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Introduction:
This Guangxi black tea is carefully selected from the autumn harvest of 2023. Plucked from ancient tea trees in high-altitude gardens in Longsheng Town, Guangxi, at elevations of approximately 800 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a rich, robust flavor and complex layers of taste. The plucking standard of primarily one bud and two leaves ensures a smooth, sweet taste with a delightful aroma, satisfying the palates of black tea enthusiasts.

Reasons to Recommend:

• High-Mountain Tea Gardens: Sourced from the mountainous regions of Guangxi, at an elevation of 800 meters near Guilin. High mountains are known for producing premium teas. These tea trees, grown for many years, have deep roots and lush leaves, absorbing abundant nutrients and minerals.
• Century-Old Tea Trees: Harvested from ancient tea trees over 100 years old, located in remote mountainous areas. These sexually propagated century-old trees, each covering an area of 6-8 square meters, are picked only once a year, resulting in a sweet, enduring flavor with low astringency.
• Organic Management: No chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or growth promoters are used. The tea garden is managed through organic practices, preserving ecological balance and enhancing the tea's quality, taste, and aroma.

Oxidation Level: Medium oxidation
Roasting Level: Medium roast
Tea Garden Soil: Red soil
Processing Time: Autumn 2023
Best Before Date: 36 months
Tea Variety: Fenghuang Dancong

Our Black Tea Sampler encompasses four of China's most iconic and well-loved red teas: Yunnan Black Tea, Yingde Black Tea, and Lapsang Souchong Black Tea (both smoked and unsmoked varieties). This sampler spans red teas with low, medium, and high fermentation levels, offering a delightful array of floral, honeyed, sweet, and smoky flavors. Furthermore, it invites you to explore the distinctive characteristics of teas cultivated in diverse garden types: modern high-altitude tea gardens, abandoned tea gardens, and wild tea tree gardens. With this collection, your journey to discovering your preferred red tea variety becomes effortless.

Wild red tea, produced in the Damingshan area of Shanglin County, Nanning, Guangxi. The tea gardens are primarily located at an altitude of 900 meters.Wild red tea grows in a pristine ecological environment with abundant vegetation. Due to the absence of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, its yield is limited, with only one spring tea harvest per year. It is processed using the traditional Lapsang Souchong Tea Process (non-smoked). It boasts a rich and unique floral aroma, with a sweet and refreshing taste, bright orange-yellow liquor, and evident golden rings.

Wild Souchong Black Tea uses wild tea leaves from mountains in Guangxi Province. It uses a special tea-making method of traditional Lapsang Souchong technique. Wild Souchong Black Tea maintains the taste of Lapsang Souchong, while it has a richer flavor. Lapsang Souchong is the earliest black tea and it is called black tea originator. It has a history of 400 years. Lapsang Souchong is baked by pine needles or pine wood. As a result, it has very strong fragrance. Also, due to the bake technique, the color of the tea is grey black and the color of tea soup is dark amber.

Introduction:
This Rose Black Tea is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2024. Combining Yunnan black tea from Fengqing, Yunnan, at elevations of approximately 1600 meters, with locally sourced red roses from Yunnan, the exceptional growing conditions impart a unique and richly layered flavor to this tea. The plucking standard of one bud and two leaves, paired with fresh red roses and three scenting processes, ensures a delicate rose fragrance perfectly blended with the robust, mellow taste of black tea.

Reasons to Recommend:

• Core Production Area: Grown in Fengshan Town, Fengqing County, Yunnan, where the average annual temperature ranges from 18°C to 22°C, with significant daily temperature variations and annual precipitation of 1200-1700 mm. The region is characterized by its climate, where "morning and evening mists blanket the land on clear days, and clouds shroud the mountains on rainy days."
• Scenting Process: Yunnan black tea serves as the base, while locally sourced red roses from Yunnan are used for scenting. The traditional scenting process is repeated three times, resulting in a tea where the floral aroma and tea fragrance are perfectly balanced.
• High-Mountain Tea Gardens: Since ancient times, high mountains shrouded in mist have produced premium teas. This tea thrives in such environments, where lush vegetation and organic-rich soil, combined with extreme daily temperature fluctuations, enhance the accumulation of flavorful compounds in the leaves.

Oxidation Level: High
Roasting Level: None
Tea Garden Soil: Red soil
Processing Time: August 2024
Best Before Date: 24 months
Tea Variety: Yunnan Tea No. 10

Introduction:
This Yingde black tea is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2023. Plucked from high-altitude tea gardens in Yinghong Town, Guangdong, at elevations of approximately 200 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a smooth texture and rich, layered flavors. The plucking standard of primarily one bud and two leaves ensures a full-bodied, velvety taste, with notes of caramel and cocoa, satisfying the palates of black tea enthusiasts.

Reasons to Recommend:

• A Renowned Chinese Tea: Recognized as a world-class high-aroma black tea, Yingde black tea was awarded the title of the world's finest high-aroma black tea by the International Tea Committee in 2019.
• Core Production Area: Grown in Yingde City, Guangdong, where the average annual temperature is 20.7°C, annual rainfall is 1876.8 mm, average relative humidity is 79%, and the frost-free period lasts 316.7 days. The fertile acidic red soil, rich in organic matter and nitrogen, contributes to the tea's exceptional quality.
• Tea for Diplomatic Occasions: On April 7, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Guangzhou and was served Yingde black tea during a tea ceremony at the Songyuan Hotel, highlighting its status as a prestigious Guangdong tea.
• Unique Aroma: Yingde black tea is crafted from the fresh leaves of Yunnan large-leaf tea trees and Fenghuang Shuixian tea trees (known for their high aroma). This combination results in a robust flavor and intense fragrance.

Oxidation Level: High
Roasting Level: None
Tea Garden Soil: Lateritic red soil
Processing Time: Spring 2023
Best Before Date: 24 months
Tea Variety: Yinghong No. 9

Introduction:
This Yunnan black tea is carefully selected from the spring harvest of 2024. Plucked from high-altitude tea gardens in Fengqing County, Yunnan, at elevations of approximately 1600 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a rich, robust flavor and complex layers of taste. The plucking standard of one bud and two leaves ensures a smooth, full-bodied texture, with notes of caramel, malt, and honey.

Reasons to Recommend:

• Core Production Area: Grown in Fengshan Town, Fengqing County, Yunnan, where the average annual temperature ranges from 18°C to 22°C, with significant daily temperature variations. The annual precipitation is 1200-1700 mm, characterized by a climate where "morning and evening mists blanket the land on clear days, and clouds shroud the mountains on rainy days."
• A National Gift: In 1986, Queen Elizabeth II was presented with Yunnan black tea as a national gift during her visit to China.
• Unique Tea Variety: Sourced from the large-leaf tea trees of Yunnan, known for their rich, enduring flavor and high tolerance for multiple infusions. The large-leaf variety has a longer growth cycle (2-3 years), with large, pointed leaves that contain higher levels of water extract and other compounds.
• High-Mountain Tea Gardens: Since ancient times, high mountains shrouded in mist have produced premium teas. This tea thrives in such environments, where lush vegetation and organic-rich soil, combined with extreme daily temperature fluctuations, enhance the accumulation of flavorful compounds in the leaves.

Oxidation Level: Fully oxidized
Roasting Level: None
Tea Garden Soil: Yellow soil
Processing Time: Spring 2024
Best Before Date: 24 months
Tea Variety: Yunnan Big Leaf