At a glance
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Three single-estate teas: a Pi Lo Chun green, a roasted Taiwanese oolong, a Nepalese black
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7 g per tin — about two to six cups each, depending on how you brew
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All three reinfuse: expect two or three steeps per measure
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Tins are CNC-milled from solid aluminium — airtight, light-tight and recyclable
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A genuine gift for someone who has got past the supermarket shelf
How to use it
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Start with the green. Pi Lo Chun wants water well below boiling — around 175°F / 80°C — and a short first steep. Boiling water will scorch it and you will blame the tea.
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Reinfuse everything. The second steep of a good oolong is frequently better than the first, and with 7 grams you have room to experiment rather than ration.
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Taste all three side by side once, in the same session and the same cup size. Comparison teaches you more in twenty minutes than a month of drinking them separately.
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Keep the tins closed and away from the stove. Airtight and light-tight only works if you actually use it — tea absorbs whatever is around it.
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Make it a practice if you like. Same cup, same hour, no phone. The ritual is the attention, not the leaf.
What is in the box
| Tea |
Type |
Character |
| Rare Leaves Emerald |
Pi Lo Chun green |
Delicate — keep the water well off the boil |
| Rare Leaves Black Pearl |
Dark-roasted Taiwanese oolong |
Roasted and deep; the second steep often beats the first |
| Rare Leaves Gold |
Darjeeling-style Nepalese black |
Bright and brisk, the most familiar of the three |
✨ Temple Tip — brew them in the same cup, one after another
Do not spread these across three weeks. Brew all three in one sitting, in the same vessel, at the same volume — the differences between a green, a roasted oolong and a high-grown black become obvious immediately when they are side by side, and almost invisible when they are not.
Questions we get asked
How much tea is in each tin?
7 grams — roughly two to six cups each, depending on how much leaf you use per brew. All three reinfuse, so the higher end of that range is realistic.
Can I reuse the tins?
Yes. They are CNC-milled from solid aluminium, airtight and light-tight, and they are recyclable at the end of their life.
Which should I brew first?
The green. It is the most sensitive to water temperature, so getting it right first teaches you the most.
Is it a good gift?
It is one of the better ones for a tea drinker — three genuinely different teas, in packaging worth keeping, without committing them to a large bag of something they may not like.
Are these returnable?
No. Rare Leaves are final sale and excluded from the money-back guarantee, because of the cost of producing them.
Once you know which of the three you want more of, the full range is in Tea & Teaware. Brew them in the two-cup glass teapot so you can watch how differently each one opens.
Three teas, one sitting, and a clearer idea of what you actually like. #TempleOfDesire
