Teas in Tins
Teas packed in tins. These are the items that fit our gift boxes, which hold either two tins or three.
A tin blocks light and seals well, which makes it good for storing tea. Flavor is lost to light, oxygen and moisture, so the surest thing after opening is to keep the tea in its tin. The tin is also ready to hand over as a gift as it is.
Teas in Tins
Kind of tea
Rose Damascena ( Damascus Rose)
Damask rose, also used as a raw material for fine perfume. The harsh desert climate in which it is grown gives the flower its concentrated aroma.
From $9.00 USD (30g)
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)
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)
Yunnan Ancient black tea 雲南古樹紅茶 杏蜜香
A black tea made from the first spring flush, plucked one bud and one leaf. It carries both an Uva-like menthol note and the honey aroma of a honey-scented black tea, and pairs superbly with milk.
From $7.00 USD (20g)
Anxi Se Zhong 安渓色種
An oolong combining several Anxi cultivars so that each draws out the others' aroma and finish. A concentrated sweet aroma of dried fruit and caramel, alongside florals.
From $4.00 USD (30g)
Karigane 雁が音
Unlike the heavily fired, toasty style common to karigane, HOJO's own approach to handling and finishing puts the emphasis on floral aroma.
From $12.00 USD (100g)
Formosa Black Tea 紅玉紅茶
Taiwan's signature black tea, made from Tai Cha No. 18 grown at Sun Moon Lake. Distinguished by a strong menthol aroma.
From $9.00 USD (15g)
Xi Hu Long Jing 西湖龍井
A Longjing made from seed-grown bushes, with pan-firing kept to a minimum so that floral aroma stands alongside the nutty toastiness.
From $25.00 USD (30g)
Darjeeling Gopaldhara 1st Flush
A Darjeeling first flush from Gopaldhara Estate. Fruity and sweet in aroma with a substantial body. Excellent value for a first flush.
From $8.00 USD (30g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Gui Hua Xiang Single Tree 2022 鳳凰単叢 老欉桂花香単株 2022
From an old tree 250 years old at 1,000m in Touya village. An exceptionally rare single-tree tea that produces the scent of osmanthus itself, with nothing added.
From $37.00 USD (15g)
Feizi Xiao 桐木妃子笑
An unsmoked, high-grade Lapsang Souchong. Ripe-fruit aromas of peach and mango come through with great lift, at a quality equal to or above tribute-grade Keemun.
From $39.00 USD (20g)
Dong Ding Jin Xuan Oolong Tea Deep Fired 凍頂 金萱烏龍茶 炭焙
Jin Xuan from Dongdingshan in Lugu, roasted long at a gentle heat to avoid scorching and then aged, finishing with aromas of chestnut and dried fruit.
From $8.00 USD (30g)
High Mountain Oolong Tea 高山烏龍茶
A high-mountain tea roasted long to avoid scorching, finishing with a sweet aroma suggesting dried fruit. Very good with food.
From $9.00 USD (50g)
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)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Gui Hua Xiang Single Tree 2023 鳳凰単叢 老欉桂花香単株 2023
A single-tree tea made from one old tree of around 250 years at about 1,000m in Touya village. Of the Gui Hua Xiang type, producing an osmanthus-like aroma with nothing added.
From $46.00 USD (15g)
Tsuge Wood-Fire Roasted Hojicha, Light Roast 都祁薪火焙茶 軽焙
A hojicha made by finishing a first-flush naturally grown sencha from Tsuge, Nara over a wood fire. Rather than the very high heat and short time of ordinary hojicha, it is roasted long at a medium temperature in the manner of oolong. Toasty, with a dried-fruit aroma.
From $10.00 USD (50g)
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)
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)