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Introduction:
This Jasmine Bai Hao is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2023. Plucked from high-altitude tea gardens in northern Fujian, at elevations of approximately 1000 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a fresh and richly layered flavor to this jasmine tea. The plucking standard of exclusively whole buds, combined with nine scenting processes, ensures a vibrant, luxurious floral aroma, a refreshing and mellow taste, and a sweet, lingering aftertaste with a hint of rock sugar sweetness.
Reasons to Recommend:
- Core Production Area: Grown in northern Fujian, where the climate is warm, humid, and evergreen year-round. With abundant sunshine, ample rainfall, and a frost-free period of 326 days, the region provides an ideal environment for tea cultivation.
- Scenting Process: Fuding Big Pekoe serves as the tea base, while jasmine flowers from Fuzhou, Fujian, are used for scenting. The traditional scenting process is repeated nine times, resulting in a tea that is described as uplifting, soothing, and warming, evoking the image of a jasmine flower slowly blooming.
- Whole Bud Material: The plump, straight bud tips are covered in abundant, visible white hairs, indicating their tenderness. These buds absorb the jasmine fragrance more effectively during scenting, resulting in a more intense, fresh aroma and a smoother taste. The tea retains its flavor and aroma even after multiple infusions.
Oxidation Level: None
Roasting Level: None
Processing Time: September 2024
Best Before Date: 24 months
Tea Variety: Fuding Big Pekoe
2024 Jasmine Liu Bao Tea
Who It’s For:
This tea is a harmonious fusion of the robust, earthy tones of traditional Liu Bao tea and the fresh, calming fragrance of jasmine flowers. Scented with innovation in mind, this 2024 release combines the health benefits of Liu Bao dark tea with the soothing properties of jasmine. The result is a silky, sweet tea liquor where jasmine’s brightness uplifts Liu Bao’s rich, aged flavor. Perfect for those who seek relaxation and enjoy exploring new tea-making techniques.
Tea Details:
Origin: Heng County, Guangxi
Harvest Date: August 2024
Scenting Rounds: 3 rounds
Tea Base: 2023 Liu Bao dark tea
Tea Cultivar: A blend of Yunnan large-leaf tea and Guangxi native varieties
Flavor Profile: Fresh jasmine aroma layered over the sweet and mellow richness of Liu Bao tea
What Makes It Special: Jasmine-scented Liu Bao tea is a cutting-edge craft, combining tradition with modern innovation. This tea is a delightful way to experience the best of both worlds.
How to brew:
Water Temp: 212°F(or 100℃)
Tea-to-Water: 1g per 20ml
Steep Time: Discard the first 2 steeps; 20 sec for 3rd–5th steeps, add 5 sec each time after
Teaware: White porcelain gaiwan or clay teapot
Re-Steep: 7+ times
Jasmine Liu Bao Tea
Jasmine Liu Bao Tea comes from Hengxian, known as the “Jasmine Flower Capital” of China, and is a unique blend of traditional Liu Bao tea and the fragrant notes of fresh Jasmine flowers.
To craft this tea, fresh, blooming Jasmine flowers are carefully mixed with aged Liu Bao tea leaves in a scenting process, allowing the tea to absorb the sweet, fresh fragrance of Jasmine. The result is a tea that combines the smooth, rich, and mellow taste of Liu Bao tea—a type of dark tea known for its health benefits—with the fresh, clean aroma of Jasmine flowers.
Why you'll love it:
Rich, Complex Flavor: Enjoy the deep, smooth flavors of aged Liu Bao tea with a refreshing Jasmine twist.
Health Benefits: Liu Bao tea is known for its digestive and detoxifying properties, while the Jasmine adds a calming, soothing element.
No Musty Aftertaste: While many aged teas can have a strong, musty flavor, the Jasmine helps to eliminate this, leaving a clean, fresh taste.
Refreshing & Calming: The Jasmine adds a light, floral aroma that transforms the tea into a truly soothing experience, making it perfect for unwinding at any time of day.
