The xxx
collection.
Four leaves. Three picks each, chosen from everything we have reviewed. The one rule that keeps each cup honest, and the frames we shot while it steeped.
№01
Green tea, xxx
Three greens we would pour first. One temperature that keeps them sweet. Everything else is patience.
Teavivre Dragon Well (Long Jing) Green Tea / Harney & Sons Japanese Sencha Loose Leaf / Rishi Tea Gyokuro Loose Leaf
№02
Matcha, xxx
You drink the whole leaf, ground to dust. Three tins we would open, and the one tool that does the work.
Ippodo Sayaka Matcha (40g Tin) / Jade Leaf Ceremonial Grade Matcha Powder / Aiya Cooking Grade Matcha Powder
№03
Oolong, xxx
Half-oxidized. Floral on the first cup, mineral on the sixth. Three leaves that reward staying a while.
Teavivre Ti Kuan Yin (Iron Goddess) Oolong / Alishan High Mountain Oolong Loose Leaf / Teavivre Da Hong Pao Wuyi Rock Oolong
№04
Black tea, xxx
Fully oxidized, heat-proof, built for the boil. Three cups for three different mornings.
Yorkshire Gold Tea Bags (80 ct) / Harney & Sons Earl Grey Supreme Loose Leaf / Vahdam Darjeeling First Flush Loose Leaf
Want the whole shelf instead of the edit? Every leaf, every review, every vessel.