For Those Who Don’t Usually Drink Tea
For people who do not usually drink tea, we recommend teas where bitterness and astringency stay in the background and the flavor does the work.
Most of what puts people off tea is astringency and a grassy note. Both can be kept almost entirely out through the quality of the leaf and the way it is processed. The teas here have gentle astringency and can be drunk for their flavor, the way black tea and oolong are. They also work as a gift when you don't know what the recipient likes.
For Those Who Don’t Usually Drink Tea
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 ¥1,900 (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 ¥1,400 (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 ¥2,500 (15g)
Anxi Traditional Oolong 傳統式安渓烏龍
An unusual oolong: heavily fermented over a long period, then finished in the light-aroma style.
From ¥1,300 (30g)
MEdium Fired Tie Guan Yin 鉄観音 中焙火
An oolong made from the Anxi Tie Guan Yin cultivar, roasted slowly at a medium temperature. The floral aroma remains while a sweet dried-fruit note is drawn out. Excellent with food.
From ¥1,600 (30g)
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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 ¥1,100 (20g)