Intergalactic Tea

Purchased in fall 2026, I bought all three cakes from this series so I could compare same leaves/different processing. Very happy with my purchase from Intergalactic Tea. Unique and fun packaging, well curated selection of teas available, and great vibes! Sean threw in some sample coins and there was even a poem on nice cardstock. Will definitely be a returning customer with Intergalactic Teas!

Now to the tea. I've had a few sessions with this white tea. The leaves are pretty tightly compressed in the cake, so it takes some care to pry a chunk off and keep the leaves whole. I use a dull, thin bladed antique pocket knife, working from the divot to the outside, trying to stay parallel with the horizontal plane that the leaves were pressed in. Dry aroma is faint, like dry straw, but out in the open air on windy day, not in a stuffy barn.

I've tried this a few different ways, brewing it like a sheng or aged white, and then another session at a lower temp like a younger looseleaf white.

Gong fu - 90ml gaiwan - 4g - 205 degrees:
Tastes a lot like a young sheng. Green olives soaked in lime juice, Irish soda bread, lemongrass, drying mouthfeel. Like drinking near boiling Savignon Blanc. Very energizing and motivating, it will get your toes tapping. After 5 steeps I went to the hardware store and replaced a ceiling light fixture that's been on the to-do list for 2 years. Got another 3 steeps out of it afterwards, for a total of 8, and probably could've went a few more.

Gong fu - 90ml gaiwan - 4g - 175 degrees
More subdued. The citrus is still the dominating note, but its more zest than juice. Lemon zest, frozen green peas, iodized salt. There's probably some florals in there, but my sinuses are a little too stuffy to detect. For some reason a bit of minerality briefly reminded me of biting into a snowball in the winter as a kid. A more relaxing brew, for a slower morning. Citrus mellows after 5 steeps.

Looking forward to spending more time with this cake, and delving further into the other two 2023 Robit offerings!

This tea was light and refreshing

I love the tea sample that came. The life in a vacuum has interesting notes to it and the De’ang Suan Cha is a favorite.

Durable product. In use daily.

Really great tasting tea! Lemon like flavor with depth! Very enjoyable to drink. Shared with co-workers who also loved it.

The tea coin version of this tea has such a classic shu profile: woody, clean, dry, yummy mossy aromas. Just like the morning dew on a forest floor.

This is my first purposeful blended black/white tea, and it's delicious! Opens up with the nice fruity jucieness of the young white tea, and then slowly unfolds into the more bracing and pleasant astringency of the fully oxidized black tea. Very engaging sip of tea that is delicious in all its own rights. But I have truly not had a tea with this much complexity and longevity, 3-4 very solid full western style steeps, anywhere near this price. Thanks for sharing this with us!

This is a strong and robust Puer Tea. Great for waking up in the mornings. It is slightly bitter with a woodsy taste that is pleasant and invigorating.

Wow

This tea is fantastic!

I was not a fan of puerh until I tried this tea. Smooth and wonderful.

I will order this again. One of the most unique and delicious puerh teas I have ever tried.

I am obsessed eith the taste and smell of this tea. It's perfect in the morning instead of coffee, afternoon for a pick me up, after a meal or when I just need some me time. The subtle swertness of the vanilla is soothing and earthiness without bitterness keeps me coming back for more.

Beautiful in a gritty, rusty, dystopian future sort of way. Satisfying weight in the hand. Seems to have a slight softening effect on tea. Basically the perfect cup for shu puerh and other types of hei cha.

I was given a sample of this 2025 version, and I am so impressed that I’m going to purchase a cake of every year available. A 2026 cake just dropped!!! The leaves are beautiful and young. The flavors are floral and fruity. Lemons and honeysuckle fill the air after the first infusion. The soup is clear and light amber. Intergalactic Tea continues to impress me considering their price point is relatively low. I also am a big fan of the $7 flat rate shipping!