We are so excited to finally be representing such a talented family in world-famous Qimen after a ten year search for the right partners. The Cheng family takes their work seriously and the proof is in the tea. Their classic Qimen is packed with sweet, honeyed notes, floral complexity and beautiful malty undertones thanks to the careful picking and slow, small-batch hand-finishing process that Master Cheng uses.

This special grade offering from the Cheng Family is actually a newer style of tea, first pioneered in the 1990’s for its floral aromatics. Huang Shan Mao Jian takes advantage of the mountain’s big temperature swings and the biodiverse landscape for a brew that has all the clean crisp elegance you’d expect in a buddy tea, but with a deeper, more cooling complexity that reflects the character of the mountain itself. While this may be one of their most labor intensive teas, the Cheng Family is proud of the deep rich flavor and texture with notes of peony, semolina, and cardamom.

The culture of Huangshan green teas is all about showing off the most beautiful leaves and buds in the cup, and this Jing Xian Lan Xiang Green is no exception. The tiny slender buds unfurl with a delicately evocative and cloud-like orchid fragrance. Made from the rare Lanxiang No. 1 varietal, this tea is full of complex notes of daffodil, fenel, and chervil.