This blend of healthful dark tea and floral freshness is ideal for those looking for a unique, flavorful tea with both depth and balance—perfect for everyday enjoyment or as a special gift for tea lovers.
Traditional Smoked Lapsang Souchong (2024)
Recommended for:
If you’re a fan of traditional black tea with a bold pine smoke aroma and a rich, sweet flavor, this tea is for you. Produced in 2024 in Masu Village, Tongmuguan, Wuyishan, and crafted by tea master Zhang Song, it’s made using classic smoking techniques for the most authentic Lapsang Souchong experience. This tea is best enjoyed plain to fully appreciate its smoky and robust character. If you prefer lighter black teas or dislike smoky flavors, this may not be the best fit, and it’s not recommended for milk or sugar.
Product Details:
Origin: Masu Village, Tongmuguan, Wuyishan
Harvest Date: May 2024
Grade: First Grade
Tea Cultivar: Tongmuguan Xiaocai Tea
Craftsmanship: Supervised by Zhang Song, a second-generation tea master from Masu. He began learning the basics of Lapsang Souchong production as a teenager and is known for his expertise in traditional tea-making methods.
Flavor Profile: Distinct pine smoke aroma, rich sweetness, and full-bodied taste
Highlight: A must-try for anyone seeking an authentic smoked Lapsang Souchong, directly from the original region with time-honored techniques.
How to brew:
Water Temp: 212°F(or 100℃)
Tea-to-Water: 1g per 20ml
Steep Time: 20 sec for first 3 steeps, add 5 sec each time after
Teaware: White porcelain gaiwan
Re-Steep: 5-7 times
Tongmuguan Zhengshan Xiaozhong: The Original Smoky Chinese Black Tea
Zhengshan Xiaozhong, known as the world’s first black tea, originates from Tongmuguan in the Wuyi Mountains of China. This region, at an altitude of up to 1500 meters, is now a protected nature reserve, providing an ideal, untouched environment for tea cultivation. Zhengshan Xiaozhong tea from Tongmuguan is unique, not only for its specific local tea varieties and pristine mountain setting but also for its rich, 400-year-old heritage of traditional tea-making.
What truly sets this tea apart is the smoking process that gives it its signature taste. Skilled tea masters meticulously select local pine wood, particularly the resin-rich heartwood and roots, to smoke the leaves. This special wood is believed to impart a rich, natural pine resin fragrance, balanced with a subtle honey-like sweetness, creating a truly layered, unforgettable taste. Locals say that only Zhengshan Xiaozhong produced in Tongmuguan with traditional techniques captures this distinctive “pine smoke aroma with longan fruit notes.”
Outside of Tongmuguan, black teas made in the wider Wuyi Mountain area are known as "Xiaozhong black teas" but lack the same signature smoky aroma. Black teas made even farther away are simply called "Kung Fu black teas" and have a more familiar profile to Western black teas. But for those looking to experience an authentic, complex tea with deep roots in Chinese culture, Zhengshan Xiaozhong from Tongmuguan is truly one-of-a-kind.
Minnan Narcissus is a famous historical tea. It is a kind of oolong tea. During Xianfeng period (1851-1861), Shibao Zhen and his son brought 100 tea tree saplings from Wuyishan and planted the saplings in Dingxianyan successfully. Then, combining Wuyishan tea-making techniques and their own experience, Shibao Zhen and his son developed Dingxianyan Narcissus. The new type of tea was widely known by oversea Chinese, especially Chinese in Southeast Asia. At the beginning of 20th century, Dingxianyan Narcissus was widely transplanted to Wutaishan, Yongchun and it got a name: Yongchun Narcissus. After 1949, Yongchun Narcissus was transplanted to more than 10 towns in Minnan and got a name: Minnan Narcissus. Minnan Narcissus is distinct from other tea by its unique aroma.
This tea was freshly roasted on September 7 and is recommended to be stored for a period of time before drinking.
