Our Picks
This page highlights teas that are a personal favorite of one – or both – of us. We have so many favorite teas in our vast tea collection that it is difficult to select favorites but here goes! We change these periodically as teas come and go and as a particular tea stimulates our taste buds seasonally.
Most of our teas are sourced directly from tea farms and tea producing villages in their place of origin. Our Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Taiwan teas are shipped directly to us. Therefore, much of what we sell may not be familiar to many of our tea customers, but that is what Tea Trekker tea is about – distinctive teas with diverse flavor characteristics and differing leaf styles.
Our collection of teas show, we think, a very broad range of the glorious character and nuances of premium tea.
‘Our Picks’ are selected from all the types of tea and represent different tea producing countries. Our Picks are listed strictly alphabetically, with no sub-sort of any kind. This is what we are emphasizng in this listing:
- diversity of leaf size and shape
- selections culled from each of the different classes of tea
- unique flavors
- seasonal specialties
- teas with a distinctive character or story
- local teas from lesser-known tea producting regions or areas
Enjoy these as we do – and spread the word to your tea friends !
-
Assam Panitolla Estate
Black Tea
Grade: Orthodox manufacture – TGFOP1
2nd Flush (May, June) -
Bai Hao 2020 Spring Pluck
Oolong Tea
Bai Hao ( Oriental Beauty)
2020 Late Spring Pluck
(mid-June) -
Bai Lin
Black Tea / Organic, EU-Compliant
Bai Lin
2020 Late Spring Pluck (June) -
Bai Lin Gong-Fu Extra Tippy
Black Tea
Bai Lin Gong-Fu Extra-Tippy
2020 Spring Pluck (May) -
Bai Mudan Traditional-Style
White Tea / Organic
Bai Mudan Traditional-Style
(White Peony from Big Sprout Bushes)
2020 Yu Quan ( April 5th-April 10th) -
Baozhong 2020 Song of Spring
Oolong Tea
Baozhong (Song of Spring)
2020 Spring Pluck (early May)
– Low Inventory! – -
Aged & Rested
Bu Lang Mountain Shou (fermented) Pu-erh Nuggets
Shou (fermented) Pu-erh
Nuggets Shou Pu-erh
2014 Spring Pluck (7-years aged) -
Darjeeling 2020 1st Flush Sourenee Tea Estate
Black Tea / Organic
Grade: SFTGFOP 1 Special
2020 1st Flush (March, April) -
2021
Darjeeling 2021 1st Flush (pre-) Glenburn Tea Estate ‘Moonshine’
Black Tea / Organic
Grade: Moonshine EX-26
2021 pre-1st Flush (March)
– minor shipping delay in India due to the pandemic – -
2021
Darjeeling 2021 1st Flush Giddapahar Tea Estate ‘Early Wonder’
Black Tea
Grade: ‘Wonder’
2021 1st Flush (Feb/Mar into May)
– minor shipping delay in India due to the pandemic – -
2021
Darjeeling 2021 1st Flush Jungpana Tea Estate
Black Tea / Organic
Grade: SFTGFOP 1 China
2021 1st Flush (March)
– minor shipping delay in India due to the pandemic – -
2021
Darjeeling 2021 1st Flush Upper Fagu Tea Estate ‘Enigma’
Black Tea
Grade: ‘Enigma’ Spring Harvest
2021 1st Flush (March)
– minor shipping delay in India due to the pandemic – -
Darjeeling Upper Fagu Tea Estate 2020 2nd Flush
Black Tea
Grade: FTGFOP 1 Special
2020 2nd Flush (July) -
Emerald Sprouting Yun Wu (Rolled Style)
Green Tea / Organic
Emerald Sprouting Yun Wu (Rolled Style)
2020 Yu Qian 2nd Spring Harvest Season
(April 5th-April 20th) -
Fenghuang Dan Cong Chou Shi
Oolong Tea / Organic
Fenghuang Dan Cong Chou Shi
2020 Spring Pluck (late April, early May) -
Fenghuang Dan Cong Huang Zhi Xiang (Yellow Twig Fragrance) Wild-Grown Tea Trees
Oolong Tea
Fenghuang Dan Cong Huang Zhi Xiang
(Yellow Twig Fragrance)
Wild-Grown Tea Trees
2020 Late Spring Pluck (May & June) -
Aged & Rested
Fenghuang Dan Cong Ji Long Kan
Oolong Tea
Fenghuang Dan Cong
Ji Long Kan
2019 Spring Pluck (late April, early May) -
Fenghuang Dan Cong Yu Lan Xiang (Magnolia Fragrance)
Oolong Tea
Fenghuang Dan Cong Yu Lan Xiang
(Magnolia Fragrance)
2019 Autumn Pluck (Sept, Oct) -
Golden Tips of Jiangsu / Yixing Hong Cha
Black Tea
Golden Tips of Jiangsu / Yixing Hong Cha
2019 Autumnal Pluck (Sept, Oct) -
Gyokuro Jade Dew
Green Tea
Gyokuro Jade Dew
2020 1st Spring Pluck Ichibancha (May, June) -
Gyokuro Saito Hand-Picked
Green Tea / Organic
Gyokuro Saito
Hand-Picked
2020 1st Spring Pluck Ichibancha (May, June) -
Aged & Rested
Honeysuckle Mingqian
Black Tea
Honeysuckle Mingqian
2019 Spring Pluck (May) -
New Arrival
Hunan Golden Peony
Black Tea
Hunan Golden Peony
2019 Spring Pluck (May/June) -
Iizuka Yabukita Black
Black Tea / Organic
Yabukita Black
2020 Release -
Jin Jun Mei
Black Tea
Jin Jun Mei (Beautiful Golden Eyebrows)
2020 Spring Pluck (early May) -
Jin Xuan ‘Milk Oolong’
Oolong Tea
Jin Xuan, Nantou County, Taiwan
2020 Spring Pluck (early May) -
Jolon’s Blend™
Envisioned & blended by Tea Trekker at the request of author Chrysler Szarlan to celebrate her novel ‘The Hawley Book of the Dead.’
