Chinese Tea Catalog

Browse the full catalogue of Chinese loose-leaf teas below, grouped by type. Every tea has its origin story and a gongfu cha brewing recipe: water temperature, leaf ratio and infusion times. Looking for something specific? Open the app to search by name or photo and take a taste quiz.

Green tea

Fresh, grassy and delicate — unoxidised Chinese green teas.

• Longjing — brew at 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Bi Luo Chun — brew at 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Huangshan Maofeng — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Lu'an Guapian — brew at 85°C, 6 g / 100 ml
• Xinyang Maojian — brew at 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Enshi Yulu — brew at 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Mengding Ganlu — brew at 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Taiping Houkui — brew at 85°C, 6 g / 100 ml
• Anji Baicha — brew at 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Gunpowder — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Chunmee — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml

White tea

Minimally processed buds and leaves with a soft, sweet character.

• Bai Hao Yin Zhen — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Bai Mu Dan — brew at 90°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Shou Mei — brew at 90°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Gong Mei — brew at 90°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Ya Bao — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml

Yellow tea

Rare teas with a gentle sealed-yellowing step for a mellow cup.

• Junshan Yinzhen — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Mengding Huangya — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Huoshan Huangya — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml

Oolong tea

Partially oxidised teas, from floral high-mountain to roasted rock oolongs.

• Tie Guan Yin — brew at 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml
• Da Hong Pao — brew at 95°C, 8 g / 100 ml
• Wuyi Rougui — brew at 95°C, 8 g / 100 ml
• Wuyi Shui Xian — brew at 95°C, 8 g / 100 ml
• Wuyi Qi Lan — brew at 95°C, 8 g / 100 ml
• Wuyi Ba Xian — brew at 95°C, 8 g / 100 ml
• Fenghuang Dan Cong – Mi Lan Xiang — brew at 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml
• Fenghuang Dan Cong – Ya Shi Xiang — brew at 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml
• Dong Ding Oolong — brew at 95°C, 6 g / 100 ml
• Oriental Beauty — brew at 90°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Ali Shan High Mountain Oolong — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Golden Osmanthus Oolong — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Huangjin Gui — brew at 95°C, 8 g / 100 ml

Red tea

Fully oxidised Chinese black (“red”) teas — malty, sweet and warming.

• Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Qimen Hong Cha — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Dian Hong – Golden Needle — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Jinjunmei — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Laoshan Black — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Yingde Hong Cha — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Gu Shu Hong — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml

Dark tea

Post-fermented dark teas that deepen and mellow with age.

• Liu Bao Hei Cha — brew at 95°C, 6 g / 100 ml
• Anhua Hei Cha — brew at 95°C, 6 g / 100 ml
• Fuzhuan Brick Tea — brew at 95°C, 6 g / 100 ml

Pu-erh tea

Aged and fermented teas from Yunnan, earthy and long-lasting.

• Pu-erh Sheng – Yiwu Gushu — brew at 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml
• Pu-erh Shou – Menghai Ripe — brew at 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml
• Tuocha — brew at 95°C, 6 g / 100 ml
• Pu-erh Bing Cha — brew at 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml
• Chenpi Pu-erh — brew at 95°C, 6 g / 100 ml

Scented tea

Green or white bases scented with jasmine and other blossoms.

• Jasmine Dragon Pearls — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Jasmine Mo Li Hua Cha — brew at 85°C, 5 g / 100 ml
• Rose Black Tea — brew at 95°C, 5 g / 100 ml

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