Why shouldn’t freshly roasted Oolong tea be consumed right away?
Right after roasting, the tea has a strong charcoal aroma that can mask its natural fragrance and flavor. It also retains a certain “fiery” quality — caffeine and tea polyphenols remain high, making the taste slightly harsh or astringent and potentially irritating to the throat or stomach. Drinking it too soon can also lead to a feeling of internal heat, especially for those prone to “heatiness” or during dry seasons, known in traditional Chinese medicine as “shang huo” (excess internal heat). These symptoms quickly subside once consumption stops.
To avoid discomfort, let the tea rest before drinking. This allows the fire taste to fade (“tui huo”) and the tea’s components to stabilize. Once rested, the tea becomes smoother and more balanced in both aroma and flavor. Lightly roasted teas need about 1–2 months to rest, while medium to heavily roasted ones require around 6 months.
Biluochun is one of China’s most delicate and aromatic green teas, traditionally grown around Dongting Mountain in Jiangsu. This edition is First Flush — the very first picking of early spring, harvested just as the tea trees awaken from winter dormancy.
Picked to the fine standard of one bud with one tender leaf, the tiny, downy shoots are hand-rolled into tight spirals. After resting through winter, the young buds naturally accumulate nutrients and higher amino acid levels, giving the tea its signature fresh, lively, and gently sweet character.
As the leaves unfurl in water, they release a soft floral fragrance — capturing the light, vibrant spirit of spring.
Introduction:
This Qidan Da Hong Pao is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2023. Sourced from the purest Wuyi rock tea in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian (the most authentic origin), the exceptional growing conditions and specific cultivar impart a truly authentic flavor profile. Crafted by master tea maker Chen Hai, who has decades of experience, this tea guarantees a rich, sweet aftertaste with a subtle osmanthus fragrance.
Reasons to Recommend:
- Core Production Area: Grown in the heart of Wuyi Mountain, Fujian, where the average annual temperature ranges from 16°C to 25°C, the frost-free period lasts 253-272 days, and annual rainfall is around 2000 mm. The relative humidity is 78%-84%, and the acidic red soil, rich in organic matter and minerals, contributes to the unique flavor of Da Hong Pao tea trees.
- Pure Cultivar: The mother trees of Da Hong Pao grow on the steep cliffs of Jiulongke in the Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve. Due to their limited yield and exceptional quality, the purebred Da Hong Pao is propagated asexually from cuttings of these mother trees and processed separately.
- High-Altitude Tea Gardens: This tea is cultivated in high-altitude gardens in Wuyi Mountain, where the superior climate enhances the tea's richness, delivering a fuller, sweeter aftertaste and a more intense, lingering aroma with a pronounced "rock essence."
- Unique Roasting Process: Premium tea leaves are slowly roasted under gentle heat, developing a sweet fragrance with a subtle smoky undertone.
Oxidation Level: 45%-55%
Roasting Level: Light to medium roast
Tea Garden Soil: Sandy gravel soil
Master Blender: Chen Hai
Processing Time: Initial processing in May 2024, refined in September 2024
Best Before Date: 36 months
Tea Variety: Qidan
Someone asked, "I'm new to Chinese green tea and want to try some well-known varieties without compromising on quality." This collection is curated just for that. We've handpicked the top 4 out of China's 10 famous green teas: Longjing, Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, and Lu'an Guapian. We've sourced these directly from authentic growers in the classic production areas, offering great value for money. Additionally, we've chosen high-altitude teas from seed-propagated group plantations and crafted by tea masters with over 20 years of experience. Each tea is a spring harvest from 2024. Here's a brief introduction to each:
Lu'an Guapian: A Unique Green Tea 15g
Lu'an Guapian is a historic Chinese tea that was once a tribute to the royal family. This precious green tea still maintains its unique traditional craftsmanship and flavor. Our gourmet Lu'an Guapian is handcrafted by a master with 30 years of experience, using leaves from the small-leaf tea plants in Qi Mountain, Lu'an, Anhui, grown at an altitude of 600 meters. Picked at the end of spring, the leaves are tender with a rich aroma and a refreshing taste. The end-of-spring tea is more affordable than early spring tea, with a more pronounced tea flavor and a slightly reduced aroma. Lu'an Guapian is picked by selecting only the second leaf from the bud and two leaves, discarding the stem and tender leaves, retaining the essence of the tea to ensure the purity and delicate freshness of the tea soup.
