Tea shops · Panama City, Panama
Tea shops · Panama City, PanamaBiotea House
A tea sommelier's own brand with kiosks in Multiplaza and Altaplaza and a shop in Casco Antiguo, selling more than a hundred loose teas by the 50 g.
The most useful tea counter in Panama is a kiosk in a shopping mall, and that is a compliment: it is where the city actually walks past, and the shelf behind it is serious.
Biotea House is the brand of Yasibit Chejlyk, who certified as a tea sommelier and tea blender at El Club del Té in Spain in 2016 and selects every tea on the shelf. The main point of sale is a kiosk at Plaza de la Luna in Centro Comercial Multiplaza, by the orange parking entrance, open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 8pm and Sunday from 11am to 7pm; a shop on Calle 1a Oeste in Casco Antiguo opens every day from 10am to 7pm, and the newest kiosk, K0-05 on the ground floor of Altaplaza Mall, runs until 8pm on weekdays and 9pm on Friday and Saturday.
The teas come from China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Kenya and Taiwan and are sold loose by 50, 100, 200 and 300 g, with some herbs from 20 g, matcha in 30 g tins and 50 g bags, and pyramid bags of 15. The 50 g shelf is where the range shows: Sri Lanka Kenilworth OP at US$ 8, Assam Borengajuli, Earl Grey, a Kakagawa sencha, a Yamasaki genmaicha and Green Morocco at US$ 8.50, Ti Kuan Yin and Se Chung oolongs at US$ 10, Darjeeling Happy Valley at US$ 11.50, Formosa Oolong at US$ 12, Silver Moonlight white at US$ 17, Gyokuro and Quanzhou Milk Oolong at US$ 20 and jasmine pearls at US$ 27.
Online orders can be picked up free at the Multiplaza kiosk or shipped across the country, dispatched within 24 to 48 hours on weekdays and the same day for Saturday orders placed before noon; shipping is free from US$ 60 outside a few outlying zones. The brand blends to order, runs tastings, tea afternoons and workshops, sets up tea stations for events and packs corporate gifts, and its blends are made at its own workshop in 24 de Diciembre, east of the city. For a first visit, the Multiplaza kiosk is the one with the longest hours and the full shelf.
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Where it is
Multiplaza kiosk
Centro Comercial Multiplaza, Plaza de la Luna, entrada del parking naranja, Vía Israel
Hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00 · Sun 11:00–19:00
Casco Antiguo
Calle 1a Oeste, Casco Antiguo, Panamá
Hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–19:00
Altaplaza Mall kiosk
Centro Comercial Altaplaza, planta baja, kiosco K0-05
Hours: Mon–Thu 11:00–20:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–21:00 · Sun 11:00–19:00
What to buy here
Tieguanyin
Ti Kuan Yin Oolong
from US$ 10 · 50 g
Ti Kuan Yin in a 50 g bag at the same price as the shop's Se Chung: the rolled Anxi oolong that is the right first oolong, and the cheapest proper one in Panama.
See our page on this tea →Ceylon
Sri Lanka Kenilworth OP
from US$ 8 · 50 g
A Kenilworth estate Ceylon, orange pekoe grade, at the bottom of the price list: the single-garden black that makes the breakfast blends look lazy.
See our page on this tea →Moonlight White
Silver Moonlight Wild (té blanco de Yunnan)
from US$ 17 · 50 g
Silver Moonlight, the wild white tea from Yunnan with dark and silver leaves side by side, sold from 50 g and rarely seen on a Central American shelf.
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The one worth the trip
Gyokuro
from US$ 20 · 50 g
A Gyokuro, the shaded Japanese green, in 50 g: the tea to ask the sommelier about at the kiosk, and the one that shows how far the selection goes beyond a mall counter.
See our page on this tea →All prices
Open a tea to see who else sells it.
| Tea | Type | Price | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavanda | Herbal infusion | from US$ 6.50 | 20 g |
| Flor de Jamaica (Hibiscus) | Herbal infusion | from US$ 7 | 50 g |
| Sri Lanka Kenilworth OP | Black tea | from US$ 8 | 50 g |
| Assam Borengajuli | Black tea | from US$ 8.50 | 50 g |
| Earl Grey | Black tea | from US$ 8.50 | 50 g |
| Sencha Japonés Kakagawa | Green tea | from US$ 8.50 | 50 g |
| Genmaicha Japonés Yamasaki | Green tea | from US$ 8.50 | 50 g |
| Green Morocco | Green tea | from US$ 8.50 | 50 g |
| Té de Manzanilla Orgánica | Herbal infusion | from US$ 8.70 | 50 g |
| Cream Earl Grey | Black tea | from US$ 9 | 50 g |
| Bancha Japonés Keiko | Green tea | from US$ 9.50 | 50 g |
| Black Cochin Marsala Chai | Chai | from US$ 9.50 | 50 g |
| Rooibos Vainilla | Rooibos | from US$ 9.50 | 50 g |
| Ti Kuan Yin Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 10 | 50 g |
| Se Chung Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 10 | 50 g |
| Tilo | Herbal infusion | from US$ 10.50 | 50 g |
| Darjeeling Happy Valley TGFOP | Black tea | from US$ 11.50 | 50 g |
| Formosa Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 12 | 50 g |
| Silver Moonlight Wild (té blanco de Yunnan) | White tea | from US$ 17 | 50 g |
| Gyokuro | Green tea | from US$ 20 | 50 g |
| Quanzhou Milk Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 20 | 50 g |
| Daily Matcha Organic | Matcha | US$ 20 | 50 g |
| Perlas de Jazmín | Green tea | from US$ 27 | 50 g |
| Matcha Ceremonial Orgánico | Matcha | US$ 29.50 | 30 g |
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