Flavorful Teas
Teas chosen for the strength and the quality of their flavor.
Flavor in tea comes from three sources: the cultivar itself, the fermentation, and the roasting. The teas here are the ones where the first two come through strongly. Most of them are either teas like Phoenix Dan Cong, where the flavor is the name of the cultivar, or teas like Oriental Beauty and honey fragrance black tea, where leafhoppers feeding on the leaf produce a honey flavor.
Flavorful Teas
Osmanthus Oolong (Ali Shan) 阿里山 桂花烏龍
A light-aroma Alishan tea harvested at 1,600m, finished by letting it absorb the scent of fresh osmanthus blossom.
From $17.00 USD (30g)
Ali Shan Cha 阿里山茶
One of the high-mountain teas we recommend most among HOJO's Taiwanese oolongs. Qing Xin oolong from a garden at 1,600m, finished by the difficult medium-fermentation method to draw out a bright aroma of citrus and ripe fruit.
From $10.00 USD (30g)
Ali Shan Jin Xuan Oolong Tea 阿里山金萱烏龍茶
An oolong made from the Jin Xuan cultivar, grown in a garden at 1,500m in Alishan. Its floral, milky aroma has made it rapidly popular in Taiwan in recent years.
From $9.00 USD (30g)
Oriental Beauty 東方美人
Taiwan's own heavily fermented oolong. Young shoots bitten by leafhoppers give it a strong muscat-like honey note and ripe fruit. Recommended to black tea drinkers, and good with desserts or cold-brewed.
From $12.00 USD (15g)
Li Shan Cha 梨山茶
One of Taiwan's great high-mountain teas. Leaves from a garden at 2,400m, finished by the demanding medium-fermentation method. Floral, with a sweet aroma of mango, peach and honey.
From $21.00 USD (30g)
Dong Ding Oolong Qing Xiang 凍頂烏龍茶 清香型
From Zhushan, near Dongdingshan. Lightly fermented, with a clear, bright aroma of orchid.
From $9.00 USD (50g)
Taiwan Tie Guan Yin / Mu Zha Tie Guan Yin 木柵鉄観音
A Taiwanese Tie Guan Yin made from the Tie Guan Yin cultivar. Roasted repeatedly and slowly to avoid scorching, holding a bright aroma and a sweet dried-fruit note together.
From $18.00 USD (30g)
Tian Chi Li Shan Cha Special 天池梨山茶 Special
A rare tea from one plot of the Tianchi Lishan garden at 2,600m. Something you meet only once in ten or twenty years, with a tropical fruit aroma layered with citrus and a note suggesting matsutake.
From $61.00 USD (50g)
Wen Shan Bao Zhong 文山包種茶
The most lightly fermented of Taiwan's oolongs, Wen Shan Bao Zhong sits between green tea and oolong in its fresh character. A gentle aroma of orchid.
From $10.00 USD (20g)
Lapsang Souchong Qi Zhong 正山小種 奇種
An unsmoked Lapsang Souchong made from the native varietal (qizhong) grown at around 1,300m in Tongmu village. Ripe-fruit aromas of peach, mango and longan.
From $16.00 USD (20g)
Uji Hojicha Jubuzan 宇治焙茶 鷲峰山
A hojicha made by sand-roasting a sencha from the first flush of a naturally grown garden at 600m. A long finish and a clear aroma that overturn what hojicha is assumed to be.
From $9.00 USD (50g)
Jasmine Silver Needle 茉莉銀針
A custom-made jasmine tea using ancient tree Silver Needle, made by an ethnic minority in Yunnan Province from naturally grown old trees.
From $17.00 USD (50g)
Jasmine Pearl 茉莉龍珠
A green tea from the first spring flush in Yunnan, plucked one bud and one leaf, rolled into pearls and scented with fresh jasmine blossom.
From $12.00 USD (50g)
Huang Jin Gui 黄金桂
An Anxi oolong given a medium roast. A bright osmanthus-like floral aroma with a toasty, dried-fruit character.
From $9.00 USD (30g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Gong Xiang 2021 鳳凰単叢 老欉貢香 2021
From a garden at 900m in Qixing'an village. A strong aroma of wild raspberry and ginger flower, with a returning aroma that lasts.
From $15.00 USD (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Jiang Mu Xiang 2025 鳳凰単叢 老欉姜母香 2025
From old trees 80 years old at 1,200m in Guizhuhu village, Wudong. Raspberry brightness in harmony with galangal, and a concentrated aftertaste.
From $14.00 USD (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Ya Shi Xiang 2022 鳳凰単叢 鴨屎香 2022 No.2
From Pingkengtou village at around 1,000m. A tropical aroma suggesting mango, with a soft mouthfeel and a long finish to enjoy.
From $9.00 USD (15g)
Ripe Pu-erh Jasmine Tea 黒茉莉茶
An original jasmine tea based on naturally grown ripe pu-erh. Unlike the usual green-tea base, it takes milk extremely well and goes with sweets.
From $12.00 USD (50g)
Lapsang Souchong Qi Zhong Classic 正山小種 奇種伝統式
A smoked Lapsang Souchong made from the native varietal (qizhong) grown at around 1,300m in Tongmu village. Only mature pines above a set diameter are used, giving a refined aroma reminiscent of a fine Scotch.
From $16.00 USD (20g)
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Nepal 1st Flush Jun Chiyabari Estate
A spring-plucked black tea with floral, honey and muscat aromas and a long finish.
From $7.00 USD (20g)