Welcome to the Black Tea Collection!
In this box, you'll discover the world's most popular tea style! Originally invented in the 1600's in China's Fujian Province, black tea is created by allowing harvested tea leaves to fully oxidize prior to roasting. This produces a darker colored brew, with a bolder flavor and notes of dried fruit, spice, earth, and wood. In this collection, we've assembled four unique black teas from across China and Taiwan, showcasing the range of flavor available within this one category.
Formosa Red #18

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1g | per | 1oz | at | 180°F | for | 2m |
Three Cultivar Red

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1g | per | 1oz | at | 180°F | for | 2m |
In a world defined by tradition and age-old crafting methods, this tea is a rare innovation, produced by blending three tea plant varieties from across Fujian Province. Harvested in late spring, Three Cultivar Red combines Huang Guan Yin and Jin Guan Yin (two Wuyi Mountain cultivars typically reserved for oolong production) with a local small-leaf variety normally used to craft green tea. The fresh leaves of all three cultivars are blended together then withered, oxidized, and roasted to create a wonderfully balanced and aromatic black tea. Three Cultivar Red offers bright notes of apple and dried fruit above a robust body: a fantastic replacement for Western-style "breakfast black" teas.
Order More >>Golden Monkey, First Pick

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1g | per | 1oz | at | 180°F | for | 2m |
One of our all-time customer favorites, Golden Monkey First Pick is a captivatingly smooth and rich variety from the Wuyi Mountains — the birthplace of black tea. As its name indicates, Golden Monkey First Pick is crafted in mid-March from the first harvest of spring tea leaves, ensuring a sweet and smooth flavor devoid of bitterness. The combination of provenance, variety, harvest season, and crafting method gives Golden Monkey First Pick an unmistakable flavor profile, with natural sweetness, a buttery texture, and its hallmark finish reminiscent of cacao nibs.
Order More >>Yunnan Pearl

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1g | per | 1oz | at | 195°F | for | 2m |
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