Tea Club - Season 2, Chapter 4: Red Tea 红茶

The fourth chapter of our Tea Club unfolds as a journey through time and mist, tracing the legendary birth of the progenitor of all red tea. Our voyage begins in the silent, fog-shrouded heights of the Wuyishan hills, where a series of unexpected events transformed the crispness of spring green leaves into a deeper, more complex tea. This is the origin of Hong Cha: a category defined not merely by its hue, but by the profound synergy of heat and time.

Within this chapter, we have gathered eight red teas that represent a study of diversity and history. You will encounter the robust, chocolatey depths of wild-grown leaves, the malted sweetness of high-altitude gardens, and the floral elegance born of refined coastal craftsmanship. Though they differ in cultivar and production, they are bound by a singular, enduring warmth that lingers long after the final cup.

From Fujian province 福建:

• Zhengshan Xiaozhong 正山小种, from Tongmuguan
• Bailin Gongfu 白琳工夫, from Fuding
•  Tan Yang Gongfu 坦洋工夫, from Fuan
• Zhenghe Gongfu 政和工夫, from Zhenghe

From Guangdong province 广东: 

• • Yingde Red Tea 英德红茶, from Yingde

From Yunnan province 云南: 

• • Nannuo Dianhong 南糯滇红, from Xishuangbanna
  • Changning Dianhong 昌宁红茶, from Baoshan
  • Herbal Red Tea 花草红茶, with jujubes, mulberries, goji berries, chrysanthemum and longan, from Xishuangbanna

Together with these 8 samples, you'll receive also three sticks of our natural incense Evolve 佳境, where a bouquet of balsamic fragrances dance, beginning with simplicity and blooming into complexity.

We invite you to sit and witness this dual evolution, of smoke and infusion, as each brew reveals a new layer of fragrance and soul.

Knowledge

As you receive your tea samples, you will find a welcome letter with links to extensive content on the ancient and modern history of the area, geography and culture. You will then have access to a reserved Community chat area where we continue to upload new contents, and you can share your own tasting notes, observations, and travel stories.

Webinar

You will also have access to the live online webinar. If you join this chapter after the webinar, the video recording will be available in the community chat, along with slides, materials and discussion with your fellow club members.
We invite you to start tasting the samples as soon as you receive them, but we suggest to keep few grams to taste again and comment together during the online meeting.

Each chapter of our tea club will be available on our shop until stocks last. 

How to join:

Purchase and Shipments

A new chapter of the tea club, with new teas and areas, will be published on a quarterly basis. 

The samples will be shipped to your address with free worldwide shipping, and at the same time you will receive a shipping confirmation with tracking code.

All Daye students (from all past and present editions!) and Tea Tour Travelers can enjoy a 10% discount on the price of both the single and the annual club, by using the code TEACLUB10 at checkout.

Online webinar

On Sunday May 3rd 9am CEST, we'll meet for a live online webinar of the duration of one hour. After that date the video recording of the webinar will be available for streaming in our community upon the purchase of this chapter. During the webinar we taste some of the samples together and tell you more about each village, sharing experiences and tasting notes.

Community

All the members of our Teaclub have exclusive access to a private community where we constantly upload new content from our travels, we taste teas together, and above all you can share your own tasting notes and organise a virtual or in-person tea session with fellow members! If you are a member follow this link to connect, we will be happy to start a conversation with you!

Shipping

The tea samples will be shipped to your address with free worldwide shipping, and at the same time you will receive a shipping confirmation with tracking code.