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Holy Mountain Trading Company offers only the finest and freshest hand-picked, full leaf teas. We guarantee our teas to be as pure as the moment they were picked. We carry a complete line of blended and unblended full-leaf varieties in all categories of white, green, jasmine, oolong, black, scented black and pu-erh teas. Prices indicated are for 1/4 pound or 1 pound of tea, unless the tea is sold in bricks. Our 1/4 pound bags are vacuum-packed and resealable to ensure freshness. One pound packages are shipped in tightly-sealed foil bags. Our pu-erh brick tea is paper-wrapped and sold in 360-gram disks, 250-gram bricks, 110-gram tuochas or 100- to 360-gram cakes. Our samples are available in either 1/2- or 1-ounce foil packets, as indicated. Our supply may vary depending on market quality and availability. All prices include free shipping and handling within the continental United States on orders of $50 or more. A $6 shipping charge will be added to all orders in the continental United States under $50. International orders and those shipped to Alaska and Hawaii will be accessed U.S. Postal Service shipping charges for the package. Your order comes with our guarantee. Orders are taken Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST by calling our toll-free number, 888-TEA-8008 (888-832-8008, orders only please)
or 24 hours a day by clicking here for a Secure Order Form. We wish you great pleasure in your enjoyment of some of the world's most exceptional teas, and are pleased to offer the following selection: 
Kenyan Green Orthodox FP This high-grown Kenyan green tea brews a light golden infusion with pleasant, round flavor, a slight astringency and a bright and lively finish.
Young Hyson Chinese for "before the rains," Young Hyson is prepared using young leaves twisted in a long, thin style. The flavor is more full-bodied and pungent that other green teas. It has a golden liquor with a hint of sweetness.
Temple of Heaven Gunpowder Gunpowder tea gets its name from the appearance of the leaves, which are rolled tightly into small, round pellets. The tight roll helps Gunpowder remain fresher longer than other teas. This example, "Temple of Heaven," has a sweet and slightly smokey character.
Organic Yunwu "Cloud Mist" This organic whole leaf tea from Jiangsu province is a classic green with a light and clean cup. The flavor is pleasant with a slightly astringent finish.
Emerald Tips Green This tasty tea has a dark emerald green longish leaf with some silver, and brews a liquor with full sweet flavor.
Dragon Well (Lung Ching) This hand-picked and -processed green tea from the hills just west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has been famous since the eighth century. It is known for its full, round flavor, unique nutty taste, pleasant jade-green color, and wonderful aroma. Hand fired in a large wok, it takes on a flat shiny appearance. This quality tea will even steep at room temperature (takes a half hour or longer).
Organic Dragon Well (Lung Ching) Flat and long, the dry leaf has a slight chocolate aroma. The golden liquor yields a sapid brew with a pleasant nutty aftertaste.
1st Grade Dragon Well (Lung Ching) This is our first grade Dragon Well (Lung Ching). Its leaves are flat, long, and vibrant green and will yield several infusions of delicate, flowery aroma and flavor from its yellow-green liquor.
Super Fine Dragon Well (Lung Ching) This is our finest Super Fine Dragon Well. A pound of dry Super Fine Dragon Well contains 25,000 bud-and-leaf sets, each snipped off individually by skilled fingers. Pan-frying the leaves requires great skill to match the temperature to the tenderness of the leaves.
Zhejiang Mao Feng This is a popular Chinese green tea, a table-tea for enjoying that healthy everyday cup. Grown in an old established tea garden in southern Zhejiang province, this tea has a good taste and a rich green color. It is a very strong tea with lots of mileage per pot.
Bubbling Spring Rolled Green Rolled into small pellets, this deep green tea is very different from Gunpowder greens. When brewed, these pellets are transformed to reveal tender, yellow-green budsets. The dark green pellets belie the fresh sweet flavor of this tea, which makes a very drinkable, satisfying cup.
Three Cups Fragrance (San Bei Xiang) This small-leafed green tea from Zhejiang province has a golden-green liquor and a refreshing aroma. Known for its satisfying flavor with a slightly astringent aftertaste, it can stand up to multiple steepings.
Citrus Green Organic This is an organic green tea mixed with pieces of dried ginger, orange and peach. It yields a light golden-green liquor with fragrant aroma and refreshing citrus flavor, and can be resteeped.
Organic High Mountain Green Fujian province produces this high-grown, forest green tea that brews a liquor with rich vegetal flavor and a smooth, full-bodied aftertaste.
Organic Golden Bamboo Hairpoint Buds are long, pointed and twisted and produce a golden liquor that's smooth and full with a subdued green finish.
Green Snow This is another of Anhui provinces's prized green teas. The dark green and white leaves are long, pointed and feathery. It brews a pleasant and complex infusion with a full-flavored and smooth finish.
Organic Five Peaks Green Dew This organic green tea is from the renowned Five Peaks Mountain in Shandong province, a rare geomancy land with green continuous hills and clear water. It brews a golden liquor with a fresh and fruity taste.
Organic Gold-flecked Green With almost Tung Ting-like leaves, this organic tea from Anhui province has a floral fragrance. The tawny golden liquor has vegetal tones that lie full on the tongue with a multifaceted finish.
Chinese Matcha (Powdered Tea) This tea has a slightly different character than its Japanese counterpart. Both teas have an opaque, deep green color and a thick, savory mouth feel. Both are high in caffeine. However, our Chinese Matcha is smoother, without bitterness and has a rich, fresh green vegetal taste.
Snow on the Pines The dry leaves look like a Gyokuro, but the dark green pine-like needles are co-mingled with many silver tips. The liquor has a smooth round finish, without any “grassy” taste.
Snow Monkey This tea has thick white strands among darker green leaves that are slightly twisted. The budsets show after brewing. This is a rich-tasting green tea but without harshness or bite.
Organic White Monkey This organic tea from Hunan province has curly leaves with downy tips. It brews a golden liquor with a nice floral aroma, sweet mouthfilling flavor and pleasant aftertaste.
Premium Nu Er Huan "Jade Earrings" This tea consists of beautiful tight curls of silvery green strands with darker green leaves that gently unfurl in the pot as they infuse, creating little arabesques of tea. The leaves yield a golden green infusion and a pleasant, lively mouth-filling flavor with a buttery, satisfying finish. (Out of stock.)
Organic Mountain Orchid Green This certified organic production green tea is easy to enjoy. The hand-sorted, pretty bud sets brew a light golden infusion with a pleasant taste and vegetal finish that lies full on the tongue.
Lu Shan Yun Wu One of the ten famous teas, this one is from Jiangxi province, home of the Lu Mountains. It produces a clean, clear liquor with a refreshing taste.
Organic Clouds of Green The dry leaf of this organic green tea has silver spirals which produce a deep and intense green tea flavor with a smooth finish.
Organic Lu'An Melon Seed Green This organic green tea is grown in Lu'An county located in the Dabie Mountains of Western Anhui province. Its partly open leaves, when brewed, yield a tea liquor with a light spicy fragrance that is nectar sweet in the cup and rich in the finish.
Peach Blossom Green Peach Blossom Green is a "display" tea. It is meant to be enjoyed not only for its taste, but for its appearance as well. This tea is made from quality spring-picked leaves, then hand-tied into beautiful blossoms surrounding a central pink-dyed chrysanthemum flower. It is a fool-proof tea to prepare. Simply place an entire blossom in a glass, add hot water and enjoy. An 8-12 oz. wineglass will show the tea at its best, and is ideal for savoring its delicate taste. Peach Blossom Green can be enjoyed throughout a meal, simply adding additional hot water as needed. It won't become bitter from over-steeping, even after several hours of infusion.
Purple Bamboo Years ago we could detect faint hues of “purple” where the leaf meets the stem, but no longer. But there are still many budsets, and this is still a prized tea. Sold out in recent years, we are proud to be offering this Zhejiang speciality again. The tea has open type leaves in a vibrant green, and a sweet mouth-filling, fresh flavor.
Thousand Island Green Needle From the renowned Green Thousand Island Lake in Zhejiang province (also known as Qingxi Lake) comes this fine tea harvested in early spring and composed of beautiful green buds that stand upright in the hot spring water like so many blades of grass. The tea's fresh flavor and sweet finish are a product of this region where the water is crystal clear and the islands are interwoven with branching streams and beautiful scenery all over the lake.
Organic Emerald Sprouting This organic green tea from the Huang Mountain area of Anhui province has very long, straight, pretty bud sets with a silvery sheen which yield a delicate-colored liquor with pleasing aroma and excellent sweet flavor. It is among the earliest teas produced in the spring, and the profusion of bud-sets is evident in the brewed tea.
Golden Dragon This long, flat-leafed green tea from Zhejiang province has a nutty aroma in the dry leaf. It brews a pale liquor with a lively, mouth-filling flavor and a smooth finish.
Green Pearls (Silk Balls) This tea from Fujian province consists of rare green pearls made of early spring bud sets. It brews a deep golden liquor with a pronounced, sweet taste and silky finish.
