Tea Varieties

Rare Quality Meizhan Hong Cha Not many black teas can achieve a smooth and full body. To have a floral, yet warm aroma with spicy sweetness and complexity of dried fruit would be a luxury. Tongmuguan One makes it even better by delivering the whole package with a sophisticated balance and yet subtle uniqueness unfound in its peers. A very limited batch produced in the mecca of xiao zhong gungfu black tea, Tongmuguan, this finely processed leaves of Meizhan is precious not because it is rare…

A customer in United States once told us that a wealthy Chinese colleague sent him some Longjing from Hangzhou(1), but “the tea could not match ( Longjing ) Spring Equinox”. If you ever travelled to that origin of the hand-roasted green tea, you probably noticed that it universally costs higher there than our shop for any respectable quality. If that […]

The sweetness in a unique bitter green Unlike other green teas that are prized for plucking early in Spring, leaves of Da Guazi need to be quite grown and spread in order to make a fine Luan Guapian. This gives the proper biochemistry that yields enough pectin for the tea's signature velvety texture and unique bitter character. This is possible only with a special local cultivar — Da Guazi — Big Melon Seed, hence the funny name. Some say it takes enough experience in life for a person to…

Tea Hong, The Fine Tea Trader of Hong Kong Distinction in True Quality: Distinction comes with the ability to recognise, understand and master. In the realm of fine tea, gems await to be discovered and to shine with pride. Welcome to Tea Hong. Make our tea shine.

Very limited time preorder only: We have reserved a small amount of Longjing Spring Equinox to have our old tea master friend to wrap the tea in kraft paper, the old fashioned way. Although the paper material is modernised with lamination for better protection, the look is still what it used to look like when I bought my first authentic Longjing on the shore of West Lake ( Xihu ) in 1980. And the great smell of the dry leaves too. This nostalgic, unique, freshly roasted Longjing olfactory…

Fragrance of Duck Poo? You may have heard of the name and thought it was a joke or some kind of fake news. As a matter of fact, the real name is Fragrance of Duck Poo Single Bush Tea. Ya Shi Xiang Dancong, the romanisation of the original Chinese name, is a cultivar unique in the Phoenix ( Fenghuang ) […]

Phoenix oolong Xingren Xiang Dancong, aka Juduozai, Ju Duo Zai, Orchid Gratus. A neutral TCM character traditional oolong tea A few people have asked me whether there are other classic style Phoenix

Phoenix oolong Xingren Xiang Dancong, aka Juduozai, Ju Duo Zai, Orchid Gratus. A neutral TCM character traditional oolong tea A few people have asked me whether there are other classic style Phoenix

Finally after all those resting, re-baking and resting again, the Song Cultivar harvested in Spring this year is ready to be released. Drinking it is more than music to the taste buds, but a spell to the senses. Getting the Real Thing I have a soft spot for Phoenix Oolong. To me, no other line of tea comes close to it in terms of taste and health effects as a group. However, to understand how I feel this way, one has to have access to the real thing, prepare it properly and spend enough time…

Tea Hong, The Fine Tea Trader of Hong Kong Distinction in True Quality: Distinction comes with the ability to recognise, understand and master. In the realm of fine tea, gems await to be discovered and to shine with pride. Welcome to Tea Hong. Make our tea shine.

Tea Hong, The Fine Tea Trader of Hong Kong Distinction in True Quality: Distinction comes with the ability to recognise, understand and master. In the realm of fine tea, gems await to be discovered and to shine with pride. Welcome to Tea Hong. Make our tea shine.

Maybe you cannot be at the tea farm when the Tieguanyin you drink is being processed. You do not know if the farmer is really using only leaves from the authentic cultivar. Or whether he is following traditional practices. You are not even sure what a real and fine Tieguanyin tastes like.

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I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting experience of the last sample. It was similarly bold as a Ceylon, spicy as a Darjeeling, malty as an Assam, and full

I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting experience of the last sample. It was similarly bold as a Ceylon, spicy as a Darjeeling, malty as an Assam, and full

I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting experience of the last sample. It was similarly bold as a Ceylon, spicy as a Darjeeling, malty as an Assam, and full