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If you ever want buttered popcorn without the guilt, this is the tea for you! Many other milk oolongs use a smaller leaf; our milk oolong or milky oolong is a larger leaf which means you can brew this multiple times without much astringency creeping in.

Notes: Butter, Sweet Cream, Popcorn

Origin: Nantou, Taiwan

This is our version of ceremonial-grade Matcha. Very smooth, with no bitter after taste. Slightly vegetal with a hint of nuttiness. This Matcha is especially high in antioxidants and amino acids. This Matcha is perfect to have straight without needing to add any sugar or cream. 

Origin: Mie, Japan

Notes: Sweet, Buttery, Nutty, Spinach, Seaweed

If your morning routine involves protein shakes, cappuccinos, or other iced blended drinks, then you want to use this particular Matcha. Adding a teaspoon of Matcha to your drinks will give you a lot of positive energy and less feeling guilty about the sugar intake of your sweet drink. Very high in amino acid and L-theanine which can help your mind to focus more and get more tasks done. 

Origin: Kagoshima, Japan

Notes: Umami, Spinach, Seaweed

There's an often-told story behind the unappetizing name. They say a famous and successful tea farmer got so fed up with everyone asking about the secret to his masterpiece oolong that he started to make a joke, telling everyone that the secret to his tea was the duck droppings he used as fertilizer for his plants.

This Oolong is baked using charcoal twice. The tea is first baked using an oven with a lower temperature (90c) for about 8 hours to remove the water content in the tea leaves. Rest for 3 weeks, and then baked using charcoal for 18 hours with 120c temperature. This tea will taste better when it has been aged for at least 4 to 6 months.

It's nutty and addicting like a toasted peanut. It's floral, but not overwhelmingly floral, just the perfect amount of floral notes. It's comforting and makes you want to just relax and forget about all the problems going on in the world.

Alternate Name: Ya Shi Xiang

Harvest: Spring 2020 

Elevation: 1200m

Origin: Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province

Notes: Floral, Toasted Peanuts, Comforting, 

It's like biting into kale! This tea is quite different from any of our other Sencha. Most sencha are more seaweed-like; this one is more vegetal than the savory. There is little or no astringency at all. The flavor is very deep and full-bodied. When first sipping this tea, you will notice a hint of floral notes followed by a strong vegetal flavor. The after-taste lingers for a while and then finishes with a pleasantly sweet and creamy aroma.

This particular cultivar was grown by Kawashima-san in Shizuoka, with an average elevation of 150-200 meters. We have a very limited stock of this tea. So, get this tea when you can before it's gone for good. 

Origin: Shizuoka, Japan

Style: Deep Steamed

Notes: Kale, Alfalfa, Jasmine, Creamy

Notes:Brussel Sprouts, Florals, 

This GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) Oolong is from Nantou, Taiwan, invented by the Japanese in 1984. Flushed with nitrogen during the oxidation process. GABA Oolong is very popular because of its benefits such as relieving anxiety, improving mood, reducing symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and treating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

ORIGIN: Nantou, Taiwan

Notes: Sweet roasted corn

One of China's most famous green tea. Bi Luo Chun usually tightly rolled int a spiral, like a snail's shell. If the spiral shape rolled is not tight and consistent, then you know it's not a high-quality Bi Luo Chun. Bi Luo Chun is very tender and covered with white tips. This green tea is also one of a very few teas that only available at our shop right around after springtime picking.  

This Bi Luo Chun is a high mountain tea from Zhenghe Province, more commonly known for its white tea. It consists of only the finest silver tips of the tea leaves picked around the end of the month of April.

Alternate Name: Xia Sha Ren Xiang or Green Nail Spring 

Origin: Zhenghe County, Fujian, China

Harvest: 2020 Spring

Notes: Refreshing, Smooth, Lemongrass, Seaweed

We don't normally think of Iron Goddess Oolong comes from Indonesia. Since Indonesia has a lot of active volcanoes, the soil around the area where this tea is grown has a lot of minerals. The Taiwanese origin tea maker, bake this mineral-rich tea leaf by using charcoal to give a deep, bold dark chocolate aroma. Brew this tea with high temperature (205 Fahrenheit) to bring out the intensity of peppery and smokey cinnamon.

The really cool thing about this tea, no matter how long you brew this tea, this tea will never get bitter. In fact, if you brew this tea for 10 minutes, the strong flavor is reminiscent of a bold and smooth tasting coffee. Add a dash of cream and ice, you can easily fool anyone that you are drinking an iced coffee!

Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia

Notes: Bold, Caramel, Chocolate, Coffee

One of the best introductory shou puerh that we have in the shop. Slightly earthy tones underline with a nice cooling finish.  