Jade Twists This Chinese green tea is hand rolled into 2" twists that, when infused, yield a tawny golden liquor with fresh aroma, full flavor and a slightly astringent finish.
Super Spiral Green From Anhui province, home to the famous tea-growing region of the Huangshan mountains, comes this flavorful tea. At first glance the very dark and uniform pellets appear much like Gunpowder swirled with silver tips, but this is a very different tea. It brews tawny golden liquor with a clean and bracing flavor that can accompany meals and will not be overpowered, even by spicy foods.
Bi Luo Chun, "Green Snail Spring" This is one of China's rare green teas of exceptional quality known all over the world. It grows on only two mountains near Wuxi. One mountain forms a peninsula of the lake, another an island. They are often shrouded in mist, thus the leaves are especially moist and tender. Peach, apricot and plum trees are planted among the bushes. When these fruit trees bloom, the tender sprouts and buds of tea absorb the aromas to be passed on to those who drink their infusion. This rare tea is made only once a year from the tenderest shoots of the first spring flush, and the Chinese have developed special manufacturing equipment to process it. Plucking takes only the bud and a single leaf half unfurled, called the "sparrow's tongue." The leaf is full of fine white hairs. A mere pound of it contains sixty to seventy thousand leaf-bud sets. Processing is done by hand and takes great skill. The leaf is tiny and comes out spiral shaped; the brew is clear and golden and of exceeding delicacy. Steep with water temperature well below boiling, infusing one to three minutes.
Bi Luo Chun "Green Snail Spring", Competition Grade This is our finest Competition Grade Bi Luo Chun. The tiny wirey leaves are interspersed with white downy tips and produce a slightly sweet, velvety yellowish liquor with a lovely buttery aftertaste. Plucked very early in the season, this tea is much in demand among Shanghainese, who are aficionados of many good things. The delicate leaf appearance belies the depth of flavor to be savored in this tea, and the wet leaves show the numerous unopened buds. This tea can take multiple infusions.
Premium Yunnan Bi Luo Chun "Green Snail Spring" Composed entirely of silver-tipped, spring-picked buds from Yunnan province, this tea yields a pale golden liquor, slightly vegetal and pleasantly flavorful, that lies full on the tongue with a nutty finish.
Yunnan Green, High Grade This tea from Yunnan province has green silver tips in the dry leaf. It brews a pale golden liquor with complex taste and a slightly fruity finish.
Organic Panhao Green This certified organic tea consists of tippy green tea nuggets that steep a pale golden infusion. The brew is mouthfillingly flavorful with a slight astringency and a satisfying finish.
Snow Dragon (Xue Long) From Taishun province comes this famous tea, Xue Long, grown in an environment of pure air and water. This organic tea is delicate and refreshing to the palate and is cherished for its earthy aroma and mellow taste.
Green Sea Anemone (Lu Mudan) We call this one Green Sea Anemone because that's just what it looks like after steeping. It is a "display" tea. It is meant to be enjoyed not only for its taste, but for its appearance as well. This tea is made from quality spring-picked leaves, then hand-tied into beautiful rosettes. This tea is from southern Anhui province on a remote mountain where virtually every family grows tea. It is a fool-proof tea to prepare. Simply place an entire rosette in a glass, add hot water and enjoy. An 8-12 oz. wineglass will show the tea at its best, and is ideal for savoring its sweet and delicate taste. Green Sea Anemone can be enjoyed throughout a meal, simply adding additional hot water as needed. It won't become bitter from over-steeping, even after several hours of infusion.
Curled Dragon Silver Tip Green This green tea has thick, twisted, downy whitish leaves that yield a pale golden liquor with complex, wonderful flavor and slightly sweet overtones.
Budding Flower Budding Flower display tea is scented with magnolia and hand-tied into beautiful tight tea buds that contain globe amaranth and chrysanthemum flowers. It has the sweet aroma and astringency of green tea.
Jade Pagoda High quality green tea leaves are hand-tied into tight cones that yield a golden-green liquor with excellent taste and a satisfying finish.
Huangshan Mao Feng This legendary mao feng tea is grown in the famous Huang Mountain area of Anhui province. Plucked very young at the stage of only a bud and a single unfolding leaf, the tea brews an apricot-colored liquor with a sweet, clean flavor and a slight fragrance of wild peaches.
Tai Ping Hou Kui Green "Houkeng Leader" Known as the best of Anhui province's pointed green teas, Tai Ping Hou Kui Green has very long bud sets that unfurl like colorful floating flowers when infused. Since its gold medal in the first rank at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition it has become world famous. Tai Ping Hou Kui Green grows on the northern slopes of one range of the Huangshan Mountains. Rain half the year and mist and clouds the rest, along with the shade of the northern slopes, provide ideal conditions for tender tea leaves.
Super Fine Tai Ping Hou Kui Green "Houkeng Leader" Known as the best of Anhui province's pointed green teas, Super Fine Tai Ping Hou Kui Green has very long straight, taunt and heavy bud sets that unfurl like colorful floating flowers when infused. Since its gold medal in the first rank at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition it has become world famous. Super Fine Tai Ping Hou Kui Green grows on the northern slopes of one range of the Huangshan Mountains. Rain half the year and mist and clouds the rest, along with the shade of the northern slopes, provide ideal conditions for tender tea leaves. The pale golden liquor yields an immensely satisfying brew.
Drum Mountain Clouds & Mist "Meilan Chun" The clouds and mist environment, known as yun-wu in China, is the perfect place to grow tea. This tea comes from Drum Mountain, the same fabled site where the 19th century tea explorer, Sir Robert Fortune, discovered many fine teas. The tea plant, known locally as Mei Tsan, is a very slow growing, high quality varietal. The tawny liquor has a pleasing flavor, rich finish and a lingering, sweet aftertaste. It is easy to brew and doesn't become bitter from oversteeping.
Da Hao Bian Zhen, Private Estate From the fertile shores of Lake Taihu in Wuxi province, this rare green tea has long, well-formed, silver-tipped needles and fresh green fragrance in the dry leaf. It yields a pale golden liquor with a delicate vegetal taste and smooth finish. It doesn't become bitter from oversteeping, and the leaves are good for several infusions.
Snow Lotus We call this one Snow Lotus because that's just what it looks like after steeping. It has a string of immature plum blossoms leading to a tiny bud of tea that floats like a miniature lotus to the surface. This competition "display" tea is meant to be enjoyed not only for its taste, but for its appearance as well. It is made from quality spring-picked leaves, then hand-tied into intricate tight cones. It is a fool-proof tea to prepare. Simply place an entire cone in a glass, add hot water and enjoy. An 8-12 oz. wineglass will show the tea at its best, and is ideal for savoring its exquisite flavor. Snow Lotus can be enjoyed throughout a meal, simply adding additional hot water as needed. It won't become bitter from over-steeping, even after several hours of infusion.
Organic Idulgashena Green OP From the world’s first producer of organic teas, this Sri Lankan green tea from the Idulgashena plantation in the Uva area is lightly sweet with the addition of a delightful citrus fragrance. It yields a pale tawny liquor with satisfying flavor and a lively finish.
Organic Korakundah Green Nilgiri FOP Grown at 8,000 feet elevation at the crown of the Nilgiri ranges, Organic Korakundah Green is produced in a pollution-free environment using vermiculture and natural composts. It brews a deep golden liquor with a mouth-filling, slightly astringent taste.
Makaibari Organic Green FTGFOP Makaibari Tea Estates is not only 100 percent organic, but also the world's only biodynamically cultivated tea garden. Makaibari produces an authentic, world-class, unblended Darjeeling tea without any artificial ingredients. This multiple-award winning tea has elegant, long, full leaves that infuse several times. It offers the essence of Darjeeling and the lightness of a green tea, with an enormously satisfying cup.
Oothu Organic Green Oothu Tea Estate in southern India is the first and largest organic green tea farm in the world, cultivating strictly organically since 1988. The green teas from this estate are of the highest quality. The leaf is pretty, flat and elegant, and brews a superb and very satisfying cup.
Kairbetta Estate Winter Frost Green This is the first green tea to be manufactured in Southern India since the 19th century. Kairbetta Winter Frost is a very satisfying green tea with that indefinable Nilgiri flavor that literally tastes as healthy as it actually is. It can be infused repeatedly.
Genmai Cha This premium tea is made by mixing bancha and genmai (husked grains of roasted brown rice) together.
Houjicha (Roasted Bancha Tea) This tea drink is a bancha that is lightly roasted, which gives it a nutty flavor. Not at all a connoisseur tea, but a fun everyday drink that goes well with Japanese foods, particularly sukiyaki or any food strongly flavored with soy sauce. Its liquor is a tawny brownish color with a smoky taste. Although best when served hot, it also can be served cool but not cold. It is excellent at nighttime, as it is very light and low in caffeine.
Sencha Fukujya (Green Spider Leg) Sencha is the most popular Japanese tea. It is made by sterilizing the leaves with steam to prevent oxidation. The leaves are then rolled to remove juices and enzymes sealed within, dried with warm air and then rolled into tiny, dark green needle-shaped pieces with a shiny or semi-polished appearance. The infusion has a slightly astringent quality.
