HOLLIN - Tea, objects and everyday expressions
Tea as a starting point.
Where East Asian cultures meet the French art of living.
Teas blended in France, with no added flavourings.
To rediscover the natural taste of leaves, flowers and fruits.
Signature selection
A Long Jing green tea with soft chestnut notes and quiet clarity.
Emerald Mist
Green tea · High-quality Long Jing
Black teas
Black teas with round, structured notes.
Green teas
Lively, vegetal green teas for everyday life.
White teas
Fine, airy white teas, all in delicacy.
Oolong
Balanced oolongs, between freshness and roundness.
A selection to begin
Three exceptional teas, discovery format. Woody, floral and fruity.
HOLLIN 3 Tea Discovery Set
Limited to one purchase per customer
Matcha
Three interpretations of matcha, for ritual or everyday.
Herbal Infusions
Caffeine-free infusions, fruity or velvety.
Objects
Objects that accompany the gesture.
Journal
Storing your tea: a guide to protecting the leaf
Light, humidity, air, odours: our tips and airtight caddies to preserve the aroma of pure loose leaf teas.
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Tea leaf vs Matcha: the fundamental differences
Shading, stone grinding, umami: what really sets matcha apart from a loose leaf green tea.
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Which tea to choose in the morning? The art of a gentle awakening
Caffeine, tannins, Hunan black teas, green teas and matcha: the HOLLIN guide to choosing your morning tea.
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How to prepare matcha tea: the importance of gesture and time
Grades, tools, dose, temperature, gesture: a complete guide to preparing matcha pure, as a latte or iced.
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How to taste your first specialty tea?
A slow guide to tasting a specialty tea: water, time, attention.
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The real difference between tea and herbal infusion
Caffeine, botany, brewing method and FAQ: understanding tea (Camellia sinensis) versus herbal infusions.
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The philosophy of time and attention (Slow Living)
Slow living, tea as active meditation and the art of attention in everyday life.
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The benefits of jasmine tea
Antioxidants, digestion, clear focus and calm: what the leaf and the flower offer together.
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Why do some teas reveal another facet when brewed cold?
Cold brewing is not a summer trend. It is another way of discovering tea.
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Intensity is not always a sign of quality
Restraint is not absence. A reflection on quiet flavours, nuance and the craft of composing a tea.
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Why two matchas?
Two matchas, two uses. One for everyday, one for the ritual.
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Why we work without added or natural aromas
Tea can be scented. Or it can stay as it is. At HOLLIN, we have made a simple and radical choice.
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Tea as different forms of time
Tea is not tied to an hour. It responds to a quality of time - to an inner state.
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Understanding the aroma of Long Jing (Lung Ching)
Its aroma is not a fixed signature. It is a construction - a balance between terroir, climate and the human gesture.
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How is jasmine tea scented?
Jasmine tea is not flavoured. Its fragrance is transmitted - a craft where the leaf naturally absorbs the breath of the flower.
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Jasmine Dew
The art of tea scenting: a fragrance that enters the leaf, without trace, without excess.
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Why Spring Tea Is Better: Understanding the Tea Leaf
When observed through a botanical lens, a tea leaf reveals more than its surface.
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Why Tea Feels Different from Coffee
The same leaf, radically different experiences, tea as a modular system.
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What Are the Different Types of Tea?
Understanding the main tea families, their nuances, and what they truly change in the cup.
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Celadon is not a color
Celadon is not a color, it is a variation. A reading of Ru ware porcelain, between sky, kiln and texture.
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