Each category includes a selection of 7 recommended teas, packaged in 10g portions. This set is ideal for those unsure of which tea to choose or looking for a casual gift. Each tea is vacuum-sealed, ensuring it stays fresh for years if unopened.
The teas are packaged in a box, making them suitable for simple gift-giving.
7 Types of Tea, 10g Each
The sample set includes the following 7 types of tea, each packaged in 10g portions:
- White Tea: Ancient White Tea
- Black Tea: Yunnan Gong Fu Black Tea
- Oolong Tea: Dong Ding Oolong
- Green Tea: Tsukigase Zairai Sencha
- Jasmine Tea: Snow Jasmine
- Raw Pu-erh Tea: Wu Liang Shan Raw Pu-erh 2016
- Ripe Pu-erh Tea: Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh 2019
White Tea: Ancient White Tea
This white tea is made from naturally grown tea harvested at around 2000m in Yunnan Province. The trees are grown without pesticides or fertilizers and grow almost like wild trees. It has a clear, floral flavor and a soft taste that seems to soak into the body. White tea is especially popular among women. Bai Mu Dan is also very good cold-brewed.
Black Tea: Yunnan Gong Fu Black Tea
Yunnan Ancient Black Tea Xing Mi Xiang is made with almost no withering. This tea, in contrast, is withered thoroughly, as Darjeeling is, before it is processed into black tea. The withering gives it a bright, slightly spicy flavor.
It is made from seed-grown, naturally cultivated tea at 2100m in Lincang, Yunnan Province, plucked from old trees more than 100 years old. The aftertaste is very rich, with a deep finish that seems to reach far into the body. It also goes well with milk.
Oolong Tea: Dong Ding Oolong
A representative oolong tea from Taiwan. Extended fermentation enhances its floral and honey-like flavor. Harvested from the authentic Dong Ding Mountain, it offers a full-bodied taste. The flavor is very good, with a refreshing green tea-like drinking experience.
Green Tea: Tsukigase Zairai Sencha
A lightly steamed sencha from Tsukigase in Nara, grown without pesticides or fertilizers. Because no fertilizer is used, it is rich in polyphenols and has a floral flavor that recalls Taiwanese oolong. It is a very interesting tea that changes your image of Japanese tea in a good way.
Jasmine Tea: Snow Jasmine
A jasmine tea based on green tea, made from the first spring flush plucked in a naturally cultivated garden in Sichuan Province. The jasmine aroma is very strong and vivid, as if the flowers were right in front of you.
Raw Pu-erh Tea: Wu Liang Shan Raw Pu-erh 2016
Pu-erh tea comes in both raw and ripe varieties. To help you understand their characteristics, we have selected recommended teas from each type.
Wu Liang Shan Gushu Raw Pu-erh is made from tea grown without pesticides or fertilizers. It has aged to a good degree and developed a sweet flavor like sugarcane, which makes it very easy to drink.
Ripe Pu-erh Tea: Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh 2019
It has no unpleasant smell. It shows a sweet, fruity flavor that recalls dried jujube, with a long finish that seems to soak into the body. Surprisingly, it also goes well with milk, and we recommend it as a milk tea too.
