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The Oolong Tea Flavor Exploration Collection is designed for curious tea lovers who want to explore the rich and diverse world of Chinese oolong tea through tasting.

Inside the collection are 10 distinctive styles of oolong tea, ranging from light floral aromas to deep roasted flavors.

This collection is more than just tea tasting — it’s about discovering the styles and aromas you truly enjoy. Whether you’re drawn to honey-like sweetness, orchid-like florals, mineral-rich roasted notes, or smooth and mellow textures, this set offers an approachable way to deepen your understanding of oolong tea.

Each tea is crafted from loose leaves and pressed into convenient mini tea cakes. A simple guidebook with brewing tips and tea stories is also included, making your exploration journey easy, enjoyable, and fun.

This Da Hong Pao offers a bold and full-bodied flavor with a distinct charcoal-roasted aroma. Grown in the high mountains of Jian’ou, Fujian, it delivers a rich yet smooth cup with a lingering cooling sensation that stays pleasantly in the mouth after drinking.

With its warm roasted character and natural sweetness, this tea is especially suited for those who enjoy stronger flavors or regularly drink coffee. Comforting, and easy to enjoy daily, it is an approachable introduction to the world of roasted oolong tea.

This Tie Guan Yin is a fresh and elegant everyday oolong, ideal for those who enjoy delicate floral aromas and a lighter tea experience.

With low oxidation and minimal roasting, the tea reveals soft orchid-like notes, a clean refreshing finish, and a light, silky texture. Gentle and easy to drink, it offers a bright and calming character that makes it especially enjoyable throughout the day.

This jasmine tea is made with fresh Hengxian jasmine flowers from September 2025, scented three times with Guangxi Lingyun Baihao autumn tea. This specially selected autumn tea base is high in fragrance and low in bitterness, offering a natural aroma with no additives. The floral fragrance is pure, long-lasting, and the taste is refreshing. It's suitable for all seasons, whether hot or cold.

Buying Guide:
This Yunnan Ancient Tree Black Tea is crafted from trees over a hundred years old in Jingmai Mountain, Yunnan. It is made using the sun-dried black tea method (Shaihong), where the leaves are naturally dried under sunlight rather than baked.

The tea offers a clean, gentle sweetness that doesn’t rush in at the first sip. Instead, a soft sweetness slowly emerges in the mouth a few seconds after drinking, leaving a calm and refreshing finish.

Compared to traditionally baked black teas, its aroma is not caramelized or roasted. Instead, it carries a light floral honey note, subtle and elegant. The overall flavor is delicate and restrained, which may feel unfamiliar to those accustomed to bold, malty black teas.

This is a black tea meant to be enjoyed slowly — quiet, natural, and understated.

Key Details About Ancient Tree Black Tea:
Origin: Jingmai, Pu'er, Yunnan
Harvest Date: April 2024
Leaf Grade: One bud with two leaves
Tea Master: Zhu Yafen

How to Brew
Water Temp: 212°F（or 100℃）
Tea-to-Water: 1g per 25ml
Steep Time: 20 sec for first 3 steeps, add 5 sec each time after
Teaware: White porcelain gaiwan
Re-Steep: 7 times

Storage:
Keep sealed, dry, and away from light or odors. For longer preservation, store in a cool environment. Best enjoyed within two years.

Why Ancient Tree Black Tea Stands Out
Ancient tea trees, often over 100 years old, grow in remote, pristine mountain forests, free from synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Their deep roots absorb rich minerals and nutrients, resulting in tea with a full-bodied, layered flavor and natural floral or honey notes.

The leaves of ancient tree black tea are thicker and more resilient, with higher levels of polyphenols and aromatic compounds, making the tea exceptionally durable in brewing. Each steep releases consistent flavor and aroma, often lasting for many infusions.

Yunnan, home to over 56 million ancient tea trees, is known as the “kingdom of ancient tea.” With the introduction of the Yunnan Ancient Tea Tree Protection Regulation in 2023, these trees are now safeguarded to ensure their heritage continues. Ancient tree black tea is a unique gem, offering both a pure taste and a connection to centuries of tradition.

2024 Jasmine Tieguanyin Oolong
Who It’s For:
Light, refreshing, and perfectly balanced, this Jasmine Tieguanyin Oolong is for tea lovers who enjoy subtle floral notes and a creamy, smooth finish. The lightly fermented Tieguanyin tea base is scented three times with fresh jasmine flowers, resulting in a tea that is delicate, buttery, and reminiscent of a serene garden. Best for those seeking a gentle, floral oolong rather than bold or heavy teas.

