Bai Ji GuanSpecial Grade tea is one of the five famous Wu Yi's Oolong tea bushes. Among all the Wu Yi teas, Bai Ji Guan is the rarest. This is because it requires great skill and effort to produce this magnificent tea and there are not many tea masters that can do it properly today, to begin with. One error and the tea leaves could turn dark-brown like other Wu Yi teas. And from these handfuls of skilled tea masters, only a few of them are willing to process Bai Ji Guan tea. Its complex taste and rarity makes it one of the most treasured Oolong in the world. Bai Ji Guans' taste is wonderfully complex. It starts off sweet, uniquely fruity with a toasty floral aroma and finishes with a lingering fruit. Tea connoisseurs are in love with its lingering refined flavor. $44.50/3.53oz(100grams)
JUN SHAN SILVER NEEDLE
Jun Shan Silver NeedleSpecial Grade is the Yellow Tea King! This rare and precious Yellow Tea was sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin as China's National Gift. Originates from Jun Shan Island (also known as the Island of Immortals) of Lake Dong Ting in Hunan Province.The yearly production of this tea is very limited, using only before and early Qing Ming harvest. It was an Imperial Tribute tea back in the ancient days, and is also well-known as Chairman's Mao favorite tea. Smokey, slight pine forest floor, with a sweet aftertaste! Sells fast. A special treatfor tea lovers! $32.50/3.53oz(100 grams)
WEST LAKE DRAGON WELL
West Lake Dragon Well, known as the Emperor Tea, is the finest Green Tea from China. And, this year is no exception! Creamy and sweet with a hint of straw and grass. Smoothe and slightly viscous. Another Tea Needs favorite. Harvested in early spring. This tea is absolutely addicting... sure to please an Emperor! Like a spring wind it comes and goes quickly! Limited $25.00/3.53oz(100grams)
LONG JING
Long Jing 1st Grade The name Long Jing means "Dragon Well". This is truly a marvelous Green Tea and one of the very first teas we offered for sale in Tea Needs . This Long Jing brews a cup of perfect tasting tea at a much more affordable price than "The Emperor!" With a smooth aroma, this delicately sweet tea has just a hint of chestnut fragrance. We can't get enough...This is one of our every day teas! $12.45/3.53oz(100grams)
TIE GUAN YIN
Tie Guan YinSpecial Grade is the finest example of China Oolong! The quality of a Tie Guan Yin tea is said to be derived from the combination of "Heaven, Earth and Man". Heaven refers to the weather, as high grade Tie Guan Yin can only be cultivated when the weather is ideal. Earth is the soil and elevation, where elevated, rich and unpolluted grounds are desirable. And finally Man is the tea master who processes the tea. A skilled and experienced tea master is essential to produce the best Tie Guan Yin. Here is the result of the perfection of these three requirements! Such perfect Tie Guan Yin is extremely rare and usually reserved only for local VIPs and State guests. Sweet, marvelous flowery notes taste and fragrance. Pay attention to the sweet lingering aftertaste that comes from back of your throat, filling your mouth and breath with wonderful fragrance. Expect a few infusions! $22.50/3.53oz(100grams)
JADE OOLONG
Tie Guan Yin 1st Grade is the ultimate China Oolongalso known asJade Oolongand it's a Tea Needs favorite. This tea is as smooth as Chinese silk and as fragrant as spring blossom air! The excellent quality, at this price point, makes Jade a great everyday tea. Creamy, sweet, velvety, and slightly viscous. A great everyday Oolong $12.75/3.53oz(100grams)
BAI HAO SILVER NEEDLE
Bai Hao Silver Needle 1st Grade. This tea is the finest and most delicate Silver Needle White Tea we have ever tasted! The 1st infusion is loaded with smoked white fish and pine needles! And it goes on for 3 more infusions! Bai Hao is particularly valuable for its anti-toxin and cooling properties. Made only from tea buds and fully covered with silvery down. When steeped,the tea buds stand upright like a forest of stalagmites in the cup, creating a beautiful visual presentation. A must try for tea lovers. $12.25/3.53oz(100grams)
BAI MU DAN
White Peony, is an elegant White Tea, also known as Bai Mu Dan, and Zhenghe varietal of the highest quality. Produced in China's Fujian province during early spring, by carefully selecting only the finest tender buds and top two leaves of the white tea plant. With no caffiene, this results in a unique nutty bamboo fragrance and a sweet, savory taste. This tea is also extremely refreshing as an ice tea! $8.25/3.53oz(100grams)
JASMINE SILVER NEEDLE
Jasmine Silver Needle Special Gradeis a White Tea manufactured by a process that uses relatively low heat and no rolling. The formative stage is an extended period of withering, during which enzymatic reactions progress under the right temperature, humidity and airflow. The key is to get the fresh leaves to mature properly with minimal oxidation. White Tea usually contains buds and young tea leaves, which have been found to contain lower levels of caffeine than older leaves. This is arguably the highest quality jasmine tea in all of China.The young tender leaves are picked during early spring time and carefully preserved until jasmine blooming season, in which they were scented. Even the jasmine flowers used in the scenting process are of higher quality.They are specially brought in from Si Chuan province while most other teas use jasmine flowers from Guang Xi province. This tea is very rare because not many tea makers are willing to use high quality young tea buds and leaves to make Jasmine-scented teas. The aroma is of pure jasmine freshness while the taste is soothing, refreshing and it has an aftertaste that will leave a lingering sweetness in your mouth. $18.25/3.53oz(100grams)
WHITE DRAGON PEARL
White Jasmine Dragon Pearl Special Grade is made by rolling the tender shoots of the White Tea leaves and buds into beautiful "pearls" and is scented with fresh jasmine petals. This tea is incredibly popular and will delight you. With "Special Grade", compared to our standard Jasmine Dragon Pearl, the tea buds are slightly larger and have more white down. A tea that is rich, creamy, smooth and refreshing, with a delicate jasmine flower scent. $12.25/3.53oz(100grams)
JASMINE DRAGON PEARL
Jasmine Dragon Pearl Special Grade is made by rolling the tender shoots of the Green Tea leaves and buds into beautiful "pearls" and is scented with fresh jasmine petals. This tea is incredibly popular and will delight you whether you are a beginner or the most avid tea drinker. A tranquilizing tea, light, refreshing, with a delicate jasmine flower scent. $14.45/3.53oz (100grams)
KEEMUN BLACK TEA
Black Tea 1st Grade Not many people know this but the best Black Tea originates from a small village within Qi Men County called Da Wu Village. This small village has a population of around a hundred people and produces some of the finest Black Tea in the world due to its high elevation and its pollution-free environment. The locals nicknamed this village "Qi Men Cha Di YiCun", which translates to "Number One Keemun Tea Village". A wonderful complex taste with floral sweetness and hint of rosy notes. This tea is unique, you can steep it as long as you want and it will never go bitter from over-steeping. Rare & excellent quality! $18.25/3.53oz (100grams)
PUER TEA
Puer tea is a class that has undergone a period of "aging" in open air, from several months to many years.The exposure of the tea to microflora, humidity and oxygen in the air causes it to undergo oxidation through auto-oxidation, and fermentation possibly by some reactivated oxidative enzymes in the tea. This alters the smell of the tea and typically mellows its taste, turning previously astringent or bitter teas into products that are thick and unctous, with pleasant mouth-feels and aftertastes. Careful aging results in a most refined tea with apricot-like fragrance. Some things really do get better with age! $6.25/3.53oz(100grams)
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