White
Silver Needle
Fuding, Fujian
Downy buds picked before the leaf unfurls. Honeydew, hay, and a whisper of cream.
Temp
75°C
Time
4 min
Leaf
3g / 200ml
The Ritual
Six leaves.
Six leaves.
One patient hour.
We source whole-leaf tea by harvest, not by season name, and brew it exactly as its farmer would. No blends, no flavoring — just water, temperature, and time.
This season's leaves
Each cup, brewed to its own spec
The bar above every card is the actual color of the steeped liquor — a quiet promise of what's waiting in the cup.
Green
Dragonwell
West Lake, Hangzhou
Pan-fired flat leaves. Toasted chestnut and edamame, with a clean, grassy finish.
Temp
80°C
Time
2 min
Leaf
3g / 150ml
Oolong
Da Hong Pao
Wuyi Mountains, Fujian
Rock-grown, roasted over charcoal. Dark stone fruit, cocoa, and a mineral backbone.
Temp
95°C
Time
1 min × 5
Leaf
6g / 120ml
Black
Yunnan Gold
Fengqing, Yunnan
Golden-tipped leaves from old-growth trees. Malt, cocoa, and a honeyed sweetness.
Temp
95°C
Time
3 min
Leaf
3g / 200ml
Dark
Aged Pu-erh
Menghai, Yunnan · 2016
Wet-piled and cave-aged. Damp earth, dried dates, and a smooth, thick body.
Temp
100°C
Time
Rinse 30s
Leaf
5g / 120ml
Herbal
Hibiscus Rooibos
Cederberg, South Africa
Caffeine-free red bush with dried hibiscus. Tart cranberry, red apple, no bitterness.
Temp
100°C
Time
6 min
Leaf
4g / 200ml
How we steep
Four rules, no shortcuts
Warm the vessel
Rinse the pot or cup with hot water first, so the leaf doesn't lose heat the moment it lands.
Weigh, don't eyeball
A kitchen scale gets you the same cup twice. Volume spoons don't — leaf density varies too much.
Match temperature to leaf
Delicate whites and greens scorch above 80°C. Dark, rolled leaves need a full boil to open up.
Steep, then separate
Pull the leaves out at time. Left in the water, even a good tea turns bitter fast.
Brew temperature by leaf, °C
70°80°90°100°
White & green sit cooler · black, dark & herbal want a full boil.
Visit
Steeped fresh, poured slow.
Open Tue–Sun, 8am–6pm
Come taste a cup brewed to spec, or browse the leaves you just read about.