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White tea — three teas

Silver Needle from China and two Peruvian whites from Cusco. Buds and leaf are only withered and dried.

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Welcome to our tea house in Písac, Sacred Valley: thermos tea is on us during opening hours, no booking needed. The tea menu is paid and ceremonies are by appointment. You can also pick up your order here.

Callao 200, Písac · 09:00–19:00, closed Mondays

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White tea

Silver Needle from China and two Peruvian whites from Cusco. Buds and leaf are only withered and dried.

White tea: the leaf they barely touch

The least handled tea of all. It is not pan-fired, not rolled, not roasted: it is left to wither and then dried. That is it.

That is why it tastes like nothing else: soft, honeyed, like dried flowers, with no harshness anywhere. The colour in the cup is almost clear, and that misleads — it looks weak and is in fact the most delicate one to read. It is drunk slowly.

We have three. Silver Needle from Fuding is buds alone with their silver down: the most classic white there is. The two Peruvians, Santa Paca and Santa Paca with flowers, come from Huyro in the La Convención Valley, Cusco — the same place our Peruvian red and green grow.

It is the tea for the end of the day: soft, with no edge to it anywhere. If you were looking for chamomile to slow things down once it gets dark, this is the one that does that job, and it tastes better.

Water75–85 °C
Whole buds
Whenend of the day
On the shelf3 whites

What white tea is for — and what we do not promise

For the end of the day: soft, with no edge and no weight. Health we do not promise — tea is food, not medicine.

Tastehoney, dried flowers, nothing harsh or drying
How it drinkslight; slowly, and it does not fill you up
Whenend of the day, or when you want something soft
On the stomachthe gentlest of ours: it does not press or dry you out
What the leaf holdsyoung buds with their down, little oxidation — composition, not a promised effect
What we do not promiseanti-ageing, weight loss, cures. None of that do we sign for
ImportantClaims about properties have not been evaluated by a health authority; tea is a food.
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How to brew white tea

It takes more than you would think: buds release slowly, which is why white tea almost never turns bitter.

Water at 75–85 °C

A little hotter than green, because the bud is whole and closed. Not boiling: the perfume goes.

Plenty of leaf, no fear

A heaped tablespoon per cup. Buds take up volume and weigh little; too little leaf and you get water.

Three minutes the first time

White forgives: forget it for an extra minute and it will not be ruined the way green would.

Four or five brews from the same leaf

It goes further than any of the others. And cold-brewed overnight in a jug, it is one of the best there is.

See the three white teas

All tea comes from one plant: Camellia sinensis

The type of tea is set not by the plant variety but by the technique: how long the leaf oxidised, how that was stopped, how it was rolled, roasted and aged. The same leaf becomes white or pu-erh: the difference is the master's hands and the hours. Tap a type and we'll show what's on the shelf.

fresh leaffully oxidised and aged

What Chinese tea is

Build your set

Ready sets of three samples — or build your own. A set costs less than buying separately.

Or build your own

Samples are different teas on one table: China, Taiwan and the Cusco valley.

One evening, one gaiwan, and you know which tea is yours without buying full bags.

Three samples: 5 % off; six: 10 %.

Ready sets with one tap:

Chinese tea

Two matchas and hojicha

Two matchas — matcha and ceremonial matcha — and hojicha for the evening. The ceremonial matcha is sweeter and more finely ground; the matcha is for every day, milk included.

What matcha is made with

Bowl, whisk and scoop — handmade by us. Each piece carries its own number.

Accessories for the Japanese tea ceremony

Chawan, chasen and chashaku — bowl, whisk and measuring scoop. Bought together with matcha.

Teaware

Handmade by us: cups, teapots, gaiwans, shiboridashi, chahai, matcha bowls and tea pets. Every piece has its number.

All teaware and accessories

Looking for manzanilla, muña or hierba luisa?

We don't have them — and we say so plainly. We keep tea leaf: white, green, oolong, red, pu-erh. Tell us what you wanted the herb for and we'll pick the leaf that does the same, only tastier.

What did you want the herb for?

instead of manzanilla

White tea: soft, honeyed — a tea for the evening.

Santa Paca — white leaf from Cusco. Water at 80 °C, three minutes, can be brewed twice.

starter set

Set «Tres peruanos»

S/ 30

What’s inside
It's not a herb — it's leafCamellia sinensis: herbs are brewed once, tea leaf holds several infusions.
Sample from S/ 12Less than a cup of coffee. If you don't like it, you've lost S/ 12, not a whole pack.
Brewing is easier than it looksA mug, a spoon of leaf, water below boiling. Temperature and time are on the packet.

All sets and samples

We confirm your order on WhatsApp

Delivery across Peru or pickup in Písac — whichever suits you.

Put your order together

Tick the teas and sizes: the list goes off in a single message and you fill in nothing.

We confirm and you pay

A person confirms availability. You pay by Yape, Plin or bank transfer; cash on pickup.

Build an orderDelivery details

What comes with your order

Two conditions, and both are simple.

A free sample with your first order

If this is your first order with us, we add a sample on top. No need to choose it — we pick it for you.

Free delivery from S/ 150

An order from one hundred and fifty soles ships across Peru at our cost. Below that, delivery is S/ 20.

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Our tea house in Pisac

Sacred Valley, Callao 200. You can come without booking and drink any tea from the menu: we will tell you how to brew it and what makes it different. Tea from the thermos is on us during opening hours. Ceremonies are by appointment. You can also pick up your order here.

AddressCallao 200, Písac 08106
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays
Tea menupaid and no booking needed: come and drink any tea, we explain the brewing and the differences
Tea from the thermosfree, during opening hours
Ceremoniesby appointment: gongfu cha and pin cha tasting
Eventstea evenings and gongfu cha ceremonies; the calendar is on Instagram. At open events there is sometimes a free tasting.
Pickuppick up your order right here, no delivery
Rating5.0 ★ · 76 Google reviews
Tea house

What people ask before ordering

Six answers to the doubts that most often stop the click.

How to order

Build your order and send the list on WhatsApp in one message: we confirm availability, you pay after.

How much is delivery

Courier across Peru: Cusco S/ 12, Lima S/ 18, other regions S/ 20. Free delivery from S/ 150. Pickup in Písac — free.

Can I pick it up myself

Yes, at the tea house in Pisac: Callao 200, 09:00–19:00, closed Mondays.

What if I don't like the tea

Tea is food and can't be returned. That's why there are S/ 12 samples — so you don't risk a whole pack.

Do you have herbal teas

We keep tea leaf, not herbs: no manzanilla, muña or hierba luisa. For something gentle, take white or oolong.

Do you have a complaints book

Yes, the Libro de Reclamaciones is a separate page.

All questions and answers

For cafés, restaurants, apartments, shops — and business owners

Distribution prices on leaf, matcha and utensils. Chinese classics, Peruvian tea, matcha and utensils — from a single supplier.

Tea your neighbours don't have

Peruvian leaf from Cusco on the drinks menu — something your guest has almost certainly never tried.

