Real Chinese tea, from leaf to cup.

Five classic loose-leaf teas from the hills of Hunan, China. Available at our shop in Toronto.

A red tin of CO-OP 1950 Honey Black Tea beside a white porcelain cup and a small dish of dry leaves

Five kinds of Chinese tea

Each tin holds a different family of tea. Not sure where to start? Black tea is the easiest first cup.

Five CO-OP 1950 tea tins in a row: red for black tea, yellow for yellow tea, green for green tea, blue for dark tea and navy for pu-erh
  • 红茶

    Black tea

    Malty and honeyed. In China it is called red tea. Meet our Honey Black Tea

    100 g tin
  • 黄茶

    Yellow tea

    Mellow and sweet. Rare outside China.

    100 g tin
  • 绿茶

    Green tea

    Fresh, light and grassy.

    150 g tin
  • 黑茶

    Dark tea

    Earthy and smooth. Fermented after it is made.

    150 g tin
  • 普洱茶

    Pu'er

    Deep and rich. Can be aged for years.

    150 g tin

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Start here: Honey Black Tea 蜜红

Our featured tea, in a 100 g tin. Tea tasters judge a tea in three steps.

Dry Honey Black Tea leaves in a white bowl, thin dark twists with golden tips
LookThin, dark twists with golden tips
Bright orange-red tea in a clear glass cup
TasteBright amber cup with a honey aroma
Brewed leaves opened up, soft and reddish brown
LeavesEven, soft leaves after brewing

How to brew

In a mug the easy way

Tea
2–3 g
Water
250 ml
Heat
95 °C
Time
3–4 min

Gongfu style many short steeps

Tea
5 g
Heat
100 °C
First 3 steeps
15 s
Steeps
up to 7

These are for Honey Black Tea. From the fourth steep on, give each one a little longer.

Aerial view of tea bushes in rows on a hillside in western Hunan, with one tea picker

Grown in the hills of western Hunan

Our Honey Black Tea comes from tea gardens 1,100 m up in the misty mountains of western Hunan.

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