Mid-Autumn Tea Mail

Celebrate this season with a curated selection of our favorite autumn teas and a tiny persimmon tea pet.

We've selected each item with intention. In Chinese culture, persimmons are an auspicious symbol of autumn and good fortune. We also love their vibrant pop of color, making it one of our favorite tea pets.

To honor tradition, we've included Osmanthus Oolong. Osmanthus flowers bloom across parts of Asia this time of year, and are strongly associated with mid-autumn festival and the moon, as seen in poetry, art and folklore. Their blooms create a beautiful, sweet scent that harmonizes wonderfully with oolong tea. 

Finally, our autumn-harvest Dark Roasted Tieguanyin brings warming notes of baked fruits and nuts. Its roast is perfectly structured to cut through the bold, sweet flavors of traditional mooncakes.

Limited availability - only 12 sets in total.

What's included

• Osmanthus Oolong (20g): A gentle, uplifting blend with captivating floral notes and delicate stone fruit sweetness.
  • Tasting Notes: Soft, Peach, Honeysuckle, Pear, Crisp
  • Origin: Mae Salong, Thailand
  • Suggested Pairing: Snow skin mooncakes 
• Dark Roasted Tieguanyin (20g): A complex cup with fruity notes, a warming roast, and a long lasting sweetness.
  • Tasting Notes: Baked Fruits, Honey-glazed Walnuts, Pastries
  • Origin: Anxi, Fujian, China
  • Suggested Pairing: Salted egg yolk lotus seed paste mooncakes, or five nuts mooncakes
• Mini Persimmon Tea Pet: Handmade from clay in Yixing, China (Size: 2.5cm x 2.2cm - it's tiny!!). Packed inside a lucky pouch.
  
• Mid-Autumn Full Moon Postcard: A blank, themed card featuring an illustrated starry night sky, full moon, jade rabbit, and osmanthus trees.
  

Brewing Instructions (Gongfu Style)

Osmanthus Oolong (Gaiwan): 
5g | 150ml | 95°C | 30 sec | +5 sec for additional brews | Can steep ~ 5 times

Dark roasted tieguanyin (Gaiwan or Clay Teapot):
7g | 150ml | 95°C | 20 sec | +5 sec for additional brews | Can steep ~ 8 times

Farm Stories

Our Osmanthus Oolong is grown and crafted in the mountainous region of Mae Salong, Thailand. We love this particular tea maker's naturally scented oolongs: They grow their own osmanthus trees right along their terraced tea fields, filling the mountain air with a sweet yet delicate fragrance during autumn season. One of the highlights of our trip there was walking along these osmanthus trees in full bloom.

Our Dark Roasted Tieguanyin is sourced directly from its historical birthplace in Anxi, China. We get this tea from Master Wang, whose family has been crafting Tieguanyin for an incredible 13 generations (since 1726!). Despite recent industry trends toward a modern, greener style of Tieguanyin, the Wang family remains deeply dedicated to preserving the traditional, roasted style using the heirloom Hongxin cultivar.