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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.
Yunnan Green Mao Feng From Yunnan province comes this long, green twisty white-tipped mao feng. Its light golden liquor has a vegetal aroma, and a pleasant, mouth-filling flavor with a buttery finish.
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.
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.
Green Mist These forest-green tea leaves from Anhui province yield a liquor with fresh, grassy aroma and a playful, vegetal taste with plenty of flavor.
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 his 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.
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 Ceylon Needle This organic green tea from Nuwara Eliya is hand-twisted and brews a tawny golden liquor with mild, full flavor.
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.
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.
Nepalese Sencha With long dark-green needles, this sencha from Nepal yields a light tawny liquor with a satisfying, full flavor and slightly astringent finish.
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.
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.
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.
Organic Jasmine Ancient Beauty This organic oolong tea from Yunnan province yields a beautiful caramel colored liquor and provides an uncommonly smooth and sweet base that balances with, but is not over-powered by the rich jasmine taste. The tea's tippy base is unusual as a pairing for jasmine but works wonderfully; to find a heavily oxidized oolong-based jasmine tea is unique.
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.
High Mountain Green Jasmine (Moli Chunhao) Here is our popular 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.
Dragon Phoenix Pearl 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.
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.
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