Small and Casual Gifts
For a tea to bring with you or to give casually, the ones that work are teas with broad appeal, or teas with a clear flavor and a character that is easy to read.
Small and Casual Gifts
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)
Oolong Tea Trial Set
Seven oolong teas in one set at a friendly price. A good small gift, too.
$29.00 USD
Dong Ding Oolong ( Medium Fermentation ) 凍頂烏龍茶(中発酵)
A Dong Ding oolong from Lugu. Medium fermentation finished in the light-aroma style, with sweet ripe fruit, flowers and honey.
From $10.00 USD (30g)
Yunnan Chun Jian Green Tea 雲南春尖緑茶
An exceptionally rare original green tea, pan-fried from naturally grown old trees at 2,100 m above sea level in Yunnan Province. Its long finish rivals that of Raw Pu-erh.
From $6.00 USD (20g)
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)
Uji Genmai Cha 宇治玄米茶
A high-quality genmaicha with a long finish, developed using naturally grown native-varietal sencha. The quality of the sencha itself comes through fully.
From $12.00 USD (100g)
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)
High Mountain Purple Black Tea 高山紫紅茶
A black tea made from Yunnan's rare purple tea. Faint notes of shiso, sweet potato and peach. Fully fermented, so it takes milk well.
From $6.00 USD (20g)
Pu-erh Jasmine Pearl 普洱茉莉龍珠
A jasmine tea made to our order from naturally grown raw pu-erh we helped produce ourselves. A long finish and a substantial aftertaste that overturn what jasmine tea is assumed to be.
From $8.00 USD (30g)
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)
High Mountain White Tea 高山白茶
From a semi-wild garden at around 2,300m. Leaves bitten by the leafhoppers that thrive there develop a sweet honey aroma as the tea ages. A clear, gentle body.
From $13.00 USD (50g)