{"product_id":"tastebox-tea-horse-road-tour-november-2026","title":"Tastebox: Tea Horse Road Tour, November 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_c7416a51100b6b37\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tastebox is an introduction to the range of fragrances you'll find during our tour following the path of the Tea Horse Road, in \u003cstrong\u003eNovember 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll travel through Sichuan and Yunnan tracing the legendary network of routes that connected the tea-lands of Yiwu with far destinations beyond Chinese borders, like Tibet. Millions of people walked on the stones still found today in forest and steep mountains, and we'll follow their footsteps as we taste the teas of these lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Journey in a Box: \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSichuan, Mengdingshan: Mengding Huangya\u003c\/strong\u003e, a yellow tea made of only the finest and younger buds, from the tea gardens that once were the imperial gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSichuan, Mengdingshan: Osmanthus Red Tea\u003c\/strong\u003e, a scented tea created with the the tiny osmanthus flowers \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003erich in an intense fruity aroma traditionally defined as \"heavenly fragrance\" (天香 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003et\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eiānxiāng\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSichuan, Ya'an\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e2020 Tibetan dark tea\u003c\/strong\u003e, a fermented tea pressed and stored in bamboo bricks, crafted in Sichuan to be exported and consumed in Tibet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYunnan, Yiwu mountain, Liehushan village\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e2023 Shengpu\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young Pu'er tea that used to be the imperial tribute tea, from the starting point of the ancient Tea Horse Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYunnan, Yiwu mountain, Mahei village\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e2024 Shupu\u003c\/strong\u003e, a fermented Pu'er tea from this historically valuable land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYunnan, Nannuo mountain: 2018 Shupu\u003c\/strong\u003e pressed in minicakes wrapped in rice paper decorated with the horse, symbol of the legendary road. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYunnan, Menghai valley: Osmanthus incense\u003c\/strong\u003e, a natural incense expressing the purity of its ingredients, agarwood and osmanthus flowers.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix teas and one incense to introduce the experience of our Tea House Road Tour of November 2026. Enjoy this flavorful preview of landscapes, people, leaves, arts and tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: tastebox of \u003cstrong\u003e6 tea samples,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e10gr each\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eone incense\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esample\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more details on this tour itinerary and photo gallery, visit the page \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck also our \u003cstrong\u003eother tours for 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/easternleaves.com\/pages\/summer-tea-tour-e\"\u003eSummer Study Tour\u003c\/a\u003e , \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/easternleaves.com\/pages\/chinese-tea-tour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Tea Tour\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/easternleaves.com\/pages\/tea-tour-travel-yunnan-winter\"\u003eWinter Yunnan Tour.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis tastebox is a limited edition, available until December 23rd or until stocks last.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eastern Leaves Selected","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54199280501069,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/6589\/0640\/files\/IMG_9777.jpg?v=1788534163","url":"https:\/\/easternleaves.com\/it\/products\/tastebox-tea-horse-road-tour-november-2026","provider":"Eastern Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}