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Earthy Teas

From roasted oolongs to fermented pu-erh teas, these varieties offer a wonderfully bold and earthy flavor profile.

  • 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...


  • 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"...


  • 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...


  • Keemun
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    Keemun

    $16.00

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    Keemun

    漢字 祁門紅茶

    origin Qimen County, Anhui

    craft chopped

    flavor notes robust, earthy, bright

    漢字 祁門紅茶

    origin Qimen County, Anhui

    craft chopped

    flavor notes robust, earthy, bright

    Developed by a Chinese mandarin in 1875 to satiate the increasing demand for tea in Europe, Keemun quickly became the primary tea export of late 19th century imperial China. Today, it is a key component in traditional English Breakfast blends, but usually used in smaller quantities because of its cost...


  • Wild Leaf Menghai Sheng Pu-Erh 2003
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    漢字 〇三年勐海野生普洱生茶

    origin Menghai, Yunnan

    craft aged sheng (aged, non-fermented)

    flavor notes earthy, camphor, crisp

    漢字 〇三年勐海野生普洱生茶

    origin Menghai, Yunnan

    craft aged sheng (non-fermented, aged)

    flavor notes earthy, camphor, crisp

    Our 2003 Wild Leaf comes from the ancient tea trees that have grown for hundreds of years on the mountainous slopes of southern China’s Yunnan province in Menghai County. Harvested and crafted by the aboriginal people of Yunnan, the tea is a “sheng” or raw pu-erh – aged naturally –...


  • Heritage Grand Scarlet Robe
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    漢字 武夷大紅袍

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft charcoal roasted

    flavor notes caramel, oak, dried fruit

    漢字 武夷大紅袍

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft charcoal roasted

    flavor notes caramel, oak, dried fruit

    So named because a Tang Dynasty scholar on his way to the Imperial examinations made tea from its leaves – and was the only scholar out of two hundred to pass the exam and awarded the imperial scarlet robe. In gratitude, the scholar wrapped the tea plant in those same...


  • Lapsang Souchong
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    漢字 正山小種

    origin Fujian

    craft smoked with pine

    flavor notes pine smoke, earthy, robust

    漢字 正山小種

    origin Fujian

    craft smoked with pine

    flavor notes pine smoke, earthy, robust

    Lapsang Souchong originated during the tumult of the Taiping Rebellion, a civil war that raged through southern China from 1850 to 1864. While in the Wuyi Mountains, Taiping soldiers used bags of maocha, or unfinished tea, as resting cushions. Their weight crushed and damaged the leaves, encouraging the oxidation that transformed the...


  • 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...


  • Lincang Shou Pu-Erh 2012
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    漢字 一二年臨滄普洱熟茶

    origin Lincang, Yunnan

    craft shou (fermented)

    flavor notes bing cherry, grass jelly, molasses

    漢字 一二年臨滄普洱熟茶

    origin Lincang, Yunnan

    craft shou (fermented)

    flavor notes bing cherry, grass jelly, molasses

    In the mid-1980s, at Red Blossom's inception, we imported a rich shou pu-erh that we simply called "Grand Pu-erh." It was the tea upon which we weaned our first wave of pu-erh connoisseurs, who loved its rich flavor and balanced profile. Over time, our Grand Pu-erh developed a passionate following, and with its popularity we...


  • Amber Wuyi
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    Amber Wuyi

    $18.00

    漢字 武夷水仙岩茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft charcoal roasted

    flavor notes burnt caramel, whiskey, floral

    漢字 武夷水仙岩茶

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft charcoal roasted

    flavor notes burnt caramel, whiskey, floral

    Crafted from the popular Shui Xian variety, our Amber Wuyi is roasted in the traditional style over longan fruit wood. A balance of burned caramel and dried fruit notes with a complex, whiskey-like finish makes this a nuanced introduction to Wuyi oolong teas.


  • Heritage Beidou
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    漢字 武夷大紅袍, 北斗

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft charcoal roasted

    flavor notes toffee, dried fruit, oak barrels

    漢字 武夷大紅袍, 北斗

    origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian

    craft charcoal roasted

    flavor notes toffee, dried fruit, oak barrels

    Beidou, or "North Star" is famed as a direct descendant of the true Grand Scarlet Robe, or “Da Hong Pao”, variety. As true Da Hong Pao teas are reserved for elite government officials and dignitaries, we spend our sourcing trips searching for descendant varieties like this Beidou, which is reputed...


  • Imperial Shou Pu-erh 2012
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    漢字 一二年勐海宮廷普洱熟茶

    origin Yunnan

    craft shou (fermented)

    flavor notes earthy, wood, walnut skin

    漢字 一二年勐海宮廷普洱熟茶

    origin Yunnan

    craft shou (fermented)

    flavor notes earthy, wood, walnut skin

    Imperial grade pu-erh teas like this one were first crafted as tributary teas for the Chinese emperor. Only young leaves were thought worthy for these imperial gifts. Crafted in Menghai County of Yunnan, this relatively young pu-erh has already developed a bold, rich body - a sign of potential for future aging....


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