Biluochun: A Premium Green Tea from China 15g
Biluochun is one of China's most famous green teas, known for its high-temperature killing and initial pan-frying followed by slow low-temperature drying. Unlike Longjing's pan-frying, dried green tea has a distinct bean flavor, but Biluochun's frying aroma is not prominent, offering a more refreshing taste. This high-grade Biluochun has a slight floral and fruity fragrance, slightly sweet without bitterness, and abundant downy hairs. Despite its high grade and flavor, it's affordably priced because it's made from tea plants in Sichuan, not the authentic Dongting Biluochun from Suzhou, Zhejiang.
Huangshan Maofeng: A Delightful Green Tea 12g
Huangshan Maofeng represents the high-mountain green teas of China, grown from 60-year-old tea trees in loamy soil at an altitude of 800 meters. Crafted by experienced tea masters using traditional drying techniques, this tea offers a perfect balance of quality and value. It's rich in minerals and exudes a refreshing green tea aroma with a subtle orchid fragrance. Its sweet and gentle flavor is endlessly memorable, making it ideal for daily drinking, especially for those who prefer a sweet taste without bitterness. The spring-picked high-mountain leaves add to its unique sweet taste and soft texture.
Longjing: A Famous Green Tea 15g
We're committed to providing an authentic Longjing tea, different from the popular low-grade "machine-cut Longjing." Our tea is selected from the traditional Longjing variety in Lishui, Zhejiang, crafted semi-manually by Longjing masters with over 30 years of experience, combining traditional techniques with modern conveniences. We choose to pick our tea after Grain Rain and before the beginning of summer, when the flavor is similar to pre-Grain Rain tea, but more affordable. Our tea comes from high-altitude gardens (900-1000 meters), where the climate and altitude provide an environment similar to West Lake, ensuring superior quality and value.
Our Longjing tea is of a high grade, carefully selected from one bud and two leaves to one bud and three leaves, offering complete leaves in contrast to the machine-cut tea with more stems and incomplete leaves. Our goal is to offer a genuine variety and craftsmanship of high-quality Longjing tea at an entry-level price, ensuring every cup exudes the pure aroma and elegant taste of traditional Longjing
Tasting Grade Longjing Tea Product Introduction and Reasons for Recommendation:
This Tasting Grade Longjing Tea is semi-handcrafted by Master Pan, who has 30 years of tea-making experience, and is carefully selected from the freshest pre-rain spring tea of 2024. As a traditional group variety Longjing, this tea is picked from high-altitude tea gardens in Lishui, Zhejiang, at an altitude of over 900 meters, where the superior climate conditions give the tea a more refreshing taste and rich layers of flavor. The tea is picked with buds and one to two leaves, ensuring its fresh and sweet taste, accompanied by a light and elegant fragrance.
Reasons for Recommendation:
Exquisite Craftsmanship: Master Pan has 30 years of experience in making Longjing tea, combining semi-manual techniques to ensure that each batch of tea can showcase the classic taste and unique flavor of Longjing tea.
High-Altitude Tea Gardens: Compared to other Longjing teas, this tea comes from high-altitude tea gardens in Lishui, where the superior climate conditions make the tea richer in substance, sweeter in taste, and more refreshing in aroma.
Pre-Rain Harvest: Pre-rain Longjing has tender leaves and is rich in substances, with a clear and sweet tea soup, accompanied by an elegant floral fragrance, making it a top choice among high-quality green teas.