Jo Genmai Cha (Excellent Grade Genmai) This Japanese tea is a half-rice blend (popped Genmai rice and glutinous rice) and half-sencha. It has a wonderful, delicate, salty, toasted flavor.
Organic Green Kukicha This organic Japanese sencha stem tea brews a dark golden-green liquor with a pleasantly mild, mouth-filling flavor and a nutty finish.
Kuki Homare (Honorable Stems) This is Holy Mountain's special Japanese sencha stem tea. It is made the same way as sencha, however instead of using the leaves, the stems are processed. It produces a clear and clean cup, fragrantly delicious and delicate with a slight astringency.
Gyokuro Asahi, (Pearl Dew) "Gyokuro" literally translated means Pearl Dew. This tea represents some of the finest non-ceremonial tea produced in Japan. This tea is grown in the Uji district of Honshu near Kyoto, where tea was first raised in the year 1200. The tea is picked from the old bushes that are protected with bamboo blinds to reduce the effects of photosynthesis. With a bright and lovely cup, this sweet and clear tea is a treat at any time.
1st Grade Gyokuro Asahi (Pearl Dew) This is our first grade Gyokuro Asahi. Only the finest top buds of the first flush of bushes are used. Everything connected with tending and making the tea is done by hand.
Jo Matcha (Excellent Powdered Tea) This is usacha used for formal Japanese tea ceremonies. First the tea leaves are harvested and separated into big leaves and small leaves. The small leaves are processed and made into a powder. This produces a tea with a smooth, thick texture, and somewhat sweet to astringent infusion, though definitely an acquired taste.
Matcha Genmai Cha This tea is made by mixing sencha and genmai (husked grains of roasted brown rice) together. This tea also mixes small green pearls of matcha, the high-quality powdered tea used in Cha No Yu, with Jo Genmai Cha to produce a uniquely delicious flavor with a chartreuse green cup. The aroma and taste of fresh grassy tea and toasted rice is in perfect balance, and sits full on the tongue.
Wakamidori Sencha "Wakamidori" literally translated means Young Green. This is our excellent special grade Japanese sencha. During harvest time the leaves are harvested not just by hand but by people experienced in carefully collecting the leaves as they ripen. Exquisitely fresh and fragrant in the dry leaf, this smooth, rich tea brews a chartreuse green cup. The fresh grassy and floral fragrance has a slight sweetness that marries well with a pleasing hint of astringency.
Zuiun Sencha "Zuiun" literally translated means Cloud. This high-grown, full-flavored sencha from Nishiyama-cho, in the western part of Hamamatsu-shi, is some of the finest tea provincial Japanese tea-growers have to offer.
Nepal Organic Kenchajanga Green The Kenchajanga tea garden is the first farmers cooperative tea estate covering nearly 94 hectars of land, lying at 1,300 to 1,800 meters in the foot hills of Mt. Kanchenjunga, which abuts the Darjeeling district in nearby India. The garden produces this high quality organic tea of the Himalayas. Fragrant in the dry leaf, the tawny-gold tea liquor has a pleasant slightly spicy taste with lively finish.
Dragonfruit & Roses Green From the tropics, dragonfruit has a bright red peel with sweet white pulp inside. In addition to dragonfruit bits in the tea, rose buds and blue mallow lend color to this green tea. Use spring water at a temperature well below boiling.
Honey Lemon Sunburst Green A traditional favorite combination of flavors brightened with a burst of sunflower petals. Use spring water at a temperature well below boiling.
Madame Butterfly Green Clean, fragrant tasting. Bits of sunflower petals and peaches give this tea a delicate aroma. Use spring water at a temperature well below boiling.
Osmanthus Green One of the famous Chinese gui hau (orange blossoms), osmanthus is used to scent pouchong tea. Quite subtle and incredible to drink alone or as a dessert tea, it is slightly sweet and has a lovely floral nose reminescent of peaches. Use spring water at a temperature of 80° to 90° C. (180° to 195° F.) and multiple short steepings.
Crčme Caramel Green This Chinese green tea dotted with tiny beige caramel chunks is warmly aromatic in the dry leaf and brews a golden brown liquor with natural sweetness. It has a rich, satisfying flavor with vanilla top notes and a soft caramel finish that lingers on the palate.
Fruity Mango Green Aromatic in the dry leaf, this Chinese green tea brews a golden tawny liquor that is refreshingly flavorful with a pleasant and fruity natural sweetness.
Organic Moroccan Mint This organic green tea from China prepared for Moroccan tastes brews a flavorful medium brown liquor with refreshing minty zestiness.
Ceylon Silvertips, Private Reserve This rare private reserve Ceylonese white tea from the Qew Garden Estate of Sri Lanka's renowned Dimbula area is high-grown at 5,000 feet. The handpicked well-formed downy needles have a crisp, fresh fragrance in the dry leaf and brew a clear golden liquor with characteristic Ceylonese aroma, delicate but full flavor and a nice finish. Steep with the water temperature well below boiling, infusing one to three minutes.
White Yunnan Mao Feng This spring-picked white tea from Yunnan province has long leaves with an abundance of silver tips. Completely processed by hand, the dry leaves yield a pale golden liquor with a fresh, slightly fruity flavor.
Mutan White This spring-picked white tea from Fukien province consists of buds and leaf. It's completely processed by hand, is sweet and mild. After picking, the unrolled leaf is simply dried. The leaf shows some silver tip but is predominantly greenish-brown in color and very flat. A long steep at a low water temperature will bring out the more flavorful notes of this delightful tea.
Drum Mountain White Cloud (Gushan Baiyun) This white tea from the Fujian province is grown on the fabled "cloud-and-mist" mountain top where the intrepid English tea explorer and legend, Sir Robert Fortune, set foot in the 19th century. In his time, monks at the historic Buddist Drum Mountain Monastery traditionally grew this tea. This is a classic example of a high-grade white peony -- smooth, sweet and fragrant, with a soft nut-like flavor. It benefits from a long steep with water well below boiling.
Yunnan Silver Needle This white tea from Yunnan province consists of beautiful, long silvery needles. It yields a pale liquor with a fresh, mellow taste that stands up to repeated infusions, and benefits from a long steep with water well below boiling.
Organic White Melon (Pai Mutan) This quality white tea from Fuding county in China’s Fujian province is subtly scented with melon.
Organic Huoshan Yellow Sprouting From southwest Anhui province comes this rare organic yellow tea, grown in the Huo Mountains in an environment of pure air and water. This tea with bright green budsets brews a golden liquor with astringent aftertaste. Steep with water temperature well below boiling, infusing one to three minutes.
Silver Needle "Yinzhen" Truly the finest of all white teas, this Silver Needle tea is grown in Zhenghe in Fujian province, the center of white tea production in China. Only spring-picked buds, laid out on mats and air dried, are used to make the Silver Needle. It is one of the most beautiful teas with its white, downy appearance. Its taste is delicate, yet pronounced, with a long balanced sweetness. It benefits from a long infusion at a water temperature well below boiling.
Silver Needle Darjeeling, Rohoni Estate  Situated in picturesque Kurseong South in
Darjeeling, Rohoni Estate produces an attractive high-grown Silver Needle white tea. The
slender downy leaves produce a tawny golden liquor with subtle Darjeeling aroma, delicate
fullness and spicy aftertaste. Infuse at a water temperature well below boiling.
Fanciest Jasmine (Moli Huacha) From China's Fuzhou area in Fujian province comes this delightfully scented tea. The cup has a smooth fragrance of a garden in bloom, with a liquor that is lightly sweet and very smooth.
Fanciest Jasmine (Moli Huacha) From China's Fuzhou area in Fujian province comes this delightfully scented tea. The cup has a smooth fragrance of a garden in bloom, with a liquor that is lightly sweet and very smooth.
Eight Treasure Tea Eight Treasure Tea is a blend of eight of the following dry ingredients: Red Dates, Chinese Wolfberries, Dried Logans, Chrysanthemum Flowers, Rock Sugar, Dried Lily Buds, Jasmine Tea and Mai Dong (a herb for cooling the system). This combination produces a mildly sweet tea liquor with a cooling and refreshing taste, believed in China to reduce cholesterol, aid blood circulation and strengthen the body's immune system. Each individual serving contains 50g of dry ingredients.
Chè Sen (Lotus Tea) This lotus tea from Vietnam's Central Highlands is truly the tea of the Emperors with an anise, incensy bouquet. It is scented with the flowers and inner seeds of the exquisitely fragrant lotus blossom. During the evening, the lotus flower bud is carefully opened and a few grams of perfect Bác Thái or Bao Lôc tea leaves are inserted. Then the petals are gently closed.
Organic Green Jasmine This certified organic green jasmine tea has a wonderful aroma and uniform-size leaves. This uniformity reflects careful sorting and grading. A minimum of three infusions is common.
Osmanthus Green Mao Feng Fragrant in the dry leaf, this Mao Feng lightly scented with petals of the osmanthus flower brews a tawny golden liquor with very pleasant green notes and a fruity aftertaste.
