Gao Wen Black Tea | Loose Leaf Tea blended with a touch of

blended with a touch of organic south Asian lemongrass

cultivar — da ye ("big leaf")

shake with ice and pour neat

The result is an idealized breakfast tea Hugo will bring back year after year (Yunnan weather pending

hundreds of hand-plucked jasmine flowers mingle with the base tea overnight

Gao Wen Black Tea | Loose Leaf Tea blended with a touch ofThis tea is certified organic. GAO WEN is Hugo's flagship black tea from central Yunnan province, China. A dianhong ("Yunnan red") production from da ye ("big leaf") cultivar bushes, this lot is distinguished by a unique processing step atypical of most dianhong production: several rounds of high heat machine roasting to finish. Through on site collaboration with the tea makers of Ma Wei Shan, Hugo developed this process to smooth out the bright fruit