Founding Concept

A circle, drawn by a compass, small or large, has an infinite number of points, lines, and tangents. Tea has a similar resonance: countless ways of drinking shaped by culture and traditions, tales and histories that were whispered through each cup and sip, and demands and supplies that once beckoned the trade of horses, wool, silver, gold, and precious herbs across mountains, plains, desert, and ocean. Tea is deeply interwoven in our collective memories and the memories of the lands. Each year, with each vintage produced, what is presented in front of us is not only tea but an embodiment of rainfall, humidity, temperature, terrain, and the painstaking care and craft of the farmers—the flavor of an ecosystem.

A specialist in red and white teas from the mountainous south and southwest China, Compass Tea and Trading Company hopes to share a glimpse of the multifaceted world of tea. Be it a cup of tea that quenches thirst, calms and frees the mind, helps engage with oneself or forge bond with others, we hope this very of cup of tea will let us journey in life with a center that initiates a circle.