Silver Dragon Jasmine This jasmine tea leaf has very downy, silver tips with a wonderful bouquet that shows repeated scenting. Most of the flowers have been removed. It yields a golden infusion with a delicate flavor of jasmine petals and smooth finish. The tea can handle multiple infusions without becoming bitter.
Rose Buds (Mei Gui Ya) Beautiful and fragrant, these small purple rose buds come from from Anhui province. They are employed as a scenting and flavoring agent in everything from sauces and condiments to tea. The Chinese believe that an infusion of rose buds is beneficial to the heart and brain, and is useful in treating colds, coughs and kidney complaints. The cup has a heady floral aroma, with a liquor that is lightly sweet with a subtle smooth flavor. Use spring water at a temperature of 80° to 90° C. (180° to 195°F).
Wild Chrysanthemum Flower This tea from Zhejiang province is made solely from the tiny unopened buds of wild chrysanthemum flowers. It yields a golden liquor with a very spicy aroma and taste.
Chrysanthemum Flower Chrysanthemum Flower tea is one of the few non-Camellia "teas" we sell. It is included because it is sold by tea exporters and frequently associated with tea. It consists entirely of the pale yellow blossoms dried and infused like tea. The Chinese ascribe numerous pharmacological uses for this tea. It is also used by cooks to season food.
Yin Hao The finest of jasmine teas is Yin Hao. It comes from the counties surrounding Foochow in Fukien province, an outstanding tea-producing area. Plucked from early April to late May, the best leaf is then stored until the jasmine flowers come into bloom in August and September. It is then scented with fresh jasmine flowers up to seven times in its month of processing, and yields a sweet and perfumy cup.
1st Grade Yin Hao We now offer a 1st Grade Yin Hao. Use spring water at a temperature of 80° to 90° C. (180° to 195° F.) and multiple short steepings.
Organic High Mountain Green Jasmine (Moli Chunhao) Here is our popular Organic High Mountain Green Tea from Fujian province now scented with jasmine. The dry leaf has an intoxicating jasmine fragrance and brews a deep golden liquor with satisfying taste, floral high notes and a naturally sweet finish.
Jasmine Silver Needle "Yinzhen" This jasmine "Yinzhen" tea leaf has very long silvery, downy tips. Most of the flowers have been removed. It has a wonderful bouquet which shows repeated scenting, and produces a liquor that is truly delicious.
Peach Blossom Green with Jasmine Peach Blossom Green with Jasmine is a "display" tea. It is meant to be enjoyed not only for its taste, but for its appearance as well. This tea is made from quality spring-picked leaves, then hand-tied into beautiful blossoms surrounding a central pink-dyed chrysanthemum flower and scented with jasmine.
Organic Dragon Phoenix Pearl Organic Dragon Phoenix Pearl gets its name from the visual characteristics of the tea bushes climbing the hillsides like a Dragon coming out of the water. The tea is picked in April and May and held until August and September when the finest jasmine blossoms are in bloom. Once open, the "marrying" of the jasmine flowers to the tea happens in two applications after which the jasmine petals are removed. When the petals are removed, women begin rolling each leaf and a bud into tiny pearl-sized balls. Once rolled, the tea is wrapped in silk mesh and dried by fire to set the form.
White Flowery Pekoe with Jasmine This fine tea from Fujian province features all lavish silver buds scented with jasmine flowers. The aroma of the dry leaf is heavenly. The pale golden liquor has a pleasant natural sweetness with a lovely floral finish.
Curled Dragon Silver Tip Jasmine This tea has thick, twisted, whitish leaves laced with jasmine. It is very aromatic with a taste of liquid flower petals, soft and full on the tongue.
Double Happiness Display Tea The finest green tea leaves are hand-rolled around a deep red lily enhanced with a halo of jasmine flowers.
Jasmine Pearl in a Shell Display Tea Shaped like a closed shell, when brewed this green artisan tea reveals a jasmine flower hidden inside. The white blossom contrasts neatly with the green tea leaves and adds a subtle floral fragrance to the infusion. Jasmine Pearl in a Shell Display Tea can be enjoyed throughout a meal, simply adding additional hot water as needed. It won't become bitter from over-steeping, even after several hours of infusion.
Jasmine Rosettes This display tea features downey white buds tied to form rosettes and scented with jasmine flowers. It is meant to be enjoyed not only for its taste, but for its appearance as well. It is a fool-proof tea to prepare. Simply place an entire rosette in a glass, add hot water and enjoy. An 8-12 oz. wineglass will show the tea at its best, and is ideal for savoring its sweet taste and delicate aroma. Jasmine Rosettes can be enjoyed throughout a meal, simply adding additional hot water as needed. It won't become bitter from over-steeping, even after several hours of infusion.
Organic Wuyi Oolong This organic Chinese oolong tea from the Wuyi mountain area of Fujian province has chocolate-brown leaves that brew a deep tawny brown liquor with exceptionally smooth flavor and satisfying finish.
Magnolia Oolong This green oolong has Ti Kwan Yin-like characteristics in the dry leaf with some magnolia petals mixed in. It yields a golden tawny liquor that is sweet, buttery and smooth with a pleasant magnolia aroma.
Ginseng Oolong Flavorful khaki-colored pellets of oolong tea with ginseng and licorice root brew a golden brown liquor with a pleasant and satisfying taste.
Ti Kwan Yin (Iron Goddess) Oolong This poet's tea from China's Anxi Mountains in southern Fujian province is quiet and contemplative. Artists and scholars have been inspired by this tea for centuries. It's a Grade 1 tea that's an excellent choice both for ceremonies and quiet afternoons. Try it "kungfu" style in a small teapot using lots of leaf with a short steep many times.
Flowery Oolong This is a dramatic, bold tea with dark, long slender leaves and smooth finish which comes from China's Fujian province. With very high fragrance and a full, mouth-filling flavor, it's easy on the palate.
Floral Ti Kwan Yin Oolong This elegant, premium-grade Ti Kwan Yin has a wonderful, natural bouquet with a complex aftertaste.
Aged Ti Kwan Yin Oolong This Ti Kwan Yin has been aged for 12 years. It yields a tawny liquor that is smooth with a dark oolong taste.
Blue Spring Oolong This interesting oolong has khaki-colored dry leaves formed into pellets that yield a deep tawny liquor with sweet flavor and complex, multi-faceted finish.
Red Hood Red Hood grown in the rocky peaks the Wuyi mountains of Fujian province was the tea served and prepared by and for the Imperial family of the Yuan Dynasty (13th and 14th centuries). This is a lightly fermented oolong with a smooth, rich and malty character.
Tieguanyin Pearls, High Grade Rolled "pearls" unfurl into three or four leaves that include a delicate tea-leaf bud. These high grade Tieguanyin pearls, also called balls or pellets, yield a lovely aromatic brew of a tawny, golden liquor with at least three to seven infusions. The "dance of the leaf" is spectacular, and the ensuring drink always satisfying.
Tieguanyin Competition "Monkey Picked" Oolong This is our finest grade, monkey-picked, Tieguanyin tea from Fujian's Sand County Wuyi Mountains, revered by all tea lovers. It is slightly bitter to the palate at first, then sweet, with a fragrance which lingers. It is one of the few teas that can hold up to numerous infusions, and produces a rich golden liquor with a spicy aroma and delightful aftertaste.
Phoenix Bird Oolong (Zhong Shan Baiye) "China Mountain White Leaf" Zhong Shan Baiye means "China Mountain White Leaf." From out of the Wuyi Hills in Guangdong province comes this exquisite oolong that brews to a dark leaf. The liquor has a mellow, satisfying flavor.
Oolong Choice Our Oolong Choice is hand picked once a year, when the flavor is at its finest. Mostly grown in the Omei area of Hsinchu county, the leaves are naturally curly with silver tips and the tender sprouts are picked during the peak of summer.
Osmanthus Oolong Subtly fragrant in the dry leaf, this satisfying green oolong from Taiwan yields a light tawny liquor with a lively, multifaceted taste and a mellow, soft finish.
Hairy Crab Tropical Oolong This tasty variation of the classic tea features green-tipped oolong nuggets with fine downy hairs that produce a light tawny liquor. The flavor is rich, creamy and satisfying, infused with the essence of pineapple and coconut for a refreshing tropical taste.
Milk Fragrance "Jian Xuan" The aromatic bright khaki-green leaves of this unique tea create a fine golden brew with a creamy aroma, surprising light milk flavor and a round finish.
Formosan Green Dragon This green oolong is slightly fragrant in the dry leaf and brews a sweet golden liquor with a creamy cup.
Tung Ting Premium This young leaf tea from the highest plantations above Sungpoling (Pine Bluff) is regarded as one of Taiwan's best. Grown across a hilly plateau sheltered by groves of areca palm and giant bamboo, the tender leaves and buds brew a pale golden-green cup with a supurb flavor and a subtle natural floral aroma. It is one of the finest green oolongs.
Organic Jade Oolong This organically-grown, Taiwanese green oolong is lightly oxidized at 15 to 18 percent. The tea brews a light golden cup with a complex, delicate taste, full flavor and a slightly sweet, smooth finish.
