Momordica charantia (ku gua)
Momordica charantia (ku gua) - creeping or creeping, pumpkin-like plant with herbaceous shoots up to 5 m long. Its tendrils are branched, leaves typically palmately five to seven-lobed, flowers unisexual, five-fold, yellow in color, with distinct veins. The fruits are 5-25 cm long, spindle-shaped, with a wrinkled surface, ripening yellow. The plant has been introduced to virtually all tropical areas.
Lycium chinense (goji)
Fresh, only lightly dried Lycium chinense (goji, wolfberries), which has been used throughout China for centuries.
The shape is a bit like raisins, the taste of the fruit is sweet with a slightly sour aftertaste.
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and among ordinary Chinese, goji is considered an indispensable food supplement. It is known for its benefits to the human body, both in young and old age. No negative side effects are known.
Shui Xian Superior
'Narcissus from the Wu Yi Mountains' - one of the most famous cliff (yancha) oolongs. It is made from the cultivar of the same name, which is harvested in late spring.
The tea soup is brown-orange, with a strong aroma, a richer taste, and a fruity sweet aftertaste. For a given price, this is also a very delicious tea, thanks to its mass production.
Da Hong Pao
Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) - one of the best rock teas (yancha) straight from the cradle of all oolongs - Wu Yi Shan. Teas grow on the region's numerous rocky cliffs, which, thanks to the local climate and stony soil, acquire special features that are later deepened by traditional processing.
Due to its unique properties and taste, Da Hong Pao is often referred to as the 'King of Teas'. The color of the leaves is dark brown, often with a charcoal luster. The taste is balanced, the aroma is strong but still soft and pleasant and aftertaste long and sweet.
Qi Zhong
Formosa GABA Oolong
2000 Liu Bao Cha
Maocha 2023
Green (sheng) pu-erh or even better maocha from the southern areas of Yunnan. Large leaves (Da Ye) smell thin and very fresh. Tea has traditionally been dried in the sun, without accelerated modern drying in the oven, and therefore does not contain the slightest hint of unpleasant smoked.
The taste is very delicate, sweet and, unlike classic green pu-erhas, it doesn't even have many fruity tones. You will find in it rather light sweetness and freshness, floral tones and long-lasting sweet gentle aftertaste.
Lao Mao Cha 1992
Mao Cha from 1992 is a successful Pu Erh with a taste of quality, naturally matured Mao Cha. The aroma and taste are typically sweetly earthy, the taste is slightly smelled of dried fruit. The tea does not have roasted tones (quality production process) and is very delicate.
Infusion of dark orange to red color, sweet with a long refreshing aftertaste.
Pu Erh Classic
Pu Erh Superior
The upper class of Pu'er. The dry leaf is small, evenly rolled and belongs to superior. The scent is exactly what the right Pu'er should have, you can feel the freshness and sweetness of the Yunnan fruit trees. The taste is the sweetness of nuts, the sweetness of dried fruit, aftertaste is long, soft and pleasant.
New batch of Meng Hai - in the dry leaf you can still find a 'new scent from production' which disappears after pouring and also naturally develops from the tea over time.
Mini Tuocha 2012
Yunnan Da Ye
Yunnan Hong Cha [jun-nan hong ča] - Basic and most common Chinese red tea. In China, all middle-class red teas from Yunnan belong to this group. The only condition is the production of teas from the Yunnan Da Ye cultivar, ie a large-leaved variety of the Yunnan tea tree. The higher the proportion of golden tips, the higher the tea, the smoothness is less welcome - it means a higher drying temperature and thus faster tea production.
The color of the infusion is orange-red to light brown, the tea smells like prunes, the taste is full, massive, when properly prepared, it is not bitter at all, aftertaste is significantly sweet to honey. Excellent tea for a great price.
Phoenix Hong Cha
"Red orchid" - red tea processed from the cultivar Shuixian, var. Mi Lan Xiang, which beautifully combines the delicate honey aroma of the popular oolong and the refreshing fruitiness of red teas.
Dark orange infusion of fruity-honey aroma & refreshing full taste. At first, it tastes pleasantly fruity and straightforward, but in the end, the typical complex character of oolongs from the Phoenix mountains returns.
