Mulan Tea is not a kind of tea.
It is not a new botanical variety, nor does it mean to replace Longjing, black tea, white tea, or other long-standing names of tea.
“Mulan Tea” is the choice, the judgement and the expression of a cup of tea made by MULAN TEA STORY®.
We believe a tea truly worth keeping should first know where it comes from.
Land, climate, water and the conditions of growth together form the beginning of a leaf. Origin is not a name on packaging; it is the first character of a cup of tea.
But good land is not enough. Tea has to do with time.
The same land, in different seasons, different weather and different picking windows, shows different states. When to pick, how far to pick, when to wait — each is part of a cup of tea.
So there are five things we care about.
ORIGIN — we first ask where a tea truly comes from.
SEASON — we care whether it appears at the right time.
CRAFT — good material still asks for human experience, judgement and measure.
TASTE — a cup of tea should be clear and clean, with a flavour that can be remembered.
CHARACTER — a tea truly worth keeping is not only correct; it should have a character of its own.
This is why —
Not every tea becomes Mulan Tea.
We do not try to own every tea, nor wish to fill shelves with more products.
Choice itself is part of the brand.
What we look for are works with an origin, a season, a craft, and a character of their own.
It may be a cup of Longjing, or come from another land, another season. The names of the teas differ, but before entering
MULAN TEA STORY®, they must all answer the same question:
Is it worth being chosen?
When the answer is yes,
it becomes Mulan Tea.
MULAN TEA STORY®
SELECTED TO BECOME MULAN.