Jade Pouchong Not truly a green, not wholly an oolong, pouchongs are oxidized in a unique way. They are wrapped in cloth or paper to keep the leaves moist longer during the heat-generated oxidation. The result is that most pouchongs are oxidized 12 to 18 percent. This premium pouchong is slightly sweet, delicate, and smooth. It has a very relaxing and satisfying cup.
Jade Oolong This first-class oolong brews a tawny cup with complex delicate taste, full flavor and delicious smooth finish. The tea is very generous; up to five infusions are common.
1st Grade High Mountain This premium tea from north-central Taiwan is 25 percent oxidized to retain a greener character. It is known for its complex flavor, golden-green colored liquor, and exquisite lilac-scented bouquet.
1st Grade Li Shan "Pear Mountain" Li Shan, known locally as "Pear Mountain," is the highest altitude, premiere tea-growing area in Taiwan. Its high-grade tea is known for its slightly fruity and flowery flavor, and light golden liquor with a pronounced and balanced finish.
1st Grade San Lin Shee Oolong This high grown, premium tea from central Taiwan is 20 percent oxidized to retain a greener character. It produces a golden liquor with clean fragrance and velvety smooth, long-lingering flavor. Use spring water at a temperature of 80° to 90° C. (180° to 195° F.) and multiple short steepings.
Dunsandale Estate TGFOP Oolong This limited production TGFOP black oolong from the renowned Dunsandale Estate brews a deep brown liquor with full flavor, woodsy fragrance and soft finish.
Welbeck Estate Frost Tea This is a January tea plucked after the year's coldest nights at the height of the Nilgiri "Quality Season." Welbeck Estate Frost Tea must properly be called "oolong" although it can also be treated like a black tea. It certainly looks like a black, but with the most carefully plucked and produced leaf from India. The leaf is large -- sometimes three leaves and a bud since it had to be rolled and repeatedly fired as oolong -- unbroken, long, wiry, fragrant and flavorful, with an unmistakably high-grown lightness of body and character.
Organic Eagle's Nest FOP This Chinese-style golden-tipped oolong is from the Idulgashena plantation in the Uva area. It is both organic and Kosher, a rich naturally sweet tea with a hint of muscatel flavor.
Gopaldhara Darjeeling Oolong, 1st Flush This unusual oolong tea from India's renowned Gopaldhara Estate yields a deep tawny liquor with a fruity aroma. The brew has a satisfying, slighty spicy flavor with a sweet finish.
Ming Thai Oolong This lightly oxidized, handcrafted oolong from northern Thailand brews a light golden liquor with sweet green overtones and a floral aftertaste. It is similar to some of the better green oolongs of China and Taiwan.
Kenya Marinyn This quality tea is grown in the Kenyan highlands, an extensive area covering both sides of the Rift Valley between Mount Kenya and Lake Victoria. These highlands range in altitude from 5,000 to 9,000 feet and enjoy copious rainfall. Kenya Milima has small, fine reddish-black leaves and brews dark and hearty, with a sort of sweetness to the fragrance and flavor.
Kenilworth OP The tea estate Kenilworth produces teas known as "mid-country" teas, grown at 3,500 feet. They are renowned for their rich, coloury liquor and strength. The OP leaves are fancy, long rolled and wiry with a distinctive flavor unique to this estate. Even adjacent gardens blessed with the same climate cannot product the same flavor and liquor. Enjoyable anytime, we particularly recommend Kenilworth for the morning, when the virtues of a good strong full-bodied cup of tea are especially appreciated.
Lovers Leap OP This Orange Pekoe tea's fragrant leaves yield a coppery liquor with an astringent and lively taste. Excellent with milk and sugar.
Nuwara Eliya Estate Grown at the highest region on the island, this tea is often described as the "champagne" of Ceylon teas. The leaf is gathered all year round, but the finest teas are made from that plucked in January and February. It yields a rich, golden, excellent quality liquor that is smooth, bright and delicately perfumed. This tea is great any time of the day with a little milk.
New Vithanakanda SFTGFOP This excellent tea from Ratnapura District has wiry extra long, very stylish, tippy leaves that give a slightly sweet aroma and a gentle smooth taste. Drink with milk as an afternoon tea.
New Vithanakanda SFTGFOP This black tea from the Ratnapura District has wiry extra long, very stylish, tippy leaves that give a slightly sweet aroma and a gentle smooth taste. Drink with milk as an afternoon tea.
New Vithanakanda, Extra Special Superior This excellent tea from the Ratnapura District was a finalist in the Black OP Orange Pekoe category in the 2008 World Tea Championship. The wiry, very stylish, tippy leaves brew a deep auburn infusion, velvety and malty with a satisfying taste and redolent aroma. Drink with milk as an afternoon tea.
Yunnan FOP (Dianbong) The "yun" in Yunnan means "cloud" and most tea there is raised at elevations of 3,000 to 7,000 feet. Yunnan FOP consists of the orange pekoe leaves accompanied by a profusion of fat golden buds. It is a brisk, large-leaf tea characterized by its aromatic and spicy flavor, and rich, reddish-orange liquor. It is comparable to Assam in flavor.
Keemun (Qihong) Known in China as the "King of Red (Black) Teas," this most famous of China blacks is grown in Qimen county in southern Anhui province. It has an attractive, slender, tightly curled leaf, fine and twisted. With a superb flavor and aroma, Keemum is a low-grown tea that's complex, sweet, fruity, unusually full-bodied, and renowned for a dark red liquor with an orchid- or rose-like fragrance. It makes an excellent "English Breakfast" and is useful for iced tea since it does not cloud easily.
Organic Ancient Forest This organic black tea from Yunnan's ancient tea trees in the Jing Mai mountains brews an amber red infusion with a full-bodied and mellow taste. Excellent with milk.
Organic Bailin Gongfu This is a black tea from the past, at one time very popular in England. Organic Bailin Gongfu is a rare hand-crafted black tea from Fujian province producing a bold yet smooth brew. Good with or without milk, this tea requires very little sweetener (if any). It's great for iced tea too!
Darjeeling Goomtee Estate FTGFOP, First Flush Teas from the Goomtee Estate are known for their flowery aroma. This first-flush Darjeeling infuses a deep amber liquor that is tangy with notes of orange and a full mouthfeel. This is a pleasant tea that is enjoyable throughout the day.
Organic Darjeeling Avongrove Estate FTGFOP, 1st Flush Avongrove, meaning "Nest of Birds," is a picturesque, relatively young estate located about 2200 feet above sea level. Their 1st flush Darjeeling has characteristic golden tips and brews a crisp, spicy and pungent cinnamon-colored infusion.
Organic Golden Halo This organic black tea from Yunnan province has many golden tips in the dry leaf. It brews a caramel colored liquor with sweet gentle aroma, malty taste and no astringency. This tea can handle multiple infusions.
Organic Keemun Hairpoint From Qimen county in southern Anhui province, this organic tea has long, slender twisted leaves that yield a golden brown liquor with mellow flavor and a hint of sweetness.
Keemun Hao Ya "A" Known in China as the "King of Red (Black) Teas," this classic congou, fragrant in the dry leaf, is the fanciest keemun available. It brews a dark red liquor with a smooth, full-bodied taste and rose-like fragrance.
Organic Golden Monkey From China's Fujian province, Organic Golden Monkey is a very playful tea with lots of character and a wonderful aroma. It's not easy to find a high quality black tea (called red tea in China). Most are mass produced commercially on large farms. This is a good example of one grown organically, picked and made with great care. It's a first flush early-picked spring tea and production is limited.
Organic Keemun Mao Feng This organic tea has dark wiry leaves with some golden tips. It brews a deep amber liquor with slightly spicey aroma and classic, rich Keemun taste.
1st Grade Yunnan Gold Tip This is a first-grade tea with many golden tips in the dry leaf. It brews a deep brown liquor with a slightly spicy aroma and full flavor.
Imperial Yunnan Gold Tip This rare tea with numerous golden tips and fine aroma brews an exceptionally smooth liquor with a satisfying finish.
Golden Needle This quality in a black tea is rare. It is grown in Fujian province, and picked only in the early spring by highly skilled workers. The leaves are tightly rolled into the needle shapes which gives this tea its unique appearance. English-style tea drinkers will enjoy this tea for its rich taste and fine aroma.
Black Sea Anemone (Hong Mudan) We call this one Black Sea Anemone because that's just what it looks like after steeping. It is a "display" tea. It is meant to be enjoyed not only for its taste, but for its appearance as well. This tea is made from quality spring-picked leaves, then hand-tied into beautiful rosettes. This tea is from southern Anhui province on a remote mountain where virtually every family grows tea. It is a fool-proof tea to prepare. Simply place an entire rosette in a glass, add hot water and enjoy. An 8-12 oz. wineglass will show the tea at its best, and is ideal for savoring its sweet and delicate taste. Black Sea Anemone can be enjoyed throughout a meal, simply adding additional hot water as needed. It won't become bitter from over-steeping, even after several hours of infusion.
