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China Black Tea
with Silver Tips
Item No. B08402-1
@$5.99 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B08402-1 China Black Tea with Silver Tips

This Chinese black tea with a little bit coarse leaf and sliver tips is grown in the South Chinese province of Yunnan. ‘Withering’ is the first step in the process of making black tea.  The fresh leaves are spread on trays called ‘tats’ and as the leaves dry they lose moisture and begin to wilt for about fifteen hours.  Then they go to the next step ‘rolling’.  The rolling process twists the leaf and bruises it, thus encouraging fermentation.  The oxidation process begins, the leaf turns darker in color and the recognizable tea odor develops. As soon as the leaf has fermented to the desired level, it is fired to stop fermentation and destroy bacteria.  After firing, the tea is spread out to cool,then graded and sorted. This tea produces a strong, thick liquoring with sweet and sappy taste.

Brewing tip: 1.5 teaspoons., 210 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $5.99

Pu Erh Fine Quality
Item No. B08456-1
@$4.69 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B08456-1 Pu Erh (Pu Er) Fine Quality

Well documented by Chinese and Japanese medical research groups, this tea has been helped lower cholesterol and triglycerides, aid digestion, and cleanse the blood in many years. The leaves come from the Yunnan province large-leaf variety of broad-leafed tea tree, which may be more closely related to the original ancient tea tree of pre-glaciation times than the smaller-leaved one. It is viewed as a mild tea, for persons with strong or weak constitution.  The taste has been described as mellow, however those not accustomed to it might not enjoy the “old” – perhaps “elemental” or “earthy” are better words – taste, particularly in the first infusion. The liquor is in dark red color.

Brewing tip: 1.5 teaspoons, 212 °F, 6 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $4.69

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Golden Monkey Tea
Item No. B57107-1
@$12.29 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B57107-1 Golden Monkey Tea

It is one of the finest black tea from the Fujian province of China. There are two interesting legends about the name of this tea: one says those tea bushes grow in lofty and precipitous peaks making them difficult to pluck the leaves so local people trained monkeys to do so; another comes from the leaf unique appearance, which looks like monkey claws. However, the particular tea is hand-processed with a careful plucking of only one leaf and one bud. The dry leaf, comprising to tender young sprouts ('Ya' in Chinese), provides hints as to how the infused tea will smell and taste. Golden Monkey Tea produces ‘golden’ liquor and is very nicely balanced with rich and spicy exotic characters. It can be enjoyed eight hot or iced.

Brewing tip: 2 teaspoons, 212 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $12.29

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Lapsang Souchong Tea Fine Quality
Item No. B05632-1
@$6.49 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B05632-1 Lapsang Souchong Tea Fine Quality

Lapsang Souchong is a very famous black tea from the Wuyi mountains of Fujian, China and means "smoky sub-variety" in Fukienese dialect. This leaf is almost coral black, large, loose and slightly curled. This is one of the original scented teas. It is known for its distinctive "smoky" flavor, since it is dried in bamboo baskets over green pine fires. Its flavor is richand subtle with a smoky, amber-red liquor. This tea is commonly used in ‘Russian Caravan’ blends. Story about this tea...

Brewing tip: 1 teaspoon, 212 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $6.49

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Keemun OP Fine Quality
Item No. B02331-1
@$4.99 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B02331-1 Keemun (Qi Men) OP Fine Quality

Keemun, from Qimen county in southern Anhui province in China, is the most famous black tea the black tea of Chinese varieties. Due to its thick rich liquor with an orchid like fragrance, it has being widely chosen for blending into some flavored teas (e.g. English Breakfast Tea) and for making affordable ice teas. The complex aromatic, great depth and penetrating character are often commented as the ‘Champagne of Black Teas’.  

