Special Grade – An amazing tea and a great find. When you’ve learned all the rules about Black Tea, here is an exception. It is brewed at a lower temperature (like Green Tea) for longer – a full 6 minutes. You get a delicious cup with almost sweet nutty flavors and no bitterness.
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Bai Mu Dan (also known as Pai Mu Tan) Super Grade White tea has as full and sweet taste as we have found in any Bai Mu Dan to date. It is clearly a grade above the standard ones commonly available and often flavored or scented to fill out the taste profile.
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Organic "White Peony" Bai Mu Dan, also known as Pai Mu Tan. Super Fancy Grade, from Fujian Province in China.
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Chinese nomads are first credited with compressing tea into "bricks" for easy travel. Tea was so valuable during some time periods that the bricks were scored or marked into sections and bartered for other goods, even horses. This 1010 gram, 1 kilo, 2.23 lb (approx. 35.6 oz by weight) Tea Brick has Chinese markings on both sides. THESE DESIGNS DO VARY.
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Chinese nomads are first credited with compressing tea into "bricks" for easy travel. Tea was so valuable during some time periods that the bricks were scored or marked into sections and bartered for other goods, even horses. This 475-485 gram (16 oz, by weight) Tea Brick has Chinese markings on both sides. THESE DESIGNS DO VARY.
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Flowery Orange Pekoe (FOP). The most basic of teas from South China. It makes an excellent and inexpensive iced tea without any bitterness.
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ORGANIC. One of the famous teas of China, Yunwu means "Cloud-mist" because these teas are grown in high mountain areas where the weather produces more developed fragrances and tastes in the teas.
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ORGANIC. One of the famous teas of China, Yun Wu means "Cloud-mist" because these teas are grown in high mountain cloud forest areas where the alternating misty and sunny weather produces more developed fragrances and tastes in the teas. The Cloud Mist Supreme is fragrant, light, and full of taste.
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A unique Amber oolong from South China flavored with pieces of caramel. This tea brews rich and flavorful with a mild sweetness. Sure to please your guests after dinner or with dessert.
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This is a truly excellent tea, prized in China. Dong Yang Dong Bei has dark green leaves with tight budsets, slightly flattened with curled edges, and has a slight fruity aroma. It brews a delicately, nuanced cup with good taste from start to finish.
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Dragonwell is one of the oldest, most famous and best Chinese Green Teas. Once grown only for emperors, it is delicately harvested and expertly made. Dragon Well has a pale gold liquor with a fresh flavor with hints of sweetness.
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Large globe grape shaped Premium Green Tea handcrafted to bloom into a 2 1/2" "flower" with a three blossom center of Osmanthus, Lilly, and Jasmine Blossoms.
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Heart shaped Premium Green Tea handcrafted to "bloom" into a 2 1/2" "flower" with Jasmine Blossoms in the center. This tea is exceptionally lovely for entertaining at Teas and Dinners.
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A medium oxidized Ti Kwan Yin (Tie Guan Yin) Amber Oolong which is tightly curled and dried, then rolled in Ginseng and Chinese Sweetgrass (Stevia) Powder. This tea is unique, interesting, leaves a pleasant taste, and is refreshing & energizing.
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Keemun teas, which won their first gold medals in 1915, were the original English Breakfast teas prior to the Assams taking over when China teas were not available to the British Empire. The Grand Keemun is a superior quality leaf which gives a range of "toasty" tastes and a robust cup without bitterness.
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ORGANIC. High grown in South China this gunpowder green tea has less tightly rolled and curled leaves, with a little milder taste than the Temple of Heaven.
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Famous in China as gunpowder or pearl tea, Temple of Heaven is one of the best gunpowder grades. Fresh leaves are rolled into little round pellets and dried according to ancient traditions producing a complex, slightly smoky cup.
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This is one of our most popular teas and yes, that is the actual name translated from Chinese. It is oxidized a little more than the Green Dragon resulting in deeper flavors. When brewed correctly it has a delicate aroma with complex flavors of peach and toasted almond. It is truly an elegant tea, highly sought after in China.
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Organic Superior Green China Tea with delicate Jasmine flowers makes a very smooth and aromatic cup. In this grade the Jasmine flowers are mostly removed after scenting the tea to allow the fine grade of tea to emerge. It has a little more body than other Jasmine teas.
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This is an exquisite Jasmine made from only the finest Green Tea. The two top leaves and bud are hand-rolled around a Jasmine flower into a tight ball or "pearl." When steeped, the leaves unfold for a divine fragrance and flavor. Highly recommended. Steep 2 to 3 times.
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**Expected back in stock mid November**
*ORGANIC* This is an exquisite Jasmine made from only the finest Green Tea. Customers describe this Organic Jasmine Pearl Tea as 'suberb', 'heavenly', 'a tea to spend an afternoon with.'
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ORGANIC. Gold Dragon is a Chinese Steamed Green Tea perfectly scented with Jasmine blossoms picked only at their best during the month of May.