One supplier instead of three

Chinese classics, Peruvian tea, matcha and teaware come from one person: one invoice, one delivery.

Service and teaware

Gaiwans, teapots and cups for your service — some handmade, from our own workshop.

Tea menuWholesale terms

Sets and samples

A sample is 8 g of leaf: two mugs or one gongfu session. Three samples to get acquainted, nine for the whole shelf. A set is cheaper than buying separately.

Build your set

Ready sets of three samples — or build your own. A set costs less than buying separately.

Or build your own

Samples are different teas on one table: China, Taiwan and the Cusco valley.

One evening, one gaiwan, and you know which tea is yours without buying full bags.

Three samples: 5 % off; six: 10 %.

Ready sets with one tap:

Chinese tea

How to try the set

Brew in a mug

5 g per 250 ml; temperature and time are on the tea's page and on the packet.

Write down what you liked

Sweet, dense, floral, smoky — three words are enough.

Take a pack of your favourite

30 or 50 g of the one you liked. The tea's page says how long it lasts.

Why a sample

8 gtwo 250 ml mugs or one gaiwan session
3 · 6 · 9goes to the cart only as a set — it's cheaper that way
from S/ 150free delivery: nine samples almost reach the threshold
photo · set boxphoto · three packetsphoto · open packet, leaf

Looking for manzanilla, muña or hierba luisa?

We don't have them — and we say so plainly. We keep tea leaf: white, green, oolong, red, pu-erh. Tell us what you wanted the herb for and we'll pick the leaf that does the same, only tastier.

What did you want the herb for?

instead of manzanilla

White tea: soft, honeyed — a tea for the evening.

Santa Paca — white leaf from Cusco. Water at 80 °C, three minutes, can be brewed twice.

starter set

Set «Tres peruanos»

S/ 30

What’s inside
It's not a herb — it's leafCamellia sinensis: herbs are brewed once, tea leaf holds several infusions.
Sample from S/ 12Less than a cup of coffee. If you don't like it, you've lost S/ 12, not a whole pack.
Brewing is easier than it looksA mug, a spoon of leaf, water below boiling. Temperature and time are on the packet.

Questions about samples

Can I build a set from any teas?

From the nine teas with samples — yes, in the builder above. The rest are sold in 30 and 50 g packs.

How long does a sample keep?

A year in its sealed packet, away from light and smells. Pu-erh and red — longer.

Is there a matcha sample?

No: matcha comes in a 30 g tin and a 50 g bag. You can try it at the tea house in Písac, from the tea menu and without booking.

Matcha, ceremonial matcha and hojicha for the evening

Matcha — for every day, plain or with milk: the 50 g pack makes 25 cups. Ceremonial matcha — when matcha is the centre. Hojicha — for the evening. Whisk, scoop and bowl below.

Two matchas and hojicha

Two matchas — matcha and ceremonial matcha — and hojicha for the evening. The ceremonial matcha is sweeter and more finely ground; the matcha is for every day, milk included.

Which one for whom

Three questions, three answers. The difference between the matchas is the grind and how you drink them.

A latte every morning

Matcha, 50 g or 100 g: milk doesn't drown it. A 50 g bag makes 25 cups; 100 g makes 50.

Plain, with a whisk

Ceremonial matcha, 30 g tin: finer grind, sweeter taste, denser foam. 15 cups.

In the evening

Hojicha, 50 g or 100 g: roasted leaf, caramel and nut. 50 g pack — 25 cups, 100 g — 50 cups.

Compare in detailBuild a set at a discount

Accessories for the Japanese tea ceremony

Chawan, chasen and chashaku — bowl, whisk and measuring scoop. Bought together with matcha.

Cheaper together — build your own set

How to make matcha at home

Three steps — and foam. It works without a whisk too: a closed jar and ten seconds of shaking.

Sift 2 g

One heaped chashaku — exactly one cup. Through a sieve — no lumps.

70 ml of water at 75 °C

Not boiling: that brings bitterness. Let the kettle rest two minutes after boiling.

Whisk with the chasen

15 seconds of quick W-shaped strokes — until a fine foam. For a latte, add 150 ml of milk.

What people ask about matcha

How do matcha and ceremonial matcha differ?

Ceremonial matcha has a finer grind, sweeter taste and denser foam — it's chosen for drinking pure and for gifts. Both are prepared the same way.

Is it OK during pregnancy?

Ask your doctor: we do not give medical advice.

Where to buy matcha in Lima?

With us: delivery across Peru, free from S/ 150. Pickup in Písac.

All the questions about matcha

What Chinese tea is — and which one is yours

All the tea in the world is the leaf of one bush, Camellia sinensis. The whole difference is what was done to the leaf after picking. Here: six types, where they come from, how to brew them and which of them are on our shelf.

Start with a sample from S/ 12

One bush — every tea

Camellia sinensis is an evergreen bush from the mountains on the border of China, India and Burma. It needs altitude, mist and temperature swings: that's why the best tea grows in the mountains — in Fujian, Yunnan, Taiwan and, as it turns out, near Cusco.

From the bush you pick the bud and the top two or three leaves. Then the leaf is either heated right away (green), or left to wither and oxidise — partly (oolong) or fully (red), or aged for years (pu-erh). One leaf — six different tastes.

Herbs — manzanilla, muña, hierba luisa — are not tea: they contain no Camellia sinensis. We work only with leaf.

How tea is made: from leaf to pack

Five steps, and the leaf can be stopped at any of them — that's how the types are born.

Picking → withering (the leaf loses water and softens) → rolling (cells break, oxidation begins) → oxidation or stopping it with heat → drying or roasting. Green is stopped right away, oolong halfway, red at the end, pu-erh is set to age.

Some teas are still made by hand: Long Jing is pressed against the wok with the palm, Da Hong Pao is roasted over charcoal for 8–12 hours. Others on rolling and drying machines; not worse, just a different tea.

White tea: almost unprocessed

Buds and leaf are only withered and dried. Soft, honeyed — a tea for the evening and for anyone who does not like tea.

In Peru it's almost unknown: a search for 'té blanco' brings up pharmacies and tea bags. We have whole bud and leaf from Fujian and from Cusco.

Water at 80 °C, three to four minutes in a mug or short infusions in a gaiwan — over-brewing white is almost impossible.

Water80°C
Whenevening, after dinner

All teas: white

Green tea: heated right after picking

The most common question in Peru is «para qué sirve el té verde». Honest answer: so that it tastes good. We promise nothing beyond that.

The leaf is heated in a wok or steamed to stop oxidation: it stays fresh, grassy, with nut and sweetness. Boiling water makes it bitter — green likes 75–80 °C.

Loose-leaf green differs from a tea bag like fresh bread from a rusk: the leaf is whole and brews three or four times.

Water75–80°C
Whenmorning and afternoon

All teas: green

Yellow tea: rare, smothered

A green that is left to rest under a cloth after heating: the grassiness goes, the sweetness of toasted grain arrives. Rare even in China.

