Suitable for Milk Tea
Milk tea tends to bring India or Ceylon to mind, and a good Yunnan black tea is superb with milk. Roasted oolong and ripe pu-erh work beautifully with milk too, which surprises most people. Jasmine milk tea is hugely popular in China at the moment, and that alone shows how well jasmine tea can take milk when it is handled right. Black Jasmine is one that turns out unexpectedly good as milk tea.
Suitable for Milk Tea
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 ¥1,100 (20g)
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 ¥1,500 (15g)
Mang Fei Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2023 忙肺古樹熟茶 2023
A full-bodied ripe pu-erh from Mangfei, a renowned area of Yongde County, Lincang, Yunnan. Distinguished by a sweet aroma of dried jujube.
From ¥2,600 (50g)
Tang Li Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2023 棠梨山古樹熟茶 2023
A soft mouthfeel with a sweet dried-fruit aroma and an agreeable finish that spreads through the body.
From ¥1,700 (50g)
Zhenkang Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2022 鎮康古樹熟茶 2022
It has a clarity unique to tea grown without fertilizer or pesticides, along with a notably long lingering finish.
From ¥1,600 (50g)
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)
Gong Ting Dian Hong 宮廷滇紅
An unusual HOJO original blend of naturally grown Gong Ting golden-bud ripe pu-erh and Yunnan black tea. An unexpected pairing that becomes moreish, and outstanding with milk.
From ¥1,900 (50g)
High Mountain Purple Black Tea 高山紫紅茶
A black tea made from Yunnan's rare purple tea. Faint notes of shiso, sweet potato and peach. Fully fermented, so it takes milk well.
From ¥900 (20g)
Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Tuo Cha 2019 无量山熟茶 小沱茶 2019
Made from spring-plucked, naturally grown leaves, with a smooth body and a sweet dried-fruit aroma. No mould or smoke whatsoever, and remarkably good as a milk tea.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Uji Hojicha Jubuzan 宇治焙茶 鷲峰山
A hojicha made by sand-roasting a sencha from the first flush of a naturally grown garden at 600m. A long finish and a clear aroma that overturn what hojicha is assumed to be.
From ¥1,500 (50g)
Gong Ting Jin Hao Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2015 宮廷金毫 普洱熟茶 2015
A ripe pu-erh pressed from selected spring buds, grown by natural farming by an ethnic-minority community near the Myanmar border in Lincang. A deep, penetrating richness with a sweet aroma of sugar cane.
From ¥2,200 (50g)
Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake 2019 无量山熟茶 餅茶 2019
A spring-plucked ripe pu-erh from naturally grown old trees. An excellent balance of quality and price, with an agreeable sweet aroma of dried fruit. Also good with milk.
From ¥1,400 (50g)
Ripe Pu-erh Jasmine Tea 黒茉莉茶
An original jasmine tea based on naturally grown ripe pu-erh. Unlike the usual green-tea base, it takes milk extremely well and goes with sweets.
From ¥1,900 (50g)
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Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh 2020 Loose 无量山熟茶 2020 散茶
Made from spring-plucked, naturally grown leaves. Loose-leaf form gives it a smooth, gentle body with a sweet dried-fruit aroma. Remarkably good as a milk tea.
From ¥760 (30g)