ORIGIN: Lancang, Yunnan, China

Experience a refreshing morning after a nice sleeping time with these blends. 

Ingredients: Lemon balm, linden flowers, orange blossoms, chamomile, skullcap, passion flowers, valerian root, lavender flowers, and lemon juice.

This tea is picked from an old tea bush, approximately 120 years old. Because it grows wildly, there are no pesticides or any chemicals needed. The varietal of this tea itself is called Xiao Zhong, which means a small bush --  most commonly used for the famous smoky black tea: Lapsang Souchong. Because this tea is picked from an old bush, this tea is actually called Lao Cong Xiao Zhong or Old Bush Small Varietal.  

One of the benefits of brewing large tea leaves from an old tea bush is how easy it is to brew the tea. Unlike most Indian black tea where it gets bitter, especially when you are not paying attention to your brewing temperature and time. This black tea never gets bitter. It has a relaxing, floral, and smooth flavor without ever reaching to the point of that sharp tannin, unpleasant and bitter black tea as you normally expected when being brewed too long. If you like to add sugar or cream to your tea, this is not the right tea to do that. This is the tea you want to savor and enjoy slowly with special friends that can appreciate a good cup of tea. 

Harvest Year: 2014

Tea Bush Age: 120 years old

Varietal: Xiao Zhong

One of Leo's favorite teas, and one of the most popular teas in the store!

If you're looking for an excellent example of high mountain tea that is more than just a famous name, this is the tea for you.

We chose this 2020 harvest because it's one of the teamaker's most favorite batches in recent years. It's a myth that high mountain oolong can't be aged over time. If made well, they can age just as well as any pu-erh or dark oolong. 

This tea is all about texture. Super rich, buttery, and almost luxurious, a hallmark of a good high mountain tea. The flavor is sweet and fresh, without being overly floral or green. The aftertaste is even sweeter.

Alishan is one of the most iconic high mountain regions in Taiwan, but not all Alishan oolongs are created equal. Because Alishan is so famous, there's a big range of quality on the market.

Our Alishan is made by one of the region's most famous teamasters, with leaves picked in a natural garden. She has been working with the same leaves for more than 20 years, and knows how to bring out the best in every harvest. No pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used for the tea which really captures the essence of the high mountain environment. We're big fans! 

Origin: Alishan, Taiwan

Harvest: Spring 2020

Notes: creamy, buttery, sweet

White tea is naturally oxidized. Because of the nature of how white tea is oxidized, white tea can be stored for multiple years and will taste smoother and sweeter. Brewing this white tea is very easy. It's almost impossible to brew this tea wrong. You can brew with high temperature or low temperature. You can brew short time or long time. Regardless, how you brew your tea, you will discover a new flavor every single time. With the proper brewing, this tea can be rebrewed over and over again for at least 20 times.  

Origin: Fuding, China

The most popular of our entire black tea collection. This is not the typical, pinewood-smoked Lapsang Souchong that enjoys such popularity. You can brew this tea at a lower temperature and get a nice, clean, and fruity black tea. Or you can brew this tea stronger and get such a rich flavor that it's almost like biting into 80% dark chocolate. Great iced or hot, with or without milk. Mild in flavor, compared to most black teas from India. 

Origin: Wu Yi Mountain, Fujian, China

Notes: Cocoa, Malt, Honey

This Oolong is also called Ginseng Oolong. This Taiwanese Dong Ding Oolong is pressed tightly into a little ball, then coated in a blend of ginseng and licorice powders. Natural sweetness with a hint of tingling sensation from the licorice. Very refreshing and unique flavors that you could never describe. Easy to brew and definitely a crowd-pleaser tea! 

Origin: Nantou, Taiwan

Notes: Honey, Ginseng, Licorice

Kabuse cha is shaded for about seven days before its harvesting resulting in an increase of antioxidants, and L-theanine effects. The tea leaves tend to be a little longer and stronger than sencha because of the controlled sunlight before its harvesting. A good balance between sencha and gyokuro. 

Origin: Kagoshima, Japan

Notes: Seaweed, Spinach, Umami

When thinking about how to introduce Taiwanese Oolong to someone new, this is the one tea you must try. Incredible aroma, flavor and after taste. 

The name forever spring comes because of how the tea can be harvest all year long. Tea that can be harvest all-year tends to sacrifice some quality with it. But not this one, since this tea is made by one of our best Taiwanese tea farmers. Even everyday tea like this is incredibly tasty. Definitely the best tea to enjoy for any tea lovers. 

