Suitable for Cold Brewing
Some teas cold brew well and some do not. Gathered here are the ones that give up their contents in cold water without turning astringent.
Because the water never heats up, catechin is slow to come out and sweetness and umami arrive first. The teas that benefit are the ones with concentrated contents to begin with and with astringency that is fine rather than coarse. Heavily roasted teas, and teas designed to release their flavor at high temperature, do not show what they have when brewed cold.
White tea and black tea made from wild trees, and white teas with a high proportion of buds, suit this especially well.
Suitable for Cold Brewing
Asahina Gyokuro 朝比奈玉露
A rare true gyokuro from Asahina in Okabe, Fujieda, Shizuoka, made by the traditional method of shading with straw. The aroma and sweetness linger in the throat, leaving a lasting impression.
From $25.00 USD (30g)
Wild Black Tea 野生紅
A black tea made from wild Camellia taliensis. Our low-temperature process draws out fresh notes of muscat, honey and tomato. Excellent cold-brewed.
From $9.00 USD (20g)
Tsuge Zairai Sencha 都祁在来煎茶
A seed-grown, naturally cultivated sencha from Tsuge in Nara, a place of deep history said by some to have been the centre of ancient Japan. Its finish is exceptionally long even among Japanese teas, with a floral aroma and a clear body.
From $9.00 USD (50g)
Ancient White Tea ( Gushu Bai Cha ) 古樹白茶
A white tea from the first flush of naturally grown tea over 2,000m, from trees several hundred years old. A substantial floral aroma with real depth. Excellent cold-brewed.
From $12.00 USD (50g)
Snow Jasmine ( Bi Tan Pia Xue ) 碧潭飄雪
A fine jasmine tea made from Meng Ding Gan Lu, a green tea of Sichuan. Exceptionally strong in jasmine aroma.
From $16.00 USD (30g)
Tsukigase Black Tea Benihikari 月ヶ瀬紅茶 ベニヒカリ
A black tea from Beni Hikari, grown without agrochemicals or fertiliser in Tsukigase, Nara. Bright aromas of muscat, pineapple and honey, a faint menthol note, and a long finish.
From $8.00 USD (30g)
Qing Xiang Black Tea Purple Tea 2024 清香紅茶 高山紫茶 2024
A Qing Xiang Black Tea made from Yunnan's rare high-mountain purple tea by a low-temperature process. Fermentation is held back, giving a floral aroma reminiscent of Phoenix Dan Cong with the cool lift of shiso and menthol. Ideal cold-brewed or sparkling.
From $9.00 USD (30g)
Spring Oriental Beauty 蜜香黄金芽
A fine Oriental Beauty made only from young spring leaves heavily bitten by leafhoppers. An overwhelmingly bright, concentrated muscatel flavour with a sweet aftertaste.
From $33.00 USD (15g)
Tsukigase Withered Sencha 月ヶ瀬萎凋煎茶
A seed-grown, naturally cultivated sencha withered slowly in the forest to draw out a bright, floral aroma.
From $9.00 USD (50g)
Tsukigase Zairai Sencha 月ヶ瀬在来煎茶
A naturally grown sencha from Nara, raised without agrochemicals or fertiliser. Quite unlike the umami-focused style of Japanese tea, with a floral aroma and a clear, long finish.
From $9.00 USD (50g)
Gu Shu Yinzhen 古樹銀針
Made by an ethnic-minority community in the mountains of Yunnan from a single bud and its stem, plucked from naturally grown trees several hundred years old.
From $15.00 USD (50g)
Ancient Bai Mu Dan (Gushu Bai Mu Dan ) 古樹白牡丹
A white tea from old trees in Yunnan grown without agrochemicals or fertiliser, plucked one bud and one leaf. A high proportion of buds gives it a creamy, smooth body. Excellent cold-brewed.
From $15.00 USD (50g)
Darjeeling 1st Flush Arya Diamond
Arya Estate's finest lot. Made solely from first-flush leaves of the rare AV2 clonal, with a long finish, a smooth body, and floral aromas over young grape and berry fruit.
From $16.00 USD (20g)
Gyokuro Yabukita 玉露やぶきた
A rare true gyokuro from Asahina in Okabe, Fujieda, Shizuoka, made by the traditional method of shading with straw. The single Yabukita cultivar gives it a clear, floral aroma.
From $13.00 USD (30g)
Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea Loose 2026 大雪山野生白茶 2026 散茶
Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea is made from Camellia taliensis growing naturally in the mountains of Yunnan Province. The tea has a strong marigold and Shine Muscat-like flavor and the long aftertaste that only wild tea harvested in the mountains can offer.
From $22.00 USD (50g)
Phoenix Oolong Mi Lan Xiang Nong Xiang 2026 No.1 鳳凰単叢 蜜蘭香濃香 2026 No.1
Nong Xiang is a finishing style that is very popular in China. As the name suggests, it is characterized by an intense aroma.
From $10.00 USD (15g)
Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea Loose 2025 大雪山野生白茶 2025 散茶
A white tea made from wild Camellia taliensis growing in the mountains of Yunnan. A gentle floral character with a sweet Shine Muscat note. Exceptionally long and concentrated in the finish, and ideal cold-brewed or sparkling.
From $22.00 USD (50g)
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)
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)