This is the regular tea and infusion selection currently kept at RealiTea Salzburg. It was updated on . Very small lots reserved for tastings are not included, and the shelf can change between updates.
The list identifies origin, processing family and plucking standard only where those details are known. It does not use grade letters or poetic names as automatic quality rankings. Some teas are available by the pot, some for taking home and many in both forms; please ask at the counter about the tea and quantity you want.
Tea from Vietnam
| Tea | Type or leaf selection | Origin and detail |
|---|---|---|
| Chè Nõn | Green tea made from tender young growth | Small family farm in Tân Cương, Thái Nguyên |
| Jasmine tea | Green tea scented with real jasmine flowers | The same family farm in Tân Cương, Thái Nguyên |
| Shan Tuyết “Sleeping Dragon” | Two leaves and one bud | Tây Côn Lĩnh, Hà Giang |
| Shan Tuyết “Dreaming Phoenix” | One leaf and one bud | Tây Côn Lĩnh, Hà Giang |
| Wild-tree oolong, “Oriental Beauty” style | Oolong tea | Hà Giang |
Tân Cương is a specialist green-tea area within Thái Nguyên, while the northern mountains of Hà Giang contain a very different tradition of large, old Shan Tuyết trees. “Oriental Beauty style” describes the maker’s chosen oolong direction here; it does not claim Taiwanese origin. Our guides to Vietnamese tea and Vietnamese tea culture give the wider context.
Tea from China
| Tea | Type | Origin or style |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Needle — Baihao Yinzhen | White tea | Fujian |
| Bai Mudan — Bai Mu Dan / Pai Mu Tan / White Peony | White tea | Fujian |
| Da Hong Pao | Wuyi oolong | Wuyishan, Fujian |
| Tieguanyin | Oolong tea | China |
| Lapsang Souchong | Black tea | Fujian |
| Dian Hong | Black tea | Yunnan |
| Loose-leaf Gong Ting shou pu’er | Ripe pu’er | Yunnan |
| Lao Ban Zhang dragon balls | Pu’er tea | Lao Ban Zhang, Yunnan |
These names do different jobs. Fujian and Yunnan are origins; white, oolong, black and ripe pu’er are processing families; Gong Ting is a finished-leaf sorting term; and names such as Da Hong Pao or Tieguanyin carry their own histories of place, cultivar and trade. Our guide to tea naming conventions explains why one name rarely tells the whole story. Continue with Chinese tea regions, oolong tea or pu’er tea for the details.
Other black and flavoured teas
| Tea | Type | Origin or defining detail |
|---|---|---|
| Kenyan black tea, FTGFOP | Orthodox black tea | Kenya; FTGFOP describes the finished leaf sorting rather than guaranteeing a quality rank |
| Earl Grey | Flavoured black tea | Black tea with bergamot |
Learn more about tea from Kenya, the meaning of black-tea grades and processing, and why breakfast-blend names should not be mistaken for protected origins.
Matcha and hōjicha
| Name | Tea | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | Matcha; first tier in RealiTea’s Chinese range | Guizhou, China |
| Panda | Matcha; second tier in RealiTea’s Chinese range | Guizhou, China |
| Red Panda | Matcha; third tier in RealiTea’s Chinese range | Guizhou, China |
| Tsuru | Organic matcha; first harvest | Aichi, Japan |
| Tanuki | Unsweetened hōjicha powder for lattes | Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
Fox, Panda and Red Panda are RealiTea’s own range names and internal tiers, not grades defined by China, Japan or an international tea authority. All three come from Guizhou and use the Longjing 43 cultivar. Tsuru is RealiTea’s name for a first-harvest organic matcha from Aichi. Tanuki is an unsweetened powdered hōjicha produced in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, within the Uji tea region. Hōjicha is roasted green tea, not matcha. Our matcha guide explains production, commercial grade language and preparation, while the guide to Japanese tea provides the wider regional context.
Herbal and fruit infusions
The following drinks do not come from Camellia sinensis, so botanically they are infusions or tisanes rather than true tea:
- Chamomile
- Peppermint
- Rooibos
- Forest Berry fruit infusion
The distinction is botanical rather than a judgement of value. Our tea-or-tisane guide explains why everyday language still calls many of these drinks “tea.”
The drinks menu and tea library
This page records the regular tea shelf. Check the current drinks menu for tea, matcha, bubble tea and other drinks served in the tea house.
For the educational side of the shelf, begin with the RealiTea tea library. For actual availability, this dated page and the physical shelf in Salzburg remain the reference.