Origin: Nantou, Taiwan

Notes: Honey, Orchid, Nutty

Tea nuggets or commonly known as tea lumps is the discarded tea during the process of making a ripe pu-erh tea. Small lumps of this ripe pu-erh tea are naturally created during the fermentation processed and separated by hands one by one.

The aroma of the tea is sweet and calming. The flavor of the tea is unlike any other shou pu-erh, almost like biting into glutinous rice. Slightly earthy and very easy to drin, perfect for beginners or even advanced tea drinkers.

The tea flavor will be kind of light in the beginning, but get more robust over multiple brews. You can brew this tea for at least 20 times before completely discarding the tea.

Origin: Menghai County, Yunnan, China

Notes: Sticky Rice, Creamy, Soy Milk, Earthy

This Sencha was our favorite Sencha last year. This year's version of Sencha Sae Midori is a lightly steamed Sencha. The leaves are picked in the second week of April and you can tell the refreshing flavor and aftertaste. The leaves are also much more intact than the deep-steam Sencha from last year. The color and the flavor is brighter and the flavor is much more citrus-like. The lingering aftertaste is really nice and refreshing. You'll feel so relaxed and energize at the same time. 

Origin: Kagoshima, Japan

Style: Light Steamed

Notes: Seaweed, Spinach, Full Body, Refreshing, Vegetal

Notes:Brussel Sprouts, Florals, 

These particular Jasmine Pearls are from a Da Bai cultivar which is normally used for making traditional white tea like Silver Needle (bái háo yín zhēn/白毫银针) or White Peony (bái mǔdān /白牡丹). In order to harvest them, the weather conditions must be perfect and must only be plucked during early springtime. 

After the base tea has been processed, it must be kept cool until summertime when the jasmine flower blossoms. This jasmine pearls' flavor is delicate and not overpowering. The aroma is relaxing and calming. Try infusing this tea at a lower temperature (190 Fahrenheit) to bring out more sweetness. If you are trying to make an iced tea or milk tea, try infusing it at a higher temperature (205 Fahrenheit) for a more robust flavor.  

Origin: Fuding, China

As delicate and airy as high mountain oolong gets!

This super elegant Yushan is made from a special winter harvest called dong pian, or winter petal, which only happens when the weather conditions allow the tea bushes to sprout twice during the winter. Dong pian harvests don't happen every year, and when they do happen, the yield is lower but the leaves are more concentrated and sweet. 

Because this tea is so soft and delicate, brew this tea on its own in a dedicated session to get the best out the leaves.

Yushan is a lesser known region in Taiwan, since most of the Yushan area is a protected national park where tea cultivation is not allowed. This particular garden is just outside the national park but at the same gorgeous, high elevation environment. No pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used in the garden, which really captures the essence of the high mountain environment. 

Origin: Yushan, Taiwan

Notes: Sweet, Delicate, Airy

Hōjicha is a Japanese green tea. It is distinctive from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal, whereas most Japanese teas are steamed. The tea is fired at a high temperature, altering the leaf color tints from green to reddish brown. The process was first performed in Kyoto, Japan, in the 1920s and its popularity persists today.

Starting off as a "poor man" tea, Genmaicha has now become one of the most popular Japanese green tea. 

You can easily make Genmaicha yourself by roasting brown rice in a pan over medium-high heat and mix them with your favorite green tea. It is surprising that no other country has done the same thing with their leftover green tea.

Each year, our tea farmers take their time to mix organic green tea from multiple harvests to blend in with organic popped brown rice. As a result, you get one of the most complex green tea. Toasty and nutty from the rice, sweet and umami from the earlier harvest, body and fulfilling after taste from the later harvest. 

Notes: Savory, Sweet, Nutty, Roasty

Origin: Shizuoka, Kagoshima, Japan

This is our "everyday" quality Dragon Well. For our premium, superior quality Dragon Well. Try this Superior Dragon Well. 

Dragon Well is the world's most famous Chinese Green tea. Therefore, there are thousands of different quality of Dragon Well in the market. This version of Dragon Well is toasted using a machine to give that unique nutty and earthy flavor to a green tea. A great tea to drink in the morning. 

Origin: Zhejiang, China

Notes: Toasted Rice, Vegetal, Nutty, Earthy

This Taiwan Oolong sample pack includes:

10g (1/3 oz) Medium Roast Dong Ding Oolong

10g (1/3 oz) Amber Oolong

10g (1/3 oz) Lishan Oolong

10g (1/3 oz) Dark Roast Iron Goddess Oolong

10g (1/3 oz) GABA Oolong

10g (1/3 oz) Oriental Beauty Oolong