Picked in one spring week
Only first-flush tea makes the tin — young leaves with the brightest, sweetest cup of the year.
Meet the one you'll actually keep
The First Flush
Spring-picked loose leaf from a single mountain garden. One product, done right — designed to replace the ten you keep buying.
Why people keep it
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Our money goes into single-garden leaves and careful sourcing, not tins built for shelves.
One garden, named
Sourced from a single high-mountain garden we visit every season — its name is on the tin.
Whole leaf, never dust
Unbroken tea leaves that unfurl fully in the pot — the difference you can see, then taste.
Good for many steeps
Quality leaf rebrews: three steeps minimum, each with its own character.
Direct from the farmer
No auction house in between — the garden earns more, and the leaf reaches you months fresher.
Sealed at the source
Nitrogen-flushed tins lock in aroma the day of final firing, shipped with tracking.
Made to be used
Built around a single question
What does one garden taste like in the first week of spring? We put it in a tin.
Details in every cup
Leaves rolled the same afternoon they are picked. A liquor that pours pale gold and finishes sweet, with no astringent edge. Steeping notes printed inside the lid, tuned to this exact harvest. Nothing generic — this tin can only taste like this spring.
Inside the lid
This harvest, in three lines
- Tasting notes: fresh snap pea, white peach, and a honeyed finish.
- Steep at 80°C for two minutes; add thirty seconds each rebrew.
- 100g tin brews roughly forty cups — under a dollar a pot.
Steep it three ways
| Brew | Leaf | Water | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday pot | 4 g | 300 ml at 80°C | 2 min, rebrew twice |
| Small teapot | 5 g | 150 ml at 75°C | 1 min, many short steeps |
| Cold brew | 6 g | 700 ml cold | 6 hours in the fridge |
Loved by everyday users
What people say after a month
Steeped, sipped, and reviewed by drinkers who reach for these leaves daily.
Taste spring while it lasts
$24 with free shipping. First flush sells out by summer — when this harvest is gone, it is gone.