About
Chinese tea, salt water, and the dawn patrol
tea.surf is the lifestyle outpost of the THETEA constellation — Chinese tea brought to the line-up. We work with surf camps from Bingin to Ericeira, translating Yunnan, Fujian, and Guangdong leaf into pre-surf, intra-surf, and post-surf rituals that hold up against salt, sun, and a long paddle home.
The team
The people behind the line-up
Hinson Tse
Head sommelier — builds the camp pairing menus and trains on-site hosts in Bali and Ericeira.
Mei Yang
Dancong and Phoenix Mountain specialist — selects the *Mí Lán Xiāng* for our intra-surf cold-brew line.
Chen Hui Yi
Guangdong white tea expert — sources the aged Fuding bricks that travel best in board bags.
Amgalan Chin
*Pǔ'ěr* (普洱) and aging specialist — curates the evening sheng selections for partner camps.
Max Mihal
Operations — moves leaf from Yunnan press houses to surf camps across four time zones.
Evgeniy Smoley
Co-founder — connects tea.surf to the wider constellation across thetea.app and puerh.app.