Not on our shelf yet — but we know it and can bring it to order.

Water80°C
Whendaytime

Ask when it arrives

Oolong (té azul): partly oxidised

From floral Tie Guan Yin to roasted Da Hong Pao — one type, two different worlds. Holds seven infusions and the taste changes with each.

In Spanish oolong is called 'té azul'. The leaf is bruised and partly oxidised, then dried or charcoal-roasted. Milk oolong is sweet and creamy with no additives — it's a cultivar, not a flavouring.

Oolong is a tea for gongfu cha and a long conversation: 7 g, 150 ml, 95 °C, 20–40 second infusions.

Water90–95°C
Whenafternoon, visits, conversation

All teas: oolong

Red tea: what Europe calls black

Fully oxidised leaf: honey, cocoa, dried fruit, without the harshness of a tea bag. Energising, good in the morning and with food.

Mind the confusion: in Peru 'té rojo' usually means pu-erh, and 'té negro' is this one, the red. We use the Chinese name: red, after the colour of the liquor.

Jin Jun Mei is made from buds, sweet and honeyed; the Peruvian Vicuña Roja and Puma Rojo are stronger, from the Cusco mountains.

Water90–95°C
Whenmorning, with breakfast

All teas: red

Pu-erh (té rojo in Peru): the tea that matures

From Yunnan. Sheng matures on its own for years and grows more complex; shu is aged at the factory — dark, dense, 'earthy'. Drunk after meals.

Pu-erh does not turn bitter or sour if you do not oversteep it: 25 seconds per infusion. A pressed cake is broken with a knife, loose leaf is taken with a spoon. It wakes you up firmly.

This is that same 'té rojo para bajar de peso' from the search box. We promise no results — we promise taste, warmth after a meal and ten infusions from one spoon.

Water95–100°C
Whenafter meals, evening

All teas: pu-erh

Heicha: dark tea not from Yunnan

Fermented tea from Hunan and Guangxi, sometimes with 'golden flowers'. Softer than pu-erh, bready and nutty, warming.

Not on the shelf yet — we bring it to order. If you liked shu pu-erh, heicha is the next step.

Water95–100°C
Whenevening, cold weather

Ask when it arrives

Matcha and hojicha — the same leaf, ground and roasted

Matcha is green leaf grown in the shade and ground to powder: you drink the leaf itself, whisked with water. We have two: matcha and ceremonial matcha. Hojicha is roasted green leaf: caramel and nut.

Matcha is drunk during the day, hojicha in the evening. For matcha you need a chawan, a chasen and a chashaku — we have them.

All about matcha — page

Chinese, Taiwanese — and Peruvian

China

The birthplace of tea and all its types. Fujian — oolongs and white, Yunnan — pu-erh and red, Jiangsu and Zhejiang — green. Millennia-old schools of processing.

Taiwan

The island of high-mountain oolongs: Dong Ding, Four Season, Ruby 18. Softer and more floral than the Chinese ones; the cultivars were bred in the 20th century.

Peru

The bush came to Cusco a hundred years ago — Huyro and Huayopata in La Convención. Today they make green, white and red there. The same leaf, different air — and you can taste it.

Why gongfu cha

Gongfu cha — 'tea with skill': lots of leaf, little water, short infusions. The same leaf is brewed 7–10 times and every infusion is different.

Warm the gaiwan

Rinse the gaiwan and cups with boiling water — in warm ware the leaf opens right away.

Lots of leaf, little water

7 g in 150 ml. First infusion 20–25 seconds, pour into the chahai, share out into the cups.

Each next one — a little longer

+10 seconds per infusion. Oolong holds 7, pu-erh — 10. Compare the first cup with the fifth.

All about gongfu cha: teaware and six steps

What the leaf is brewed in

Gaiwan, chahai, cups, tray. Some are handmade in our own workshop. The number is for asking on WhatsApp.

A short glossary

Words you'll meet on the tea pages.

Camellia sinensis
the tea bush; all real tea is its leaf
Oxidation
darkening of the leaf in the air after picking; the longer, the darker and sweeter
Gaiwan
a lidded cup with a saucer in which the leaf is brewed
Chahai
pitcher: the brew goes from the gaiwan here first, then into the cups
Infusion
one steep of the leaf in gongfu cha; the leaf holds 5–10 infusions
Gongfu cha
a way of brewing: lots of leaf, little water, short infusions
Oolong · té azul
partly oxidised leaf: from floral to roasted
Red tea · té negro
fully oxidised; in Europe it's called black
Pu-erh · té rojo
tea from Yunnan that matures; sheng on its own, shu at the factory
Wuyishan
mountains in Fujian, home of rock oolongs and Da Hong Pao
Yunnan
province in southern China, home of pu-erh and ancient tea trees
Matcha
green leaf grown in the shade and ground to powder; you drink the leaf itself
Hojicha
roasted green tea, for the evening
Chasen, chawan, chashaku
whisk, bowl and measuring scoop for matcha

What people ask about tea most

What is green tea good for?

So that it tastes good. We promise nothing about health or weight loss — tea is food, not medicine.

Loose leaf or tea bag?

The leaf is whole, brews 3–7 times and costs less per cup. A tea bag holds dust and brews once. On every tea page we work out how many cups a pack gives.

Any contraindications?

For the evening, choose white or hojicha; in pregnancy or illness, ask your doctor. More than 4–5 strong cups a day we do not recommend.

Is 'té rojo' red tea?

In Peru 'té rojo' usually means pu-erh, and 'té negro' — red. We use the Chinese names: red, after the colour of the liquor; pu-erh — pu-erh.

Which tea for sleep?

White and hojicha are the softest. A cup of white after dinner is an ordinary evening habit.

All questions and answers

Where to start

Three teas that show what leaf is about: floral oolong, sweet red, dense pu-erh. Or a set of three samples.

Gongfu cha: why all the little cups and teapots

The Chinese way to brew leaf: lots of leaf, little water, short steeps. The same leaf brews 5–10 times and every cup is different. Here: what each piece is for, six steps, and where to start.

Starter set

photo · gaiwan, chahai and two cups on the trayphoto · pouring from gaiwan into chahaiphoto · dry and wet leaf side by sidephoto · ceremony at the tea house, hands and steam

What gongfu cha is

Gongfu cha (功夫茶) means "tea with skill". Not ritual for its own sake, but a way to brew the leaf so you hear everything in it.

In a mug the leaf is steeped once and for long: the first minutes give aroma, the last give bitterness, and it all mixes into one cup. In gongfu cha you use two to three times more leaf, half the water, and steep 10–40 seconds. You get a cup of two sips — and the next steep, already different.

Hence the teaware: a small brewing vessel, a pitcher so the brew is even, and cups of a sip. Nothing is extra: each piece has one job.

Leaf7 g per 150 ml
Infusion10–40 seconds
Steeps5–10 from one leaf
Cup30–50 ml, two sips
photo · gaiwan with leaf, from abovephoto · the pour into the chahaiphoto · three cups with brews of different colour

Why all the little cups and teapots

Seven pieces, and three of them you can do without. Only the brewing vessel, the pitcher and the cups are essential.

