Oolong Tea

Da Dan (大旦) varietal oolong is a unique Huang Jin Gui sub-type that is relatively rare and is often blended with Tie Guan Yin to bolster the overal...

This "Yu Lan Xiang" (玉兰香) Dan Cong is from the middle mountain elevation (1150 meters) in Tou She village in the Wu Dong mountains in Northern Guan...

A fully rolled Oolong tea from summer? Aren't summer tea supposed to be Oriental Beauty and black tea? Why are you selling a "summer" tea that is n...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

"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...

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...

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...

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 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...

The development of TTES #8 can be traced all the way back to the Japanese era in Taiwan, which was the golden era of Taiwanese tea. Although this v...

Produced in the January of 2021 and very much like "Frosty Serpent" and "Frosty Mist," this season's harbor tea could be consider a "winter rhythm"...

With success of "Twilight Jade" and "Night Jade" this Cui Yu plantation proved to be a phenomenal place for tea growing. This winter's Cui Yu is qu...

This tea was inspired right on the day when we were processing the Tieguanyin and Buddha Hand for this spring. We have long known that Mr. Chang ha...

Harvested in Autumn 2013 and produced entirely by hand from start to finish using hand kneading and basket roasting. Re-roasted in 2019 and then ro...

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

"Ba Xian" also known as the Eight Immortals Dan Cong grows in a couple of villages (Phoenix, Ping Keng Tou, and Zhong Shan) in the Wu Dong mountain...

After seasons and seasons of experimenting, we eventually reached the point of making the Jin Xuan varietal taste exceedingly close to the famous D...

After years of searching for an organic plantation growing the Buddha Hand varietal, we finally encountered the opportunity to produce this ancient...

Ta Ku Hou village is a small village near Phoenix town just to the west at an altitude of 1350 meters.  This is one of highest altitude villages in...

Gao Cong Shui Xian is a tea made from the older bushes of the Shui Xian varietal. To preserve the natural orchid fragrance of this tea, the roastin...

This year's mountain tea plan is a special one. We no longer seek sources of ancient tea trees. This spring we finally got in touch with the local ...

It has been two years since we first discovered this living fossil plantation in the spring of 2020. As the years have flown by, the seasonal yield...

Part 3 of our "Steps" series will take you further into the world of Chinese tea! While First Steps is meant to get you acquainted with the basics ...

Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong (aka Duck Shit Aroma) is a rare Dan Cong varietal grown in and around Ping Keng Tou village in the Phoenix Mountains outside...

Mi Lan Xiang (aka Honey Orchid Aroma) Dan Cong is the most well-known Dan Cong style.  This is a high mountain pluck from older trees (Lao Cong) gr...

This particular plantation gave us a strong impression last summer, so we could not resist the urge to come back again this winter. Since we had en...

The plantation at Yuli was no longer viable for us to process tea due to management reasons, so we had to find a new farmer to source the magical m...

With "Water Dragon" from the spring of 2021 running out, we felt the urge to create a new Shui Xian for this season utilising our new method of tea...

This summer was truly full of surprises. In the past three years, the Yeh family's plantation suffered from pest issue which resulted in a low yiel...

Gong Xiang Dancong is one of the finest fragrant teas in Phoenix Mountain. It is named after the floral aroma diffuses with the wind when the tea i...

The color of the finished tea is similar to that of a green snake, it is called Qingzhu Silk. The trees are the first batch of cuttings planted in ...

Ju Duo Zai is a rare varietal of Dan Cong Bush grown by just a few families in the Feng Huang (Phoenix) village area of Wu Dong Mountains.  Ju Duo ...

This tea was produced right after the creation of "Ruby Stone." With harvest quantity that was unbelievably low, we were urgent to come up with a c...

Po Tou Xiang (坡头香 lit. Top of the Hill Aroma) is a Huang Zhi Xiang varietal grown at 1000 meters in the Wu Dong mountains.  Grown in a cool and fog...