We’re proud to present this series of farm-to-bottle sparkling teas from S.C Lab, who crafts tea spirits and sparkling teas that extend Taiwanese tea traditions into new forms. Rooted in a family-owned tea farm in Shuangxi, Taiwan, their series of non-alcoholic, sommelier-grade beverages are a perfect stand-in for a sparkling wine or champagne, but can do double duty as a mixer with your finest spirits.
This sampler set includes one bottle of each flavor:
Tieguanyin Sparkling Tea: This caffeinated sparkling tea begins with premium Tieguanyin (aka Iron Goddess of Mercy), hand-harvested in Muzha. S.C Lab blends both dark roast and regular roast, the former for its heavier body and the latter for its subtly floral aroma. The leaves are cold brewed and bottled using an aseptic cold filling technique, which is ideal for locking in the fragrance of the tea without chemical preservatives. Malic acid from Fuji apples adds bright, clean acidity to the warm aroma of Tieguanyin, creating a balanced profile reminiscent of a crisp autumn day.
Longan Flower and Osmanthus Sparkling Tea: This caffeine-free sparkling tea blends toasted longan blossoms with hand-picked osmanthus. S.C Lab uses an uncommon processing method for the longan flowers, which requires stir-frying them in a small amount of cane sugar. This step introduces a light caramel note to longan flower’s natural honeysuckle fragrance. Osmanthus introduces an apricot dimension to the beverage, while the bubbles keep the flavor refreshing.
Guava Oriental Beauty Sparkling Tea: Oriental Beauty, or 東方美人 dong fang mei ren, oolong forms the base of this caffeinated sparkling tea. S.C Lab sources theirs from a small-scale, third-generation farmer in Beipu, a Hakka region near Hsinchu that is known for growing Oriental Beauty. To create a layered drinking experience, they steep the tea with dried red guava from Nantou, which has a concentrated perfume flavor and gentle body.
S.C Lab's Philosophy
S.C Lab crafts tea spirits and sparkling teas that extend Taiwanese tea traditions into new forms. Their sparkling teas are made by cold-steeping tea and botanicals in purified water for up to five days, then blended with other ingredients, like fruit, and lightly carbonated to finish. They source from tea farms throughout Taiwan, including, but not limited to, their own.
Sparkling tea may be an emerging category in the world of sommelier-grade, non-alcoholic beverages, but it has been around in some form or another for ages, from fermented kombuchas to carbonated tea that can be found in convenience stores in Taiwan. S.C Lab states that for them, carbonation alone is not enough to make an interesting drink. Instead, they follow what they call a “five notes” philosophy when building a drink: the aroma, the first sip, how the flavor develops in your mouth, the finish after swallowing, and the aroma left in the glass are all considered. They “want all five stages to connect and create a melody, like a do-re-mi-fa-so in a song.”
Yun Hai is proud to be the exclusive East Coast distributor of this non-alcoholic tea wine from S.C Lab. Restaurants, get in touch!
Tasting Notes and Usage
Tieguanyin Sparkling Tea
Dry, and warm with the unmistakable flavor of Iron Goddess of Mercy tea. A clean, bright finish and the most delicate bubbles.
We love it paired with grilled meats and vegetables (we paired it with our BBQ tofu skewers on Cooking With Steam), but it’s a lovely and versatile beverage that will work in any situation.
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Longan Flower and Osmanthus Sparkling Tea
Gently sweet caramel, honeysuckle, and apricot, tempered by fine fizz.
It's great to drink on its own, but we also like pairing it with saucy, soy-braised dishes like lu rou fan and caramelized sugar tea eggs.
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Guava Oriental Beauty Sparkling Tea
Lightly sweet honey and muscat, cut with the unique character of guava and mellow effervescence.
Enjoy it with a hearty dish like tong zi mai gao (sticky rice tube) or you fan (sticky rice). It'd also be a hit at any hot pot gathering.
Ingredients and Instructions
Tieguanyin Sparkling Tea: water, Tieguanyin tea, sugarcane syrup, malic acid, carbon dioxide.
Caffeinated.
Longan Flower and Osmanthus Sparkling Tea: water, longan flower, osmanthus, sugarcane syrup, malic acid, carbon dioxide.
Caffeine-free.
Guava Oriental Beauty Sparkling Tea: water, Tieguanyin tea, sugarcane syrup, malic acid, carbon dioxide.
Caffeinated.
Non-alcoholic.
Store in a cool place. Refrigeration enhances flavor. Avoid high temperatures or direct sunlight.
About S.C Lab
Born amidst the mountains of Taiwan in 2022, Sensitive Creatures Lab (S.C Lab) 仃杉實驗 was founded by fourth-generation tea farmer Mikey and winemaker and bartender Pouria. They pride themselves on sharing the sentimentality of small tea farms with the world through their commitment to quality, sourcing only all-natural organic ingredients for their creations.
The seed for S.C Lab was planted in 2019, when Mikey returned to Taiwan from a tech career in the US and stayed at his family’s tea plantation in Shuangxi. During this time, he learned not only how to farm and make tea from his uncle, but also how to infuse spirits with the tea leaves.
Inspired by this tradition, Mikey envisioned tea wine 茶酒 as a potential Taiwanese icon. He partnered with Pouria, an Iranian-Canadian mixologist and bar owner in Taiwan, and began the journey of developing it. With Pouria’s global bartending experience and sharp sensitivity to herbal and fruity flavors, they introduced innovative distillation techniques, creating complex and multi-layered tea spirit profiles and, later, non-alcoholic sparkling tea and fruit blends.
Specifications and Dimensions
This sampler includes:
- Teazy.1 Ether - Tieguanyin Sparkling Tea
- Teazy.2 FOMO - Longan Flower and Osmanthus Sparkling Tea
- Teazy.3 JOMO - Guava Oriental Beauty Sparkling Tea
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Volume (per bottle): 750 mL
Gross Weight (per bottle): 3.7 lbs / 1.7 kg
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To ensure safe delivery, each bottle is wrapped in bubble wrap before being placed into a sturdy single or triple hexabox—a double-walled, corrugated carton specially designed for shipping wine bottles.
Package Dimensions: 17.5” H x 17.5” W x 6” D / 44.5 cm H x 44.5 cm W x 15.2 cm D
