Premium Box

Our tea of the month Premium edition is designed for the discriminating tea drinker.  We focus mainly on premium, unflavored tea varieties.

There are no herbals or fruity teas. Each box contains 4 teas in the Black, Green, White, Oolong and Pu-erh categories.

*Please note this box may repeat selections every 6 months.

Tea of the Month - Premium

April 2025

  • Kukicha Tea loose leaf and brewed.

    Kukicha
    Green Tea

    Rating: 4.88 out of 5
    from 8 reviews

    Looking for a deliciously different green tea? Then check out Kukicha, aka 'twig tea', from Japan...

    Regular $3.00 - $52.00
    from $0.18 / serving
  • Top mound picture of The Whistling Kettle Mokalbari East Assam black tea with golden tips.

    Mokalbari East Assam
    Black Tea

    Rating: 4.74 out of 5
    from 19 reviews

    The Mokalbari tea estate in India is highly regarded as a top producer of Assam teas. This Mokalb...

    Regular $4.00 - $54.00
    from $0.18 / serving
  • Yunnan Gold Tip
    Black Tea

    Rating: 5.0 out of 5
    from 1 reviews

    Similar to our Golden Yunnan, our new Yunnan Gold Tip features golden tipped leaves developed by ...

    Regular $4.00 - $70.00
    from $0.21 / serving
    NEW
  • Organic Sencha Asamushi, loose leaf and brewed.

    Organic Sencha Asamushi
    Green Tea

    The defining factor of an Asamushi style Sencha is it's light, quick steaming. Because the steami...

    Regular $5.00 - $28.00
    from $1.16 / serving

March 2025

  • Milk Oolong tea, loose leaf and brewed.

    Milk Oolong (Jin Xuan / Nai Xiang / #12)
    Oolong Tea

    Rating: 4.97 out of 5
    from 38 reviews

    Each sip of this oolong tea brings to mind buttery pastries and sweet custard. Milk Oolong is nat...

    Regular $4.00 - $46.00
    from $0.20 / serving
  • Top view of mound of Pinhead Gunpowder Tea

    Pinhead Gunpowder
    Green Tea

    Rating: 4.92 out of 5
    from 12 reviews

    One of the oldest green tea varieties from China, Pinhead Gunpowder was originally called 'Zhu Ch...

    Regular $4.00 - $23.00
    from $0.09 / serving
  • Gyokuro tea, loose leaf and brewed.

    Gyokuro
    Green Tea

    Rating: 4.87 out of 5
    from 23 reviews

    Gyokuro sits on a royal throne amongst elite green teas. It is only picked during the April/May p...

    Regular $6.00 - $94.00
    from $0.48 / serving
  • Black Dragon Pearls tea, brewed and loose leaf.

    Black Dragon Pearls
    Black Tea

    Rating: 4.93 out of 5
    from 29 reviews

    You may have tried Jasmine Pearls before, but let us introduce you to an even more rare and exqui...

    Regular $5.00 - $84.00
    from $0.65 / serving

February 2025

  • Top view of mound of White Eagle Long Life Tea

    White Eagle Long Life
    Green Tea

    Rating: 4.83 out of 5
    from 18 reviews

    An excellent example of Spring Mao Feng. this exquisite green tea brews a light, astringent cup w...

    Regular $4.00 - $51.00
    from $0.17 / serving
  • Japanese Oolong tea mound

    Japanese Oolong
    Oolong Tea

    Rating: 5.0 out of 5
    from 1 reviews

    When one thinks of Oolong, Japan isn't a growing region that typically comes to mind. Most oolong...

    Regular $6.00 - $33.00
    Out of Stock
    NEW
  • Darjeeling Oolong Liza Hill Estate tea, loose leaf and brewed.

    Darjeeling Oolong, Liza Hill Estate
    Oolong Tea

    Rating: 4.64 out of 5
    from 11 reviews

    Liza Hill, part of the premium section of the Risheehat plantation. This Chinese clonal variety h...

    Regular $5.00 - $85.00
    from $0.33 / serving
  • Yuzu Matcha Kukicha tea mound

    Yuzu Matcha Kukicha
    Green Tea

    Rating: 2.0 out of 5
    from 1 reviews

    An exquisite green tea blend, our Yuzu Matcha Kukicha features dried yuzu peel to bring a unique ...

    Regular $6.00 - $30.00
    NEW

January 2025

  • Top mound picture of The Whistling Kettle Iron Goddess of Mercy oolong tea.

    Iron Goddess of Mercy Oolong (Ti Kuan Yin)
    Oolong Tea

    Rating: 4.41 out of 5
    from 17 reviews

    This delicate oolong is grown in China's high hilltops among fresh streams and cool, crisp air. T...

    Regular $3.00 - $34.00
    from $0.13 / serving
  • Top mound picture of The Whistling Kettle Secret Village black tea with long curled leaves.

    Secret Village Tea (Tong Mu "Hua Xiang" Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong)
    Black Tea

    Rating: 4.85 out of 5
    from 13 reviews

    We invite you to try a tea that quickly captured our hearts as one of our favorite pure black tea...

    Regular $4.00 - $81.00
    from $0.38 / serving
  • Top mound picture of The Whistling Kettle Keemun Panda black tea leaves.

    Keemun Panda #1
    Black Tea

    Rating: 4.81 out of 5
    from 16 reviews

    Keemun is one of the original teas from China that was highly sought after by British traders. It...

    Regular $4.00 - $52.00
    Out of Stock
  • Top mound picture of The Whistling Kettle Purple Whole Leaf tea with curly dark leaves.

    Purple Tea
    Purple Tea

    Rating: 4.82 out of 5
    from 71 reviews

    This is the original pure purple tea from the Nandi Hills region of Kenya. Its purple color is a ...

    Regular $4.00 - $60.00
    from $0.22 / serving