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Honeysuckle Black
Tasting Notes:
dark chocolate • cherry • malt
Another excellent chocolate-forward Chinese black tea that's malty and sweet with a rich and tangy mouthfeel and a fruity finish (think chocolate-covered cherries). Add a little milk to really round out the flavors on this pre Qing Ming specialty.
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: China
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Sencha
Meiryoku
Tasting Notes:
cooked spinach • snap pea • edamame
Produced in Kagoshima from a single cultivar, this small-lot, deep steamed sencha brews to a vibrant green, crystal clear liquor that is light and creamy with a classic vegetal umami and slightly fruity profile. Get it while it lasts!
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Japan
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Sencha
Yamakai
Tasting Notes:
bok choy • sorrel • nori
Yamakai, meaning "mountain ravine," refers to a unique cultivar developed nearly a century ago. Too good to be blended with anything else, this sencha is bold and complex, with rich umami flavors. Think freshly foraged greens near the ocean.
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Japan
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Darjeeling 1st Flush
Giddapahar Estate
Tasting Notes:
artichoke • green pepper • peony
Delighting the senses with a bright and lively golden liquor, this 1st flush from the century-old Giddapahar (meaning "eagle's hill") Estate has a crisp green vegetal flavor with a big perfumed floral finish reminiscent of white peonies and lilies.
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Darjeeling, India
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Darjeeling 1st Flush
Jungpana Estate
Tasting Notes:
asparagus • pomelo • tangerine
A beautiful spring picking from the south-facing, mountain-side Jungpana tea estate in Darjeeling, with a bright, fruity infusion. Juicy, crisp, and mildly vegetal, this cup is complex but refreshing - perfect for the coming summer weather.
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Darjeeling, India
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Darjeeling 1st Flush
Mim Estate
Tasting Notes:
grapefruit • coriander • cedar
A long-awaited 1st flush from the high elevation Mim tea estate produced from the China Bush varietal in the spring of 2025 with a bright golden liquor. The flavors are vibrant and spicy, with lingering notes of grapefruit and coriander.
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Darjeeling, India
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Yuan Shu Bingcha
2006
Tasting Notes:
licorice • vanilla • camphor
Sweet and smooth tea from a 2006 harvest pressed into a "shu" (or ripe - manually forced fermentation) pu-erh bingcha that produces a mellow cup with a fresh spring rain aroma in a boreal forest. Steep it over and over.
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Yunnan, China
400g/bingcha
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Rinse with boiling water before steeping.
Yuan Sheng Bingcha
2005
Tasting Notes:
grape • chrysanthemum • sweet hay
For a tea cake that's aged 20 years, this fruity and floral bingcha retains a sweet grape and chrysanthemum flavor and low astringency. Taste the relatively light oxidation and fermentation through a series of short steeps, gong-fu style!
Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaves. Caffeinated
Origin: Yunnan, China
357g/bingcha
FOR AN 8 OUNCE SERVING:
Rinse with boiling water before steeping.