Single-origin teaLead story · At the door
Three teas, ready to give.
Each full tin says what it tastes of and how to brew it in a mug. You only have to hand it over.
Preorders open 25 October · Ships in December
Coupon · The list
Folio 01 opens 25 October.
Leave an address and we will write when it does.
Good tea, easy to start and worth passing on: chosen blind, so that whoever gives it is proud, and whoever brews it finds out how many pours a few grams of leaf can hold.
The giver
You can say
We kept
the tea.
Bench report · Folio 01
Thirteen teas from one Yunnan maker went on the bench, brewed blind with the names covered. Three came out of it, and they are Folio 01: the first release, three teas, one lot each.
Ten did not make the Folio. A lot may or may not come back: next season's has to win the same tasting.
Each tin carries FOLIO 01 round the top, its own lot number on a sticker, and its brewing for a mug and for a pot.
Report 01Yunnan dark tea
CacaoDatesWood
Grown, fermented and finished by one maker. The tea to end a meal with.
For a wine or whisky drinker.
Mug4 g / 300 ml · 100°C · 3-4 min
Somebody always says they should be going. The second pot is usually why they do not.
On the record playerNina Simone, I Put a Spell on You, 1965.
Report 02Yunnan black tea
HoneyMaltDried fruit
Half bud, with the golden tips left in. A spring pick, withered and fully oxidised.
For a coffee drinker.
Mug3 g / 300 ml · 90°C · 3 min
For the friend who says they are not really a tea person. They may wish to revise that.
On the record playerBill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard, 1961.
Report 03Yunnan white tea
MelonApricotWildflower
Buds only, picked before the leaf opens and left unrolled. Withered and dried, nothing more.
For a green or floral tea drinker.
Mug3 g / 300 ml · 85°C · 3 min
For the friend who notices things.
On the record playerBrian Eno, Ambient 1: Music for Airports, 1978.
Three teas, chosen without knowing which was the expensive one. A reasonable way to choose a gift, too.
The opener
A mug and hot water are enough.
Each tea prints its own brewing, for a mug and for a pot, water temperature included.
Nobody has to know anything about tea before they pour the first cup.
First brew
Exact temperature is printed with each tea
The 2-Tin Gift Box
Two different teas in a gift box, with a bag to carry it to the door. You choose the pair when you order; three teas make three pairs. Nobody who opens it needs to know anything about tea first.
Gifting
Add a gift message in your bag: a line to go with it.
Gifting for Christmas, and for Chinese New Year after it. For a company: tell us how many and by when, and we reply with a quote.
Coupon · Gifting
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