Gaiwan: the brewing vessel

A cup with lid and saucer, 100–150 ml. The lid holds back the leaf as you pour. Universal: suits any tea, washes easily, and you see the leaf.

Teapot: instead of a gaiwan

Same purpose, familiar shape. A clay (Yixing) teapot absorbs flavour and "gets used to" one type: keep it for pu-erh or oolong.

Chahai: the pitcher

A small pitcher you empty the whole brew into at once. Otherwise the first cup comes out weak and the last strong. From the chahai everyone gets the same.

Cups

30–50 ml, two sips. Small not out of stinginess: tea is drunk hot and many times over, and a big cup goes cold.

Chaban: the tea tray

A table with a drip tray: teaware is warmed with boiling water and the water goes straight onto the board; the table stays dry. The small one is for one or two.

Strainer

Sits on the chahai and catches leaf bits. Needed for broken leaf and pu-erh; for whole oolong, optional.

Kettle

Any kettle, as long as you can see the temperature: oolong and pu-erh 95–100 °C, red 90, green and white 80–85.

Teaware for gongfu chaAll teaware

How to brew: six steps

Three minutes in all. Water soft and chlorine-free; temperature by tea type.

Warm the teaware

Rinse the gaiwan, chahai and cups with boiling water; pour it out onto the tray. In warm teaware the leaf opens right away.

Add the leaf

7 g per 150 ml, about a heaped tablespoon. Close the lid for half a minute and smell: dry leaf in a warm gaiwan is the first aroma.

Rinse the leaf

Pour and discard at once: this one isn't drunk. Pu-erh and tightly rolled oolong need it: the leaf opens and dust rinses off. Green and white don't.

First steep

Pour water at the right temperature, 15–20 seconds, and empty everything into the chahai to the last drop. Leaf left sitting in water keeps steeping — and turns bitter.

Pour into the cups

From the chahai, to everyone in turn. Drink hot, in two or three sips, and notice the aftertaste.

Next steeps

Each one 5–10 seconds longer than the last. Oolong holds 6–8 steeps, pu-erh 10, red 5–6. Stop when the brew goes empty.

How long a pack lasts: on the tea's page

Why brew ten times

Because the leaf doesn't give itself up at once. The same oolong goes through four different tastes in one session.

1st steep: aroma

The lightest and most fragrant: flowers, honey, baked notes. Little body yet.

2nd–3rd: body

The brew gains body; the taste that is "this tea" appears. The best cups of the session.

4th–6th: sweetness

Bitterness is gone; sweetness and a long aftertaste in the throat remain.

7th onward: lightness

The brew turns pale, almost water with a memory of tea. Good leaf holds even this.

Gongfu cha or a mug

A mug isn't worse, it's different. The difference is what you get out of the same grams.

From 7 g of leaf

Mug: one 250 ml brew, the second already weak. Gongfu cha: 7–10 steeps of 150 ml, nearly a litre, all different.

Bitterness

In a mug the leaf sits in water for minutes and all the tannins come out. In a gaiwan, 20 seconds: aroma and taste come out, bitterness stays in the leaf.

Time

Mug: 4 minutes and done. Gongfu cha: 3 minutes to the first cup and half an hour of pleasure, if you like.

When to use which

Mug: at work, on the road, in a thermos. Gongfu cha: in the evening, with guests, when tea is the occupation.

How to brew in a mug or thermos: see the questions

Which tea to brew this way

Oolong, pu-erh and red open best in steeps: dense leaf with a lot to give. Green and white work too, with water at 80–85 °C.

Teaware for gongfu cha

Some are handmade in our own workshop. The number is for asking on WhatsApp without describing the piece in words.

Easier to see it once

At the tea house in Písac we do gongfu cha every day: come and taste, and we will show you, with your own tea, which infusion is which.

WhereCallao 200, Písac, Sacred Valley
When09:00–19:00, closed Mondays
Whatpin cha tasting, gongfu cha ceremony, tea evenings
Bookon the ceremony page: date, time and language

Gongfu cha ceremony: formats and booking

photo · ceremony at the tea house: table, gaiwan, guests

Where to start: three pieces and three samplers

Gaiwan, chahai, a pair of cups, and a set of three 8 g samplers: each one lists temperature and time. Tray and strainer can come later.

What people ask about gongfu cha

Does it have to be a gaiwan, or will a teapot do?

A 100–200 ml teapot works. A gaiwan is easier to start with: you see the leaf, it suits any tea and washes easily. A one-litre pot is no longer gongfu cha: the leaf oversteeps.

How much does it cost to start?

Gaiwan, chahai and two cups: three pieces; prices in the cards above or on WhatsApp. Tray, strainer and clay teapot can come later.

Boiling water or not?

By tea type: oolong and pu-erh 95–100 °C, red 90, green and white 80–85. Boiling water kills green tea: bitterness instead of taste.

How is it different from the Japanese ceremony?

The Japanese one is about matcha: powder whisked in a bowl, once. Chinese gongfu cha is about leaf: brewed in many steeps. Different teaware, different tea.

Can Peruvian tea be brewed this way?

Yes: our leaf from Cusco is the same Camellia sinensis. Red and oolong from the valley hold 5–6 steeps.

Does it take long?

First cup in three minutes. After that, as long as you like: a session can take ten minutes or an hour.

All questions and answers

Tea for your venue

For cafés, restaurants, apartments and hotels, shops — and for owners who want what the place next door does not have. We build the list, come over, show it, and run a tasting and a ceremony for your guests.

Send a request

photo · presentation table in a restaurantphoto · team at the tastingphoto · tea menu inside the menuphoto · gaiwans in service

What we do

We builda tea menu for your kitchen and your guest: 4–8 items, leaf and matcha
We come overwe present the product at your place: in an hour the team knows what it's selling
We traintrainees and baristas: brewing, service, what to tell the guest
We run a tastingby personal arrangement — at your place or at the tea house in Pisac
Ceremonies and gongfu chatea ceremonies and tastings for your guests — as an event

Send a request

What we can do for you

Tea menu

We pick teas for your kitchen, write the menu descriptions and give recipes for mug and teapot.

Selling tea and teaware at your location

A shelf or a display: packs, sets, utensils; supply, setup and training for the salesperson — the margin is yours.

Tea ceremonies, tastings, gongfu cha

An event for your guests: a gongfu cha evening and a pu-erh tasting. We host it, you gather the room.

Trainee training

Brewing, service, temperature, what to tell the guest. We come or record a video; we repeat it when the team changes.

Presentation at your place

We come to your venue, brew, brief the team and the owner — one hour and it's all clear.

Tasting

For the team or for guests as an event — by arrangement.

Teaware for service

Gaiwans, teapots, cups — some handmade, from our own workshop; can carry your mark.

One supplier

Chinese classics, Peruvian leaf, matcha and teaware — one invoice, one delivery.

