All Our Teas Our complete range of fresh loose leaf teas

Red Jade (Hong Yu)

Red Jade Black Tea proves that Taiwan produces more than just fantastic oolongs. Grown in the Yuchih Township, the famous TRES-18 hybrid used to produce this tea combines an Assamica strain from Burma with a local wild tea to create an incredibly smooth and sophisticated black tea.

Oriental Beauty Tea (Dong Fang Mei Ren)

Oriental Beauty is also know by several other names including: Dong Fang Mei Ren; White Tip Oolong; and Champagne Oolong. Whatever name it goes by this is perhaps Taiwan's most special tea and cited by many connoisseur as one of the world's finest.

Organic Golden Oolong 17

With less than 200kg being produced each year our Golden Oolong 17 is an extraordinarily rare organic version of Thailand's most refined tea. Coming from the finest tea trees on the Choke Chamroen Estate, and only following specific conditions, will Tea Master Zhang Bingshen begin the harvest of this remarkable high...

Tie Guan Yin (Iron Buddha)

Tie Guan Yin or Iron buddha is perhaps China's most famous Oolong. We sourced this handmade version from a small farm in Anxi County, in China's Fujian Province. We believe this to be one of the finest Tie Guan Yins, or even teas, any of us at driftwood have ever tasted.

Lu An Gua Pian (Melon Seed Tea)

Our specially selected Lu An Gua Pian (Melon Seed) is another fantastic green tea from China's Famous Teas list. Made using only the top leaves - as opposed to the buds - which are selected by hand, deveined and rolled over a gentle heat to produce Lu'An's distinctive rolled, almost seed like shape.

Dragon Well (Long Jing)

Dragon Well or Long Jing is perhaps the most highly revered of all of China's Ten Famous Teas. Long Jing is created when tender young leaves are expertly pressed by hand in a hot wok to produce the unmistakable Dragon Well flattened shape.

Naturally Scented Jasmine Oolong Tea

Jasmine Oolong is crafted by skilled tea makers who layer high quality tea with fresh, locally grown, jasmine blossom and leave the two in the cooling night air. This natural scenting process is repeated several times before the tea is finished by hand. Quite simply an exceptional jasmine tea.

Pre Rain Huang Shan Mao Feng

Our Huang Shan Mao Feng comes from the first picking in early spring, when the finest teas are selected, and is a beautiful example of one of China's 'Ten Famous Teas.' A real Champagne tea and one every Chinese and green tea lover should really experience fresh.

Doke Organic Silver Needle Second Flush

This second flush Doke Organic Silver Needle White Tea shows how this family run garden is constantly innovating (Chinese Silver Needles are only harvested once per year). Like most second flush pickings these loose leaves are slightly darker yet, here this simply concentrates the delicious white tea flavours - a tr...

Dragon Pearl Cape Jasmine Tea

Our Dragon Pearls are carefully handmade by artisans. Tender silver needle buds are layered with the blossom of Cape Jasmine (Gardenia) and left to naturally infuse, multiple times, in the cooling night air before being rolled and finished by hand. One of the finest jasmine teas we have ever experienced.

Silver Needle White Tea

Our Silver Needle White Tea is carefully harvested by hand at dawn as soon as the first spring buds appear in China's Fujian Province. It's renowned for being the finest, sweetest and most delicate of all white teas