Gifts for Special Occasions and Special People
Teas suited to an anniversary or to a more formal gift.
They are chosen for rarity and for having a story you can explain. Most of them carry a background you can tell the person receiving them: single-tree teas that can only be made from one tree, teas from lao cong over a hundred years old, teas aged for years. Where possible we have put teas in tins first, since those can be given as they are.
Gifts for Special Occasions and Special People
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 ¥6,300 (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 ¥6,600 (20g)
Tie Guan Yin Lan Yun 鉄観音 蘭韻
A light-aroma Anxi Tie Guan Yin with an elegant, sweet aroma suggesting orchid and fresh peach.
From ¥3,200 (20g)
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 ¥5,500 (15g)
Lapsang Souchong Hua Xiang 正山小種 花香
An unsmoked Lapsang Souchong made from the native varietal (qizhong) grown at around 1,100m in Tongmu village. Finished at a lower fermentation than the qizhong, giving ripe-fruit aromas of flowers, peach and mango.
From ¥2,300 (20g)
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 ¥7,800 (15g)
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 ¥1,600 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Shi Hua Xiang Single Tree 2021 鳳凰単叢 老欉柿花香単株 2021
From a single tree 300 years old at 1,100m in Wudonghu village. Sweet aromas of narcissus, ripe prune, akebi and pineapple. Exceptionally smooth, with a concentrated aftertaste that spreads through the body.
From ¥7,800 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Yin Hua Xiang Single Tree 2022 鳳凰単叢 老欉銀花香単株 2022
A seed-grown old tree 150 years old at 1,200m in Guizhuhu village, Wudong. The bright aroma of the Yin Hua Xiang type, with a long finish and a deep, concentrated body.
From ¥4,600 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Ye Lai Xiang 2022 鳳凰単叢 老欉陂头夜来香 2022
From Guizhuhu village, Wudong, at 1,200m, trees 70 years old. A sweet floral aroma of black locust and honeysuckle with berry notes, dense and long-finishing as high altitude gives.
From ¥3,600 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Mi Lan Xiang 2021 鳳凰単叢 老欉蜜蘭香 2021
From old trees over 80 years old at 950m. A sweet lychee-like aroma with bright florals, deepened by five years of ageing into a dark-aroma Mi Lan Xiang.
From ¥2,900 (15g)
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)
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 ¥2,700 (20g)
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)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Cao Lan Xiang 2022 鳳凰単叢 老欉草蘭香 2022
From Feng Xi Keng Bian Village, 700 m above sea level, from 70-year-old trees. A Zhi Lan Xiang aroma type with an orchid-like aroma, a long finish, and a pronounced aftertaste.
From ¥2,100 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Jiang Mu Xiang 2025 鳳凰単叢 老欉姜母香 2025
From old trees 80 years old at 1,200m in Guizhuhu village, Wudong. Raspberry brightness in harmony with galangal, and a concentrated aftertaste.
From ¥2,300 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Ba Xian Wang 2022 鳳凰単叢 老欉八仙王 2022
From Guizhuhu village, Wudong, at 1,200m, trees around 100 years old. A rare and sought-after cultivar with a dense aroma suggesting mango, lily and honeysuckle.
From ¥11,900 (15g)
Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Jiang Hua Xiang 2022 鳳凰単叢 老欉姜花香 2022
From Guizhuhu village, Wudong, at 1,200m, trees 60 years old. A spicy ginger-flower aroma layered with narcissus, lily and plum. A superb tea.
From ¥2,500 (15g)
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Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Mi Lan Xiang 2022 No.2 鳳凰単叢 老欉蜜蘭香 2022 No.2
A rare Mi Lan Xiang from the seed-grown old trees that remain in a new garden at around 1,200m at Tianchi on Wudong mountain. A finish far longer, and an aroma far denser, than any ordinary Mi Lan Xiang.
From ¥2,700 (15g)