Spring 2026 Loose Leaf Teas

This Laoshan Village "Pine Needles" Green Tea is incredibly bright and sweet.  Unique processing that involves hand-processing (hand-frying, hand-r...

"Bao Hong" tea is from Yi Liang county of Yunnan.  It's leaf is quite small and it carries a high level of aroma.  The leaves are always picked whe...

This is a lovely middle mountain (中山) elevation Mi Lan Xiang (蜜兰香) from Siwangping village, grown at an altitude of roughly 750 meters from 100+ y...

This Yunnan varietal of Black tea is created from highest grade small bud Feng Qing Spring season tea.  This tea is picked when the buds are still ...

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...

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...

  Hui Long Zhai lies in the western part of the county of Teng Chong (Bao Shan Prefecture), a mountainous region with peaks as high as 3000 meters ...

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...

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...

We have been searching for a high grade Anxi Ben Shan oolong that would satisfy even the most discriminating aficionados of Jade oolongs (very ligh...

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...

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...

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...

Hou Zhong (猴种) is a unique Phoenix Dan Cong varietal, that has a strong and thick taste with some notes of pear and bittermelon.  Aroma is floral a...

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...

This lightly roasted tea is made from our Premium Grade Anxi Tie Guan Yin Oolong from Gan De village.  The tea was roasted for about 6 hours at a l...

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 lovely Ya'an Sichuan Green Tea!  Grown in the high altitude tea gardens in the area of Meng Ding Shan.  This unique Sichuan Mao Feng vari...

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 ...

A first flush of spring black tea from our lovely Laoshan tea growers!  This black tea is a unique 1 leaf and 1 bud pluck that's been hand-fried an...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Assami...

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 ...

This lovely black tea was grown in an untended plantation in the Wu Yi area of Fujian.  First flush of spring tea was plucked from Zheng Shan Xiao ...

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...

Our "Wild Ba Xian" grows wild at 900 meters of altitude (Middle Mountain) above Da An Village.  This comes from a small stand of trees that grow na...

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 ...

Spring harvest Jin Xuan tea grown on Tai Hua Mountain in Anxi county of Fujian.  Taiwanese Jin Xuan varietal tea growing at an altitude of 1100 met...

Menghai Buddha Aroma Tea (aka 佛香) has a high and long-lasting fragrance, with a unique chestnut aroma, the taste is rich and fresh, and the soup co...