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
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 ¥4,200 (30g)
Wild Black Tea
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 ¥1,500 (20g)
Tsuge Zairai Sencha
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 ¥1,400 (50g)
Ancient White Tea ( Gushu Bai Cha )
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 ¥1,900 (50g)
Snow Jasmine ( Bi Tan Pia Xue )
A fine jasmine tea made from Meng Ding Gan Lu, a green tea of Sichuan. Exceptionally strong in jasmine aroma.
From ¥2,700 (30g)
Tsukigase Black Tea Benihikari
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 ¥1,300 (30g)
Tsukigase Withered Sencha
A seed-grown, naturally cultivated sencha withered slowly in the forest to draw out a bright, floral aroma.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Tsukigase Zairai Sencha
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 ¥1,400 (50g)
Gu Shu Yinzhen
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 ¥2,400 (50g)
Ancient Bai Mu Dan (Gushu Bai Mu Dan )
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 ¥2,400 (50g)
Gyokuro Yabukita
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 ¥2,100 (30g)
Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea Loose 2026
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 ¥3,600 (50g)
Phoenix Oolong Mi Lan Xiang Nong Xiang 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)
Qing Xiang Black Tea Purple Tea 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 ¥1,400 (30g)
Da Xue Shan Wild White Tea Loose 2025
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 ¥3,600 (50g)
Osmanthus Oolong (Ali Shan)
A light-aroma Alishan tea harvested at 1,600m, finished by letting it absorb the scent of fresh osmanthus blossom.
From ¥2,800 (30g)
Oriental Beauty
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 Qing Xiang
From Zhushan, near Dongdingshan. Lightly fermented, with a clear, bright aroma of orchid.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Tian Chi Li Shan Cha Special
A rare tea from one plot of the Tianchi Lishan garden at 2,600m. Something you meet only once in ten or twenty years, with a tropical fruit aroma layered with citrus and a note suggesting matsutake.
From ¥10,300 (50g)