Red Label Collection
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Our Finest Dragonwell, 2019
$95.00
$95.00
漢字 極品明前龍井
origin Pan'an County, Zhejiang
craft pan roasted
flavor notes watermelon, butter
漢字 極品明前龍井
origin Pan'an County, Zhejiang
craft pan roasted
flavor notes watermelon, butter
This is our finest Dragonwell. Each leaf was hand-gathered mid-March 2019 from a tea garden located at over 1200 meters above sea level, about an hour’s drive from Pan’an, in central Zhejiang. This tea was picked on the first harvest day of the season. The family that crafted this tea... →
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Silver Needle Reserve, 2019
$45.00
$45.00
漢字 有機銀針白毫
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft faded (air dried)
flavor notes apricot, marzipan
漢字 有機銀針白毫
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft faded (air dried)
flavor notes apricot, marzipan
This year's Silver Needle Reserve comes from one of the earliest harvests of white tea this year. Each down-covered leaf bud was picked by hand from a high elevation grove of Da Bai tea trees in Fuding County, Fujian. Once gathered, the buds were scattered on bamboo trays and slowly... →
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Da Yu Lin, 2019
$60.00
$60.00
漢字 大禹嶺烏龍茶
origin Da Yu Lin, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes citrus, sugarcane
漢字 大禹嶺烏龍茶
origin Da Yu Lin, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes citrus, sugarcane
Da Yu Lin Formosa oolong has a level of complexity, flavor and aromatics that exceeds other teas in this category. The source garden sits at approximately 2500 meters above sea level (well over 8000 feet). True Da Yu Lin has a reputation as Taiwan’s most coveted tea. At 2500 meters,... →
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Dark Roast Tieguanyin
$18.00
$18.00
漢字 特級猴王鐵觀音
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft nong xiang
flavor notes almond, toffee
漢字 特級猴王鐵觀音
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft nong xiang
flavor notes almond, toffee
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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Persimmon Blossom (Ya Sai)
$60.00
$60.00
漢字 柿花香(鴨屎香) 鳳凰單丛
origin Wudong Shan, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes asian pear, honey
漢字 柿花香(鴨屎香) 鳳凰單丛
origin Wudong Shan, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes asian pear, honey
The Phoenix Mountain range historically has been isolated from the rest of Guangzhou due to its remote location and harsh terrain, resulting in the development of distinctly unique tea varieties and traditions. In particular, this persimmon blossom tea was so rare and so desirable that farmers took to calling it... →
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Heritage Beidou
$60.00
$60.00
漢字 武夷大紅袍, 北斗
origin Wuyi Shan, Fujian
craft charcoal roasted
flavor notes toffee, fruit
漢字 武夷大紅袍, 北斗
origin Wuyi Shan, Fujian
craft charcoal roasted
flavor notes toffee, fruit
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... →
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Eastern Beauty
$44.00
$44.00
漢字 東方美人紅茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft twisted
flavor notes stone fruit, honey
漢字 東方美人紅茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft twisted
flavor notes stone fruit, honey
Our Eastern Beauty is a totally unique crop of insect-bitten tea we recently discovered in Alishan. Most eastern beauty teas are crafted as oolongs (partially oxidized) and revered for their intensely floral and honey-like aromas, which they obtain from being attacked by leafhoppers. This tea is also crafted from an... →
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$33.00
漢字 陳年野生生普洱茶
origin Menghai, Yunnan
craft sheng (raw)
flavor notes rich, camphor
漢字 陳年野生生普洱茶
origin Menghai, Yunnan
craft sheng (raw)
flavor notes rich, camphor
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 –... →
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Aged Tung Ting, ca. 1980
$22.00
$22.00
漢字 陳年凍頂老茶
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft rolled & re-roasted
flavor notes smoke, cocoa
漢字 陳年凍頂老茶
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft rolled & re-roasted
flavor notes smoke, cocoa
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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Aged Tieguanyin, ca. 1986
$30.00
$30.00
漢字 猴王鐵觀音老茶
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft never re-roasted
flavor notes plum, walnut
漢字 猴王鐵觀音老茶
origin Anxi County, Fujian
craft never re-roasted
flavor notes plum, walnut
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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Dragon Pearl Jasmine Supreme
$23.00
$23.00
漢字 極品龍珠飄香
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft rolled & scented
flavor notes jasmine, sweet
漢字 極品龍珠飄香
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft rolled & scented
flavor notes jasmine, sweet
Dragon Pearl Jasmine Supreme is our finest Jasmine scented tea. We only use spring-harvested Da Bai leaf buds from Fuding County, Fujian for the base tea, a variety usually reserved for white tea crafting. The buds are handpicked, then steamed and individually rolled by hand. The finished tea is then... →
