The craft · From pluck to seal
The craft · From pluck to seal

Made at origin. Known by hand.

Fresh leaf is hand-plucked and transformed at the estate, keeping the garden, the season, and the making close together.

  1. 01Pick
  2. 02Wither
  3. 03Roll
  4. 04Oxidize
  5. 05Dry
  6. 06Seal
01 / The standard

Quality is built
in the making.

Four moments keep the leaf close to its origin.

01 Day 0

Hand-plucked

02 Day 0–2

Made at origin

03 Day 3

Sealed at altitude

04 Week 3

Bound for San Francisco

02 / The process

Six movements.
One continuous craft.

Each movement changes the leaf.

Hands carefully selecting whole tea leaves
Selected by eye · shaped with experience
  1. 01The leaf

    Pick

    Young leaves, selected by eye.

  2. 02The leaf

    Wither

    Mountain air softens the leaf.

  3. 03The craft

    Roll

    Shape, structure, character.

  4. 04The craft

    Oxidize

    Time deepens aroma and flavour.

  5. 05The craft

    Dry

    Heat completes the transformation.

  6. 06The journey

    Seal

    Finished and sealed at origin.

03 / The flushes

One garden.
Different moments.

Season changes the expression of the garden.

01 · March — April

First flush

Bright · floral · alive
02 · May — June

Second flush

Honeyed · round · deep
03 · October — November

Autumnal

Wooded · warm · mellow
Finished whole-leaf tea at the estate
04 / The result

Quality you can
trace back.

One garden. One season. One harvest with a record.

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