Choosing a Gift
The right tea changes with the person you are giving it to. For someone not used to drinking tea, choose something with little astringency, where the flavor makes the difference easy to taste. For someone who already knows tea, choose something hard to find elsewhere, such as a rare tea or a single-tree lot.
The occasion changes the choice as well. A tea with broad appeal suits a small gift or something you bring with you, while a rare tea suits an anniversary or a gift for someone close to you. Teas in tins fit our gift boxes, which hold either two tins or three.
Choosing a Gift
Yunnan Gong Fu Black tea 雲南功夫紅茶
A menthol aroma touched with honey, over floral notes. Fully fermented yet entirely free of stewed odours, with a long finish. Superb with milk and recommended for iced tea.
From ¥1,300 (30g)
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 ¥3,500 (30g)
Tian Chi Li Shan Cha 天池梨山茶
From a garden at 2,600m. An overwhelmingly long finish, and a sweet, elegant floral aroma that rises slowly from the back of the throat after drinking.
From ¥5,200 (25g)
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 ¥1,600 (20g)
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 ¥1,900 (15g)
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 ¥1,600 (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 ¥1,400 (50g)
Oolong Tea Trial Set
Seven oolong teas in one set at a friendly price. A good small gift, too.
¥4,800
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 ¥1,600 (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 ¥1,400 (30g)
Black tea Trial Set ( 7 Types x 10g )
Seven distinctive black teas in one set at a friendly price. Also popular as a casual gift.
¥4,600