Nilgiri Havukal Estate The Nilgiris, or Blue Mountains, are a stunningly beautiful range of hills that stretch down the southwestern tip of India from the state of Kerala to the state of Tamil Nadu. At a height of about 4,500 feet and with approximately 80 inches of rain a year, it is the perfect environment for tea cultivation. Havukal Estate produces a fine flavory tea with bright, brisk liquor and a smooth rounded mellow flavor. Drink it all day with a little milk.
Assam TGFOP The English swear that this is tea at its best! This rich, full-bodied, dark malt-flavored TGFOP tea is grown on the lowland plains below the darjeeling plantations. It brews a satisfying cup with a deep red color, and may be used for making an Irish Breakfast tea. It is second flush with a handsome tippy leaf and an excellent round flavor.
Darjeeling TGFOP This tea comes from the most romantic and interesting tea district in all India, on the southern slopes of the Himalayas. Our TGFOP Darjeeling is second flush, picked from May until the end of July, when the flavor is smoother and a bit more fruity. This authentic Darjeeling is the product of meticulous care and supervision. Due to climatic factors and high altitudes, leaf growth is very slow, producing a flavor profile unparalleled throughout the world. It brews a full and satisfying cup.
Organic Darjeeling Selimbong Estate, Supreme This certified organic Darjeeling from one of India's finest estates is characteristicly bright and pleasantly pungent. It is a first-flush tea with grey-green glazed leaves.
Glendale Estate Handmade Tea Located in Coonoor, in the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu at 5,500 to 6,000 feet, Glendale Estate is famous for growing the most expensive black tea ever sold at auction ($600/kilo). This more-affordable tea brews a tasty light brown liquor with a soft spiciness.
Havukal Estate Frost Breakfast BOP Havukal has long deserved its reputation as one of the Nilgiri district's top estates. This small leaf grade BOP tea yields a supremely aromatic, thick liquor, perfect with milk and sugar. Use sparingly; barely a level teaspoon of dry leaf per cup is suggested.
Makaibari Estate Darjeeling 1st Flush From the renowned Makaibari estate comes this organic 1st flush Darjeeling tea. The khaki green dry leaves yield a spicy aromatic liquor with pleasing taste and a smooth, round finish.
Makaibari Estate Darjeeling 2nd Flush Muscatel This organic 2nd flush Darjeeling tea is from the famous Makaibari estate. The golden tobacco dry leaves yield an aromatic chestnut brown liquor with a lively muscatel taste and multi-faceted finish.
Assam Sessa Estate This second-flush Assam has a deep brown leaf with warm golden accents and brews a tawny liquor with a bold, satisfying cup. Enjoyable with or without milk.
Assam Mokalbari TGFOP TThis golden-tipped tea has been grown in the well-known Mokalbari Estate in the upper Assam valley since 1917. Its twisted black leaves brew a smooth, malty liquor with a full rich taste. Enjoyable with or without milk.
Assam Mangalam Estate This is a superb, tippy breakfast tea that is hardy enough to stand up to milk and sugar yet with excellent enough flavor to enjoy on its own.
Darjeeling Castleton Estate, First Flush This superb Darjeeling from the renowed Castleton Estate is a first-flush tea with a fresh bright character and a floral scent. It brews a light golden liquor with a slightly astringent aftertaste.
Vintage Darjeeling Gopaldhara, Second Flush This second-flush Darjeeling is grown in the Mirik region of the Darjeeling valley. It has a purplish bloom with a sprinkling of silver tips which produces a mellow and complex liquor.
Burnside Estate Frost Tea Originally called "Lucky Valley" when it was opened up and planted in the 1920s by J. L. H. Stisted, this Nilgiri hills estate ranging in elevation from 5,100 feet to over 6,100 feet was later sold to a Mr. Burnside and passed through other hands before being acquired by the present ownership in 1993. The estate successfully controls all pests and diseases with 100% bio-dynamic natural products as per international standards. Burnside Estate Frost has very long, wiry, well-rolled leaves showing even wither and a high proportion of bud. The infused leaf is greenish and coppery, and yields a light yellow liquor with bright and distinctly flavory taste. Steep at a water temperature just below boiling.
Havukal Estate Frost SFTGBOP Nilgiri's Havukal estate shares the same valley as Kairbetta, its neighbor on slightly higher slopes. It comprises approximately 150 hectares, most planted between 1910 and 1920 by British pioneer Hugh Graham Fennell who set out Assam plants exclusively. In 1957 Fennell sold the estate to the present owner, Mr. Thangavelu. Especially plucked at one leaf and a bud (instead of two leaves and a bud), the leaf of this SFTGBOP ("special fancy tippy golden broken orange pekoe") is greenish with some tip, and yields a light-bodied, puckery, elegant flavor and flamboyant aroma.
Kairbetta Estate Frost SFTGBOP 137 hectares of tea cover Kairbetta's steep mountainsides in the Nilgiri hills region of Tamil Nadu in southern India. All but 12 hectares was planted with Assam and China seedlings in the early 1920s by the original British owner, Col. Granville Alric Richard Spain, who sold the property to the Bhansali family in 1956. The dry SFTGBOP ("special fancy tippy golden broken orange pekoe") tea shows stylish twist and a few pale tips, infusing to a greenish leaf with residual bouquet. The tea liquor is aromatic, coloury and bright with a strong flavor.
Darjeeling Puttabong Estate FTGFOP, First Flush The Puttabong Estate high in the Himalayan foothills is well-known for their delicate yet full-bodied Darjeeling teas. These twisted leaves are golden greenish brown in color with many silvery tips and yield a liquor of a dark amber color with a hint of muscat and pleasant smooth aftertaste.
Margaret's Hope Vintage FTGFOP Margaret's Hope Estate is located in the Kurseong North Valley of Darjeeling. It produces a khaki-colored tea that is very aromatic in the dry leaf. This tea brews a russet-colored liquor that is bracing, perfumy and sapid with complex character that lingers on the tongue.
Gopaldhara Special Darjeeling, First and Second Flush Grown in the Mirik region of the Darjeeling valley, this silver-tipped Gopaldhara is aromatic in the dry leaf. It yields a rich, sapid brew with a smooth finish that lies full on the tongue, and can handle multiple infusions. This is as close as we've come to a "bottomless" cup of tea; the flavor is exquisite pot after pot, steeping after steeping. Steep at a water temperature just below boiling.
This is the second flush of our Gopaldhara Special
Darjeeling tea. This flush shows more color in the cup than the first flush, and exhibits a more mellow and
mature taste with a slight muscatel flavor.
Darjeeling Jungpana Estate, 2nd Flush From the Mahandi Valley comes this award-winning Darjeeling tea. Its small, silver-tipped leaves produce a deep caramel brown liquor with spicy aroma, smooth body, muscatel notes and a bright finish. This tea won the competition for the best 2nd flush Darjeeling at the 2008 World Tea Championship.
Nepal Organic Kenchajanga Black The Kenchajanga tea garden is the first farmers cooperative tea estate covering nearly 94 hectars of land, lying at 1,300 to 1,800 meters in the foot hills of Mt. Kanchenjunga, which abuts the Darjeeling district in nearby India. The garden produces this high quality organic tea of the Himalayas. Fragrant in the dry leaf, the golden brown tea liquor has a spicy rich flavor with smooth finish.
Organic Guranse Estate Black This small leafed, silver-tipped, organically grown tea comes from the Guranse Estate in Nepal located in the densely forested foothills of the Mahabarat mountains. It produces a deeply tawny cup with a spicy black tea taste. Although best appreciated on its own, small quantities of milk, sugar or lemon may be added to suit personal preferences.
Shan "Tràn Phú (Tuyét)" This very unusual silver-tipped tea is known as "Shan" (mountain) tea, from the ancestral home of the tea plant itself. The leaves are picked from ancient tea trees along the Vietnamese and Chinese border standing 6 to 7 meters tall and aged from 100 to 300 years old.
Litchee Congou (Lizhi Hongcha) From Guangdong province, this orange pekoe black tea treated with the juice of the lichee produces a delightful beverage. Lichee Congou has a natural, sweet and very aromatic character.
Lapsang Souchong (Zengshan Xiaozhong) Lapsang Souchong is a smoked tea with a distinctive flavor from the mountains of northern Fujian province. The tea leaves are withered and dried over pine wood fires, and become thick, glossy, coral black strips, slightly curled. They produce an infusion that is whiskey-like in appearance with a phenolic aroma and a pungent smoky flavor. This tea is often used in "Russian Caravan" blends. It is drunk with or without sugar and milk.
Earl Grey This blend of China blacks gets its unusual flavor from oil of bergamot, made from the peel of the Canton orange (Citrus aurantium). Our Earl Grey has a China black orange pekoe tea base, and its long-rolled leaves have been sprayed with oil of bergamot, a citrus plant from Sicily. Just the right amount gives you a well-mannered, mild-flavored tea with a very distinctive yet delicate scent. Although popular in England and the United States, this tea is not widely consumed in China or by overseas Chinese.
