Nutty Teas
From pan-roasted green teas to complex oolongs, these varieties are naturally rich and nutty.
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Pre-rain Dragonwell
$40.00
$6.00
漢字 雨前龍井
origin Panan County, Zhejiang
craft pan roasted
flavor notes nutty, buttery, rich
漢字 雨前龍井
origin Panan County, Zhejiang
craft pan roasted
flavor notes nutty, buttery, rich
An exceptional daily dragonwell, this tea is picked a few days after the Qing Ming holiday in early April, during a two week harvest period that ends on the Guyu Festival. This agricultural holiday welcomes the arrival of spring rains, and teas picked during the preceding two weeks are therefore referred to as “pre-rain”... →
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Tung Ting, Dark Roast
$14.00
$6.00
漢字 炭焙凍頂烏龍
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang, roasted
flavor notes toffee, brown sugar, cream
漢字 炭焙凍頂烏龍
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang, roasted
flavor notes toffee, brown sugar, cream
Each year, a portion of our winter harvest Tung Ting is set aside to be roasted to a greater degree than most Formosa oolongs. The process darkens the tea to create a rich and sweet tea that is smooth and fragrant. The sweetness of our winter crop Tung Ting from... →
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Dark Roast Tieguanyin
$21.00
$12.00
漢字 特級猴王鐵觀音
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft nong xiang
flavor notes toffee, golden raisin, floral
漢字 特級猴王鐵觀音
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft nong xiang
flavor notes toffee, golden raisin, floral
Harvested in Anxi County, Fujian Province in the springtime, the leaf is 30% oxidized, first by bruising the leaves in a bamboo drum and then allowing them to rest and gradually wither. The rest time enables the conversion of catechins into bioflavonoids while enriching the color of the liquor. We... →
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Celadon Pearl
$16.00
$3.00
漢字 綠珍珠
origin Zhejiang
craft rolled
flavor notes robust, nutty, bold
漢字 綠珍珠
origin Zhejiang
craft rolled
flavor notes robust, nutty, bold
From Zhejiang Province, China, Celadon Pearl is a late Spring harvested green tea that is tightly rolled in the style of a traditional Gunpowder. The long roasting process gives this tea a simple and crisp flavor with a toasted nutty finish. Because of the more mature leaves, it is more... →
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Bai Mu Dan
$26.00
$3.00
漢字 白牡丹
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft faded (air dried)
flavor notes almond, dried apricot, mellow
漢字 白牡丹
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft faded (air dried)
flavor notes almond, dried apricot, mellow
Our Bai Mu Dan comes from Fuding County, Fujian Province. Its two leaf and a bud combination comes from the Da Bai tea tree, picked in mid-April after the individual tea buds that make up Silver Needle have been gathered. Once picked, the leaves undergo a gradual "fade", during which... →
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Heritage Grand Scarlet Robe
$38.00
$6.00
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... →
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Aged Tung Ting, ca. 1980
$38.00
$6.00
漢字 八〇年凍頂老茶
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft rolled & re-roasted
flavor notes coffee, smoky, mellow
漢字 八〇年凍頂老茶
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft rolled & re-roasted
flavor notes coffee, smoky, mellow
Until the mid-1980s, Taiwan oolong teas were rolled by hand in small canvas bundles. Hand rolling produced tea clusters that were looser than what is created using modern machine rolling methods. These looser clusters required firing at higher temperatures for optimal preservation, which in turn produced a richer, more robust... →
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Our Finest Dragonwell, 2023
$160.00
$12.00
漢字 極品雪前龍井
origin Pan'an County, Zhejiang
craft pan roasted
flavor notes green bean, butter, crisp
漢字 極品雪前龍井
origin Pan'an County, Zhejiang
craft pan roasted
flavor notes green bean, butter, crisp
This is Our Finest Dragonwell. Each leaf was hand-gathered daily in small quantities beginning on March 13th from the first leaf buds of the year. Cultivated 4000 feet (1200m) above sea level at a remote tea garden in Zhejiang Province's Pan'an County, Our Finest Dragonwell is the purest expression of green tea that we... →
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Genmaicha
$12.00
$3.00
漢字 日本玄米茶
origin Japan
craft blended
flavor notes toasted rice, green tea, nutty
漢字 日本玄米茶
origin Japan
craft blended
flavor notes toasted rice, green tea, nutty
An everyday green tea that blends Japanese sencha leaves with roasted brown rice. Genmaicha was traditionally a tea for the common man in Japan, because the rice acted as a "filler" to stretch meager amounts of tea leaves. Brown rice is added to the tea during its final roasting, giving... →
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Gunpowder
$16.00
$3.00
漢字 浙江珠茶
origin Zhejiang
craft rolled
flavor notes bold, smoky, robust
漢字 浙江珠茶
origin Zhejiang
craft rolled
flavor notes bold, smoky, robust
From Zhejiang, grey-green late harvest green tea leaves are rolled to form gunpowder pellets. Full bodied, exceptionally assertive and pungent tea with a persistent bitterness...definitely for those who prefer their tea stronger. Gunpowder is also the traditional base tea used in mint tea preparations in Morocco. →
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Heritage Golden Buddha
$33.00
$6.00
漢字 武夷金佛岩茶
origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian
craft charcoal roasted
flavor notes burnt caramel, dried fruit, rich
漢字 武夷金佛岩茶
origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian
craft charcoal roasted
flavor notes burnt caramel, dried fruit, rich
A relatively new Wuyi oolong cultivar developed in the 1990's by the Wuyishan Tea Research Institute, Golden Buddha was created to highlight the sweet, creamy characteristics of Wuyi Oolong. Our Heritage Golden Buddha is thus a marrying of new and old – a fairly new varietal crafted using very traditional methods.... →
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Aged Tieguanyin, ca. 1986
$38.00
$6.00
漢字 八六年鐵觀音老茶
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft never re-roasted
flavor notes walnut, umeboshi, wood
漢字 八六年鐵觀音老茶
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft never re-roasted
flavor notes walnut, umeboshi, wood
Aged oolongs are rare in the world of teas. Unlike pu-erhs that change through microbial activity, oolong leaves age naturally. And whereas pu-erh teas are considered "living teas" that must be exposed to air, aged oolongs are often kept sealed as they age. This tea was sourced in the mid-80's,... →
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