Start with the sample sets

Three sets of three teas — to try with the whole team and choose what goes on the menu. Or build your own from nine on the sets page.

What else you could add

Ideas that turn tea at your venue from a menu line into a reason to visit.

Tea ceremony for guests

One gongfu cha evening a week at your place: we run it, you fill the room.

Seasonal menu

Green in spring, pu-erh and hojicha in winter — we change the menu twice a year.

Matcha bar

Latte, smoothie, hojicha latte: recipes, training, chasen and chawan included.

Retail display

A shelf of packs and sets by the till: the margin for you, the supply for us.

Subscription

One delivery a month by an agreed list — no phone calls.

How it works

Request

The form below or a WhatsApp message: what venue, city, what you're interested in.

We come over or send the sets

A presentation at your place or three sample sets; in Pisac — a tasting for the team.

Menu, prices, delivery

We build the list, quote by volume, then the first delivery goes out.

How the training works

Two hours at your place or ours. Every team member brews, nobody just watches.

Audit · 30 min

What you serve now, what water you use, what teaware you have.

Brewing · 60 min

Every tea on your menu, brewed by each team member.

Serving and words · 30 min

How to offer it and how to answer «is this like black tea?».

Cards for the counter

One card per tea, they stay with you.

Just want tea at wholesale prices?

No training or presentations: minimum from 250 g per variety, delivery across Peru. We quote the price in chat.

'Wholesale' page

Send a request

We reply the same day on WhatsApp. The wholesale price catalogue can be downloaded now or requested in the form.

What you're interested in
Send a request — we'll send prices on WhatsApp

The request goes to our WhatsApp — we reply and agree the terms.

What venues and wholesalers ask

Is there a minimum order?

Wholesale: from 250 g of one tea. Ware: from 10 pieces.

Is training included with delivery?

No. Training, presentation and tasting are a separate service on the «For business» page; wholesale is just delivery at the agreed price.

Delivery across Peru?

Yes, nationwide. We deliver Cusco and the Sacred Valley ourselves; we confirm your delivery time on WhatsApp.

How do we pay?

Invoice and transfer; for venues — credit by agreement.

Can we try before ordering?

Yes: sample sets (three of three teas) or a tasting in Pisac for the team.

Do prices depend on volume?

Yes: 250 g, 500 g, 1 kg. We quote the price for your volume in chat.

Teaware with our brand?

Yes, some of the ware is handmade in our own workshop: we agree on quantity and lead time.

Do you give territorial exclusivity?

We discuss it with regular supply.

How to buy and delivery

No sign-up: order and pay on WhatsApp, delivery across Peru or pickup in Písac.

photo · parcel with the orderphoto · courier boxphoto · chat with the order confirmationphoto · pickup at the counter in Pisac

Three steps

Choose

The format on the card and 'Buy'. Not sure where to start — a set of three samples.

Pay as you like

The list goes off on WhatsApp: we confirm the amount and then you pay by Yape, Plin or bank transfer.

Receive

By courier across Peru or pick up at the tea house in Pisac.

Delivery across Peru

Courier across PeruCusco S/ 12 · Lima S/ 18 · rest of Peru S/ 20
From S/ 150free nationwide
Pickupfree: Callao 200, Písac, 09:00–19:00, closed Mondays
Delivery timesWe confirm the delivery time on WhatsApp with your order
Build an order

Payment

Put your order together

The list goes to WhatsApp in a single message — no sign-up.

We confirm and you pay

A person confirms availability. You pay by Yape, Plin or bank transfer; cash on pickup.

For venues

Invoice and wholesale terms — on the 'Wholesale' page.

What people ask before ordering

Six answers to the doubts that most often stop the click.

How to order

Build your order and send the list on WhatsApp in one message: we confirm availability, you pay after.

How much is delivery

Courier across Peru: Cusco S/ 12, Lima S/ 18, other regions S/ 20. Free delivery from S/ 150. Pickup in Písac — free.

Can I pick it up myself

Yes, at the tea house in Pisac: Callao 200, 09:00–19:00, closed Mondays.

What if I don't like the tea

Tea is food and can't be returned. That's why there are S/ 12 samples — so you don't risk a whole pack.

Do you have herbal teas

We keep tea leaf, not herbs: no manzanilla, muña or hierba luisa. For something gentle, take white or oolong.

Do you have a complaints book

Yes, the Libro de Reclamaciones is a separate page.

All questions and answers

Our tea house in Pisac

Sacred Valley, Callao 200. You can come without booking and drink any tea from the menu: we will tell you how to brew it and what makes it different. Tea from the thermos is on us during opening hours. Ceremonies and workshops are by appointment. You can also pick up your order here.

Tastings and ceremonies

The façade at Callao 200
The doorway and the chalkboard
The tea shelf inside
The room: low tables

Our tea house in Pisac

Sacred Valley, Callao 200. You can come without booking and drink any tea from the menu: we will tell you how to brew it and what makes it different. Tea from the thermos is on us during opening hours. Ceremonies are by appointment. You can also pick up your order here.

AddressCallao 200, Písac 08106
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays
Tea menupaid and no booking needed: come and drink any tea, we explain the brewing and the differences
Tea from the thermosfree, during opening hours
Ceremoniesby appointment: gongfu cha and pin cha tasting
Eventstea evenings and gongfu cha ceremonies; the calendar is on Instagram. At open events there is sometimes a free tasting.
Pickuppick up your order right here, no delivery
Rating5.0 ★ · 76 Google reviews

Ceremonies and workshops at the tea house

Pin cha (品茶, 'tasting tea') is a tasting of several teas side by side to understand the difference. Gongfu cha is the tea ceremony: lots of leaf, little water, short infusions. Come alone, as a couple or with a group — or let's talk online.

Free: tea from the thermos during opening hours. Ceremonies and workshops are by booking, with prepayment.

All ceremonies and workshops

5.0 ★ · 76 Google reviews

The Google rating is for the whole tea house: the tea, the conversation and how people are welcomed.

What happens here

Tea menu

You don't just buy, you drink here too: several teas to choose from, brewed in front of you.

Tea from the thermos

Every day during opening hours we pour tea from the thermos: free, no booking.

Tea events and gongfu cha ceremonies

Gongfu cha evenings and an introduction to pu-erh — schedule on Instagram.

How to get here

AddressCallao 200, Písac 08106
From Cuscoa colectivo to Písac takes about an hour; from the square, on foot
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays

Who's behind it

Russian tea people and a Peruvian woman from the Sacred Valley. The story, the faces and how we choose tea — on the 'Who we are' page.

Who we are

Ceremonies and workshops at the tea house

Taste several teas side by side or sit down for a ceremony — in Písac, in three languages. Not in Písac? We talk online.

Choose

Ceremony room
Gaiwan on the tea tray
Chawan
The room: low tables

Just dropping in is free

During opening hours we pour tea from the thermos: that is hospitality, not a ceremony. Everything below is by booking, with prepayment.

