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New Tea Starter Case Offerings

Featured teas in starter case #3: variety: from left to right, Yu Lan Xiang (Magnolia), Da Fo Longjing (Big Buddha Dragonwell), Laoshu Dianhong (Old Tree Yunnan), Jia Cang (Home Store Puer) 2012, and Gui Hua (Osmanthus Flowers)
Featured teas in starter case #3: variety: from left to right, Yu Lan Xiang (Magnolia), Da Fo Longjing (Big Buddha Dragonwell), Laoshu Dianhong (Old Tree Yunnan), Jia Cang (Home Store Puer) 2012, and Gui Hua (Osmanthus Flowers)

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This year, we have created five starter cases to offer our customers a chance to experience our brokerage service and source teas directly from China. As a brokerage customer, you have the opportunity to choose from a growing selection of teas sourced from our producers in China and our good friends at the Aideobarie Tea Estates in India. As you may have experienced when purchasing tea from other domestic or international wholesalers, you usually have to order very large quantities of tea at a time. While many domestic wholesalers also offer their teas in lesser amounts of 500g or 1kg shipped from within the US, it is rare for a company to sell small quantities or less than a case of tea directly from China in a brokerage or wholesale capacity.

What is a starter case?

Each of our starter cases features three to five teas showcasing the diversity of Chinese tea and the craftsmanship of its makers. We handpicked the teas in each case to best represent the many styles of Chinese tea and provide you with a versatile range of products to suit your needs, whether you are looking for a few staple teas or a collection of China’s freshest spring teas. Read a detailed description of the current starter case offerings below.


Case #1: ORIGIN (very limited supply; place preorder by March 15, 2022)

This case includes a selection of China’s most prestigious teas from their original origins.

Rows of the heirloom tea bushes used to make Junshan Yinzhen, nestled in a verdant valley on Junshan Island.
Rows of the heirloom tea bushes used to make Junshan Yinzhen, nestled in a verdant valley on Junshan Island.

Featured teas:

  • Qimen Caixia (Sunrise Qimen) | Black Tea
    Early picked, whole leaf black tea, rarely made and unavailable in the domestic market. Small leaves are plucked before being chopped into traditional Hao Ya A and B grades.
  • Shifeng Longjing (Shifeng Dragon Well) | Green Tea
    China’s most famous green tea. Made with leaves from seed-grown heirloom tea bushes. Has a chestnut and floral complex flavor and is high in antioxidants. Our producer uses old generational tea bushes, once used to make tea for the emperor.
  • Bi Luo Chun | Green Tea
    China’s second most famous green tea. Made with seed-grown heirloom tea bushes on Xishan Island. Picked a few weeks after the earliest green teas in March and has more sweetness and smoothness. Easy for anyone to enjoy.
  • Junshan Yinzhen | Yellow Tea
    China’s rarest yellow tea. Made on Junshan Island from seed-grown heirloom tea bushes. Made only to special order. Has a rich nutrition content with a lasting fresh floral aroma.
  • Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle) *Organic | White Tea
    Needle-shaped, bud-only white tea. Made at the oldest tea factory in northern Fujian. Complex and long-lasting flavor that can be enjoyed over many brews.

Total tea amount: 3.0kg (roughly 600 servings)


Case #2: SPRING (place preorder by March 15, 2022)

This case features a collection of China’s spring tea and includes a green, yellow, black, white, and wulong tea.

Unripe tea plant seeds, yellowish-red soil, and Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle) pluckings from garden in Fujian Province
Unripe tea plant seeds, yellowish-red soil, and Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle) pluckings from garden in Fujian Province

Featured teas:

  • Yu Qian Anji Baicha (Spring Rain Harvest Anji) | Green Tea
    China’s rising star green. Delicate and clear with a clean taste and unique floral aroma. Made from tea bushes rich in amino acids. Easiest green tea to prepare.
  • Mogan Huangya (Mogan Yellow Buds) *Organic | Yellow Tea
    A unique lightly oxidized and complex yellow tea made only to special order. Our producer is the heritage culture carrier for Mogan Huangya tea and has passed down her knowledge to her daughter. Smooth-bodied with a gentle sweetness and a floral aroma.
  • Anji Hong | Black Tea
    Made from the same tea bushes as Yu Qian Anji Baicha that naturally have a higher concentration of amino acids. Anji Hong is a light black tea with a sweeter taste that is easy to prepare and enjoy.
  • Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle) *Organic | White Tea
    Needle-shaped, bud-only white tea. Made at the oldest tea factory in northern Fujian. Complex and long-lasting flavor that can be enjoyed over many brews.
  • Huang Guanyin (Yellow Guanyin) | Wulong Tea
    Made with a hybrid cultivar developed from two famous cultivars. Represents wulong tea’s complexity and floral aroma. Unlike other lightly oxidized wulong.

