Vegetal Teas
From crisp green teas to high mountain oolongs, these teas offer a refreshingly verdant flavor profile.
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Pre-rain Dragonwell
$45.00
$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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Cloud & Mist
$16.00
$3.00
漢字 雲霧綠茶
origin Fujian Province, China
craft drum roasted
flavor notes vegetal, robust, bright
漢字 雲霧綠茶
origin Fujian Province, China
craft drum roasted
flavor notes vegetal, robust, bright
Crafted in Fujian Province from a late April harvest, this Spring crop has a lightly savory and vegetal taste. Each leaf is hand-picked, then roasted with a drum roaster – a more traditional method of green tea crafting that predates the pan firing methods commonly used today. The dry leaves... →
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Lishan, Spring
$35.00
$6.00
漢字 梨山烏龍春茶
origin Lishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes gardenia, sugarcane, fresh cream
漢字 梨山烏龍春茶
origin Lishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes gardenia, sugarcane, fresh cream
Peaking at 2200 meters above sea level, Lishan is the third highest mountain in the Lishan Range. The garden from which this tea is harvested lies at approximately 2000 meters (6500 feet) above sea level, an elevation that yields temperate weather in the summer and light snow fall in the... →
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Tung Ting
$14.00
$6.00
漢字 凍頂烏龍
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes floral, vegetal, bright
漢字 凍頂烏龍
origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes floral, vegetal, bright
A descendent of oolong varieties taken from Jian'ou in China's Fujian Province, Tung Ting was brought to the eponymous central Taiwan mountain in the mid-1800s. Its name means "frozen summit", in reference to what was, at the time, one of the highest elevation tea gardens in Taiwan. Today, tea is... →
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Jin Xuan (Milk Oolong)
$21.00
$6.00
漢字 金萱烏龍春茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes butter, sweet, vegetal
漢字 金萱烏龍春茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes butter, sweet, vegetal
Jin Xuan, meaning "Golden Lily" in Chinese, is a relatively new Formosa cultivar developed by Taiwan's Tea Research and Extension Station in the early 1980s. This cultivar is the end result of nearly four decades of cross-breeding several Formosa varieties to yield a tea with a naturally milky taste, distinct in character from the traditional cultivars of our... →
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Alishan, Spring
$29.00
$6.00
漢字 阿里山烏龍春茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes floral, smooth, vegetal
漢字 阿里山烏龍春茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes floral, smooth, vegetal
Hand-gathered in late April at 1600 meters above sea level, our Alishan oolong comes from a garden that has provided us with tea for the past seven years. It’s a garden that for the past few years have won repeated accolades for the quality and character of its tea. Their... →
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Fu Shou Shan, Spring
$39.00
$6.00
漢字 福壽山烏龍春茶
origin Fu Shou Shan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes fresh cream, dried mango, floral
漢字 福壽山烏龍春茶
origin Fu Shou Shan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes fresh cream, dried mango, floral
At 2600 meters above sea level, Fu Shou Shan is the second highest peak in the Lishan Range, exceeding Lishan (for which the mountain range is named) by almost 400 meters. Our Fu Shou Shan was hand-gathered from a tea garden that sits at nearly 2500 meters (8200 feet) above... →
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Spring Maofeng
$20.00
$6.00
漢字 明前毛峰
origin Guizhou Province
craft drum roasted
flavor notes sweet corn, vegetal, bright
漢字 明前毛峰
origin Guizhou Province
craft drum roasted
flavor notes sweet corn, vegetal, bright
A classic example of Chinese green tea, picked in early spring. Fresh, crisp flavors are underscored by a rich, buttery mouthfeel when brewed at low temperatures, resulting in a creamy and vegetal brew with distinct notes of sweet corn. →
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Snow Dragon
$48.00
$6.00
漢字 福鼎雪龍
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft pan-roasted
flavor notes rice milk, nutty, toasted
漢字 福鼎雪龍
origin Fuding County, Fujian
craft pan-roasted
flavor notes rice milk, nutty, toasted
Snow Dragon is a unique hybrid tea, hand-gathered in Fuding County along the rugged northern coast of Fujian Province. This crop combines an heirloom white tea cultivar with a traditional green tea crafting style for an entirely unique taste, reminding us of a less vegetal and slightly creamier-tasting Dragonwell. The tea's name,... →
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Jin Xuan Winter Sprout
$40.00
$6.00
漢字 金萱烏龍冬茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes sugarcane, fresh cream, vegetal
漢字 金萱烏龍冬茶
origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang
flavor notes sugarcane, fresh cream, vegetal
Cultivated at over 4,000 feet above sea level in Taiwan's famed Alishan region, Jin Xuan Winter Sprout is a truly elegant representation of Formosa oolong, and one of the most unique Taiwanese teas in our collection. Known as dong pian in Chinese, winter harvests like this offer an exciting chance to discover a new side... →
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Lishan Matcha
$60.00
$6.00
漢字 梨山烏龍抹茶
origin Lishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang, ground
flavor notes gardenia, vegetal, sugarcane
漢字 梨山烏龍抹茶
origin Lishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang, ground
flavor notes gardenia, vegetal, sugarcane
Our Lishan Matcha is a fantastic (and entirely unique) alternative to Japanese matcha. Unlike Japanese green tea-based matcha (which is usually grown in low-elevation mass plantations and manually shaded), the high-elevation growing environment of Lishan provides all the requisite factors to create rich flavor naturally. Peaking at 2200 meters above sea level, Lishan is the third... →
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Wenshan Baozhong
$23.00
$6.00
漢字 文山包種烏龍春茶
origin Pinglin County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang, twisted
flavor notes floral, vegetal, crisp
漢字 文山包種烏龍春茶
origin Pinglin County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang, twisted
flavor notes floral, vegetal, crisp
Wenshan, the range of mountains that surround Taipei in northern Taiwan produces a type of oolong that is twisted rather than rolled. It's a crafting style that hearkens to an earlier time in tea making, and actually predates the rolled oolongs for which Taiwan is known. Called Baozhongs or "Pouchongs",... →
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