Group Variety Tea Trees: Group variety tea trees have deep root systems, resulting in a richer taste and more lasting aroma. Compared to the Longjing 43 variety, Longjing tea made from group variety tea trees is more resistant to brewing, and the tea soup has a richer taste.
Suitable for:
Consumers who pursue high-quality green tea and pay attention to cost-effectiveness.
People who like the fresh and sweet taste of Longjing and want to experience the authentic flavor of the group variety Longjing.
Not Suitable for:
Tea lovers who prefer a richer and fuller taste may find this Longjing too subtle.
If you are only looking for the core production area West Lake Longjing, this Lishui Longjing may not be within your consideration.
Whether you are looking to experience high-quality Longjing or to find an affordable and authentic green tea, this Tasting Grade Longjing Tea will be an ideal choice.
Looking for a Caffeine-Free Green Tea Alternative?
While we don’t offer caffeine-free green tea, we’ve carefully selected three herbal teas processed in a similar way to green tea—offering comparable freshness and aroma. These unique teas have been valued in traditional Chinese tea culture for centuries.
Jin Qian Liu – Sweet Tea Tree (Cyclocarya Paliurus)
Grown in the lush regions of southern China, this naturally sweet herbal tea is made from the leaves of the Cyclocarya Paliurus tree. Its smooth, mellow flavor makes it a perfect choice for anyone looking for a gentle, caffeine-free infusion. Traditionally, it has been appreciated for its balance and calming taste.
Wild Cliff Tea (Shi Ya Cha)
Harvested from wild tea trees on the rocky cliffs of Guangxi, this rare herbal tea delivers a robust, aromatic experience. With a rich profile and sweet finish, it’s known as “tea of the immortals” in local folklore. It is naturally high in flavonoids, which contribute to its full-bodied taste.
Vine Tea – Zhangjiajie Mei Tea (Ampelopsis grossedentata)
Thriving in the misty highlands of Zhangjiajie, Vine Tea is celebrated for its vibrant, refreshing flavor. Known as the “King of Flavonoids,” this herbal infusion contains a naturally high concentration of flavonoids, offering a satisfying, clean finish with every sip.
Introduction:
This old Tree green tea is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2024. Plucked from high-altitude ancient tea gardens at elevations of approximately 1600 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a refreshing taste and rich, layered flavors. The plucking standard of primarily one bud and two to three leaves ensures a fresh, mellow taste with a sweet aftertaste and a delightful honey-like aroma.
Reasons to Recommend:
- Natural Flavor: Sourced from the untouched forests of Yunnan, this old Tree green tea boasts a rich, earthy flavor. Its unique, bold taste and abundant polyphenols represent a perfect blend of nature and tradition, embodying high-quality, authentic Chinese loose-leaf tea.
- Rich in Nutrients: As an unfermented and non-oxidized tea, old Tree green tea exudes a strong, earthy aroma. Rich in polyphenols and catechins, it offers a fresh, complex flavor and powerful antioxidant properties, making it ideal for those seeking a deeper connection with nature through tea.
- 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.
- High Brewing Tolerance: This robust Chinese old Tree green tea retains its fresh, smooth flavor even after seven infusions.
Oxidation Level: 0%
Roasting Level: 0%
Tea Garden Soil: Red soil
Processing Time: Spring 2024
Best Before Date: Suitable for long-term storage
Tea Variety: Yunnan Big Leaf
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Wild green tea, produced in Kaishan Town, Hezhou City, Guangxi. The tea area is situated at an altitude of around 1000 meters, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with mist shrouding the area year-round. Grown in a pristine ecological environment with abundant vegetation, this wild green tea is cultivated without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, resulting in limited yield with only one spring harvest per year. Processed using the techniques of Roasted Green Tea, it offers a rich and refreshing taste, initially slightly bitter but quickly turning sweet, with a fragrant and full-bodied aroma. The taste is complex and layered, with a unique apple fragrance and a lingering aftertaste. Even after multiple infusions, the aroma remains fresh and pleasant. The liquor is clear and bright, with a yellow-green hue, visually appealing.
