Green tea is made from the sweetest, newest buds and tips at the top of the plant, and the best varieties are only harvested in the spring.Unlike black, oolong, and puer teas, green tea is not fermented but instead fired in pans and completely dried while fresh, which produces the green color and distinct vegetable taste.
Buddha's Eyebrow ORGANIC
From
one of the first three farms in China to receive international organic
certification, Taishan green tea is named "Buddha's Eyebrow" because
of its thick, curly leaf shape. Buddha's Eyebrow boasts a grassy, floral aroma
and a more robust flavor than most green
teas.
$
12.00
Dragonwell ORGANIC
This
outstanding-quality green tea from the Chinese village of Dragon Well (Long
Jing in local parlance) has a distinguished shape: Its leaves are broad and
flat, a result of laborious drying. Dragon Well tea is refreshingly smooth,
sweet and delicate, among the very best of Chinese greens. This is our most
prized tea.
$
64.00
Pineapple Bliss
Pineapple
Bliss is a sweet and fragrant harmony of wild pineapple, blue cornflower papaya
and Japanese green tea. This tea's fragrance is inviting, and its taste is
sweet and fruity.
$
7.00
Gunpowder Green ORGANIC
This
classic green tea takes its name from being tightly rolled into small balls
that are leaden in color and resemble old-fashioned gunpowder. A refreshing cup
with a slightly grassy fragrance and smoky aftertaste.
$
5.75
Moroccan Mint ORGANIC
Dark
green leaves produce transparent emerald liquor with refreshing mint and subtle
chocolate notes that make Moroccan Mint an original classic.
$
6.75
Kukicha
Our
Kukicha is made with steamed, spring-harvested green tea leaves and tender
stems from the top of the tea plant. lt has less astringency and caffeine than
most other green teas and is prized for its mild and nourishing character.
$
11.75
Green Tea Jubilee
Rejuvenate
with refreshing passion fruit, pineapple, cherry and vanilla mixed with
Japanese green tea.
$
8.00
Sencha
Among
the very best and affordable of the early-season Japanese green teas, this
April Sencha is made from a fine leaf grade characterizing a polished, deep
green appearance and rich, intense aroma. infusions of Sencha Shinrikyu have a
sweet, green fragrance and
tantalizing ensemble of flavors. Shinrikyu is a connoisseur's Sencha.
$
7.50
Moonlight Gyokuru
Green
tea from Japan famed for its unique shading process.Gyokuro, meaning ‘pearl dew,' is among the
finest of Japanese teas.Our
"Moonlight Gyokuro" is made solely from the prized tender buds
gathered in the early spring flush. Three weeks prior to plucking,
tea bushes are shaded from the sun. The fruits of this hard work are evident in
each spectacular cup.
$
17.00
China Beauty Rings
The
first and second leaves of new shoots are painstakingly plucked during the end
of March and the first two weeks of April. These leaves are allowed to wither,
ever so slightly steamed, and then hand rolled. Following the rolling, the best
leaves are selected and curled around a ‘beauty stick’, pressed flat and then
dried in a special oven to lock-in the flavor and preserve the unique
shape.There are only two villages in
the Mount Meng region, which make these teas. These two villages are the holders
of the ‘beauty sticks’; sticks that the favorite consort of a 13th century
Emperor blessed with her beauty.
$
27.00
Genmaicha Japanese Popcorn ORGANIC
This
is a specialty Japanese tea that is blended with fire-roasted rice.During the firing of the rice, it is common
for the rice to pop, not unlike popcorn, hence the name popcorn tea.
$
7.00
Green Pear
A
terrifically refreshing green tea.Light
pear essence compliments instead of competes with this high grade Sencha style
green tea.
$
7.50
Passion Fruit
Escape
from everyday routine and take time to smell the flowers, Reinvent the green
tea experience with the sweet, exotic infusion of passion fruit.
$
7.00
Pineapple Bliss
Pineapple
Bliss is a sweet and fragrant harmony of wild pineapple, blue cornflower papaya
and Japanese green tea. This tea's fragrance is inviting, and its taste is
sweet and fruity.