Mua Yik Tea is a Taiwanese tea brand that puts whole leaves — not tea dust — into compostable PLA pyramid bags, with no added flavoring. That combination is the whole idea: the convenience of a tea bag with the cleaner, fuller cup you'd normally only get from loose leaf. The flavors — florals, fruit, and cream notes — come straight from the leaf, and each bag steeps twice. The Assorted Box packs 10 different teas so you can find the one you keep coming back to. Ding-go ships it across the US.
What is Mua Yik Tea?
Mua Yik Tea makes bagged tea that behaves like loose leaf. Instead of the fine "dust and fannings" inside most tea bags, Mua Yik uses hand-picked whole leaves in roomy pyramid bags so the leaves can unfurl and brew a richer, more aromatic cup. There's no added flavoring — the floral, fruity, and creamy notes are natural to the leaf. And the bags are PLA (plant-based), not plastic, so they brew clean and compost easily.
What's in the range?
The easiest entry is the Assorted Tea Box — 10 whole-leaf teas spanning black, green, oolong, and white, made to help you find your favorite. Individually, the range covers the Taiwanese classics:
| Tea | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Assorted Tea Box (10 bags) | Black / green / oolong / white | A 10-tea sampler to explore |
| Small Leaf Black Tea | Black | Malty, smooth, everyday black |
| Jin Xuan Oolong | Oolong | Creamy, milky-floral Jin Xuan character |
| Jin Xuan Green Tea | Green | Fresh, light, floral |
| Charcoal Roasted Tea | Roasted oolong | Toasty, warm, roasted depth |
Why whole leaf in a tea bag?
Most tea bags are filled with broken tea dust, which brews fast but flat and can turn bitter. Whole leaves release flavor more gently and completely, so you get richer flavor, a more delicate aroma, and a cleaner cup — and you can steep the same bag twice, getting two cups from one. The pyramid shape gives the leaves room to open up, which a flat bag can't. It's the loose-leaf experience without the strainer. For loose-leaf teas proper, see 1998 bestea's Taiwanese oolong; for ready-to-drink bottles, there's Little Jasmine.
How to brew Mua Yik Tea
Steep a bag in hot water for a few minutes, then re-steep it for a second cup. It's delicious hot or cold — for iced tea, brew a bag in cold water or pour a hot cup over ice. Because there's no added flavoring, let steep time do the work: shorter for a lighter cup, longer for more body. Evening drinker? Pair it with the low-caffeine Taiwanese tea guide to plan your cups.
Mua Yik Tea at Ding-go
Ding-go ships Mua Yik Tea from a US warehouse. The Assorted Tea Box (10 bags) is the best way to start — ten whole-leaf teas to taste your way through black, green, oolong, and white.
FAQ
What makes Mua Yik Tea different?
It uses whole hand-picked leaves — not tea dust — in compostable PLA pyramid bags, with no added flavoring, for a cleaner, fuller cup than a standard tea bag.
Are the tea bags plastic?
No. They're PLA (plant-based) pyramid bags that brew clean and compost easily.
Does Mua Yik Tea have added flavoring?
No — the floral, fruit, and cream notes come naturally from the whole leaves, not from added flavoring.
Can you re-steep the bags?
Yes. Because they're whole-leaf, one bag makes two cups — steep it twice.
Which Mua Yik Tea should I start with?
The Assorted Tea Box: 10 different whole-leaf teas (black, green, oolong, white) designed to help you find your favorite.
Where can I buy Mua Yik Tea in the US?
Ding-go stocks it and ships nationwide from a US warehouse.