Total tea amount: 4.25kg (roughly 850 servings)


Case #3: VARIETY (place preorder by March 15, 2022)

This case contains one wulong, green, black, shu puer, and herbal tea.

Fresh Da Fo Longjing (Big Buddha Dragonwell) leaves
Fresh Da Fo Longjing (Big Buddha Dragonwell) leaves

Featured teas:

  • Yu Lan Xiang (Magnolia) | Wulong Tea
    From the famous Wudong mountain made from old tea bushes. Has a smooth, sweet finish and a gentle nice floral
  • Da Fo Longjing (Big Buddha Dragonwell) | Green Tea
    Made with the Longjing #43 cultivar, the most popular cultivar used to make Longjing. Has the closest character to the heirloom tea bushes. First picking of the year and the best grade with a lightly floral and vegetal taste.
  • Laoshu Dianhong (Old Tree Yunnan) | Black Tea
    Made with Camellia taliensis variety, the ancestor of the tea plant, grown deep within the forest. Naturally has less caffeine than other black teas and its unique wildflower character is very easy to distinguish.
  • Jia Cang (Home Store Puer) 2012 | Shu Puer Tea
    Oxidized and fermented shu puer that is usually stored and made at home. Used to soothe the stomach with its sweet and no astringent or tannic finish.
  • Gui Hua (Osmanthus Flowers) | Herbal Tea
    Known for its cooling and anti-inflammation properties. Rich and pure, floral taste.

Total tea amount: 6.0kg (roughly 1200 servings)


Case #4: ESSENTIAL A (place order in June-October 2022)

This case features two staple green and black teas and a popular herbal tea.

Dried Xue Ju (Snow Chrysanthemum) flowers
Dried Xue Ju (Snow Chrysanthemum) flowers

Featured teas:

  • Mengding Mao Feng (Feather Peak) | Green Tea
    Handpicked, everyday green tea from Sichuan Province. Perfect for any occasion and has less bitterness and astringency.
  • Jin Kongque (Golden Peacock) | Black Tea
    Handpicked, everyday black tea made with one bud with one or two leaves from the large-leafed Assamica variety. Rich, roasted sweet yam flavor with no bitterness.
  • Xue Ju (Snow Chrysanthemum) | Herbal Tea
    Known for its cooling and anti-inflammation properties. Rich and pure, floral taste. Grown in the high mountains. Has a deep red color and is high in amino acids with a smooth body.

Total tea amount: 6.0kg (roughly 1200 servings)


Case #5: ESSENTIAL B (place order in June-October 2022)

This case includes jasmine pearls, two teas made with the Tieguanyin cultivar, and a ball-shaped shu puer tea.

Scenting Moli Longzhu (Jasmine Pearls) with fresh jasmine flowers
Scenting Moli Longzhu (Jasmine Pearls) with fresh jasmine flowers

Featured teas:

  • Moli Longzhu (Jasmine Pearls) | Scented Tea
    Classic jasmine scented pearl-shaped green tea with a sweet floral aroma.
  • Chuantong Tieguanyin (Traditional Tieguanyin) | Wulong Tea
    A hard-to-find, strip-style wulong tea made with the Tieguanyin cultivar. Has a sweet, caramel- and nut-like aroma with a sweet and smooth finish.
  • Shu Longzhu (Sweet Dragon Ball) 2016 | Shu Puer Tea
    Sphere-shaped shu puer made with a new technique of controlled fermentation. Has a rich red color with no earthy taste or astringency.
  • Tieguanyin Baicha (White Tieguanyin) | White Tea
    Picked in the early or late spring. Made with the Tieguanyin cultivar, unlike other white teas from Fujian Province. Has a more complex and interesting character.

Total tea amount: 6.6kg (roughly 1320 servings)


Please fill out our buyer qualification form and contact us if you would like more information about our starter cases at (520) 628-2952 or by email at sales@sevencups.com.