Spirit Tea is a tea company based in Chicago, IL with 57 teas in stock in our catalog. Last updated October 1, 2026 by My Tea Explorer.
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About Spirit Tea
Spirit Tea is a Chicago importer founded in 2015 by Jordan Scherer and Taylor Cowan, who met working at Adagio Teas. The staff are mostly former specialty coffee and tea retail workers, and much of its business is supplying cafes and restaurants. Retail buyers order online.
The list is farm-direct and unflavored: Taiwanese oolong and black tea, Japanese sencha and single-cultivar matcha, Chinese green tea. A quarterly Tea Club ships microlots not in the main catalog. Order Mr. Lin's Ruby #18 for a Taiwanese black tea and Katahira Sencha for Japanese green.
Founded in 2015 in Chicago, Illinois
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL, US
- Founded
- 2015
- Founders
- Jordan Scherer, Taylor Cowan
- Known for
- Taiwanese oolong and black tea; Japanese sencha and matcha; Chinese green and Wuyi tea; unflavored microlots
- How they source and sell
- Farm-direct importer that buys unflavored microlots from producers in Taiwan, Japan and China and funds producer collaborations.
Spirit Tea catalog snapshot
- 57 of 58 listed teas in stock
- Median $0.44 per gram of leaf
- Listings run $14 to $131 (USD per listing, any pack size)
Listed prices on October 1, 2026, not live. Compare per-gram prices across brands in the Tea Price Index.
Signature teas (5)
Where to start with Spirit Tea. The full catalog has 57 teas in stock; these are the ones the brand is best known for.
Mr. Lin's Ruby #18
Katahira Sencha
Big Buddha Dragonwell
Water Sprite Bao Zhong
Saemidori
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Spirit Tea based?
Chicago, Illinois. It sells online and to cafes and restaurants; its site lists no public shop.
Who founded Spirit Tea?
Jordan Scherer and Taylor Cowan started it in 2015 after working together at Adagio Teas.
What should I order first from Spirit Tea?
Mr. Lin's Ruby #18 for Taiwanese black tea, or Katahira Sencha for Japanese green tea.