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This lovely tea is a classic Yunnan black tea grown in Ning'er county of Simao.  This has been picked as 1 leaf to 1 bud sets and processed careful...

Mao Xie aka "Hairy Crab" is a type of Anxi oolong tea that grows in many places in Anxi county of Fujian. Mao Xie means literally "Hair of the Crab...

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...

Imperial Grade Jasmine Pearls is the tippiest first flush tea and mix with the freshest Jasmine flowers and uses a special steaming process to natu...

This tea was pressed 15 years ago (in 2005) by a small Menghai tea factory.  These are 25 gram Golden Melon tuo cha (金瓜沱) made from a blend of Gong...

This is a special varietal of Purple "Ye Sheng" Wild Tree Tea. It literally grows wild and this "sweet" sub-type is the most rare of all. It took 5...

High mountain tea grown at 2000 meters on Ai Lao Shan in Zhenyuan area of Simao. Picked and processed only from the first flush of spring, this bla...

Mao Feng green tea is from Yunnan "large leaf" varietal tea tree.  Unlike other green teas it is not rolled and the leaves and buds stay largely u...

This expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Feng Qing area of Lincang prefecture.  This wild tree var...

Our Dragon Well (Long Jing) Teas were picked in the early Spring before the Qing Ming holiday. They have been selected from trusted growers located...

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 over a per...

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

Tender shoots of tea buds are plucked during the first flush of spring (or late autumn after the monsoons have dried up) and then expertly processe...

A lovely aged Da Hong Pao from Wu Yi Mountains in Fujian.  This has been lightly roasted three times over the course of more than a decade and then...

A high quality stainless steel strainer for all-purpose use!  Fits nicely over almost any "cha hai" (sharing pitcher).  Won't rust or bleed bad tas...

Our Dragon Well (Long Jing) Teas were picked in the early Spring before the Qing Ming holiday. They have been selected from trusted growers located...

This Month's Premium Box: 25 Grams - Imperial Pure Bud Yunnan Black Tea of Simao Spring 2025  50 Grams - Menghai "Buddha Aroma" Green Tea Spr...

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 ...

Our first flush of spring Imperial Grade Silver Needle White Tea was picked in the first week of March from the tender buds of Jinggu area "Da Bai...

This is the highest grade of Tie Guan Yin normally available. Picked in a small window of just 2 days during the spring and autumn harvest and hand...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Jinggu county. The tea grows wild and is on...

Bai Lin Gong Fu (aka Golden Monkey) Black Tea is made from Fuding Da Bai Hao "White Pekoe" varietal tea leaves.  Our Premium grade is a one leaf to...

This is a competition grade Jin Jun Mei made from pure buds. The processing of this tea is done in several stages to gradually coax out the chocola...

Fancy Grade Tie Guan Yin is made from a genuine varietal of Tie Guan Yin from Gande village in Anxi County of Fujian province. The tea is full of f...

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...

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...

Our Tai Ping Hou Kui is grown in Hou Gang village near Huangshan Mountain in Anhui. It was harvested in mid-April (first flush) from a decades-old ...

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...

This Premium "AA" grade Da Hong Pao is light-medium level roast, and brews a thick golden-orange color tea soup. The aroma is fruit and spice with ...

Tie Guan Yin from Gan De village in Anxi county was carefully picked and then roasted by hand over pine wood charcoal. The process is repeated many...

Our traditional smoky Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, popularly known as "Lapsang Souchong" was expertly processed using pine wood smoke! The tea is a lovel...

Spring comes early in Yunnan! A mild sunny winter, quickly gives way to spring which allows for this fresh and nutty green tea. It is composed ent...

This is an expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture. This wild tree varietal grows wi...

This is one of those rare black teas where tea leaves and expert processing come together to create something unique and enjoyable. High altitude m...

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...

These little white buds come from wild-growing Camellia Assamica Dehongensis varietal. It is a sub-varietal of camellia that grows in the tropical ...

A delicious high quality pu-erh leaf has been stuffed into the rind of a whole tangerine! The leaves were stuffed in wet, and then allowed to dry ...

High quality hand-picked and processed silver needles (pure bud) white tea from Da Si village in Feng Qing county of Lincang. Slight cinnamon spice...

"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 inhabi...

This is an experimental varietal growing in the west of Wu Yi Shan township area. It's called 高山土茶, and is a perfect varietal for producing black t...

Made from the first flush of Spring White Pekoe (Camellia Taliensis) growing in Yang Ta village in Jing Gu county.  Just the bud is picked but the...

What happens when you use Ping Keng Tou "King of Duck Shit" varietal Dan Cong tea leaves and then process them using dehydration to halt oxidation ...

Shui Jin Gui (lit Golden Water Turtle) is one of the four famous varietals grown in the Wu Yi mountain area. Shui Jin Gui has been grown since the ...

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...

Spring harvest silver needles white tea from the mountains of Simao was infused with high quality Yunnan grown jasmine flowers.  A nice balanced sw...

This is the highest grade of Tie Guan Yin we have ever come across. It's unique to Gan De village and cannot be beaten in terms of taste and aroma....

A traditional process one leaf / one bud ratio black tea from the high Wu Liang mountains of Zhenyuan (in Simao prefecture).  Lightly wilted the le...

This is the purest gold bi luo chun black tea we have ever offered! Just the buds from autumn harvest tea leaves growing in Feng Qing were picked a...