Black Teas
DIAN HONG
Yunnan Black
This aromatic black tea from the southwestern province of Yunnan, Dian Hong features fine, evenly-rolled mahogany-colored leaves with an abundance of orange-gold tips. This tea gives crimson infusions with a layered fragrance and subtly tart and spicy flavors, malty and faintly reminiscent of citrus. Its strong character and lively flavor make it a good tea for starting a busy day, or having an interesting conversation.
$4.25
Loose Leaf $4.50 per ounce
QI HONG MAO FENG
Keemun Downy Tips
To complete our selection of green Mao Feng (two leaves and a bud) teas, we are now offering our honorable customers the pleasure of a black Mao Feng. Qimen, “Great Gate,” refers to the town and district of the same name in Anhui province, where it is cultivated near the Yangtse River and served in town as a welcome for dignitaries. This bold tea is strong enough for two infusions. The vermillion waters bring a contemplative taste, recalling semi-sweet chocolate and roasted chestnuts. Drink as a dessert tea, after a good meal, or allow the smooth aroma to awaken the mind at breakfast.
$5.50
Loose Leaf $6.00 per ounce
JIN ZHEN GOLDEN BUDS
Golden Tipped Black Tea
Super Fine tips from the province of Yunnan. Hong Cha, known as “red tea” in China, is slowly making its appearance back on the tea market since the 2007 Pu-er Cha explosion. The delicate orange tips offer a rich sweet taste with hints of chocolate and deep forest aromas. We serve this tea in a gaiwan only, with a pot of hot water to allow for many further infusions.
$5.50
Loose Leaf $6.00 per ounce
ZHENG SHAN XIAO ZHONG
[djeng shan shi-ao djong]
Lapsang Souchong, Smoky Tea
Literally: The Straight Mountain Small Variety. This highly esteemed Chinese tea is processed over a fire of pine logs, giving it its unrivaled smoky aroma and taste. It is a good tea to drink by the fireplace while puffing on a pipe, or on especially dark, rainy days. The solid, black-brown leaves brew cups of pensive essences, like welcoming hearth-fires imparting a thermal inner calm.
$4.25
Loose Leaf $5.00 per ounce
Aromatized Teas
LYCHEE CHA
Naturally sweet, this enticing blend is a traditional recipe from Guangdong. Standard black tea leaves, aromatized in the Chinese method, hum with an intensely fruity flavor that produces grins and sighs on consumption. The lychee fruit, native to the subtropical regions in Asia, has a unique taste somewhat in-between a pear and a grape. This tea is particularly suitable for drinking when the first snow falls.
$4.25
Loose leaf $4.00 per ounce
PLUM TEA
Black tea aromatized with plum in the traditional way. Some bits of dried fruit are left to mix in the tea after the scenting process, giving an extra tang and sweetness to the finished brew.
$4.25
Loose leaf $4.00 per ounce
VANILLA TEA
A treat for vanilla lovers! The succor of vanilla offsets the natural astringency of the black tea, giving this balanced tea a dessert-like quality. This tea is aromatized in the traditional Chinese way in Guangdong province.
$4.25
Loose leaf $4.00 per ounce
ROSE TEA
Black tea bursting with the taste and scent of roses.
$4.25
Loose leaf $4.00 per ounce
