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01
Green tea绿茶
No oxidation·5 teas·morning
Longjing appears at three levels here — standard, Qiantang and West Lake — and the price differs fortyfold. That is not a premium for the name: the higher the grade, the finer the leaf, the shorter the picking window and the longer the sweet finish.
Floral, lightly sweet. Lifts gently, without any edge.
Roasted chestnut, a bean-like note. Everyday, clear-headed.
Denser than the standard grade, nutty sweetness, clean finish. Clarity without agitation.
Fine, buttery, with a very long sweet finish. The head feels light and gathered. limited
Fresh greens and asparagus, almost broth-like body. Refreshes and settles at once.
03
Jasmine tea茉莉花茶
Scented with fresh flower·5 teas·morning · day
A green base layered repeatedly with fresh jasmine — the flowers are added and removed several times over until the leaf takes the scent. The finer the base and the more layerings, the cleaner the flower and the less perfumed the result.
Dense jasmine over a white bud base, creamy texture. The top of the category.
Bright flower, fresh, with a clear scent left in the empty cup.
Everyday. For when tea should be background rather than an event.
05
Anxi oolong安溪乌龙
20-40% oxidation·2 teas·morning · day
Tieguanyin and Guanyin Wang are oolongs from Anxi county in Fujian. In the earlier price list they sat by oversight under green tea; here they are in their own section.
Dense orchid, cream, long returning sweetness. A tea for conversation.
Orchid and fresh greens, light clarity. The everyday version of the same flavour.
08
Red tea红茶
Fully oxidised·9 teas·morning · day
Two poles in one section: Yunnan Dian Hong at twenty yuan per hundred grams, and Tongmu lapsang sold as a single serving. Guadun and Tongmu are neighbouring villages in Wuyi, where red tea was invented in the first place.
Dense caramel sweetness, almost no tannin. Soft and enveloping.
Resin, dark honey, a wild bitterness. Full-bodied, noticeably warming.
Honeyed bud with a floral top note. Finer than the classic.
Honey, sweet potato, velvet with no astringency. The most legible red tea here.
Dried fruit and woody depth, pressed leaf. Ages well.
Even, malty, faintly nutty. Takes milk and a large pot.
Tongmu without the smoke: plum, resin, minerality. The original of all red teas.
Pine smoke, bonfire, dried fruit underneath. Divides people at the first sip.
09
Sheng puerh生普洱
Natural ageing·3 teas·morning · day
Three 200 g cakes, all from the Yiwu area. Sheng is the one tea people also buy for the future: it keeps changing for decades.
Thick, resinous, with a strong bodily qi. For a long session, not for a mug. limited
Floral and alive, a light bitterness with a fast sweet return.
Soft, honeyed, without any edge. The best first sheng in the list.