Earl Grey with Red Flowers This classic Chinese black tea is scented with oil of bergamot and red flower petals. It infuses a deeply aromatic reddish-brown liquor with a smooth cup.
Strawberry & Kiwi Black This attractive black tea brews an intense, deep burgundy cherry-colored liquor with a soft and pleasant, all natural strawberry and kiwi flavor.
Organic Vanilla This aromatic organic black tea has vanilla bits mixed in with the leaves and brews a strong infusion with mellow, rich and exotic notes.
Dragon Eyes Black From Guangdong province, this black tea with small dark wirey leaves is treated with the juice of the Dragon Eye fruit to produce a delightful beverage with a sophisticated taste. Dragon Eyes Black has a natural, sweet and very aromatic character.
Irish House Black This Chinese black tea is scented with aromatic jasmine flowers and laced with whole cocoa beans. It brews a deep fawn-colored liquor, creamy with top notes of vanilla and a subtle chocolate finish.
Black Celebration This Indian black tea won the competition for the best scented and flavored tea at the 2008 World Tea Championship. It's a colorful, inspired blend that has a spicy, fruity aroma and brews a zesty golden liquor with a naturally sweet taste.
Mango de l'Indochîne This is a Vietnamese OP black tea perfumed with mango oil, pieces of mango fruit, and calendula flowers. It is also an excellent iced tea as it does not cloud easily.
Coconut Tea This is an OP black tea perfumed with pieces of coconut and coconut oil. Coconut tea has a natural, sweet and very aromatic character. This is an excellent tea over ice.
English Breakfast A mixture of fine Ceylon, Darjeeling and Keemun teas, this classic blend brews a strong cup, full-bodied, fragrant and sweet. Drunk with a drop of milk to go with toast, honey and jam, this tea is enjoyable throughout the day.
Irish Breakfast Our classic blend of India Assam FOP and Chinese Yunnan teas produces a full-flavored liquor stronger than an English Breakfast. It is drunk with or without sugar and milk.
Russian Caravan Although the last camel caravan carrying tea for Russia left Peking in 1900, this tea blend remains as popular as ever. This smooth tea is a mixture of Ceylon OP with a touch of Lapsang Souchong which imparts a striking aroma with smoky aftertaste.
Pu-erh Tuocha "Camel Breath" From China's Yunnan province comes this grease-cutting, coffee-kicker tea. It is aged, ripe and high octane, featuring a rich earthy taste with briny overtones. Each tea "button" is individually paper-wrapped. There are many health benefits attributed to this tea; it lowers cholestrol and tricglycerides, cleanses the blood, is great for hangovers and indigestion, and also a treatment for obesity.
High Grade Pu-erh Tuocha "Camel Breath" Our High Grade Pu-erh Tuocha "Camel Breath" comes in larger buttons and has the same great earthy taste with subtle elemental nuances. It handles multiple steepings without losing flavor.
Aged Mini-Tuocha (2002) These vintage 2002 cooked pu-erh mini-tuochas from the Langhe Tea Factory in Yunnan province consist of excellent material. They brew a deep dark liquor with a briny aroma and pleasant, loamy flavor.
Green Pu-erh Tuocha "Xia Guan" Our Green Pu-erh mini-Tuochas from the renowned Xia Guan ("White Crane") farm are compressed high-grade tea with fresh green aroma in the dry leaf. The light tawny liquor has a smooth and slightly spicy taste.
Pu-erh Tuocha with Rose Here's our popular individually paper-wrapped Pu-erh Tuochas scented with rose petals. This tea from China's Yunnan province is reminiscent of a Rose Congou but with the health benefits of pu-erh.
Pu-erh Tuocha with Chrysanthemum (Gupu Cha) A combination of Pu-erh and Chrysanthemum tea (made from the small pale yellow blossoms of that plant) is considered particularly good for cooling internal heat, and is also delicious. Called Gupu cha, it can be requested in Cantonese teahouses as Gook Po cha. Each paper-wrapped button yields multiple infusions.
Green Pu-erh Tuocha with Sticky Rice Premium quality green pu-erh is mixed with sticky rice and pressed into convenient tuochas in this aromatic tea, vintage 2002. It brews a flavorful golden tawny liquor that is fragrant with characteristic cooked rice bouquet, and with a slightly astringent aftertaste that lingers on the palate, imparting a very satisfying tea experience.
Pressed Green Pu-erh Cake Tea Harvested in March 1995, this well-aged Pressed Green Pue-erh Cake tea comes from China's Yunnan province. There is a stylized flower cut into the cake. This tea will improve with age, but still provides the classic health benefits attributed to more seasoned pu-erhs. (Available in 100g packages only)
2007 Green Pu-erh Cake Here's an excellent vintage 2007 pu-erh to drink now or age for later enjoyment. (Available in 250g packages only)
Te Ji Red Label Tuocha Pu-erh Xia Guan "White Crane" The Te Ji Red Label is a green tuocha pu-erh tea vintage 2006 that comes from China's Yunnan province, and is the locally-renowned Xia Guan "White Crane" brand. It is shaped into a large button with original Chinese paper packaging. (Available in 100g packages only)
2005 Six Famous Tea Mountain Ripe Tuocha This cooked pu-erh in tuocha form is from the renowned Menghai growing area. It is shaped into a large tuocha with original Chinese paper packaging. (Available in 100g packages only)
Mini Menghai Beencha The Mini Menghai Beencha vintage 1999 pu-erh brews a golden tawny liquor with a spicy, earthy aroma. It has a satisfying, slightly smoky taste. This tea benefits from a long steep with fully boiling water. (Available in 100g packages only)
Tibetan Mushroom Pu-erh This Tibetan Mushroom Pu-erh vintage 2005 comes from China's Yunnan province and has a distinctive large mushroom shape. It is cooked and ripe with a rich earthy taste, and provides the classic health benefits attributed to pu-erh -- lowering cholestrol and cleansing the blood.
Green Tibetan Mushroom Pu-erh Green Tibetan Mushroom Pue-erh has the distinctive large mushroom shape but is comprised of green pu-erh. This tea is vintage 2003 and offers all the health benefits attributed to pu-erh but with a taste different from our regular Tibetan Mushroom Pu-erh above. The tea liquor has a golden color and smooth finish. (Available in 250g packages only.)
Loose-leaf Pu-erh This Loose-leaf Pu-erh tea from Yunnan province has all of the medicinal qualities of the pressed pu-erh bricks, and the loose-leaf form makes it easy to brew kung-fu style.
1st Grade Loose-leaf Pu-erh This is our 1st Grade Loose-leaf Pu-erh tea from Yunnan province.
Imperial Loose-leaf Pu-erh This is our finest Loose-leaf Pu-erh. The dried leaves are chocolate-colored and yield a rich earthy liquor that can handle multiple infusions.
Organic Pu-erh Organic pu-erh teas are extremely rare. This medium-leafed organic tea has a slight sherry-like fragrance and yields a deep brown liquor with a smooth, earthy flavor.
Yunnan Pu-erh, Very Old, From Yunnan province comes this aged loose-leaf pu-erh that brews a coffee-colored tea liquor with earthy aroma and hearty, pleasant taste.
Aged Green Pu-erh Brick (Yung Been-cha) This Aged Green Pu-erh Brick tea circa 1992 from the Xiaguan farm in Yunnan province has a delightful taste -- earthy, smooth and mature. It definitely has lots of character and personality, and is a great early morning tea to kickstart your day. It's the perfect tea for coffee drinkers!
Liu An (Aged Green Pu-erh Tea) in Bamboo Basket Liu An is an aged green pu-erh tea from Anhui province that was harvested in March of 1999 and is attractively packaged in small bamboo baskets. Its medium brown liquor has a slightly earthy aroma and yields a rich brew with a complex, lively taste and a spicy finish. (Available in 450g packages only) (Out of stock)
Liu An (Aged Green Pu-erh Tea) in Bamboo Basket Liu An is an aged green pu-erh tea from Anhui province that was harvested in March of 1999 and is attractively packaged in small bamboo baskets. Its medium brown liquor has a slightly earthy aroma and yields a rich brew with a complex, lively taste and a spicy finish. (Available in 450g packages only)
Dragon-Phoenix Pu-erh in Bamboo Basket Four cakes of vintage 2004 cooked pu-erh tea -- two stamped with the shape of a dragon, two with the shape of a phoenix -- are presented in a bamboo basket with lid. Its yields a reddish-brown liquor with a slightly briny aroma and rich, smooth taste. This tea benefits from a long steep with fully boiling water. (Available in approx. 940g packages only)
Silver Bud Beencha This pu-erh tea harvested in March 2002 comes from Nannuo Shan, Menghai County in Yunnan province. This tea brews a golden brown liquor with a spicy aroma and a smooth, slightly smoky taste. (Available in 250g cakes only.)
Gold Bud Beencha Tribute Cake This pu-erh tea harvested in March 2005 comes from Menghai County in Yunnan province. It brews a deep, dark brown liquor with a briny aroma, satisfying taste and a smooth finish. It benefits from a long steep with fully boiling water. (Available in 365g cakes only.)