Tea Details:
Origin: Fangting Village, Huqiu Town, Anxi County, Quanzhou, Fujian
Harvest Date: September 2024
Scenting Rounds: 3 rounds
Tea Base: Fragrant-style Tieguanyin oolong
Tea Cultivar: Tieguanyin
Flavor Profile: Clean and fresh jasmine aroma, silky smooth texture, with a creamy mouthfeel.
What Makes It Special: The perfect marriage of jasmine’s uplifting scent and Tieguanyin’s velvety smoothness, offering a truly luxurious yet refreshing tea experience.

How to Brew

Water Temp: 212°F（or 100℃）
Tea-to-Water: 1g per 20ml
Steep Time: 30 sec for first 3 steeps, add 5 sec each time after
Teaware: White porcelain gaiwan or clay teapot
Re-Steep: 5-7 times

Jasmine Oolong Tea
Authentic Jasmine Oolong is a premium tea that combines the fresh, fragrant notes of Jasmine flowers with the smooth, rich flavor of Oolong tea. The process involves carefully blending freshly bloomed Jasmine flowers with Oolong tea leaves during the drying stage, allowing the tea to absorb the flower's natural fragrance. The more times the tea is scented with Jasmine flowers, the more intense and aromatic the floral notes become. After the scenting process, the tea is dried again to lock in that fresh, vibrant Jasmine aroma.

For the best flavor, Jasmine Oolong is typically made with high-quality, lightly fragrant Tie Guan Yin Oolong tea leaves, harvested during the summer or autumn season. The result is a tea that’s perfectly balanced: the fresh, lively Jasmine fragrance mingles seamlessly with the smooth, creamy taste of Oolong. It’s like stepping into a garden full of blooming Jasmine flowers, where the sweet floral notes and the smooth, sweet tea create a refreshing, comforting experience in every sip.

This Jasmine Oolong tea is perfect for anyone who enjoys a balance of light floral notes with a rich, smooth finish—ideal for any time of day when you're craving something fragrant and refreshing.

As one of China’s most iconic oolong teas, this Tie Guan Yin comes from high-mountain tea gardens at elevations of 800–1000 meters in its core growing region and is harvested in spring for its fresh and vibrant character.

Crafted with light roasting, the tea highlights elegant floral aromas, a clean natural sweetness, and a refreshing high-mountain finish. Compared to traditional heavily roasted Tie Guan Yin, this style feels brighter, fresher, and more floral-forward.

Compared with our everyday version, this tea offers a smoother texture, greater aromatic intensity, and a more refined drinking experience, making it especially suitable for those who enjoy expressive floral oolongs.

This Qi Dan Da Hong Pao is a balanced and refined Wuyi rock oolong with elegant floral aromas, layered fragrance, and a smooth roasted character. Compared to heavier roasted rock teas, it offers a more harmonious and approachable profile while still retaining the gentle mineral character that defines Wuyi oolong.

Smooth, expressive, and comforting, this tea is especially suitable for those who enjoy roasted oolongs with both floral complexity and depth.

This tea is made from the Qi Dan cultivar, one of the original tea varieties associated with Da Hong Pao. Unlike the blended Da Hong Pao styles commonly found today, single-cultivar Da Hong Pao highlights the unique personality of one specific tea variety, offering a more distinctive and layered tasting experience.

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.

Traditional Smoked Lapsang Souchong 
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 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 2025
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.

This Da Hong Pao is a rich and full-bodied Wuyi rock oolong with deep roasted aromas, a smooth texture, and the distinctive mineral character that Wuyi teas are known for. Crafted with a heavier roast, it offers warm roasted notes, layered intensity, and a bold yet comforting finish.

Its strong character makes it especially suitable for those who enjoy darker roasted teas or regularly drink coffee.

This tea comes from the Ban Yan (“half-rock”) area of the Wuyi Mountains. Compared to teas grown in the core rocky region, Ban Yan teas are often smoother, more balanced, and easier to approach, while still retaining the signature roasted and mineral-rich character of Wuyi oolong.

Traditionally, this style of Da Hong Pao is created by blending different Wuyi rock tea cultivars to achieve greater balance, depth, and complexity.