You may have tried various green teas, like Longjing, Zhucha, and Jasmine tea, but you're looking to explore more high-quality, reasonably priced Chinese teas. To ensure value, we've carefully selected premium teas from China's top ten famous varieties, following these key principles:
Collaborating with experienced tea masters to ensure traditional and skilled craftsmanship.
Choosing high-grade leaves—one bud and one or two leaves—while hand-picking out stems and dust to ensure purity.
Sourcing directly from tea farmers to maintain freshness and quality, cutting out the middleman.
Ensuring our selections are fresh spring teas from 2024 to capture vibrant flavors and aromas.
Picking high-quality leaves from authentic tea varietals to guarantee unique taste.
Balancing quality with affordability to meet consumer needs.
Sourcing from core production areas or nearby regions to ensure consistency in terroir.
Avoiding lower-grade flatland teas, focusing on those grown at altitudes above 600 meters to enhance flavor complexity.
Net weight: 90g, including:
Premium Biluochun: 15g
Premium Enshi Yulu: 15g
Premium Xinyang Maojian: 15g
Premium Lu'an Guapian: 15g
Premium Taiping Houkui: 15g
Premium Huangshan Maofeng: 15g
Here’s a brief overview of each tea:
Huangshan Maofeng: This tea is sourced from a renowned high mountain region, featuring tea trees over 60 years old grown in gravelly soil at 800 meters elevation. Recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage, Huangshan Maofeng boasts a distinctive aroma with floral and sweet notes, producing a clear, bright green-yellow tea that offers a pure high mountain experience.
Liu'an Guapian: This historic royal tribute tea was once reserved for the imperial family. Our premium Liu'an Guapian is hand-crafted by a master with decades of experience, sourced from high-altitude tea plants at 600 meters. The spring-harvested leaves ensure a rich fragrance and refreshing flavor, resulting in a pure, lingering aftertaste.
Taiping Houkui is a famous green tea from the Taiping area of Huangshan, Anhui Province, China. It comes from the core production region—Qiaoshan Village in Xinming Township—known for its cool, humid climate and fertile soil, perfect for growing tea. Our premium Taiping Houkui is made from one bud and three leaves, usually harvested around the Grain Rain season, with fine white fuzz on the leaves indicating top quality. The tea is grown from the traditional seed-propagated ‘Shi Da Shu’ variety, which matures later than usual. Due to the high altitude in Huangshan, the first harvest also takes place around Grain Rain. We work with Master Yu Jianguo, a tea farmer with over 20 years of experience, to produce this tea, which has a fresh flavor and aroma.
Biluochun: As one of the most iconic green teas in China, Biluochun is renowned for its unique floral and fruity aroma. Our premium Biluochun is sourced from Liyang, Jiangsu Province, crafted using traditional methods, and picked at the pre-rain period, ensuring a fresh, delicate flavor with minimal bitterness. This high-quality tea offers excellent value, priced at half to a third of similar products from core regions.
Xinyang Maojian: A top Chinese green tea, Xinyang Maojian comes from the core production area in Shihe District, Xinyang, located in high-altitude mountains at 900 meters. The significant temperature difference between day and night creates a unique elegant aroma and a fresh, flavorful taste. Our 2024 spring harvest features the highest quality leaves, with fine white hairs indicating superior quality.
Enshi Yulu: This historic steamed green tea is the only one in China that retains this traditional crafting method. Our Enshi Yulu comes from the core area in Enshi, Hubei, handpicked and crafted by a tea farmer with over 20 years of experience. Using high-grade leaves, this tea is fresh, rich, and slightly reminiscent of seaweed, while also being rich in natural selenium, known for its immune-boosting and antioxidant properties.
Introducing our exquisite Biluochun, one of China's most renowned green teas.
