniques like rou nian to create one of...


  • Native Cultivar Reserve
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    漢字 極品日月潭蜜香紅茶, 原種

    origin Yuchi, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes stone fruit cobbler, honey, floral

    漢字 極品日月潭蜜香紅茶, 原種

    origin Yuchi, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes stone fruit cobbler, honey, floral

    A reserve-grade harvest of one of our most popular teas, Native Cultivar Reserve is bright, fruity, and naturally sweet, with a honey-like finish that dances on the palate. It took us over four years of focused sourcing to find a crop that met our standards for quality and taste, eventually leading us to...


  • Gold Thread Reserve
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    漢字 極品金絲滇紅

    origin Fengqing County, Yunnan

    craft twisted

    flavor notes molasses, orange peel, raisin

    漢字 極品金絲滇紅

    origin Fengqing County, Yunnan

    craft twisted

    flavor notes molasses, orange peel, raisin

    Gold Thread Reserve is our finest Chinese black tea, cultivated in Fengqing County of Yunnan Province. This tea is crafted solely from young leaf buds, individually harvested by hand to deliver complex aromatics, sweetness, and a beautifully persistent finish. Developed in the late 1930's, Gold Thread Reserve is alternatively known as Jin Si Dian Hong. Jin Si means "gold silk"...


  • Jin Jun Mei (Golden Brow)
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    漢字 金駿眉紅茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft twisted

    flavor notes cacao nibs, floral, smoke

    漢字 金駿眉紅茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft twisted

    flavor notes cacao nibs, floral, smoke

    Invented in Tongmu Village — a secluded Wuyi Mountain town renowned as the birthplace of black tea — Jin Jun Mei (translated as "Golden Stallion Eyebrows") has only been produced since 2005, yet has quickly become one of China’s most revered black teas. Named for its wispy golden leaf buds, Jin Jun Mei is a painstaking tea...


  • Formosa Red #18
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    漢字 日月潭蜜香紅茶, 紅玉

    origin Yuchi, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes honey, herbaceous, dried fruit

    漢字 日月潭蜜香紅茶, 紅玉

    origin Yuchi, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes honey, herbaceous, dried fruit

    Black tea crafting in Taiwan was initiated by the Japanese in 1903. In 1926, the first Assam cultivar was introduced and planted around the hills of Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County. This lake’s climate, environment, and terroir was deemed the most similar to the Assam tea gardens of India....


  • Formosa Red Assam
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    漢字 日月潭蜜香紅茶, 阿薩姆

    origin Yuchi, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes bold, honey, dried fruit

    漢字 日月潭蜜香紅茶, 阿薩姆

    origin Yuchi, Taiwan

    craft twisted, mi xiang

    flavor notes bold, honey, dried fruit

    One of four Formosa Reds from a tea garden located just outside Yu-chih Village, in the hills surrounding Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County, Taiwan. This is a pure-stock Assam, brought to Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century by the colonial Japanese in an effort to develop a...


  • Three Cultivar Red
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    漢字 三品紅

    origin Fujian Province

    craft twisted

    flavor notes bold, earthy, dried fruit

    漢字 三品紅

    origin Fujian Province

    craft twisted

    flavor notes bold, earthy, dried fruit

    Our Three Cultivar Red is a unique blend of three varieties from across Fujian Province. In a world defined by tradition and age-old crafting methods, this tea is a rare innovation. The tea maker who created it is amongst a small group experimenting with new cultivars and crafting styles to create...


  • Golden Monkey, First Pick
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    漢字 金芽猴子紅茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft twisted

    flavor notes cocoa nibs, buttery, rich

    漢字 金芽猴子紅茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft twisted

    flavor notes cocoa nibs, buttery, rich

    Our Golden Monkey, First Pick comes from a tea garden on Jiulong Hill, in the eastern part of the Wuyi Mountain range. The area sees abundant rainfall, the climate is moist, the environment pure and the resulting tea leaves and its craftsmanship, exquisite. Picked in mid-March, it is the first...


  • Golden Monkey
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    Golden Monkey

    $24.00

    漢字 金猴子紅茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft twisted

    flavor notes sweet potato, earthy, rich

    漢字 金猴子紅茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft twisted

    flavor notes sweet potato, earthy, rich

    Gathered in April from the Wuyi Mountains of Northern Fujian. Fully enzymatically oxidized gold-tipped leaves and buds, crafted by hand into the shape of a monkey's paw. Red amber color, light for a black tea, exceptionally smooth and tannin free with notes of oven-roasted sweet potato. The relatively low astringency...


  • Yunnan Pearl
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    Yunnan Pearl

    $20.00

    漢字 云南珍珠紅

    origin Yunnan

    craft rolled

    flavor notes malty, smoky, rich

    漢字 云南珍珠紅

    origin Yunnan

    craft rolled

    flavor notes malty, smoky, rich

    Harvested in Yunnan Province toward the end of spring, our Yunnan Pearl is crafted from a combination of leaf buds and young leaves. These tea leaves are carefully hand picked, sun withered, rolled to bruise the leaf, and then allowed to fully oxidize before roasting. During oxidation, the leaf buds...


  • Keemun Maofeng
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    漢字 祁紅毛峰

    origin Qimen County, Anhui

    craft fully-oxidized

    flavor notes dried fruit, maple syrup, smooth

    漢字 祁紅毛峰

    origin Qimen County, Anhui

    craft fully-oxidized

    flavor notes dried fruit, maple syrup, smooth

    Named for Qimen County (its place of origin), Keemun is a classic Chinese black tea from Anhui Province and a traditional component of the English Breakfast blend. This style is renowned for its robust taste, with rich earthiness, bold tannins, and notes of dried fruit. Because Keemun is often produced...


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