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AN SHIM TEA is a modern tea project focused on the traditions and innovations of high tea culture. We make the tea industry closer to customers, educate, and entertain to make high-quality tea more popular and understandable. We organize tea events focused on tea education and popularization.

We source tea straight from producers to guarantee authenticity and freshness as well as organic and highest quality aspects. The teas in our collection are professionally selected and quality-assessed based on the academic knowledge gained from scientists and industry leaders in the study of tea. From classic to modern phenomena as well as our own blends and unique teas, which were born as a result of our long-time friendship with tea masters from all over the world! Welcome to the AN SHIM TEA Collection to explore one of the most exquisite teas on planet Earth.

We hold our author’s events like Tea and Cinema Evenings, Tea Therapy, Tea Gastronomy, and Lao Tea Club as well as Tea Tours to different tea-producing countries, to help people understand tea more properly. We have our educational program called “The Art of Tea”, a tea school, that helps people start their tea way from the very first steps to becoming professional tea tasters and masters of tea ceremony. Finally, we organize masterclasses and lectures in different countries to educate people about traditional and new styles approach of tea.

Since 2022 we have produced our tea in Vietnam as well as created our author's blends and welcome you to check our Unique Selection to discover teas you can't find anywhere else! Some of them have won awards in international competitions between tea producers and we are looking forward to creating more special teas in the future!

THE FOUNDER

"I'm lucky to have an unbelievable tea way where I met a lot of wonderful tea people from all over the world. During my long career in the tea industry as a tea master, tea taster, and owner of a tea brand, I made a lot of valuable connections and relationships with tea producers and tea experts from tea-producing countries. Getting deeper into this endless world, I believe this way of life makes me a better person every single day. All I want is to share with you everything I see and feel, all the knowledge of mine and my dear colleagues, as well as bring you closer to, what eastern friends call, a sense of beauty."


My name is Andrei Ivanov and I'm

· AN SHIM TEA creator
· award-winning tea blender
· award-winning tea producer

· a member of the International Tea School Chaism.Pro

· a three-time participant in a Tea Masters Cup International

· TMC 2016 International "Best Visual Appearance" in Seoul, South Korea

· TMC 2017 International "Gold medalist" in Enshi, China

· TMC 2017 International 2x "Silver medalist" in Enshi, China

· a certified international judge of the Tea Masters Cup since 2018

· an official representative of Vietnamese tea culture in Europe

· main tea taster and co-owner at IZPODNEBESNOJ

· tea taster and co-creator of AN TRA

· a consultant of Minh Lam company.


My main occupation is tea education and promoting high tea culture principles. My passion is to travel to tea places, discover new teas, and explore tea culture. I welcome every one of you to join me on this great journey.

Andrei Ivanov, founder and tea master of An Shim Tea

Almost all the fresh tea in our collection is PESTICIDE-FREE GARDENING and comes strictly from tea producers. Production of tea is almost the meaning of their life, a lifework they have dedicated themselves to. These people cultivate, harvest, and produce tea with devotion using old family recipes for generations. The mastery, developed over hundreds of years reflected in the appearance, aroma, taste, and colour of infusion, as well as the wonderful state this drink gives.

Speaking about aged tea, all the teas are professionally stored by experienced tea collectors in special storage conditions, observing all the rules for ideal tea aging.

In the AN SHIM TEA Collection, you will find authentic classical Chinese teas with hundreds of years of history, as well as age, collection, competition, and other unique teas you won't find anywhere else. In addition to China, you will find the highest quality teas from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Georgia, and Russia.

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TEAWARE section will provide all the necessary equipment for your tea sessions!
EDUCATION is one of my main goals! Online tea courses and more!
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