On 29 May 2026, Camellia invites you to a special tasting of new harvest teas. It is a chance to explore fresh Chinese teas, compare different styles and discover how much character, aroma and elegance can be found in a single cup.
For fine green, white and yellow teas, freshness is not just a detail. The new harvest brings out the qualities tea lovers appreciate most: clean aroma, soft sweetness, floral notes, delicate nuttiness, mineral freshness and a lively aftertaste.
This tasting will feature 10 different teas. The selection includes well-known Chinese classics, refined seasonal teas and styles that are perfect for those who want to start discovering high-quality Chinese tea with confidence.
Bai Hao Yin Zhen is one of the most delicate and highly regarded white teas. It is made from young tea buds covered with fine pale down. The dry leaf has a beautiful silvery appearance, which explains its famous name — “Silver Needle”.
The taste is clean, soft and exceptionally refined. This is not a tea of strong bitterness or heavy intensity. Its beauty lies in subtle details: light floral notes, gentle sweetness, fresh aroma and a silky finish.
Bai Hao Yin Zhen is an excellent choice for those who enjoy calm, elegant and nuanced teas. To explore more delicate styles, visit Camellia’s white tea selection.
Tai Ping Hou Kui is easy to recognise by its impressive appearance. Its long, flat and expressive leaves make this tea visually striking even before brewing.
In the cup, Tai Ping Hou Kui is usually soft, fresh and clean. It may reveal spring-like greenery, light floral notes and a gentle vegetal character. A good Tai Ping Hou Kui should not be harsh or unpleasantly bitter. Its strength is in freshness, balance and elegance.
This tea is perfect for those who want to try a green tea that is delicate, memorable and beautiful to look at.
Bi Luo Chun is one of China’s famous green teas. Its name is often translated as “Green Snail Spring” or “Emerald Spirals of Spring”, referring to the small curled leaves and its fresh seasonal character.
This tea can offer bright vegetal, floral and slightly fruity notes. It is light and lively, yet not flat or simple. A good Bi Luo Chun carries the feeling of early spring: freshness, softness, green aroma and gentle sweetness.
It is a good choice for anyone who wants to move beyond ordinary strong black tea and try something more refined, fresh and expressive.
Mao Feng is one of the easiest ways to begin exploring quality Chinese green teas. It is approachable, pleasant, soft and still interesting enough for a more experienced tea drinker.
Its taste may include vegetal, floral and lightly nutty notes. A good Mao Feng should not taste dull or rough. Its value is in balance: freshness, softness, gentle sweetness and a clean aftertaste.
This is a very good daytime tea when you want something clear, fresh and elegant without excessive intensity.
Long Jing, also known as “Dragon Well”, is one of the most famous Chinese green teas. It is often chosen by people who already have some interest in tea and want to experience a true classic.
Long Jing has a characteristic flat leaf and a recognisable taste profile: soft, fresh, lightly nutty and chestnut-like, with green vegetal notes. It often has a gentle sweetness and a rounded, pleasant texture.
This tea does not need to impress with force. Its charm is in quiet confidence, purity and balance. A good Long Jing is easy to drink, yet leaves a clear impression of quality.
Lu An Gua Pian is a distinctive green tea that differs from many other Chinese green teas in both leaf shape and processing. Its name is often translated as “Melon Seed”, referring to the shape of the tea leaf.
Its taste can be deeper and more structured than many very delicate spring green teas. You may notice vegetal, nutty, lightly sweet and mineral notes.
Lu An Gua Pian is worth trying if you enjoy green tea but are looking for more depth, body and character.
Despite its name, Anji Bai Cha is not a white tea, but a green tea. It is appreciated for its very delicate taste, pale infusion and soft character.
In the cup, Anji Bai Cha opens with freshness, gentle sweetness and a clean, elegant profile. Its taste may include green vegetal, floral and softly sweet notes. It does not need power to feel refined.
Anji Bai Cha is a good choice for those who dislike bitterness and astringency, but want to experience the elegance of a fine spring green tea.
Huang Shan Mao Feng is a famous green tea from the Huangshan mountain region. It is a tea with history, origin and a recognisable style.
The taste is usually soft, clean and fresh, with floral, vegetal and lightly sweet nuances. The aroma may suggest fresh tea leaves, spring air and delicate greenery.
This tea is ideal for those who want to try not just any green tea, but a classic Chinese tea with a clear origin and a refined taste profile.
What is often called black tea in Europe belongs to the category of red tea in Chinese tea culture. Dian Hong is one of the most enjoyable and well-known representatives of this style.
Compared with green and white teas, Dian Hong is warmer, deeper and fuller. Its taste may include honey, malt, caramel, baked bread, dried fruit and soft sweetness.
This tea is suitable for those who enjoy a richer cup, but want something more refined than ordinary supermarket black tea. If you prefer deeper and fuller flavours, you can also explore Camellia’s black tea selection.
The tasting will also include another fresh green tea from the new harvest. This gives you a chance to compare different green teas side by side and notice how much they can vary in leaf shape, aroma, infusion colour, taste and aftertaste.
One green tea may be nutty and rounded, another grassy and fresh, a third more mineral, and another almost floral. Comparison is often the best way to understand why tea should not be judged by name or description alone.
To discover more green teas, visit Camellia’s selection of quality green teas.
A tea tasting is one of the best ways to choose tea. Descriptions can guide you, but taste gives the real answer.
During the tasting, you can:
This format is suitable both for beginners and for those who already appreciate high-quality tea and want to explore it more deeply.
At Camellia, we choose tea and coffee with care. Origin, quality of raw material, aroma, purity of taste and the way a product opens in the cup all matter to us.
In the Camellia online shop, you will find quality tea, aromatic coffee, gifts, accessories and seasonal arrivals.
We deliver our products across Europe, so you can enjoy carefully selected tea and coffee from Camellia even if you are not in Tallinn.
Not every product appears online immediately. Small batches, rare teas and fresh seasonal arrivals may first be available in the shop, at tastings or by request.
If you are looking for a specific tea, want to buy again something you tasted at Camellia, or cannot find the right product on camellia.ee, please contact us.
We will help you check what is available, what can be ordered, which tea may suit your taste and how to brew it properly.
The new harvest tea tasting will take place at Camellia, Forus Maja.
Date: 29 May 2026
Time: 12:00–20:00
Format: new harvest tea tasting
Location: Camellia, Forus Maja, Tallinn
Come to taste fresh tea, discover different styles and find your favourite. Good tea is best understood not only through words, but in the cup.
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