Oolong teas
From flowery and pale to dark and roasted. Oolong rewards many short steeps.
Between green and black: light, flowery oolongs and dark, roasted ones. Made for many short steeps.
Iron goddess
Anxi, China
Rolled leaves that open slowly; orchid, butter and cream.
50 g $12
100 g $22
High mountain oolong
Alishan, Taiwan (sample)
Grown above 1,000 m. Lilac, cooked pear, a long sweet finish.
50 g $15
100 g $28
Rock oolong
Wuyi, China
Charcoal-roasted; dark cherry, stone and toasted bread.
50 g $14
100 g $26
Oriental beauty
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Bitten by leafhoppers in summer, so it tastes of honey and muscat.
50 g $16
100 g $30
Example prices. Harvests (sample).
Order a gongfu tray
A small pot, a pitcher, tiny cups and a lot of leaf. You brew for a few seconds at a time and taste how the tea changes over eight or ten rounds. We show you the first round.
For oolong and pu-erh. About 45 minutes for two people, $18 (example prices).
Come and taste first
The tasting table is open from 11:00 every day except Monday. Taste any tea on the shelf before you buy it; there is no charge.