Horse Brick Pu-erh This pu-erh tea harvested in March 2002, Year of the Horse, brews a dark reddish-brown liquor with a pleasantly earthy scent and a rich and smooth taste. The tea brick is stamped front and back with Chinese characters for the Year of the Horse, and the front of the brick has an image of a running horse pressed into its surface. (Available in 470g bricks only.)
Green Pu-erh This Green Pu-erh from Yunnan province has twisted, khaki-colored leaves that yield a warm golden liquor. Its taste is full and satisfying. Give it a long steep with fully boiling water.
Feng Qing Jia Ji Ripe Pu-erh When infused, this vintage 2006 fermented (ripe) pu-erh from the Feng Qing tea factory in Lincang brews a slightly cloudy, reddish brown liquor. The taste is smooth with just a bit of briny sweetness. (Available in 50g bricks only.)
Large Leaf Aged Pu-erh from Old Trees This Large Leaf Aged Pu-erh from Old Trees has a delightful aroma like an ancient wildwood. It is grown in the Six Ancient Mountains in southern Yunnan province. The tea yields a dark, earthy liquor and smooth flavor with little aftertaste.
2002 Fang Zhuan Cha Pu-erh Brick Fang Zhuan Cha from Yunnan province's oldest and most famous farm is a green certified organic pu-erh brick tea, vintage 2002.
Aged Long Leaf Pu-erh This Aged Long Leaf Pu-erh from Yunnan province has a delightful earthy aroma characteristic of quality aged pu-erhs. The attractive dry leaves of this 15-year-old tea yield a dark, loamy liquor with round smooth flavor and little aftertaste.
Golden Wang Pu-erh Called the "King of Pu-erh Teas," Golden Wang Pu-erh from the renowned Menghai Tea Factory is fermented approximately twice as long as normal fermented pu-erh (120 days versus 60 days). The leaves are golden brown with a refreshing, earthy aroma and taste.
Golden Wang Pu-erh Called the "King of Pu-erh Teas," Golden Wang Pu-erh from the renowned Menghai Tea Factory is fermented approximately twice as long as normal fermented pu-erh (120 days versus 60 days). The leaves are golden brown with a refreshing, earthy aroma and taste.
Green Menghai Beencha Pu-erh Harvested in March 1999, this lightly-aged Green Menghai Pu-erh Cake tea comes from China's Yunnan province. It yields a reddish-golden liquor with pure aroma, full complex flavor and sweet aftertaste. This tea will improve with age, and like all pu-erhs, aids in digestion and quickens recovery from fatigue or intoxication. (Available in 375g packages only.)
Premium Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Brick Aromatic, premium pu-erh tea leaf vintage 2007 at a reasonable price -- highly recommended! It benefits from a long steep with fully boiling water. (Available in 240g bricks only.)
Jiu Wan Silver Tips Beencha This 2004 Yunnan green pu-erh tea has beautiful silvery tips that yield a light tawny tea liquor with a taste reminiscent of a Darjeeling silver needle tea. (Available in approx. 357g packages only.)
Tangerine Fermented Pu-erh A delicious high-quality pu-erh leaf has been packed into the rind of a whole Yunnan tangerine, and then allowed to dry in the sun for about a week. The scent and taste of citrus is very present in this mellow, smooth, fermented in tangerine pu-erh, vintage 2004.
Premium You Zi Cha (Aged Oolong in Pomelo Skin) In Yunnan province this 2002 vintage oolong tea aged in pomelo skin is enjoyed as a medicinal health tonic. The tea is often brewed with small broken pieces of the pomelo skin included and yields a light brown liquor with earthy scent.
888 Pu-erh Tribute Tea This pu-erh tribute tea vintage 2005 is from Luxi in the Dehong prefecture of Yunnan, a lawless and wild region that borders Myanmar. Like the region, all the trees from which this tea is harvested are wild; they are accessible only by trails, not roads.
888 Pu-erh Tribute Tea Bundle Seven individual vintage 2005 888 pu-erh tribute tea cakes from Luxi in the Dehong prefecture are wrapped in bamboo leaf and fiber cords. Savor them now or age for future tea-drinking pleasure. This tea bundle makes an impressive gift!
Chi Tse Beencha, Aged Vietnamese Pu-erh, Private Reserve This vintage 1995 pu-erh tea is grown in Vietnam and goes through a process of optimum fermentation and steaming in Yunnan province after which the tea is pressed into a disk-like cake. It is then aged to achieve a sublime aroma and yields a deep tawny tea liquor. (Available in approx. 400g packages only.)
Silver Needle Beencha, Jing Mai Qi Zi Bing Cha This Yunnan pu-erh tea of beautiful silvery needles yields a light tawny tea liquor with a smooth, slightly spicey taste. (Available in approx. 345g packages only.)
Golden Melon Pu-erh This cooked pu-erh tea vintage 2004 has a satisfying taste with briny overtones and a superb elemental fragrance. It is available in three sizes: 100 grams, 250 grams and 500 grams.
Special Pu-erh Cakes Limited quantities of these excellent pu-erhs from top farms are available. Perfect for aging or everyday use.
Decaffeinated Japanese Sencha This green tea has a sencha base and has been decaffeinated via a carbon dioxide process.
Rooibos This ruddy, naturally decaffeinated tea from Africa brews a dark brown liquor with a spicy aroma and pleasantly mild, refreshing taste.
Decaffeinated Ceylon Black This fine-leafed black tea has a broken orange pekoe base and has been decaffeinated through an ethyl acetate process.
Decaffeinated Earl Grey This best-selling tea is composed of Darjeeling combined with oil of Bergamot and has been decaffeinated via a carbon dioxide process.
Decaffeinated English Breakfast This light-bodied breakfast tea has a broken Yunnan and Keemun base and has been decaffeinated through a carbon dioxide process.
Here's an opportunity to sample the wide range of teas available
at Holy Mountain.
We offer here our comprehensive selection of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian green teas.
These highly prized teas from China and Japan tempt the palate with distinctive
fragrance and subtle flavor.
Here's more highly prized teas from
China, Japan, and India to tempt the connoisseur's palate.
A selection of fine Japanese teas.
Holy Mountain presents its line of jasmine and floral green teas.
Here is our fine selection of Chinese and Formosan oolong teas.
An assortment of premium black teas from the major growing regions of India, China,
Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
These are some of the finest teas available
through Holy Mountain.
Everything in our Imperial Tea Sampler I (SAM-9) plus the
premium teas below.
Our selection of high-quality organic green teas available only at Holy Mountain.
Unique and unusual pu-erh teas from China and Tibet found only at Holy Mountain.
Exquisite green, jasmine and black hand-crafted display teas from China.
A variety of certified organic teas from around the world.
Electric 3.0 Liter Hot Water Dispensing Pot by Zojirushi This electric hot water air pot made by Zojirushi has the following features: compact design with large capacity; microcomputerized temperature control system with Safety Auto-shut off and Refill signal system, two phase Temperature Setting mode and convenient Re-Boil mode; Dechlorinate mode to reduce chlorine and musty odors from tap water; Descaling mode keeps the pot sparkling clean; and one year limited warranty from the manufacturer.
CD-LCD30 Electric 3.0 Liter Hot Water Dispensing Pot by ZojirushiPrice: $165
New Tea Lover's Treasury, by James Norwood Pratt James Norwood Pratt is one of the world's leading authorities on tea and tea lore. The first edition of this book, published a generation ago, is a classic that sparked a tea renaissance in America that is still growing today. No one is more knowledgeable or passionate when it comes to tea, and nearly twenty years of devoted exploration inform this greatly amplified and updated edition. Hard cover, 210 pages, 12 color photographs. This book is personally signed by Mr. Pratt.
BOK-1 New Tea Lover's Treasury, by James Norwood PrattPrice: $25
The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide, by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss Whether it’s a delicate green tea or a bracing Assam black, a cup of tea is a complex brew of art and industry, tradition and revolution, East and West. In this sweeping tour through the world of tea, veteran tea traders Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss chronicle tea’s influence across the globe and provide a complete reference for choosing, drinking, and enjoying this beverage. Vividly illustrated throughout, THE STORY OF TEA is an engrossing tribute to the illustrious, invigorating, and elusive leaf that has sustained and inspired people for more than two thousand years. Hardbound; 432 pages with full-color photographs.
BOK-3The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide,
by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. HeissPrice: $25Tea Ceramics, by Richard Milgrim Privately published in Japan, this book chronicles five years of ceramic creations surrounding the Japanese tea ceremony by American artist Richard Milgrim. Soft cover, 91 pages, 101 color and 7 black and white photographs. Perfect for the tea or ceramic ware afficinado, this is a Holy Mountain exclusive!
BOK-4 Tea Ceramics, by Richard MilgrimPrice: $55
CER-1 Gift Certificates A Holy Mountain gift certificate makes a perfect gift. Specify the number of certificates you want, in any denomination ($20 minimum). Each will arrive in 3-5 business days with a gift envelope, a personalized message and directions to our web site catalog for ordering. |
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