How to find us

What we offer

Three formats. The button leads to the service page: minutes, price and booking are there.

Tea from the thermos is on us during opening hours.

How to choose

First time and short on time

Pin cha tasting: one hour, four teas side by side.

I want to understand one tea, as a couple or in a group

Gongfu cha ceremony: an hour and a half, one tea, ten infusions.

I am not in Písac

Online consultation or a gift card.

For cafés, hotels and shops

We train your team to brew and serve: brewing, temperature, service and what to tell the guest.

For business

What people ask

In what language?

Spanish, English, Russian.

How do I pay?

Always prepaid: Yape or Plin after we confirm the date on WhatsApp.

Can I come without booking?

For the free tea from the thermos, yes, during opening hours. For everything else, by booking.

How to get here

AddressCallao 200, Písac 08106
From Cuscoa colectivo to Písac takes about an hour; from the square, on foot
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays

Pin cha tasting

Four teas side by side in one hour: we pour and explain the difference. Your first step into Chinese tea.

Book

Gaiwan on the tea tray
Cups and tea pets on the tea board
The room: low tables
Samovar and tea shelf

What happens in that hour

An hour at the tea table: four types of tea in a row, from the lightest to the fullest.

Getting acquainted · 5 min

What you have drunk before and what you want to understand. We put the water on.

White · 10 min

The lightest one. We learn to look at the leaf and to smell it dry and wet.

Oolong · 15 min

Three infusions in a row: how the taste changes from cup to cup.

Red · 10 min

What Peru calls black tea, but made from good leaf.

Puerh · 15 min

Dark and aged. And we talk about which of the four is yours.

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What is included and what you take home

What is included

Four teas, two or three infusions each. Water, teaware and a host are all there.

What you take home

A card with the four names and how to brew them at home.

Which teas exactly

Whichever are open that day. The four types are fixed: white, oolong, red and puerh.

Who it is for

A good fit if

It is your first time with Chinese tea and you do not know where to start · you are passing through Písac and have an hour · you want to pick a tea as a gift without missing.

Not a fit if

If you want quiet and one tea for two hours, that is the gongfu cha ceremony · if you just want a free cup of tea, drop by during opening hours: we pour from the thermos, no booking.

Formats and price

One price per person, up to six at the table.

We confirm the exact price when we answer your booking.

Practical details

Duration60 minutes
At the tableup to 6 people
LanguagesSpanish, English, Russian
How to bookon WhatsApp: we confirm when we reply
Paymentprepayment by Yape or Plin; we confirm the amount when we reply
WhereCallao 200, Písac 08106
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays
What is freetea from the thermos during opening hours, no booking: a treat, not a tasting

What people ask

Is this the same as the free tasting?

No. For free we pour tea from the thermos when you walk into the shop. Pin cha is an hour at the tea table: four teas side by side and an explanation of how they differ.

Can I come with a child?

Write to us on WhatsApp and we will answer before you book.

Book

What time
How many of you
Language

We reply on WhatsApp and confirm the booking with a prepayment by Yape or Plin.

Not in Písac?
Online consultation

Liked one of the four? It is on the shelf

The same types you tried at the table.

How to get here

AddressCallao 200, Písac 08106
From Cuscoa colectivo to Písac takes about an hour; from the square, on foot
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays

Gongfu cha ceremony

One tea from the first infusion to the tenth: we lead, you taste how it changes.

Book

The ceremony room: tatami and low table
Gaiwan on the tea tray
Cups and tea pets on the tea board
The teaware panel at the room entrance

What happens in that hour and a half

One tea, eight to ten infusions, conversation or silence, as you prefer.

Choosing the tea · 10 min

Several to choose from our shelf. We explain how they differ.

Teaware and water · 10 min

Gaiwan, chahai, cups: what each piece is for and why the water is 90–95°.

Infusions 1–4 · 30 min

Short ones, 10 to 20 seconds: aroma, colour and taste change from cup to cup.

Infusions 5–10 · 30 min

The leaf has opened and the tea softens. This is usually where the conversation starts.

Wet leaf · 10 min

We look at what is left in the gaiwan and how to repeat it at home.

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What is included and what you take home

What is included

One tea from our shelf, eight to ten infusions. Teaware, water and a host.

What you take home

The tea card: temperature, infusion time and how many times to brew it.

What gongfu cha is

A lot of leaf, little water, short infusions. In detail on the page «Gongfu cha: why so many little cups».

How it works

Who it is for

A good fit if

You want to understand one tea rather than just taste it · as a couple: a date or a conversation · in a group of up to six, as an event · you are looking for a gift for someone who has everything.

Not a fit if

If you want to try many teas, that is the pin cha tasting · if you are in a hurry: the ceremony never takes less than an hour and a half.

Formats and price

Pick a format: it goes into your booking together with the date and time.

Where there is no price, we give it in our reply.

Practical details

Duration90 minutes; the private one, 120
How many people1–6; more on request
LanguagesSpanish, English, Russian
How to bookon WhatsApp: we confirm when we reply
Paymentprepayment by Yape or Plin; we confirm the amount when we reply
WhereCallao 200, Písac 08106
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays

What people ask

What is gongfu cha?

A way of brewing: a lot of leaf, little water, short infusions, and one tea opens up as ten different cups. In detail, with six steps, on the page «Gongfu cha: why so many little cups».

Can I choose the tea in advance?

Write in the booking which one you want and we will confirm when we reply.

Gongfu cha: why so many little cups

Book

What time
How many of you
Language

We reply on WhatsApp and confirm the booking with a prepayment by Yape or Plin.

Not in Písac?
Online consultation

The same tea and the same gaiwan, to take home

From what stands on the table during the ceremony.

How to get here

AddressCallao 200, Písac 08106
From Cuscoa colectivo to Písac takes about an hour; from the square, on foot
Hours09:00–19:00, closed Mondays

Online consultation: 30 minutes about your tea

We pick a tea for your taste and teaware for your kitchen, and work out why it is not coming out right, over video.

Book

The tea shelf inside
Samovar and tea shelf
The façade at Callao 200
The doorway and the chalkboard

How the half hour goes

We show you the leaf on camera and send the list of teas in writing.

Before the call

In the booking you write what you have been drinking and what is not working.

Review · 10 min

How you brew, what water you use, what you like.

Selection · 15 min

Two or three teas for you, off the shelf, and we show the leaf on camera.

Afterwards · 5 min

The list on WhatsApp and a link to the cart with those teas.

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What is included and what you take home

What is included

A 30 minute video call. We send the link when we reply to your booking.

What you take home

A list of two or three teas with brewing parameters.

Price

The S/ 50 are credited to your first order.

Who it is for

A good fit if

You are not in Písac: Lima, Arequipa, another country · you want to order but are afraid of picking the wrong tea · you bought teaware and do not know what to do with it.

Not a fit if

You want to taste the tea: you cannot pour it over video, take samples instead · you need wholesale: that is the «For business» page.

