Work from white or green through yellow and oolong, ending on black or shou. A roasted dancong dulls a delicate yinzhen if tasted in reverse.
依茶类调整水温
Whites and greens want 75–80°C, yellows around 80°C, oolongs and blacks 90–95°C, shou *pǔ'ěr* a full rolling boil. One kettle, three pours.
功夫泡法使用完整4克
A 100ml gaiwan with 4g gives you six to eight short infusions — the proper way to read a tea's arc. Western pots will only yield two steeps.
小包装茶叶请于六周内饮用完毕
Samples are nitrogen-flushed but not sealed for long storage. Greens fade fastest; whites and shou hold longest. Keep away from spice shelves.
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Each sachet ships with a folded card listing origin and cultivar — fold it shut until after your first cup. Blind first, named second.
每季仅限一次挑三
The format is funded by shipping only, so we cap orders. If you want a fuller selection, the seasonal box at /box/spring carries six teas in one mailer.
Common questions
Asked, answered.
How do I actually pick three?
Go to /discovery, browse the open library, and tap any three sachets. A running counter holds you at three — you cannot add a fourth without releasing one first.
What does the shipping cost?
Flat 6 EUR within Europe, 9 EUR to the UK and US, 12 EUR elsewhere. The teas themselves are free — no hidden product charge at checkout.
Can I pick three of the same tea?
No. The format is one sachet per SKU per order, so the three you choose must be three different teas. Multiple sachets of one tea are sold on shop.thetea.app.
Does the library change?
Yes, weekly. Harvests sell through and new lots arrive. A tea you bookmarked may be gone next Monday — there is no waiting list, only the live shelf.
Is *pǔ'ěr* included in Pick-three?
Usually two or three slots, drawn from the same lots that stock shop.puerh.app. Both sheng and shou appear, in 4g loose form rather than pressed chips.
Can I order Pick-three twice in a quarter?
Account holders are capped at one order per ninety days. The seasonal box at /box/[season] is the route for a second discovery in the same window.
Are the sachets recyclable?
The outer mailer and inner sachets are kraft and food-grade glassine, both home-compostable. Only the small nitrogen-flush valve goes to general waste.
Where do I learn to taste the differences?
The blind-flight module at tea.school walks through a three-tea protocol with scoring sheets. Encyclopedia entries for each cultivar live on thetea.app and puerh.app.
