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The 2024 First-Flush Catalog

Shop All Varietals — 2024 First-Flush Harvest

Eleven single-origin teas from the Fengqing garden, hand-picked this spring and shipped within fourteen days of rolling.

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11 varietals · sorted by harvest date, newest first

The Catalog

Eleven Varietals from the Fengqing Garden

All teas are first-flush 2024 unless otherwise noted. Each card lists the plucking window, the lot size still available, and the price per 50g or 100g of loose leaf, packed in nitrogen-flushed kraft pouches.

  1. Long golden buds of Dianhong Golden Needle laid on a cedar board

    No. 01 · Black

    Dianhong Golden Needle

    Old-bush cultivar · Plucked March 18 – April 2, 2024 · 1,920m ridge, plot B-3

    Honey, malted cocoa, dried persimmon. Steeps cleanly through the sixth infusion.

    Caffeine
    Medium
    Format
    Loose leaf · 50g / 100g / 250g
    Lot
    62 kg remaining

    From $28 per 50g

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  2. A 2024 Sheng Pu'er cake showing compressed leaves in olive and silver tones

    No. 02 · Pu'er (Sheng)

    Fengqing Wild Arbor Sheng

    Ancient arbor · Plucked March 22 – April 6, 2024 · 1,950m ridge, plot A-1

    Camphor, stone fruit, sugarcane. Pressed in April; drinking window opens 2027.

    Caffeine
    Medium-high
    Format
    Loose leaf & 200g cake
    Lot
    38 kg remaining

    From $42 per 100g

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  3. Bi Luo Chun green tea leaves rolled into delicate coils on a clay tray

    No. 03 · Green

    Yunnan Bi Luo Chun

    F1 hybrid · Plucked March 4 – March 16, 2024 · 1,890m slope, plot C-2

    Sweet pea, chestnut, a clean vegetal finish. Best brewed at 75°C, glass vessel.

    Caffeine
    Low-medium
    Format
    Loose leaf · 25g / 50g / 100g
    Lot
    54 kg remaining

    From $22 per 50g

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  4. Dark glossy leaves of ripe Shou Pu'er broken from a brick beside a Yixing pot

    No. 04 · Pu'er (Shou)

    Estate Ripe Pu'er · 2023

    Cultivated blend · Plucked spring 2023, wet-piled summer 2023 · 1,920m ridge

    Wet earth, dried date, walnut skin. Smooth, low-bitterness, ready to drink now.

    Caffeine
    Medium
    Format
    Loose leaf & 100g brick
    Lot
    71 kg remaining

    From $32 per 100g

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  5. Plump silver buds of Yin Zhen Silver Needle spread on a bamboo tray

    No. 05 · White

    Yun Silver Needle

    Da Ye cultivar · Plucked March 9 – March 21, 2024 · 1,940m ridge, plot D-1

    Melon, white peach, a long mineral finish. Unoxidized, sun-withered two days.

    Caffeine
    Low
    Format
    Loose leaf · 25g / 50g / 100g
    Lot
    29 kg remaining

    From $36 per 50g

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  6. Dark twisted oolong strips with reddish edges beside a cup of amber liquor

    No. 06 · Oolong

    Fengqing Rock Oolong

    Tieguanyin selection · Plucked April 12 – April 22, 2024 · 1,860m slope

    Roasted apricot, orchid, brown butter. Charcoal-finished over chestnut wood.

    Caffeine
    Medium
    Format
    Loose leaf · 50g / 100g
    Lot
    44 kg remaining

    From $34 per 50g

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  7. A pressed Yue Guang Bai moon cake of silvery leaves in a wooden box

    No. 07 · White

    Moonlight White Cake

    Da Ye & Xiao Ye blend · Plucked March 14, 2024 · pressed April 2024

    Dried longan, rice paper, dried chrysanthemum. 100g cakes, 12 per bamboo crate.

    Caffeine
    Low
    Format
    100g pressed cake
    Lot
    19 kg remaining

    From $48 per cake

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  8. Loose aged Liu Bao dark tea leaves with golden tips in a bamboo basket

    No. 08 · Dark

    Liu Bao · 2018 Vintage

    Six-year cellar aging · Lot L-18-04 · brewed through our copper pans

    Betel nut, camphor, a clean medicinal lift. Improves with a one-minute rinse.

    Caffeine
    Medium
    Format
    Loose leaf · 50g / 100g / 250g
    Lot
    22 kg remaining

    From $58 per 100g

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  9. Slender curved Mao Feng green tea leaves in a celadon dish

    No. 09 · Green

    Yunnan Mao Feng

    F1 hybrid · Plucked March 1 – March 12, 2024 · 1,870m slope, plot C-4

    Snow pea, toasted rice, gentle umami. A clean everyday cup, generous for the price.

    Caffeine
    Low-medium
    Format
    Loose leaf · 50g / 100g / 250g
    Lot
    86 kg remaining

    From $18 per 50g

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  10. Thin wiry golden-brown tips of Jin Jun Mei black tea in a porcelain dish

    No. 10 · Black

    Jin Jun Mei · Estate Reserve

    Single-bud pluck · March 24 – April 4, 2024 · 1,950m ridge, plot A-3

    Cocoa nib, brown sugar, dried fig. Single-bud only; the estate's most limited lot.

    Caffeine
    Medium-high
    Format
    Loose leaf · 25g / 50g
    Lot
    11 kg remaining

    From $96 per 50g

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  11. A bamboo canister of Liu An Gua Pian dark tea with broad flat leaves at the rim

    No. 11 · Dark

    Liu An Gua Pian · 2020

    Broad-leaf cultivar · Plucked May 2020 · four-year cellar rest in our warehouse

    Roasted squash, damp forest floor, a clean mineral close. Brews long, leaves tight.

    Caffeine
    Medium
    Format
    Loose leaf · 50g / 100g
    Lot
    17 kg remaining

    From $44 per 100g

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Wholesale research & bulk pricing on lots of 1 kg or more — write to [email protected] with the varietal number, format and intended use.

From the Estate

“Once a leaf leaves the rolling pan, the clock starts. Fourteen days to the customer, no matter where they are in the world — that is the only promise that matters. Anything older is a different tea than the one my grandfather drank that morning.”

Li Mei Fourth-generation proprietor, Xinglongju Tea Estate

Why Direct from Xinglongju

Three quiet assurances on every order

  • 6.8days

    Average shipping time to a U.S. door

    Verified across the last 2,400 orders · carbon-neutral express on every parcel

  • ISO 22000+

    Certified processing & food-safety

    Facility built 2014 · EU Organic & China Green Food certified · not USDA Organic

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For the First-Time Buyer

Not sure where to start?

The Estate Sampler brings five 15g portions of our most-loved 2024 first-flush varietals — Dianhong Golden Needle, Yunnan Bi Luo Chun, Sheng Pu'er, Jin Jun Mei and Yun Silver Needle — packed in five nitrogen-flushed kraft pouches inside a letterpress card with brewing notes from our sommeliers.

$48 · free carbon-neutral shipping · free 1-on-1 brewing consult on orders over $60

Two native saplings planted through One Tree Planted for every kilogram of tea in this order.