This premium tea undergoes a unique process of high-temperature killing and is first pan-fried until dry, then slowly oven-dried at low temperatures. Unlike Longjing's pan-frying, which gives a distinct bean flavor, Biluochun's aroma is more subtle and refreshing. The slow, low-temperature frying process ensures there's no seaweed taste in Biluochun. This particular grade of Biluochun is quite high, featuring one bud and one leaf, made following the authentic Biluochun craftsmanship. It has a slight floral and fruity fragrance, slightly sweet without bitterness, and abundant in downy hairs. Although it's not from the authentic Dongting Biluochun in Suzhou, Zhejiang, but made from tea plants in Ya'an, Sichuan (close to the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of over 2000 meters), this tea offers excellent quality and flavor at a more affordable price.
Reasons to choose this tea:
Crafted from the fresh spring harvest of April 2024, with one bud and one leaf, indicating high tenderness and grade of the tea leaves.
It's a high cost-performance Biluochun green tea without compromising quality.
Sourced from high-altitude tea gardens in Lingshan District, Ya'an City, Sichuan, at an altitude of 2000 meters, processed with the craftsmanship of Jiangsu Biluochun tea. The price is favorable because it's not from the core production area of Biluochun.
Purchase recommendation:
This tea is especially suitable for those who want to try Biluochun as beginners or for daily tea drinkers who need a large supply.
If you must purchase authentic Dongting Biluochun from Suzhou, Zhejiang, please buy with caution.
Introducing Lu'an Guapian
a historic Chinese tea with a royal past, once a tribute only enjoyed by the imperial family. This precious green tea still upholds its unique traditional craftsmanship and flavor profile. Our gourmet Lu'an Guapian is handcrafted by a master tea maker with 30 years of experience, using leaves from the small-leaf tea plants in Qi Mountain, Lu'an, Anhui, grown at an altitude of 600 meters. Picked at the end of spring, the leaves are tender, with a rich aroma and a refreshing taste. Late spring teas offer a more affordable price compared to early spring teas, with a more pronounced tea flavor and a slightly reduced aroma.
Why choose our Lu'an Guapian?
It comes from the core production area of Lu'an Guapian in Lu'an City, Anhui Province, ensuring authenticity.
Crafted by a seasoned tea farmer with 30 years of tea-making experience.
Sourced from high-altitude tea plants at 600 meters, which are less susceptible to ecological pollution and offer a superior freshness and aroma.
Directly purchased from local tea farmers, offering a higher cost-performance ratio.
Made exclusively from the newest 2024 spring harvest.
Who is it suitable for?
Entry-level consumers or daily tea drinkers who want to experience the classic Chinese green tea, Lu'an Guapian.
Those seeking high cost-performance without compromising quality.
Tea drinkers who enjoy a fresh, slightly bitter, and sweet taste.
Consumers who dislike seaweed flavors and prefer a strong green tea aroma.
Not suitable for:
Those who prefer strong roasted or smoky flavors.
Advanced tea drinkers seeking more intense and complex flavors.
Tea connoisseurs looking for a higher level of sweetness.
This Huangshan Maofeng green tea is carefully selected from the renowned high-mountain tea-growing regions of China, harvested from ancient tea trees over 60 years old, thriving in gravelly soil at an altitude of 800 meters. Recognized as one of the top ten famous teas in China and listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, its traditional craftsmanship is personally overseen by the experienced tea master, Master Yu. He adheres to the philosophy of traditional craftsmanship and hand refinement, combining high-quality raw materials to create this high-quality, affordable Huangshan Maofeng green tea.
Compared to the common Longjing tea, Huangshan Maofeng does not have the bean and chestnut aromas of Longjing but focuses more on the natural fragrance, orchid scent, and sweetness of the green tea itself, without any seaweed flavor. Its taste is fresh and elegant, and the tea soup presents a clear greenish-yellow, offering a very pure high-mountain tea experience.
Why choose this Huangshan Maofeng?
Top-shelf ingredients: Harvested from 60-year-old tea trees planted in high-altitude (800 meters) gravelly soil, these conditions endow the tea leaves with rich minerals and a unique sweet orchid aroma.
