Young Hyson Loose Leaf Tin

Name: Young Hyson Loose Leaf Tin | Party Like 1776 Again
Price: 16.50 USD
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A smooth colonial-era green tea with fresh grassy notes, gentle body, and delicate natural sweetness.

Perfect Pairings

Awckland's Honey$9.00

Awckland’s Honey is a natural companion to Oliver Pluff & Company’s historic teas, adding gentle sweetness while allowing the character of each blend to remain at the center of the cup. Customers can experiment with different combinations—from light floral honey with delicate teas to dark, robust honey with stronger black blends—turning an everyday cup into a personalized tasting experience rooted in timeless tea-and-honey tradition.

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Douglas Sweets Shortbread Cookies$9.00

Oliver Pluff tea and Douglas Sweets shortbread create a pairing made for slowing down and savoring. The shortbread’s rich butteriness and delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture soften the tea’s deeper notes without overpowering its flavor. Choose Traditional for a timeless tea-time combination or Salted Caramel to add a touch of caramelized sweetness and crunch. Together, they turn a simple cup of tea into a comforting American-made treat.

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Categories: Food & Drink, Coffee & Tea, Tea Brand: Oliver Pluff

Young Hyson is a historic Chinese green tea made from tender leaves gathered early in the growing season. The slender, tightly twisted leaves unfurl as they steep, producing a smooth, refreshing cup with fresh grassy notes and a delicate natural sweetness. Highly prized in the eighteenth century, Young Hyson was among the varieties of tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. Presented in Oliver Pluff & Company’s signature keepsake tin, it offers a bright and approachable way to taste one of the green teas enjoyed in colonial America.

Why We Chose It

There’s a Reason It’s Here.

We chose Young Hyson because it introduces customers to a side of colonial tea history that is often overlooked. Not every tea enjoyed by early Americans was dark, strong, or smoky. This fresh and gently sweet green tea was highly valued during the eighteenth century and was among the teas cast into Boston Harbor. It is an approachable everyday tea with a remarkable revolutionary story.

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South Carolina

A Place in the American Story

Historic Era

1776 · Revolutionary America

Meet the Maker

A Green Tea Steeped in Revolution

Oliver Pluff & Company brings the beverages of early America back to the table through historically inspired teas, coffees, cacao, and traditional drink blends. Hand-packaged in Charleston, South Carolina, its products connect today’s drinkers with the flavors, trade routes, and acts of protest that shaped the nation.

Young Hyson reflects the importance of Chinese green tea in eighteenth-century American life. Made from young leaves gathered early in the season, it was prized for its fresh character and delicate sweetness. It was also among the tea varieties destroyed during the Boston Tea Party, forever linking this refined green tea with one of America’s most enduring acts of resistance.

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