MUMS is a collaboration with Hugo Tea, a Kansas City-based specialty tea company known for close producer relationships and full traceability from farm to cup.

The black tea comes from Gedeng Mountain, one of the six ancient tea mountains east of the Lancang river in Yunnan. Fully oxidized to a warm, honeyed character, it's smooth and structured with the depth that only old-mountain Yunnan leaf delivers. The chrysanthemum is White Taiju baby buds from Huangshan, harvested in early spring at peak aromatic clarity. First-pick. Selected for fragrance above all else.

Together they're pressed into a cake by Xiaohui Quan, known as Brother Quan, a 35-year veteran of old-world Yunnan tea making who has spent his career making once-luxury teas accessible. The result is delicate without being thin: the black tea holds structure while the chrysanthemum floats above it, clean and sweet and floral.

Both harvests are spring 2026.

🌎 Origin: Gedeng, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China

🍵 Type: Black Tea + Chrysanthemum

🔥 Process: Fully oxidized, hydraulically pressed

Brew Guide for Hugo Tea MUMS

MUMS is a compressed tea cake - you'll need a tea knife, pu-erh pick, or similar thin instrument to gently pry off a portion from the cake before brewing. Work slowly along the edges to keep the leaves as intact as possible.

Small Format / Traditional

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