Recommended Purchase:
This authentic Keemun Black Tea from the core production area of Qimen County, Anhui, boasts a refined aroma that lingers, featuring unique notes of apple and orchid. It's best enjoyed plain to savor its natural floral and honey-like sweetness with a silky smooth finish. If you prefer bold flavors and plan to add milk and sugar, this tea might not be the perfect match for your taste.

Product Details:
Origin: Guanghui Village, Likou Town, Qimen County, Huangshan, Anhui Province
Harvest Date: April 15, 2024
Grade: Second Grade (Mao Feng), one bud and two leaves
Tea Cultivar: Qimen Zhuye (Qimen Broad Leaf Variety)
Craftsmanship: Traditional methods by tea master Feng Guochang
Flavor Profile: Distinctive "Keemun aroma" with apple and orchid notes, a refined and long-lasting fragrance, prominent floral and honey tones, and a sweet, smooth finish.
Highlight: An authentic Keemun Black Tea made from local tea trees in the core region, offering a perfect balance of flavor and richness—an excellent choice for everyday enjoyment.

About Keemun Black Tea:
Keemun Black Tea (or Qimen Hong Cha) originates from the Qimen region in Anhui Province, China, and its crafting technique is recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Known as the "Champagne of Black Teas," it captivates tea lovers with its signature floral, fruity, and subtle smoky notes. During Victorian England, Keemun Black Tea was considered a luxury, often gracing royal and aristocratic tea tables. It became a staple in classic English Breakfast and afternoon tea blends. Compared to Ceylon and Assam teas, Keemun is more mellow and smooth, making it a refined choice for pairing with milk or sugar. Over time, it has earned its place as a luxurious favorite among Western black tea enthusiasts.

How to Brew
Water Temp: 203°F(or 95℃)
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

Introduction:
This 2018 Liubao tea is sourced from high-altitude tea gardens in Guilin, Guangxi, and made from high-grade one-bud-three-leaf material. After five years of aging, the tea has undergone sufficient fermentation and transformation, developing a unique flavor profile with a distinctive betel nut aroma, a bright red liquor, and a smooth, mellow taste with a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Reasons to Recommend:

• Core Production Area: Grown in Liubao Town, Wuzhou City, Guangxi, where the average annual temperature is 21.1°C, annual rainfall is 1503.6 mm, and annual sunshine duration is 1915 hours. The abundant rainfall and vast mountainous terrain create an ideal environment for tea cultivation.
• Unique Aroma: The "betel nut aroma" of Liubao tea originates from a faint "pine smoke fragrance" in newly made tea, which transforms into the distinctive "betel nut aroma" after prolonged aging. This aroma creates a lasting "cooling" sensation in the mouth.
• Rich History: Liubao tea flourished during the Tang and Song dynasties and reached its peak during the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing dynasty, it was recognized as one of China's 24 famous teas for its unique betel nut aroma.
• Dual Benefits: Liubao dark tea holds a special place in traditional Chinese medicine. It is both cooling and warming, said to eliminate excess dampness while providing warmth when needed.

Oxidation Level: None
Roasting Level: None
Tea Garden Soil: Yellow soil
Master Blender: Liu Yongqiang
Processing Time: 2018
Best Before Date: Suitable for permanent storage
Tea Variety: Guangxi Group Variety

Rich in honeysuckle-like floral aroma, this Ya Shi Xiang Dancong offers a smooth, full-bodied tea liquor with a naturally sweet and silky texture. Its refreshing finish and uplifting fragrance make it an especially enjoyable floral oolong for daily drinking.

Compared with traditionally heavy-roasted Dancong styles, this version presents a cleaner, fresher, and more aromatic profile while still maintaining satisfying body and depth.

Crafted from autumn-harvest tea leaves grown in Dingyao — one of the core tea-growing areas of Phoenix Mountain, Guangdong — this tea is ideal for drinkers who enjoy highly fragrant oolong teas with a smooth and approachable character. Suitable for both newcomers to Dancong and experienced oolong enthusiasts.

Mi Lan Xiang Dancong is one of the most highly regarded varieties of Phoenix ( Fenghuang )Dancong oolong, known for its naturally rich honey-orchid aroma. The medium-rolled, dark dry leaves brew into a golden amber liquor. The taste is smooth and full-bodied, with layered floral and fruity sweetness. Its honey-like, silky texture remains lingering and enjoyable even after multiple infusions, leaving a refreshing and lasting sweet aftertaste.
Ideal for those who prefer a smooth, sweet, and mellow cup of tea.