New Arrivals - harvest 2023

This year's Snow Dragon is a first for Silk Road. For this year's tea, we selected an organic green grown in the Simao District of Yunnan Province. (In the past, we have sourced this tea in Fujian Province.) This lot is a fine pluck of one bud one leaf...

A Fenghuang Dan Cong style oolong, literally translates to "Phoenix single tree". This style of tea has a long history of cultivation in the Phoenix Mountains with trees reputed to be 800 years old. Producing teamaker harvested lot from a single tree...

Numerous varieties of this delicious green cultivar thrive in the valleys and mountains of the southeastern coastal provinces of China. A Mao Feng cultivar, our lot was organically farmed in Zhejiang Province. An early-pick, its leaves open to a...

WuLu is a taste treat of the spring harvest. Not well known outside China, these singularly rich green leaves will steep to smooth and varied buttery flavors and aromas of magnolia blossoms and fresh cucumber.   Lot Notes. Organically grown on...

Spring teas in China embody tradition, terroir, and skill. In FuAn traditions in farming and processing of tea run deep. Their cultivars are famous, their flavors in demand. Each year, we look for thse early spring green teas that taste wonderful and...

Leaves open to rich, full-bodied, smooth aromas and flavors of deep earthy sweetness and notes of cocoa. A rich and full-bodied Shou Pu-erh offering. Lot Notes. Tea was grown in Zhengwan village, in the Simao District. This is the 2nd year...

Black teas from Yunnan Province are widely recognized for their sweet, malty flavors and enticing aromas. Ever inventive, our tea maker has taken 1st grade leaves and rolled them into balls of flavor. Lot Notes. Pearl is made using a 1st grade...

The Fu'An area along the coast near the border with Zhejiang Province is mountainous and famous for its rich tasting white teas. The cultivars developed in these mountains over a period of hundreds of years, now produce a variety of green and black...

A high-mountain oolong cultivar crafted to a black tea in the local style of the Fu'An area. This wonderful black opens to sweet notes of plums and grows to a delicious, sweet finish.  Lot Notes. Source is a farm located in...

There is a class of teas harvested early in the spring & processed to local customs of appearance, flavor, and aroma. Typically made in small lots and rarely exported, these teas are often exceptional and offer a window into the great...

One of our most popular black tea offerings, this early-pick, large-leaf Mao Feng cultivar slowly turns from its green harvest colors to rich shades of gold and black. Then, at the right moment, the leaves are skillfully fired, creating a lush, naturally...

Our new Dragon Well lot is a cultivar local to the Shengzhou area in Zhejiang Province. Cultivar is known for its distinctive penetrating aroma and a soft, vegetal, nutty sweetness. It is an "early-season" Grade AA Long Jing made of one bud, one leaf...

In China, highest grades of Tieguanyin oolong are prized and often presented as gifts. These lots are judged not only on taste and aroma, appearance plays a very big part in the rating. Once a lot is processed, the leaves are again inspected and...

Perhaps the most natural of China's teas - White Peony is a mix of early spring pluck leaves offering vibrant colors and a range of flavors from grapes to honeysuckle and nectar.Teas was grown in Fuding county, the birthplace of white tea and...

Golden Needle is one of a small group of what are classed as higher-grade black teas of Fujian Province. Organically grown, skillfully crafted, early-spring leaves once processed appear shiny and thin and, with steeping open to release unusually sweet...

Ever inventive, skilled grafting of a high-grade Tieguanyin oolong varietal with the early-spring harvest Huang Jin Gui cultivar created this aromatic and luscious offering - Golden Jade. The successful graft and propagation of this tea in the not too...

Harvested in Spring, our white Chrysanthemum flowers (Chrysanthemum indicum) are full buds, natural and rich in fragrance and flavors. These bright white flowers are lively and sweet. Lot Notes. The lot offers a clean white appearance and high...

A comparatively rare style of oolong here in the U.S. It is largely consumed by the domestic market as it is a local favorite. The small leaf offers a distinct flowery aroma and a natural, peachy flavor. Snow Pear offers another glimpse into China's...

Legend tells us that as the young maidens plucked the first, new leaves of spring, they placed the most precious in their blouses to be preserved for the enjoyment of the Emperor and his court. The story provides us with a wonderful name for one of our...

Our "Monkey Picked" Tieguanyin was grown in the AnXi Region in southern Fujian Province, a region with a rich history of cultivating award-winning, world-class Tieguanyins. The region's terroir or "soils" - the farms' altitude, proximity of the sea,...