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Mayfair tea shop that buys from named small makers and prints the maker, place, farm size and harvest for each tea; its Wuyi teas come from one zhengyan maker, Master Xu.

Based in
London, United Kingdom
Currency
GBP
Focus
small makersWuyi yanchaTaiwan oolongJapanese tea
Shipping & shop details
Ships to
Worldwide
Shipping
Ships from its London shop: UK by Royal Mail Tracked 24 (£5, free over £50); US orders by Royal Mail in parcels under 2 kg; Europe (£12, free over £100) and the rest of the world (£20, free over £150) by Royal Mail International Tracked, with DHL Express on request. Import duties and taxes are the buyer's. Click and collect at Dering Street for UK billing addresses. Policy
Platform
WooCommerce
Note
Each tea is sold as a 20 g "Refill" pouch or a 20 g "Postcard" tin-and-card pack at £2 more; the database records the Refill price.

Listings from this vendor#

Worldwide

UK · USA · Europe · Worldwide

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ProductPricePer 100 g
Master Xu's Dark Roast Yancha
Mid-range of 25
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Wuyishan
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
blend including the Da Hong Pao cultivar
Roast
dark
Area as stated
Yuhua cliff; a 2-acre farm
£13.95 / 20 g $93.09
£69.75 / 100 g
≈ $7.45 a session
Nannuo Shan Cooked Pu'er
Upper quarter of 31
Stated year: 2006
Claimed origin: Nannuo Mountain
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Area as stated
Liu family, Jin Yu Xuan label
Tree age / type
young and old trees
Storage
moved to a drier climate north of Xishuangbanna to age
£14.95 / 20 g $99.77
£74.75 / 100 g
≈ $6.98 a session
Pinglin Wenshan Baozhong (20 g Refill)
Highest of 31
Stated year: —
Claimed origin: Pinglin, Wenshan, New Taipei, Taiwan
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
Qingxin
Packaging role
Repacked by vendor

Shop base currency GBP (20 g Refill GBP 14.95; 20 g Postcard tin GBP 16.95). Zero-rated UK VAT on loose tea; excludes shipping.

£14.95 / 20 g $99.77
£74.75 / 100 g
≈ $7.98 a session
Master Xu's Rou Gui
Upper quarter of 35
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Shuiliandong
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
Rougui
Roast
medium charcoal (a little heavier than the Tian Xin Yan)
Area as stated
a small plot at Shui Lian Dong; 2-acre farm
£15.95 / 20 g $106.44
£79.75 / 100 g
≈ $8.52 a session
Mr. Feng's Qi Mei Keemun Needles (20 g Refill)
Highest of 26
Stated year: —
Claimed origin: Qimen County, Huangshan, Anhui, China
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Packaging role
Repacked by vendor

Shop base currency GBP (20 g Refill GBP 19.95; 20 g Postcard tin GBP 21.95). Zero-rated UK VAT on loose tea; excludes shipping.

£19.95 / 20 g $133.13
£99.75 / 100 g
Master Xu's Ancient Tree Shui Xian
Upper quarter of 17
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Shuiliandong
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
Shuixian
Roast
medium charcoal (lighter than his usual)
Tree age / type
four trees of about 120–125 years
£25.95 / 20 g $173.17
£129.75 / 100 g
≈ $13.85 a session
Master Xu's Rou Gui
Upper quarter of 35
Stated year: 2023
Claimed origin: Tianxin Yan
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
Rougui
Roast
medium charcoal
Area as stated
Tian Xin Yan; a 2-acre farm
£25.95 / 20 g $173.17
£129.75 / 100 g
≈ $13.85 a session
Master Luo's West Lake Long Jing — Mei Jia Wu Old Tree (April 7th, 2026)
Upper quarter of 10
Leaf harvest year: 2026
Claimed origin: Meijiawu, West Lake (Xihu), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Area as stated
Meijiawu
Packaging role
Repacked by vendor

Shop base currency GBP (10 g Refill GBP 24.95; 10 g Postcard tin GBP 26.95). Zero-rated UK VAT on loose tea; excludes shipping.

£24.95 / 10 g $333.00
£249.50 / 100 g

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

Sources#

  1. Vendor sources

    Vendor information; not independent verification of origin, cultivar or authenticity.