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Another extremely well made tea from China. The Yin Hao leaf is long, thin, and twisted then scented with Jasmine flowers which are removed. The result is an excellent Jasmine with a little more body than the Jasmine Pearls, but with all the quality.
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The Hao Ya A is always rated by tea professionals as the top Keemun made. It has an amazing depth of taste, with toasty notes and superb mouth feel. A must try for the tea lover.
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Keemun Mao Feng Supreme from the mountain slopes of Anhui Provence is a great tasting whole leaf black tea. Typically Keemuns are breakfast teas, but the Mao Feng Supreme is a great self drinker or stands milk well so can be taken any time of day.
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From Fujan Province comes one of the worlds legendary teas, favored especially by the Russians and the American old west cowboys. It has large leaves and a very smoky aroma and taste, making it a hearty tea often taken with milk and sugar.
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China Wuyi Mountain Green Tea is made from only the bud and first leaf of new shoots picked from selected tea plants.
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Rare Silver Buds make an exquisite tea. This is the best white tea we've come across in years – a gold standard.
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TRIBUTE TEA. 12 year old compressed brick. Enjoy now or let age. Approx. 250 gram (8.5 oz) Factory Wrapped Brick.
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Pu-Erh is a true specialty tea, the exception to the rule in that it gets better with age. Premium tea leaves are partially dried then buried in clay according to the ancient and still secret tradition, to make this highly distinctive tea with rich earthy tastes and aromas which are hard to describe.
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In China Pu Erh is considered a TRIBUTE TEA, a tea of such exceptional taste it is used for gifting or paying tribute to someone. A true specialty tea, this Pu-Erh is 10-11 years old and is supplied in individually wrapped 4 gram compressed "bird's nests" called Tuo Cha.
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This is a young (two year old), loose leaf Yunnan Black Tea made in the Pu-Erh style. Because it is a cross between a typical Yunnan and Pu-Erh, it has a lighter Pu-Erh flavor and aroma but still a Yunnan undertone. Smooth in the cup and definitely worth trying as a hearty, but flavorful all day tea.
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A lightly oxidized, hand crafted tea, it is a little lighter than the Ti Kwan Yins or the Green Dragon, more in the Pouchong Style. Those with subtle palates will love this tea.
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*ORGANIC* This excellent tea is grown by a local farmer in the Wuyi Mountain region; sales of this tea directly support his family farm. Our customers rate this as one of the best overall Green Teas for smoothness, body, mouth feel, and pleasant taste.
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Three Treasures Oolong is a delicious treat from the famous Anxi Region of Fujian Province, home of the Ti Kwan Yin and Hairy Crab Oolongs. Three Treasures refers to the tea itself and then to its very pleasant coconut and pineapple flavors. The taste of this wonderful tea lingers on the palate and is perfect alone or paired with light food and snacks.
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Made in the Wuyi Mountain region of China from the top two leaves and bud of new season growth on specially selected plants – then delicately steamed and gently and sorted – this tea is velvety smooth.
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White PeachTM is a lovely combination of Bai Mu Dan (White Peony) White Tea blended with Peach Pieces, Vanilla Bits, Marigold and Chrysanthemum petals.
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ORGANIC. Wuyi Amber Oolong is a specific varietal from Wu Yi mountain area of South China. Many of this areas teas are also known as yancha or "Rock Teas" because the tea plants are scattered in little wild patches on the sides of steep mountainsides among the rocky cliffs.
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TRIBUTE TEA. This is one of the best Yunnan teas made, Small, lightly rolled leaves loaded with gold tips produce a rich smooth cup which is flavorful without astringency or bitterness. One of the best morning teas you’ll find. Please do not put any milk or sweetener in this tea – its flavor stands alone.
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Yunnan Golden Needles is back! We haven't had this tea for some time but recently found some that is just too good to pass up. High elevation grown Yunnan (known as Jin Zhen Wang) from Feng Qing province. Good Dian Hong flavor and nice sweetness. Steeps to a beautiful coppery gold color.
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Golden Snail is one of those wonderful hand crafted black teas made in small production lots by a farm family in the mountains of Yunnan province. The aroma is magnificent, and the tea liquor is rich and smooth.
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Yunnan Hong Cha is back! Introduced in 2006 Hong Cha quickly became a favorite of Yunnan tea drinkers for its rich full taste, smoothness, and affordability. It is a limited production tea Naturally Grown without chemicals on a small tea farm in the heart of the Yunnan mountain area.
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Imperial Golden Snail is a competition grade Yunnan Black Tea made in small production lots by a farm family in the mountains of Yunnan province. Using only one new leaf and one bud, this hand crafted tea is one of the finest Yunnans available. The aroma is magnificent, and the tea liquor is rich, layered, and smooth. This is a tea lover's tea and a special treat to give as a gift.
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Flowery Orange Pekoe (FOP), Best Grade. The Yunnan province in southern China has been producing teas for at least 1700 years. This premium high grown hand-produced Yunnan has well-twisted leaves and a few golden tips producing a full bodied brew with little bitterness making it a very good breakfast tea.
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