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"Yi Mei Ren" (彝美人) means literally Yi (Minority) Beauty.  This tea is named "Yi Mei Ren" as its made from Wu Liang Mountain material, an area inhab...

First flush harvest black tea from Yixing in Jiangsu.  The home of the world famous Purple "Zisha" Clay Teapots is also an area that produces some ...

This rare and beautiful tea is crafted from spring harvested leaves plucked from established plantation bushes in the Mojiang area of Simao.  The t...

Golden Honey Aroma is a Mid-March harvested black tea grown in the Ning'er area of Simao. It's an old varietal that is referred to as 老号 (lit. old ...

A companion to our Silver Label (white tea) and Green Label (raw pu-erh), Red Label is a pure wild-arbor assamica black tea (红茶) pressed into conve...

A rare meeting of mountain fruit and Yunnan black tea. This is Spring 2025 Jinggu black tea hand-packed into the hollowed shell of Rosa roxb...

Cha Yu Lin is a small, artisanal producer based in the Anhua region of Hunan, known for crafting their own Fu Cha, Tian Jian, and Qian Liang / Bai ...

Sunrise Symphony is an invigorating blend of black teas from 3 famous tea-producing regions. The idea was to create a blend that can stand up to mi...

Our Autumn Pasha Black tea is from old plantation bushes growing at an altitude of about 1650 meters, making it one of the highest altitude teas in...

From a remote, wind-brushed ridge at ~1,800 m in far northwestern Jinggu, right along the Bang Dong (Lincang) / Jinggu (Simao) borderlands, comes a...

We are very excited to offer a sun-dried, wild arbor, pure assamica varietal Black tea! It's harvested from 100+ year old tea trees growing natural...

This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of Spring 2025 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

Classic style black from Yixing in Jiangsu.  The home of the world famous Purple "Zisha" Clay Teapots is also an area that produces some less-known...

Jingmai Mountain area is a large area in the southern part of Lancang county of Simao Prefecture.  There are more than 50 villages in the Jingmai m...

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...

An expertly fermented black tea made from the famous "Purple Beauty" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal. Subtle appearance with an expansive taste! Hints of flowe...

During the 2nd half of the 20th century most tea plants planted for black tea cultivation in Yunnan were hybrids of Assamica but not pure Assamica ...

This is a wild "ye sheng" varietal tea that was processed into a black tea. Of course, black tea is actually "red" tea in Chinese (红茶)! This expert...

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...

The grower of this Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong (正山小种) calls this "Sweet Potato" (红薯) Xiao Zhong.  The processing and roasting of this tea was done with t...

This is a classic styled Jin Jun Mei that was processed to remove the fine hairs (脱毛) giving it a more robust dark chocolate character.  Although, ...

Laoshan village is near Qingdao in the province of Shandong at an altitude of just 300 meters.  Laoshan village is also near a sacred mountain, and...

Mei Zhan is a varietal is originally from Anxi area of Fujian, and has been grown in Wuyi for more than 80 years. In the Wuyi area it's typically p...

This is a pure bud hand-plucked Jin Jun Mei black tea. Carefully picked and then processed with great skill into an incredibly smooth black tea tha...

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...

An expertly fermented black tea made from the famous "Purple Beauty" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal.  Subtle appearance with an expansive taste!  Hints of flo...

Take a flight to the Famous Tea Region of Yunnan! Taste a curated selection of our "Robust" Yunnan Black Tea and develop an appreciation for the di...

What happens when you mix just a touch of fresh premium grade osmanthus flowers with our luscious Yi Mei Ren "Needle" Black Tea from Wu Liang Moun...

What happens when you combine robust Yunnan Black Tea with Snow Chrysanthemum Flowers?  You get a highly complex and enjoyable tea both wonderful ...

Take a special flight to the Famous Tea Region of Yunnan! Taste Scott's personal favorites from this year's Spring Harvest of Yunnan Black Teas. Tr...

Laoshan village is near Qingdao in the province of Shandong at an altitude of just 300 meters.  Laoshan village is also near a sacred mountain, an...

In Autumn 2013 we visited several areas of Lincang, including Mengku and Yong De counties.  Our famous "Mu Shu" pu-erh from old arbor tea trees has...

Jin Jun Mei is one of the most classic Fujian black teas.  Typically Jin Jun Mei is a small leaf pluck rendering a potent and aromatic tea.  Growin...

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

Black tea often gets dismissed as being a pedestrian tea, suitable only for those who are new to tea. This Introduction to Chinese Black Tea Sample...