-
Keemun Mao Feng Grade A++
Black Tea
Keemun Mao Feng Grade A++
2020 Spring Pluck (May) -
Aged & Rested
Liubao Beeng Cha – 2013 Harvest
Hei Cha
Liubao (fermented) Beeng Cha (mini)
2017 Release (8-years aged)
Price is for one 3.75 ounce (100-gram) beeng cha -
Aged & Rested
Liubao Golden Flower Brick
Hei Cha
Liubao (fermented) minimal Golden Flowers
2015 Production
(6-years aged) -
Aged & Rested
Liubao Golden Flower Loose Leaf
Hei Cha
Liubao (fermented) minimal Golden Flowers
2015 Production
(6-years aged) -
Aged & Rested
Liubao Regular 2012
Hei Cha
Liubao (fermented) ‘Regular’ Grade
2012 Production
(9-years aged) -
AGED & RESTED
Liubao Wild-Grown & Aged
Hei Cha
Liubao (fermented) Wild-Grown & Aged
2002 Production
(19-years aged) -
2021
Matcha Premium – Traditional
Powdered Green Tea
Matcha Premium – Traditional
2021 Milling (April) -
Nepal High Aroma Oolong
Oolong Tea / Organic
Nepal High Aroma Oolong
2019 Late Spring Pluck (late May into June) -
Nepal High Himalaya Fine-Leaf Black
Black Tea / Organic
Nepal High Himalaya Fine-Leaf Black
2020 Late Summer Pluck (August, September) -
Nepal High Himalaya Hand-Rolled Green
Green Tea / Organic
Nepal High Himalaya Hand-Rolled Green
2019 Late Summer Pluck (August, September) -
New Arrival
Nepal Himalaya Shiiba Green
Green Tea / Organic
Nepal Himalaya Shiiba Green
2020 Early-Spring Pluck -
Sale!
Aged & Rested
Premium Bai Mudan Beeng Cha
White Tea
Premium Bai Mudan Beeng Cha
2016 Spring Pluck (mid-April)
approx. 12.3 oz (350 grams)
Orig $50.00 / Sale $40.00$50.00$40.00 -
Sencha Kagoshima SunShine
Green Tea
Sencha Kagoshima SunShine
2020 1st Spring Pluck pre-Ichibancha (April/May) -
Sencha Saito Harumoegi
Green Tea / Organic
Sencha Saito Harumoegi
2020 1st Spring Pluck Ichibancha (June) -
Shan Lin Xi Spring Pluck
Oolong Tea
Shan Lin Xi Tea Harvesting District
2020 Spring Pluck (early May) -
2021
Shincha Moriuchi
Green Tea
Shincha Moriuchi
2021 1st Spring Pluck (Pre-Ichibancha) -
Silver Tip Oolong
Oolong Tea
Silver Tip
2020 Late Spring Pluck (mid-June) -
Sun Moon Lake
Black Tea/Organic
Sun Moon Lake Black Tea
Ruby Red #18
2020 Summer Pluck (June, July, August) -
Aged & Rested
Supreme Aged Shou (fermented) Pu-erh Nuggets
Shou (fermented) Pu-erh
Nuggets Shou Pu-erh
2009 Spring Pluck (12-years aged) -
Tea Horse Road Ya’ An Hei Cha
Hei Cha
Bian Xiao Cha (fermented)
2010 Production, Pressed in 2014
(7-years aged) -
Tie Lo Han
Oolong Tea
Tie Lo Han (Iron Arhat)
2019 Spring Pluck (late April, early May) -
Tieguanyin Monkey-Picked / Clear & Fragrant-Style
Oolong Tea
Tieguanyin Monkey Picked / Clear & Fragrant Style
2020 Spring Pluck -
Tung Ting Black
Black Tea
Tung Ting Black Tea
2020 Early Summer Pluck (June) -
Wai Shan Lao Shu / Wu Yi Bohea
Black Tea / Organic
Wai Shan Lao Shu / Wu Yi Bohea
2020 Spring Pluck (Late April) -
Yunnan Feng Qing Black Marbles
Black Tea
