Rare & Limited Editions
Our Rare & Limited Editions category contains some of the best and unique offerings from Curious Tea.
Some are limited edition teas, for example Ming Qian green teas from China. For these, once the current harvest is sold out, it will not be available again until next year.
Others are one-off edition teas, for example aged tea and special one-off batches, especially from Taiwan. For these, once the current batch is sold out, it will not be repeated again.
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An early spring version of the famous green tea from Anji County of Zhejiang Province. The bright liquor has a fresh verdant flavour with sweet and savoury vegetal notes.
Chinese GreenAn Ji Bai Cha (Ming Qian)
£6.60 – £23.00 Select options -
A completely handmade pan-fried green tea made from old native tea bushes that grow semi-wild on a steep rocky slope. The smooth liquor has floral, herby and berry notes with a sweet aftertaste.
Japanese GreenAshikita Heritage Kamairicha
£4.60 – £16.00Out of stock
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A delicate yet powerful Thunder Struck oolong from a fully organic tea plantation. It has a strong mouthfeel with light mineral, baked, floral and fruity notes that give way to a bold and lasting aftertaste.
Chinese OolongDan Cong Organic Lei Kou Chai
£5.80 – £20.00 Select options -
An exquisite Song Zhong oolong from a fully organic plantation. It has a complex thick flavour with fruity, sweet, creamy and toasted notes and a powerful lingering aftertaste.
Chinese OolongDan Cong Organic Song Zhong
£5.80 – £20.00 Select options -
A sweet and complex Almond Fragrance tea from an organic tea garden. The syrupy liquor has mineral and creamy notes of raw almonds with a persisting sweet and fruity aftertaste.
Chinese OolongDan Cong Organic Xin Ren Xiang
£5.80 – £20.00 Select options -
A rare Second Flush muscatel oolong, crafted exclusively from select AV2 clonal plants. The heavily oxidised tippy leaves produce a rich liquor with malty, tart, fruity notes and a mineral honey aftertaste.
Indian OolongDarjeeling Gopaldhara Clonal Ruby Oolong
£4.00 – £13.50 Select options -
A wonderfully complex First Flush white tea from Gopaldhara Tea Estate. Simply dried in the sun, it produces a fruity and floral liquor with notes of light wood, hay, vanilla and honey.
Indian WhiteDarjeeling Gopaldhara Clonal White
£4.00 – £17.00 Select options -
An exquisite hand-made First Flush tea from Gopaldhara Tea Estate. The verdant taste has sweet floral honey notes and just a hint of tannins on the lasting fruity aftertaste.
Indian BlackDarjeeling Gopaldhara Nectar 2021
£4.30 – £15.00 Select options -
A rare First Flush oolong, carefully picked and hand-processed in early March. It has zero astringency with fruity, floral notes and a lasting honey finish.
Indian OolongDarjeeling Rohini Moonlight Ruby Oolong 2021
£4.60 – £16.00 Select options -
A rare Darjeeling white tea from Rohini Tea Estate crafted from wild tea plant clones of unknown origin. The complex bold flavour has notes of capsicum and hay with a lasting finish.
Indian WhiteDarjeeling Rohini Spicy White 2021
£4.00 – £14.00 Select options -
A wonderfully light and sweet bug-bitten oolong with a honey liquor similar to a Taiwanese Beauty tea. The smooth taste has notes of citrus and red berries with a sweet finish.
Indian OolongDarjeeling Rohini Summer Beauty Oolong
£2.90 – £10.00 Select options -
‘Third Grade' tea from a 2021 Competition. Expertly roasted using handpicked Jin Xuan cultivar leaves, it has a classic complex profile with creamy, toasty and fruity notes.
Taiwanese OolongDong Ding Competition Oolong (3rd Grade)
£4.30 – £150.00 Select options -
'Gold Grade' Dong Ding Competition Oolong from the 2021 Lugu Dong Ding Tea Production Cooperative.
Taiwanese OolongDong Ding Competition Oolong (Gold Grade)
£5.20 – £180.00 Select options -
An early spring version of Bi Luo Chun tea from the famous Dongting tea growing area in Suzhou. The sweet yet savoury taste has vegetal, nutty and peppery notes with a lasting aftertaste.
Chinese GreenDong Ting Bi Luo Chun (Ming Qian)
£4.30 – £15.00 Select options -
A fantastic selection of Dan Cong teas from Master Huang. Discover 12 different Dan Cong types in our new special selection boxes!
2x tasting boxesFlight of the Phoenix Oolong – Tea Tasting
£30.00 – £55.00 Select options -
A superb 2021 Competition 'Silver Grade' Gui Fei bug-bitten honey oolong.
Taiwanese OolongGui Fei Competition Oolong (Silver Grade 2021)
£4.60 – £85.00 Select options -
An early spring Mao Feng green tea from the famous Yellow Mountain tea region. The fresh clean taste is creamy and vegetal, with sweet floral notes and a soft, mellow aftertaste.
Chinese GreenHuang Shan Mao Feng (Ming Qian)
£4.60 – £16.00 Select options -
A delicate early spring Mao Feng green tea from Wugongling village in Huangshan. The bright liquor has a soft taste with lightly vegetal, grassy notes and nutty sweetness.
Chinese GreenHuang Shan Wu Gong Ling Mao Feng
£5.80 – £20.00 Select options -
A famous early spring yellow tea that undergoes a Men Huang process to mellow the flavours. It produces a smooth vegetal liquor with toasty nutty notes and a sweet mouthfeel.
Chinese YellowHuo Shan Huang Ya (Ming Qian)
£5.20 – £18.00 Select options -
A finely made Ming Qian Long Jing from Long Wu, one of the biggest and best production areas within the core West Lake District. It has a fresh verdant character with savoury, nutty and creamy notes.
Chinese GreenLong Jing Long Wu West Lake Dragon Well
£5.80 – £20.00 Select options -
A famous yellow tea from Sichuan. It undergoes complex traditional processing, resulting in a delicate mellow nutty flavour with a sweet creamy mouthfeel and vegetal umami flavours.
Chinese YellowMeng Ding Huang Ya
£8.60 – £30.00 Select options -
A superb 2021 Competition 'Gold Grade' Song Hong from the Mingjian Competition. Featuring an attractive Mi Xiang aroma.
Taiwanese BlackMi Xiang Song Hong Competition Hong Cha
£5.50 – £55.00 Select options -
A heritage-style beauty oolong made from a cultivar from Wu Yi Shan, brought to Taiwan over 100 years ago. The floral honey profile is complex, with sweet fruity and baked mineral notes.
Taiwanese OolongMi Xiang Wu Yi Heritage Oolong
£3.80 – £13.00 Select options -
A delicate early spring ‘Green in Mist’ tea from Qimen County of Anhui Province. The complex taste has a soft sweet flavour with fresh grassy umami notes.
Chinese GreenQimen Wu Li Qing
£7.90 – £27.50 Select options
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