Sample setsFor business

Practical details

Duration30 minutes
PriceS/ 50 — credited to your first order
LanguagesSpanish, English, Russian
Time zonePeru, UTC−5
How to bookon WhatsApp: we confirm when we reply
Paymentprepayment by Yape or Plin; from abroad, write to us and we will sort it out
How we connecta WhatsApp video call or a meeting link in our reply

What people ask

I am not in Peru, will you ship to me?

Within Peru yes, the terms are on the «How to buy and delivery» page. For other countries write to us and we will quote it separately.

Can we do it without video?

Yes, voice only.

How to buy and delivery

Book

What time
Language

We reply on WhatsApp and confirm the booking with a prepayment by Yape or Plin.

Samples for the consultation

Three teas to try before buying a pack.

Wholesale: loose-leaf tea for venues and shops

We simply sell: from 250 g of one tea, prices on request, delivery across Peru. One supplier of Chinese, Taiwanese and Peruvian tea.

Wholesale terms

Minimumfrom 250 g per tea
Pack sizes250 g · 500 g · 1 kg — leaf
Pricethree volume tiers — we quote the price in our reply
Shippingacross Peru; Cusco and the Valley — ourselves
Paymentinvoice and transfer; deferred payment — by arrangement

The full range wholesale

All 24 loose-leaf teas. Wholesale prices on request: we send the list on WhatsApp or in reply to your request.

Tea 24

TeaType · countryRetail sizesWholesale
Sheng Puer 生普洱Pu-erh · China30 gon request
Taiping Houkui 太平猴魁Green · China30 gon request
Dong Ding OolongOolong · Taiwan30 gon request
Red OolongOolong · Taiwan30 gon request
Four Season OolongOolong · Taiwan30 gon request
Ruby 18Black (red in China) · Taiwan30 gon request
Maofeng 毛峰Green · China30 gon request
Bi Lou Chun 碧螺春Green · China30 gon request
Red LlamaBlack (red in China) · Peru30 gon request
Caracol de Oro 金螺Black (red in China) · China30 gon request
Long Jing 龍井Green · China30 gon request
Silver Needle 白毫银针White · China30 gon request
Red GABA 佳叶龙茶Oolong · China8 g, 50 gon request
Milk Oolong 奶香乌龙Oolong · China8 g, 50 gon request
Lapsang Souchong 正山小种Black (red in China) · China30 gon request
Jin Jun Mei 金骏眉Black (red in China) · China8 g, 50 gon request
Shu Puer 熟普洱Pu-erh · China12 g, 50 gon request
Tie Guan Yin 铁观音Oolong · China8 g, 50 gon request
Da Hong Pao 大红袍Oolong · China8 g, 30 g, 50 gon request
Santa Paca con flores (Yuraq Cha)White · Peru30 gon request
Puma Rojo (Puka Cha)Black (red in China) · Peru30 gon request
Pacha Alpaquita (Q'omer Cha)Green · Peru30 gon request
Santa Paca (Yuraq Cha)White · Peru30 gon request
Vicuña Roja (Puka Cha)Black (red in China) · Peru30 gon request

Request the price list

How to order

Request

The form below or WhatsApp: what and how much.

Prices and samples

We send the price catalogue; samples are the sample sets at the site price.

Delivery

Invoice, payment, delivery across Peru. Repeat orders — in a single message.

Wholesale request

We reply the same day: we send wholesale prices and terms on WhatsApp.

What you're interested in

The request goes to our WhatsApp — we reply and agree the terms.

Want not just tea, but a tea menu?

We build the menu for your kitchen, come and present, train the trainees, run the tasting and the ceremony for guests.

'For business' page

What venues and wholesalers ask

Is there a minimum order?

Wholesale: from 250 g of one tea. Ware: from 10 pieces.

Is training included with delivery?

No. Training, presentation and tasting are a separate service on the «For business» page; wholesale is just delivery at the agreed price.

Delivery across Peru?

Yes, nationwide. We deliver Cusco and the Sacred Valley ourselves; we confirm your delivery time on WhatsApp.

How do we pay?

Invoice and transfer; for venues — credit by agreement.

Can we try before ordering?

Yes: sample sets (three of three teas) or a tasting in Pisac for the team.

Do prices depend on volume?

Yes: 250 g, 500 g, 1 kg. We quote the price for your volume in chat.

Teaware with our brand?

Yes, some of the ware is handmade in our own workshop: we agree on quantity and lead time.

Do you give territorial exclusivity?

We discuss it with regular supply.

Who we are: Chamante and Madame Teina

There are two of us — a Russian and a Peruvian — and this is our tea house in Písac, Callao 200. He came from Moscow with twenty-five years of tea behind him; she is from Arequipa and came to tea through a cup she could not explain to herself.

Who we are: Chamante and Madame Teina

There are two of us — a Russian and a Peruvian — and this is our tea house in Písac, Callao 200. He came from Moscow with twenty-five years of tea behind him; she is from Arequipa and came to tea through a cup she could not explain to herself.

The full page about us

Questions and answers about tea

What people ask most about tea — and honest answers: we speak plainly about taste and brewing, we promise no cures and no weight loss.

Buying and deliveryBrewingStorageHealth and careTypes of teaMatchaPeruvian teaTeaware

Buying and delivery

Where to buy loose-leaf tea in Lima or Cusco?

Here: delivery across Peru, free from S/ 150. Pickup at the Písac tea house.

Do you sell loose?

Yes: 8 g sample, 30 and 50 g packs, wholesale from 250 g per tea.

How do I pay?

By Yape, Plin or bank transfer once the amount is confirmed on WhatsApp; cash if you pick up.

Can I return tea?

Tea is food, no returns. That's why there's a S/ 12 sample — so you don't risk a pack.

Is there gift packaging?

The sets of three and nine samples are already a gift. Card and wrapping — ask in the order comment.

Brewing

What water temperature?

White and green — 75–80 °C, oolong — 90–95 °C, red, pu-erh and hojicha — 95–100 °C, matcha — 75 °C. Boiling water kills green and white.

How many spoons and how many minutes in a mug?

5 g (two teaspoons) per 250 ml, 3–4 minutes. The second time — a minute longer.

How many times can the leaf be brewed?

In a mug 2–3 times, in a gaiwan 5–10 infusions. A tea bag — once.

What is gongfu cha and do I need a gaiwan?

Lots of leaf, little water, short infusions: 7 g per 150 ml, 20–40 seconds. A gaiwan is most convenient, but a small teapot works too.

Can I use a thermos?

Yes: 8–10 g per litre, 95 °C, from 15 minutes. Green and white — just not with boiling water.

What water?

Soft, chlorine-free: filtered or bottled. Hard water makes tea flat.

Storage

How do I store tea?

A sealed tin or zip bag, away from light, smells and moisture. Matcha — in the fridge.

How long does it keep?

Green and white — a year, oolong and red — two, pu-erh — years and only gets better. Matcha — six months after opening.

Has the tea 'gone off'?

Leaf doesn't go off, it fades: less aroma. Pu-erh, on the contrary, matures.