Yunnan Feng Qing Black Marbles
2020 Late Spring (middle of May-June in Yunnan) -
Yunnan Feng Qing Old Tea Tree Black Gold
Black Tea
Yunnan Feng Qing Old Tea Tree Black Gold
2019 Spring (May) -
Yunnan Golden Sprouting Buds
Black Tea
Golden Sprouting Buds
2020 Spring Pluck (April to early-May) -
Yunnan Hand-Rolled Green Curls
Green Tea
Yunnan Hand-Rolled Green Curls
2020 Pre-Qing Ming -
Yunnan Menghai Old-Growth Black
Black Tea
Yunnan Menghai Old-Growth Black
2019 Late Spring (June) -
Yunnan Ning’er County Golden Simao
Black Tea
Yunnan Ning’er County Golden Simao
2020 Spring Pluck (mid-March to early-April) -
Yunnan Purple Bamboo Black
Black Tea
Yunnan Purple Bamboo Black
2020 Spring Pluck (April to early-May) -
Yunnan Sweet Tips of Simao
Black Tea
Yunnan Sweet Tips of Simao
2019 Spring Pluck (March) -
Yunnan Sweet White Threads
White Tea
Yunnan Sweet White Threads
2020 Pre-Qing Ming (early March this year) -
Yunnan Yi Wu Mountain Wild Arbor
Black Tea
Yunnan Yi Wu Mountain Wild Arbor
2019 Spring Pluck (April to early-May) -
Aged & Rested
Yunnan Yue Guang Bai Hand-Rolled Marbles
White Tea
Yunnan Yue Guang Bai Hand-Rolled Marbles
2016 Spring Pluck (mid-April)
Six wrapped Yue Guang Bai Marbles to a package -
Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong #1
Smoked Black Tea/Organic
Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong #1 Lightly Smoked Tea
The Original & Authentic Smoked Chinese Tea
Spring/Summer Pluck & Smoking -
Sale!
Sale
Sencha Iwasaki Hand-Picked Yabukita
Green Tea / Organic
Sencha Iwasaki Yabukita
Hand-Picked
2020 1st Spring Pluck Ichibancha (May, June)
Orig $34.00 / Sale $25.00$34.00$25.00 -
Sale!
Sale
Sencha Saito Seifu
Green Tea / Organic
Sencha Saito Seifu
2020 1st Spring Pluck Ichibancha (May, June)
**Very Special Tea** 2nd Shipment To Us**
Orig $32.00 / Sale $25.00$32.00$25.00 -
Aged & Rested
Shengpu Shou (fermented) Pu-erh Mini Beeng Cha
Shou (fermented) Pu-erh
Shengpu Shou Pu-erh Mini Beeng Cha
2011 Spring Pluck (5-years aged)
approx 5.3oz (150gr) -
Aged & Rested
Shou (fermented) Pu-erh Rectangle Recipe #7572
Shou (fermented) Pu-erh
Shou Pu-erh Rectangle Recipe #7572
2001 Spring Pluck (pressed in 2002)
Price is for one brick -
Yunnan Yue Guang Bai
White Tea
Yunnan Yue Guang Bai
2019 Spring Pluck (late May into June) -
2021
Guzhang Maojian
Green Tea / Organic
Guzhang Maojian
2021 Pre-Qing Ming (end of March -April 5th) -
Keemun Golden Keemun
Black Tea
Keemun Golden Keemun
2020 Spring Pluck (May) -
2021
Matcha Premium – Shincha
Powdered Green Tea
Matcha Premium – Shincha
2021 Spring Pluck Ichibancha (May, June)
– Look For This in mid-May 2021 – -
2021
Sencha Iwasaki ‘High Aroma’
Green Tea / Organic
Sencha Iwasaki ‘High Aroma’
2021 1st Spring Pluck Ichibancha (May, June) -
Yunnan Strands of Green with Silver Tips
Green Tea
Yunnan Strands of Green with Silver Tips
2021 Pre-Qing Ming