Brewing tip: 1 teaspoon, 210 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $4.99

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China Keemun Tea
Item No. B02531-1
@$5.99 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B02531-1 China Keemun (Qi Men) Tea

China Keemun Tea are small, well crafted leaves with some tip. It is a stand-up self-drinker and a particularly fine example of a winery black tea with brilliant red liquor. Among Keemun tea series from Anhui, China, this tea has captured a deep rich concentrated flavor and is produced during April harvest season of a year. It won many gold medals in the global tea competitions and has been honored as a Royal drink for many in England.  This grade is an exceptionally high quality with rich tasting, earthy and warm.

Brewing tip: 1 teaspoon, 210 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $5.99

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China Pu Erh Tea
Item No. B08656-1
@$5.39 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B08656-1 China Pu Erh Tea

China Pu Erh, with a medicinal flavor and smoky aftertaste, improves with age unlike other teas that grow stale. It aids weight loss and lowers blood pressure. This large, wiry-leaved tea from the Yunnan province in China, is processed in a double fermentation stages, which imparts an interesting earthy flavor and aroma. Pu Erh Tea is very popular in China due to its notoriety as a slimming diet tea. It is also said to relieve nausea and other stomach distresses caused by food-poisoning and the flu virus.  Often likened to other black teas, it is enjoyed with heavy, spicy meals, due to its strong and full-body flavor. Story about it...

Brewing tip: 1.5 teaspoons, 212 °F, 6 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $5.39

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Yunnan Black Congou
Item No. B08708-1
@$10.49 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B08708-1 Yunnan Black Congou

From the southern province of China, this black tea, cultivated in high altitude about 5000 feet above sea level, is characterized with unusual large leaves with a high content of golden tips. The dried leaves are slightly rolled lengthwise, measuring about 1 inch in length. It yields strong thick liquor and an abundance of rich, spicy and sappy taste. This tea may be best served gong fu style with a small Yixing clay teapot. However, it also holds up very well as an iced tea due to its full-bodied and sweetly fragrance. Story about the tea...

Brewing tip: 2 teaspoons,  200 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $10.49

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Fancy Golden Needles
Item No. B05763-1
@$12.29 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B05763-1 Fancy Golden Needles

Golden Needle Tea is the most superb black tea from Fujian China and shapes like shiny golden needles.  It is hand-processed in the early spring with a careful plucking of one leaf and one bud.  After fully oxidization during the processing, it releases a non-astringent sweet liquor and brings great body and a rich, almost honey flavor. And also it is paired with our Fancy Green Needles. Story about this tea...

Brewing tip: 2 teaspoons, 195 °F, 4 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $12.29

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Keemun Mao Feng
Item No. B27137-1
@$10.39 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B27137-1 Keemun (Qi Men) Mao Feng

This tea is Keemun county, Anhui province, China, surrounded by huge mountains. A lot of people call it as the ‘Burgundy’ of black tea. Translated from Chinese, it should be named as the rare Keemun hair point, which is handmade by a special processing technique that produces tightly twisted and curly leaves. It reveals an unique edge ring around the cup, same as Keemun Hao Ya does, with rich tasting, earthy and warm, brilliant red liquor. Strong mesmerising aroma and roasty notes hidden behind nutty character with a sweet fruity finish could also amazingly be left on your tongue. Story about ...

Brewing tip: 1.5 teaspoons 210 °F, 3 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $10.39

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Hong Lo (Red Snail Spring)
Item No. B11679-1
@$8.99 per 1/2 lb.

Item No. B11679-1 Hong Lo (Red Snail Spring or Hong Luo) 

Actually, this tea with a twist is a pair to Be Lo Chun (Green Snail Spring) and comes from Fujian province in China. It is by definition a spring bud tea of considerable renown.  Their leaves are sized very close to Yunnan Black Congou and carefully rolled into the shape of spiral. It is also the only Black tea that their leaves are tightly rolled in the US tea marketplace.  An excellent sweet aroma emanates from the dry leaves, which produce a bright, buoyant and fragrant taste. This tea could be a perfect drink during the cold winter as it helps to keep your body warm and to quench your thirst.

Brewing tip: 1 teaspoons, 212 °F, 5 minutes

Net weight: 1/2 lb. Shipping: Within 24 hours. Packing: Foil bag. Cost: $8.99

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