Health and care

Which tea for the evening / for sleep?

The softest are white and hojicha; a cup after dinner is normal. For the evening and before bed we have Red GABA oolong.

Is it OK during pregnancy?

Ask your doctor: we do not give medical advice.

Any contraindications?

Not at night, not by the litre, carefully with high blood pressure or insomnia. Green tea on an empty stomach can irritate — drink it after food.

Which tea for weight loss?

No tea makes you lose weight, and we promise no results. Unsweetened tea instead of sugary drinks — yes, that helps habits; for the rest, ask your doctor. What we do promise: taste, energy and ten infusions from one spoon.

What is green tea good for?

So that it tastes good. Everything written about its benefits we have not verified and do not promise.

Does tea constipate?

Strong tea, especially red and pu-erh, contains tannins — in large amounts it can. Brew it shorter and drink it after food.

Who shouldn't drink green tea?

On an empty stomach it irritates; with anaemia, not with meals — tannins hinder iron; with insomnia, not after 4 pm. The rest — your doctor.

Tea for altitude in Cusco?

For altitude sickness in Cusco people drink mate de coca — that's a herb, we don't have it. Our tea is for taste; at altitude just drink more water and any warm drink.

Types of tea

Té rojo, té negro, té azul — what are they in our terms?

In Peru 'té rojo' is pu-erh, 'té negro' is red, 'té azul' is oolong. We use the Chinese names: white, green, oolong, red, pu-erh.

How does red differ from black?

Not at all: in China it's called red after the colour of the liquor, in Europe black after the colour of the leaf.

Sheng and shu pu-erh — what's the difference?

Sheng matures on its own for years, light and complex; shu is aged at the factory, dark and dense. Shu is the easier place to start.

What is oolong?

Partly oxidised leaf: from floral Tie Guan Yin to roasted Da Hong Pao. Holds 7 infusions.

What is a blend?

A mix of teas or a tea with additives. We keep pure teas — one bush, one place, one harvest.

Loose leaf or tea bags?

Whole leaf brews 3–7 times and costs less per cup; a tea bag holds dust and brews once.

What types of tea are there?

Six: white, green, yellow, oolong, red, pu-erh (and heicha). All are leaf from the same bush; the difference is in the processing. In detail — the 'What Chinese tea is' page.

Green with lemon — is that OK?

Yes: lemon and ginger go well with green and red. With oolong and pu-erh, better without additions — there the whole point is the leaf's taste.

Matcha

What is matcha?

Green leaf grown in the shade and ground to powder. You drink the leaf itself, whisked with water.

Ceremonial and culinary — what's the difference?

Ceremonial is the first harvest, sweet, for straight matcha and lattes. Culinary is bitter, for baking; we don't carry it.

How to make it without a whisk?

2 g and 70 ml of water at 75 °C in a jar with a lid, ten seconds of shaking.

Iced matcha latte?

2 g, 50 ml of water, whisk, ice, 150 ml of cold milk.

What is hojicha?

Roasted green tea: caramel and nut. An evening latte.

What does matcha taste like?

Sweet umami, grass, cream — if it's ceremonial and the water isn't boiling. Bitterness means culinary grade or water at 90 °C or above.

Matcha from Costco, Amazon, Inkafarma — what's the difference?

Usually culinary grade or a blend with sugar. Compare the colour: ceremonial is bright green, culinary is olive.

Peruvian tea

Does tea grow in Peru?

Yes: the bush arrived a hundred years ago in La Convención, near Cusco — Huyro and Huayopata. That's where we source the leaf.

How does Peruvian differ from Chinese?

The same bush, different altitude and air: Peruvian green is grassier, the red is stronger. A sample is the best way to compare.

And manzanilla, muña, hierba luisa?

Those are herbs, not tea: we don't have them. There's a 'Looking for herbs?' block — there we pick the leaf for the same purpose.

Teaware

Gaiwan or teapot?

The gaiwan is for infusions and for seeing the leaf; the teapot is more familiar. Beginners we recommend a 120–150 ml gaiwan.

Does a glass teapot work?

Yes, for green and white — you see the leaf beautifully. For pu-erh and oolong, better clay or ceramic: it holds the heat.

Do I need a chasen for matcha?

For foam — yes, 80 prongs. Without it, a jar and shaking; the foam is finer.

What does the number on the teaware mean?

The number lets you ask price and availability on WhatsApp without describing the piece.

Teaware and accessories

Gaiwans, chahai, cups and boards for loose-leaf tea — and chawan, chasen, chashaku for matcha.

All teaware

By section: cups, teapots, gaiwans, shiboridashi, chahai, matcha bowls and porcelain. All handmade.

Tea trays

We make the trays ourselves. Two sizes, large and small; which one you get we tell you on WhatsApp.

Large trayS/ 220
Small trayS/ 180

Draft sizes: small 20 × 8 cm, large 30 × 8 cm.

Accessories for the Japanese tea ceremony

Chawan, chasen and chashaku — bowl, whisk and measuring scoop. Bought together with matcha.

What's for what

Gaiwan + chahai + cups

The classic for leaf: oolong, pu-erh, red, white. Start with a 120–150 ml gaiwan.

Teapot

For those who don't like the gaiwan: the same leaf, a familiar shape. Clay — for pu-erh and oolong.

Chaban

Tray for pouring: the water drains into the basin, the table stays dry. The small one — for one or two.

Chawan + chasen + chashaku

Only for matcha: bowl, whisk, measuring scoop. No chasen, no foam.

What gongfu cha is and what this teaware is for

Tea to go with the teaware

The four teas most often bought together with a first gaiwan.

What people ask about teaware

Gaiwan or teapot?

The gaiwan is for infusions and for seeing the leaf; the teapot is more familiar. Beginners we recommend a 120–150 ml gaiwan.

Does a glass teapot work?

Yes, for green and white — you see the leaf. For pu-erh and oolong, better clay or ceramic: it holds the heat.

Do I need a chasen for matcha?

For foam — yes, 80 prongs. Without it, a jar and shaking; the foam is finer.

What does the number on the teaware mean?

The number lets you ask price and availability on WhatsApp without describing the piece.

All questions and answers

Find your tea in three questions

No need to know the words 'oolong' and 'pu-erh'. Tell us when and which taste — we'll show teas from the shelf and a sample set to check.

1 · When will you drink it?
2 · Which taste is closer to you?
3 · Where from?
Tick your answers — the teas will appear here.

Don't feel like choosing — take a set

Three 8 g samples: compare them in one evening.

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Delivery across Peru S/ 20, free from S/ 150. How to buy and delivery

How long it lasts

We work it out from our own brewing recipes below. Approximate figures. You can add to the cart from here too.

Packaging

Exactly what arrives: the same leaf, different packaging.

A tea session with this tea

How to brew

About this tea

What people write about this tea

A summary of reviews of this tea in tea shops, told in our own words. These are not reviews of our batch and not our customers.

Our note

Teaware for this tea

The tea in this set — and what to add

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