Traditional craftsmanship: Made by an experienced tea master using traditional drying techniques, preserving the natural aroma and taste of the tea leaves.
Great value: Despite its top-tier ingredients and traditional craftsmanship, this Huangshan Maofeng is priced at half the cost of similar Longjing teas, making it ideal for consumers who pursue high quality on a budget.
Suitable for tea enthusiasts who:
Enjoy exploring niche high-quality green teas: Huangshan Maofeng is a niche tea in the Western market, with a unique fragrance and orchid scent, perfect for tea lovers who like to try new types of tea.
Prefer green teas without the seaweed flavor common in steamed green teas: Huangshan Maofeng is more refreshing and natural.
Seek value for money in green tea: This tea is affordable yet does not compromise on quality, especially suitable for those who wish to savor top-tier green tea within their budget.
Not suitable for tea enthusiasts who:
Prefer strong pan-frying aromas or the bean and chestnut scents of Longjing tea, as Huangshan Maofeng has a milder and fresher flavor profile.
Seek very strong or full-bodied tea soup, as Huangshan Maofeng has a lighter color and softer taste, not providing an intensely robust experience.
By choosing this Huangshan Maofeng, you will taste a Chinese high-mountain green tea that combines high quality with great value, experiencing the true beauty of traditional handcrafted tea art.
Origin of Huangshan Maofeng
Location: Huangtian Village, Huangtian Township, She County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China
Picking Standard: One bud with two leaves
Tea Cultivar: Huangshan Large-leaf Variety
Tea Tree Age: Approximately 60 years
Introduction:
This Jasmine Maojian tea is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2023. Plucked from high-altitude tea gardens in Lincang, Yunnan Province, at elevations of approximately 1000 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a refreshing taste and rich, layered flavors to this jasmine tea. The plucking standard of primarily one bud and two leaves, combined with five scenting processes, ensures a pure floral aroma, a sweet and mellow taste, and a refreshing, lingering aftertaste.
Reasons to Recommend:
- Core Production Area: Grown in Mengsheng Town, Yunnan Province, where the unique microclimate features an average annual temperature of 21.9°C and annual precipitation of 1270.5 mm. The fertile soil, rich in organic matter, is ideal for tea cultivation.
- Scenting Process: High-quality green tea serves as the base, while jasmine flowers from Hengzhou, Guangxi, are used for scenting. The traditional scenting process is repeated five times, resulting in a tea where the floral aroma dominates and infuses into the liquor. The fragrance is pronounced but not overpowering, and the tea liquor is refreshing yet clear.
- 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: None
Roasting Level: None
Processing Time: September 2024
Best Before Date: 18 months
Tea Variety: Guangxi Group Variety
Introduction:
This Jasmine Zhen Wang is meticulously selected from the spring harvest of 2023. Plucked from high-altitude tea gardens in Jinggu County, Yunnan Province, at elevations of approximately 1200 meters, the exceptional growing conditions impart a fresh and richly layered flavor to this jasmine tea. The plucking standard of primarily bud tips, combined with seven scenting processes, ensures a vibrant, long-lasting floral aroma, a refreshing and smooth taste, and a sweet, lingering aftertaste.
Reasons to Recommend:
- Scenting Process: High-quality green tea serves as the base, while jasmine flowers from Hengzhou, Guangxi, are used for scenting. The traditional scenting process is repeated seven times, resulting in a tea with a full, lively floral aroma and a layered complexity that gradually unfolds in the mouth with each sip.
- 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.
- Whole Bud Material: The plump, straight bud tips are covered in abundant, visible white hairs, indicating their tenderness. These buds absorb the jasmine fragrance more effectively during scenting, resulting in a more intense, fresh aroma and a smoother taste. The tea retains its flavor and aroma even after multiple infusions.
Oxidation Level: None
Roasting Level: None
Processing Time: September 2024
Best Before Date: 18 months
Tea Variety: Yunnan Big Leaf