All Loose Leaf Teas

We've been selling a Hairy Crab oolong for more than 15 years and we thought it was the best "Mao Xie" varietal there was. Now in 2023 we've found ...

Jin Mu Dan (金牡丹/Gold Mudan Flower) is a unique Wu Yi varietal which was first introduced more than 4 decades ago.  It's a hybrid of Tie Guan Yin an...

"Jiang Mu Xiang" Dan Cong (Ginger Aroma) is a unique varietal of Dan Cong.  It's a naturally occuring hybrid of Feng Huang area Shui Xian that has ...

High Mountain Spring Harvest (April) from 100 year old tea trees!  This Osmanthus Dan Cong (桂花) is amazing!  As soon as you open the bag you will n...

Explore a very unique selection of what is known as one of the original "post-fermented" teas, Hei Cha. Taste a curated selection of Liu Bao, Fu B...

This is a Wu Yi varietal black tea called “Golden Peony" 金牡丹 that is typically processed into a roasted oolong tea.  By processing into a black tea...

Wen Zhong Dan Cong (文种) is a high mountain Dan Cong from Wu Dong area of Guangdong.  It's also picked the earliest of any Dan Cong's and has a smal...

This "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" 茶皇 is an incredibly laborious tea to produce. A wet pile batch made from Meng Song Village spring harvested tea leav...

This Jin Jun Mei grows in the same areas as Wu Yi's famous Rock Oolongs and has that same mineral sweetness and flower aroma.  The tea has been lig...

We are proud to offer a Certified Organic Black Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in April.  This Black ...

Huang Guan Yin (Ming Ke #2) is a hybrid that was developed over 20 years (1977-1997), by the Fujian Tea Research Center and was officially accepted...

The variety Hei Dan recorded in 'The Compendium of Chinese Tea Varieties' is the same as Wu Dan. In Minnan dialect, the pronunciations of 'Wu' (bla...

Sometimes tea trees can grow and sprout in exceptional condition that was normally considered "impossible," and teas such as "Winter Rhythm" (冬片) i...

From the "old brand" Three Cranes of Wuzhou this classic 15010 production was harvested and wet piled in 2011 and then stored in 41 kilogram basket...

Classic Menghai ripe pu-erh tea.  Wet piled by some of the most accomplished ripe tea professionals in Menghai (Yang Li).  Storage in Menghai (warm...

Tie Luo Han (铁罗汉) or Iron Arhat is a rare varietal of Wu Yi Mountain Rock tea.  It's one of the 4 "Si Da Ming Cong" or most well known Wu Yi rock t...

Huang Shan area in Anhui Province of China is known for it's incredibly picturesque mountains, and also for it's chrysanthemum cultivation. Our "Em...

Mi Lan Xiang (aka Honey Orchid Aroma) Dan Cong is the most well-known Dan Cong style. Bai Ye varietal is used and was expertly processed using a tr...

This is a one leaf to one bud style plucking of a Jinggu area (Ku Zhu Shan vicinity) Camellia Taliensis varietal.  Camellia Taliensis is a native J...

"Da Wu Ye" known as Big Black Leaf grows almost exclusively in Phoenix Village in the Wu Dong Mountains of Guangdong.  Da Wu Ye is a medium leaf va...

Growing in Li Zi Ping Village near Phoenix Town "Xiong Di Zai" (brothers) tea varietal plants aged 80-150 years are growing naturally at an altitud...

Take a flight around the Famous Tea Region of the Phoenix Mountains! Taste a curated selection of our premium whole leaf teas and develop an apprec...

Jin Yao Shi (lit. Golden Key 金钥匙) is a unique Wu Yi varietal. Ours is grown in Wu Yi Gong Shan Qian Village, Mi Tuo Temple (武夷宫山前村弥陀寺) at an elevat...

This "Pacific Petal" is the successor of our unusual "Pacific Bud" from the spring of 2018. There is a lot of improvement of this plantation and pr...

From the same collection as our 2002 "Aged Aroma" Collector Liu Bao Tea this is also very cleanly stored Liu Bao, and with enough age to make it ri...

Nanshan is now some of our favourite places when it comes to Qing Xin oolong varietal. To be honest, we think this is the very few places that cult...

Take a flight to the Famous Tea Region of Fujian! Taste a curated selection of our most popular Fujian Black Teas and develop an apprecia...

“Lao Cong” (or old bush) Shui Xian is grown in the Jiulongke area of Wu Yi. Jiulongke is included in the “Zheng Yan” (lit. “Proper Rock”, meaning s...

  This is a premium production is a blend of medium fermentation Liu Bao tea from the oldest producer of Liu Bao in Guangxi (Three Cranes / Wuzhou ...

Man Zhong Qing Village (蛮中青) is a small village west of Jinggu county seat in Simao at an altitude of 1700 meters. The tea material used to create ...

This is a classic wet piled Liu Bao from Wu Zhou Tea Factory.  Harvested and processed in 2001 and then packed into 30kg baskets for longer term ag...

This is a new/old production from FT Brand (Fei Tai 飞台)! Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea aged for 30 years in both Menghai and Guangdong! The tea itself...

"Chun Lan" aka Spring Orchid (春兰) is a unique and quite rare varietal from Wu Yi mountains in Fujian.  Grown on rocky outcroppings near Xing Cun Zh...

Rou Gui means Cinnamon in Chinese (肉桂茶). It's a varietal of Wu Yi Mountain rock tea that has been around since the Qing Dynasty. First flush of spr...

This is a small farmer production, that doesn't involve wet piling. It was grown in a small Hei Shan area garden (Wuzhou, Guangxi) at an altitude o...

This is a lovely middle mountain (中山) elevation Mi Lan Xiang (蜜兰香) from Da An village, grown at an altitude of roughly 900 meters from decades old...

Like "Lily Jade" of this season, this "Jade Lotus" is our attempt to explore the possibility of light fermentation with traditional processing. Unl...

Take a flight to Laoshan Village near Qingdao in the province of Shandong. A unique region at an altitude of just 300 meters, located near a sacred...

The high mountains of the Wu Liang range in Simao are home to some of the greatest teas in Yunnan.  Perfect weather, high altitude and a pristine n...

We decided to do something even more labor-intensive this season to stretch the potential of Taiwanese tea, linking it back to its ancestors. Do yo...

Tong Mu Guan is a village in the Wu Yi Mountains near the Fujian and Jiangxi border.  It's well known for it's Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong and Jin Jun Me...

This is a unique fruity tea with a orchid and peach pit aroma.  Our "Peach Pit Aroma" (aka Tao Ren Xiang) is grown at 900 meters, picked and proces...

  Black tea from Yunnan is among the most robust but refined black teas produced in the whole world! Typically Yunnan Black teas are made from Assa...

Liu Bao Tea from Wuzhou area of Guangxi is a tea that is meant to be aged.  Whether wet piled or unprocessed "raw" style, this tea ages to perfecti...

This is a premium high mountain (高山) Liu Bao tea produced by the oldest and most famous Liu Bao producer (Three Cranes Brand). Guangxi high altitud...

45007 is the recipe number for this traditional medium level fermented Liu Bao tea from the oldest producer of Liu Bao in Guangxi (Three Cranes / ...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding dir...

In the winter season of 2021, we successfully took two varietals commonly used for black tea production and successfully made them into oolong tea ...