Black Tea
Black tea is one of those tea types that tends to be left on the side of the road as people embark on their true tea journey. I think that this is because there is so much poor quality black tea made to satisfy the commodity market that it becomes associated for many people with low quality tea. This could not be further from the truth! Sure there are boat loads of basic black tea out there but the really high quality stuff occupies a rarefied atmosphere of some of the finest teas on Earth.
Three of our signature Black teas to taste the boldness of Blacks. Contains enough tea for at least 9 Gong Fu Sessions.
A spectacular tea gift for yourself or to introduce another to the delights of Mei Leaf Tea. A total of eleven headliner teas covering most tea types.
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Tong Mu Zhengshan Xiaozhong
An unsmoked Lapsang that shows the true depth of flavour of this famous tea. Dark cocoa, charred bourbon casks and rambutan.
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Sun Moon Lake Black Tea - Ruby 18
Captivating Black tea unlike any other tea available. Camphor, lilacs and menthol with cinnamon sweetness leading to a quenching minerality.
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Gushu Dianhong
Ancient tree Golden Bud Black tea representing the highest level of Dianhong. Brown bread, butter and chocolate spread, hazelnuts, lilac, rock sugar and candied pecans.
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Fengqing Golden Needle
Fruity and spicy golden bud Black from 80-year-old trees. Saffron toffee, rosehip syrup, tomato jam, cinnamon, and sweet fennel fronds.
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Jin Jun Mei
Luxury, fine picked and hand rolled Tong Mu Black Jin Jun Mei. Cocoa cookies, rose, cherries and warm malted milk.
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Dashu Dianhong
Deep and rich Yunnan Dianhong made from more than 100 year old trees. Dark chocolate, honeycomb, oat biscuits, apple skin and lime flower.
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Benifuuki Wakoucha
Unique Japanese cross-cultivar Black tea blending the best of Darjeeling and Assam. Rose, lychee, cedar, malt syrup and salted butter.
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Ye Sheng Hong
Made from an ancient variety of the tea tree and picked from trees over 100 years old. Zesty grapefruit and hoppy IPA, barrel-aged rum, malt and muscatel.
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Jin Mu Dan - Golden Peony
Wuyi mountain Black tea made from the Jin Mu Dan cultivar mostly used for Oolongs. Fresh figs, brown butter, gardenia, violets and lilac.
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Tong Mu Zhengshan Xiaozhong
Unsmoked Lapsang from the famed Tong Mu village. Melted butter, gardenia flowers, raspberries and sweet poppy seed pastry.
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Old tree Black, low-oxygen cake aged in Yunnan for nearly three years. Chocolate raisins, sweet vermouth, raspberries, antique woods, leather and fernet-branca bitters.
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Gui Fu Lan Ruan Zhi
High altitude Yunnan Black made from a Taiwanese Oolong variety. Saffron, cedar, muscat grapes, eucalyptus, wintergreen and roasted peaches.
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Fei Zi Xiao
Immensely fruity and sweet Black tea from 25 year old bushes in Tong Mu. Tinned lychee, guava, magnolia, buttercream and fresh notebooks leading to a bright minerality.
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Jin Jun Mei
Straight bud Jin Jun Mei from Tong Mu village. Toasted malt loaf, cinnamon, lilacs, papaya milk and agave syrup.
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Huang Jin Bai Lu
Elite and micro-batch Black made from semi-wild, old tree, ultra-fine buds from Sichuan. Malted chocolate, salted caramel pecans, raisins, rose and lychee.
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Qimen Hao Ya
Exemplary batch of Keemun, handmade from 62 year-old tea trees. Wintergreen, cardamom, sweet milk, dried mango, cocoa and wisteria.
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Smoked Tong Mu Zhengshan Xiaozhong
Special grade Lapsang from Tong Mu smoked over old and extra resinous pine trees. Dried Longan, agarwood incense, clove, agave syrup and toasted marshmallow.
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Rose Gongfu
A luxurious combination of Fujian small leaf black tea scented with fresh rosebuds. Malt loaf, rose and dark baked chocolate brownies.
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Lao Cong Xiao Zhong
Ultra-smooth sipping Black tea made from old bushes growing semi-wild around Tong Mu village. Barley sugar, cedar, rum, macadamia, leather and chrysanthemum.
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Yunnan Dianhong
Fengqing Black tea made with a predominance of buds for a lighter tea. Dark toffee, black pepper and blackcurrants with a malty and minty fresh finish
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Remarkably fruity and sweet Black from the Wuyi mountains. Peach candy, palmier, guava jam, and wood lacquer.
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Our house blend of ground chai spices with a Qimen Black tea. Malt and chocolate comfort with peppery heat and sweet spices.
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Castleton Muscatel Darjeeling
Exemplary batch of Castleton Muscatel Darjeeling - the original Muscatel tea. Made from old, seeded Chinese bushes. Mangosteen, muscatel, saffron, mango, fresh turmeric, kumquat and green peppercorns.
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Jin Jun Mei
Ultra luxurious Chinese Black Tea from Tong Mu. Over 13,000 hand picked buds per 100g. Turkish delight, dark chocolate, sandalwood, lychee and rosehip.
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Fragrant, sweet and spicy Darjeeling made from the Tukdah 383 China hybrid in Singbulli. Cinnamon, saffron, black pepper, kulfi, mango and cooked watermelon.
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Ridiculously fruity and candied Black tea from a single 100-year-old tea tree growing in Wuyi. Mangosteen, guava and pomelo candy, cinnamon gum, pine and lemon blossom.
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