A Sneak Peek at our January 2021 Boxes

Laoshan is a small village near the sea in northeast China. Teas from this region benefit from a unique microclimate featuring coastal breezes, rocky soil, and fresh spring water.

Laoshan black teas are usually small and tippy, lacking the white pekoe-style hairs that give black teas their golden color. 

Classic Laoshan Black, grown under the shadow of a sacred mountain, is very smooth and viscous with a robust flavor that has a distinct dark chocolate bite.

People often question whether sugar was added to this tea, but it's simply the weather and soil that make this tea naturally sweet and thick.

Classic Laoshan Black is one of our personal favorites at Tea Runners. It's a tea we always have on our shelf at home!

Spring 2024 Harvest.

Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Shandong, China
Caffeine: MED-HIGH

If you love this tea, you may also want to check out the more expensive versions, including Imperial Grade Laoshan Black and Laoshan Village Black Needles.  Both have a similar flavor profile, but undergo more strict plucking and processing, creating slightly different flavor profiles. 

This sharp and lingering oolong is aptly named, because as the tea leaves open, they resemble claws unfurling. These leaves are plucked at the beginning of the harvest after summer when the leaves are dark green, but the cup steeps to a beautiful amber color with a nutty toasted finish and the sweet tartness of apricot.

We're huge fans of oolongs in general, but this one is just spectacular.

Ingredients: Oolong tea.
Origin: Maipokhari, Ilam region, Nepal
Caffeine: MED

This lovely green tea from the Anhui province in China is not only pleasant to look at-- its young leaves are touched with mao jian or "downy tips"-- but it also brews to a lively and vibrant piquancy.

We love the fresh green grass scent and the slightly sweet umami finish in its taste, a welcome combination that makes this green one to savor.

Ingredients: Pure green tea.
Origin: Anhui, China
Caffeine: MED

This breakfast tea is a truly unique and exotic way to start the day. Steeping to a deep ruby red hue due to the addition of CTC leaves, it also sings with the bright and complex flavors of Orthodox tea.

What really makes it a standout is its gorgeous layer of masala spice mix, leaving the palate awakened with notes of clove, cinnamon, ginger, and black pepper.

Try it with some warm milk, or as a sweet treat, a touch of sugar.

Ingredients: Black tea, cinnamon, clove, ginger, black pepper.
Origin: Eastern Nepal
Caffeine: HIGH

The kickstart to your day you’ve been waiting for, this hefty but elegant black tea is an expertly crafted blend of aged Assam and Keemun black tea leaves. 

The specially selected leaves of this tea yield low tannins ensuring a smooth but bold cup of tea. 

Vibrant like a traditional Assam, this modern tea swirls with an earthy depth and a well-rounded and smooth finish.

Try it with some milk for a traditional cup, but its silky enough to enjoy on its own.

Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: India and China
Caffeine: HIGH

This lovely herbal tea combines fruits, herbs, and roots to create a very vibrant and flavorful deep red tonic. A spicy ginger zing is balanced with the sweetness of tangerine.

Tangerine Ginger is one of our favorite tea company’s most popular herbal teas.

Ingredients: Hibiscus flowers, ginger root, rosehips, licorice root, orange peel, schizandra berries, essential tangerine and orange oils.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE

Bursting with personality and nostalgic root beer flavor, this fun and vivacious tea kicks off the palate with tart black currant and licorice root.

Green rooibos further aids in this tea’s natural ability to help digestion, while rosehips and red rose petals create a richness to make it a perfect after dinner treat.

Ingredients: Green rooibos, rooibos, licorice root, black currant leaf, rosehips, root beer flavoring and red rose petals.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE

This juicy and full-bodied herbal blend is like biting into a roasted and caramelized plum. A touch of spice is added with cinnamon and licorice root, pleasantly enhanced with the scent of sweet hibiscus flower.

Try this tea in a mulled wine recipe, or serve it over ice on a gorgeous sunny day.

Ingredients: Organic cinnamon, organic hibiscus flowers, organic currants, organic licorice root, natural plum flavor.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE

This black tea comes from the high-altitude tea farming region in Lincang. It is processed from the first flush of spring assamica tea leaves of 30-40 year old naturally grown tea plants.

Big Snow Mountain Black brews a deep red liquor with floral notes and a sweet thick mouthfeel.

Spring 2024 Harvest. 

Ingredients: Black tea
Origin: Yunnan, China
Caffeine: HIGH

Multiple Award-Winning Tea

These dark tea leaves have been painstakingly hand-rolled into perfect pearls, slowly unfurling as they steep into a honeyed hue.

Black Dragon Pearls have a lovely earthiness that is partnered with the slight pungency of stone fruit, and notes of powdered chocolate.

Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Yunnan, China
Caffeine: HIGH