Black Tea & Hei Cha

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...

First flush of spring 2022 tea was harvested from wild tea trees growing in the Gao Ma village area of Anhua county in Hunan!  Hand-processed at ev...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Hong Mao Feng Black Tea from Jinggu, picked during the early spring flush, is carefully infused with fresh jasmine blossoms harvested in late May t...

Pure Bud Golden Needle Black Tea from Jinggu, picked during the early spring flush, is carefully infused with fresh jasmine blossoms harvested in l...

The product title says it all! It's tea harvested from Pure Assamica varietal tea bushes (same bushes that Pu-erh is harvested from), and then wilt...

Entirely first flush of spring harvested purple tea from Yang Ta village in Jing Gu county of Simao.  Purple Tea (Zi Cha) is a naturally occurring ...

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 ...

This year we decided to ask the grower of our very tasty Wild Tree Purple Moonlight White Tea from Jinggu to harvest tea from the same trees and bu...

Ba Nuo Village is a small remote village about 10 kilometers (as the crow flies) from Bing Dao village in Mengku county (for map click here). Our B...

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...

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...

A pure assamica varietal black tea from Da Si Village in Feng Qing! A first flush of spring bud heavy pluck from wild arbor tea bushes and trees. E...

A lovely old arbor (古树) black tea cake made from Autumn 2024 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang Dong, Lincang...

A lovely old arbor (古树) black tea cake made from Autumn 2024 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang Dong, Lincang...

Cha Yu Lin is a small An Hua area tea producer that produces their own Fu Cha, Tian Jian and Qian Liang (and Bai Liang) Cha. They have been produci...

This is a 2006 Yao Xiang Aroma Liu Bao Tea that was aged in Wuzhou (Guangxi). The Yao Xiang aroma is not something that the tea started with, but r...

This is a 2009 Ginseng Aroma Liu Bao Tea that was aged in Wuzhou (Guangxi). The Ginseng Aroma is not something that the tea started with, but rathe...

  Bai Sha Xi Tea Factory in Anhua County of Hunan is the earliest producer of "Dark Tea" (hei cha) in Hunan and the first to produce the Golden Flo...

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...

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 2024 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

This is a 2016 spring wild harvested Tian Jian tea from Bei Wan 北湾 area in Anhua county. Wild grown tea (荒山茶) was picked and processed carefully us...

"Memories of Time" is a Gao Jia Shan production made from 2013 Spring tea leaves harvested in the Liu Bu Xi area of Anhua county (Hunan). Pressed i...

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...

This is a new pressing of premium Spring 2023 harvested Fu Tea from Gao Jia Shan to celebrate the Year of the Dragon!  Each brick is meticulously a...

  Wild Grown tea leaves from Qing Zi Shan 罄子山 of the Gao Jia Shan mountains. This is the original An Hua tea varietal that has grown in the mountai...

Wild Grown tea leaves from Wu Yun Jie area of the Gao Jia Shan mountains. This is the original An Hua tea varietal that’s has grown in the mountai...

Chen You Shan is a small An Hua area tea producer that produces their own Fu Cha, Tian Jian and Qian Liang (and Bai Liang) Cha. They have been prod...

Cha Yu Lin is a small An Hua area tea producer that produces their own Fu Cha, Tian Jian and Qian Liang (and Bai Liang) Cha. They have been produci...

Cha Yu Lin is a small An Hua area tea producer that produces their own Fu Cha, Tian Jian and Qian Liang (and Bai Liang) Cha. They have been produci...

1980's Liu Bao stored in Wuzhou Guangxi.  Very cleanly stored Liu Bao with all the good  hallmarks of aged Liu Bao, and yet not funky or moldy tast...

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...

  Discover the world of Hunan Tian Jian tea!  Tasty teas to try, some with age, others younger.  All good! Want to learn more about Tian Jian tea? ...

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...

Da Shan (lit. Big Mountain) is an area in the northwest of Jinggu county not too far from Bang Dong area (Lincang). Our Da Shan black tea is plucke...

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...

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 of...

This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of Spring 2023 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

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...

This is a Tong Mu village area Jin Jun Mei that is processed with low heat and short frying times to preserve the trichomes (leaf hairs) on the lea...

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 ...

Cha Yu Lin Production! Entirely wild arbor tea harvested in Spring 2013 from Anhua County tea gardens. Aging for 10+ years in Anhua has taken the e...

Another excellent Gao Jia Shan production! Entirely wild arbor tea harvested in Spring 2015 from Anhua County's own Gao Jia and Yun Tai Mountains. ...