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Discover Teas from the Source

Every leaf we sell comes from trees we've seen, gardens we've visited, and makers we know.

We don't just sell tea

We work with several cooperatives in rural China to grow and make our own tea, while creating opportunities to develop community.

Qiufen (Equinox) Drop

New autumn releases, ready more than a full week before the National Day Shipping Break. Below you will find some of the most anticipated teas of the year.

2026 Dancongs

This year we went wide on dancong, looking for new cultivars up and down the mountain. With the Honey Fragrance from Master Wei (Tea Club Only) and the Honey Peach (Nectarine) fragrance from Wen Zitong, there are a lot of classically roasted and butter-sweet teas on the lineup this year. Because of the early spring picking, a lot of the teas have already been roasted, rested, and their fragrances are peaking right now!

Heirloom Hong: Gongfu Red Tea Sampler

Master Bi's Old Factory is Keemun is back - together with our best selling Lapang Souchong, and two new Fujian red teas: Panyang Conggou and Chingwo Conggou in a new sampler. Together, these four red teas, all made from heirloom materials at four historic centers of production, can give you a taste of the Chinese teas the world first knew and loved.

Tea from Trusted Hands

We of the One River Tea Cooperative believe in following the leaf, from bush to brew, we visit every farm, meeting, eating, and speaking with everyone that plays a part in making the teas we sell.  We invite you to see the farms, meet the makers, learn about the process, and know the most about your tea!

Listen to the Sourcing Stories on Tea Soup

Smoked Lapsang

Carrying on a dying tradition, the Zhang family in the Masu Village of Tongmuguan make a traditionally smoked black tea redolent with fading traditions.

Wen Zitong

At the peak of Wudong Mountain, core region of the Dancong Oolong teas, lives a young prodigy making some of the best Wudong Dancong Oolong he have ever had the honor of sampling.

Fuding White Tea

Obssessed with quality from field to production to storage, our friend Qiu in Fuding carries some of the best white tea we have ever tasted.

Master Wei

High in the mountains outside the Phoenix Village, Master Wei cultivates and produces serveral varieties of Dancong oolong. As a farmer turned producer, he has an intimate understanding of growing, picking, and roasting tea

Tea starts here, in the fields, with the pickers, the farmers, the producers

We are committed to knowing as much as we can about each of the farms we work with.  We visit every farm, spend time with the producers, talk with the pickers, ask about farming techniques and local histories. 

More Info on our Blog

Raw Liubao Deep Dive: What is It? What’s to Love?

Raw Liubao Deep Dive: What is It? What’s to Love?

The Liubao many know and love today has little to do with the tea that made the damp little mountain township of the same name famous in the first ...
Keemun: How China’s Most Famous Red Tea Lost Itself

Keemun: How China’s Most Famous Red Tea Lost Itself

Introduction  “Everyone has their own take on it. If you ask ten Qimen Masters you will hear ten different perspectives on what Keemun is and isn’t...
Fuzhou Jasmine Tea - Introduction

Fuzhou Jasmine Tea - Introduction

Our Introduction  The following is translated and adapted from Zhuang Wanfang’s 1979 Famous Teas of China. This was a text originally designed to...
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