Tea FAQ
Black Tea
With Black tea, the leaves are spread out and partially dried and fully oxidized. It is a hearty, amber-colored brew.
Green Tea
Green tea skips the oxidizing step. It is simply withered and then dried (sometimes roasted). It has a more delicate taste and a pale green brew
Rooibos
Rooibos is only grown in a small area in the Cederberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. Generally, the leaves are oxidized or fermented to produce the distinctive reddish-brown color, but unfermented “green” rooibos is also produced.
Functional Tea
If you are feeling under the weather or have a memory failing, or need a quick pick up without the dangers of caffeine then try herbal functional tea
Blended Tea
These teas are a blend of different teas creating a unique taste not found in any one type.
White Tea
A very rare tea from China made from new growth buds and young leaves of the plant White tea is plucked only from the very tops of the plant and is simply withered and dried by steaming.
Oolong tea
Oolong tea is more popular in the eastern part of the world. It is withered, partially fermented (30% to 70%), and dried. Oolong is a hybrid between black and green tea in color and brew color
Pu-erh tea
Pu-erh or Pu’er tea is a fermented tea, named after Pu’er county in Yunnan, China. It is an unusual tea, because unlike other teas which are consumed shortly after production, it is often aged before consumption; it is not impossible to find pu-erh older than 20, 30, or even 50 years
Herbal, Mate and Lapacho teas
Herbal teas contain no acutal tea but are a mix of herbs brewed like tea. Mate is a highly caffeinated infusion prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate and Lapacho is the inner-lining of the bark (or cambium) of the Red or Purple Lapacho Tree which grows in the Brazilian jungles.
Fruit tea
Made completely from dried fruit and herbs. These teas are caffeine free and bursting with flavor
Tea samplers
Collections of different teas so you can try them all!
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