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Nutty Teas

From pan-roasted green teas to complex oolongs, these varieties are naturally rich and nutty.

  • Pre-rain Dragonwell
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    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”...


  • Tung Ting, Dark Roast
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    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...


  • Dark Roast Tieguanyin
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    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...


  • Celadon Pearl
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    Celadon Pearl

    $16.00

    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, nuttybold

    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...


  • Bai Mu Dan
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    Bai Mu Dan

    $26.00

    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...


  • Aged Tung Ting, ca. 1980
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     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

    After many years in our collection, we have finally reached the end of this aged crop. For a similarly rich, roasted flavor, we recommend exploring Wuyi Oolongs. 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...


  • Genmaicha
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    Genmaicha

    $12.00

    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...


  • Our Finest Dragonwell, 2023
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    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...


  • Gunpowder
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    Gunpowder

    $16.00

    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.


  • Heritage Golden Buddha
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    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....


  • Aged Tieguanyin, ca. 1986
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    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,...


  • 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.


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