Silver Needle
The rarest and best loose full leaf white tea. Silver Needle White Tea has a pale, ivory-colored liquor with light honeysuckle floral. It is a handpick and processed for this delicate tea.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea)
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Very low
BREWING DIRECTION: About 1.5 teaspoon at 175F per 8 oz, steep for 3-4 minutes, multiple infusions.
ORIGIN: China
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Strawberry White
A seductive fragrant blend of white tea, rosehips, safflower, and strawberry flavor, with a sweet taste with a fruity aroma. An excellent accompaniment to desserts.
INGREDIENTS: Organic Tea (Camelia Sinensis), Rosehips, Hisbiscus, Safflower. Natural flavored.
TYPE: White Tea
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Very Low
BREWING DIRECTIONS: About 1 teaspoon per 8 oz, steep for 3 minutes at 180F, recommended soft or purified water.
ORIGIN: Prior Lake, Minnesota
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Strawberry & Passion Fruit
Light sweet and mild-flavored with fruit pieces. Great for someone who likes fruity flavor with lightly tart.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea), Dried pineapple, Dried apple, Hibiscus, Cornflower, Dried blueberry. Natural flavored.
TYPE: White Tea
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
ORIGIN: Prior Lake, Minnesota
BREWING DIRECTION: About a heap of tea per 8 oz of water.
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor and sunlight.
Huang Da Cha
Huang Da Cha is a "Yellow Tea" known as "coffee of tea". Its name comes from the fact that it is a heavy roasted style. The tea has both leaves and twigs. Because of its roasted style, it gives off a nutty and roasted taste reminding you of coffee. It is a very smooth and enjoyable tea. This tea is easy to pair with food.
Yellow tea is a process of having light oxidation where green tea is to stop the oxidation in the early process. If you don't like the grassy taste of green tea, this tea could be an alternative tea for you.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea)
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
BREWING DIRECTION: About a heap of tea per 8 oz of water. Multiple infusions by removing the leaves from your tea and set them aside until you are ready to re-steep.
ORIGIN: Anhui, China
GOOD TO KNOW: Be sure to keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
White Peach
This is a popular white tea in our shop. Mildly flavored with white tea that gives an aromatic aroma. Great for someone who looks for low caffeine beverages.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea), Natural flavored.
TYPE: White Tea
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
ORIGIN: Prior Lake, Minnesota
BREWING DIRECTION: About a heap of tea per 6-7 oz of water.
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor and sunlight.
Handmade Blooming Tea
Using Silver Needle White Tea and flowers, it gives a mellow flavor. Great for drinking and displaying. (We usually drink them first then use them for display).
This type of tea is handcrafted by binding tea leaves and flowers together in a bulb and then it is left to dry. When this bundle of dry flowers and leaves is steeped in hot water, it expands – resulting in an elegant blooming flower. The blooming flowers in hot water are the ones that will capture the most attention.
Blooming tea is derived from the Fujian province of China. Most commonly used flowers in the flowering tea include lily, hibiscus, globe amaranth, jasmine, osmanthus, and chrysanthemum. Serve blooming tea in a glass container to see the beautiful flower unfurl in front of you. The teas are all hand-made according to the Chinese traditional stories.
Taste: When placed in boiling hot water, the leaves unfurl. This allows the drinker to revel in the taste of tea.
How to Make the Perfect Cup of This Tea: Check out this step by step process:
Step 1: Boil water (160F) to fill your glass teapot
Step 2: Drop the tea bundle into the hot water
Step 3: Infuse – It will take around 5 minutes for the tea to completely unfurl and show its beauty completely.
Step 4: Pour into your cup. Sip and enjoy!
INGREDIENT: Tea, Jasmine, Chrysanthemum, and/or Osmanthus (may slightly vary per each blooming tea).
TYPE: White Tea & Herbal Tea
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
ORIGIN: Ningde, Fujian, China
BREWING DIRECTION: Water 7 Oz | 2-3 minutes | 160F
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
SIDE NOTE: The blooming tea can last at least 1 week or more. Remember to change the water often to keep it fresh.
Moroccan Mint
Our Moroccan Mint tea has a full-bodied cup with a hint of smokiness and a smooth mouth-feel, and the aroma of spearmint.
INGREDIENTS: Loose leaf green tea, Spearmint leaves, Natural Flavor
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
BREWING DIRECTIONS: 0.5 tea spoon| 8 oz Water| 2-3 minutes | 180F |
Extra: honey or sugar. **Do not over steep. It will result in bitterness. Little goes a long way***
ORIGIN: Prior Lake, Minnesota
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Japanese Sencha
Our Organic Sencha is shipped directly from Tea farm in the Uji area. Using first-grade organic sencha and only first picked leaves in Spring. It is grown in full sunlight and gives a light delicate flavor with subtle sweet undertones and an earthly, breezy fragrance. Most Japanese enjoy this tea on a regular basis.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea)
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
BREWING DIRECTION: Warm steeping recommended for this tea, multiple infusions. Also, see our tea steeping tips page.
ORIGIN: Uji, Japan
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Genmai Matcha
Combining green tea leaves with roasted brown rice and matcha powdered green tea, this tea gives off a long-lasting nutty aroma with extra boost antioxidant from matcha. Characterized by a sweet buttery taste and vivid yellow color, this tea is a natural choice for many tea lovers.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea) and roasted rice
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
BREWING DIRECTION: Standard steeping is recommended for this tea. Also, try the cold water steeping method with this tea, see our tea steeping tips page. Multiple infusions.
ORIGIN: Uji, Japan
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Daichi No Uta Matcha
Daichi No Uta (Earth's song) Matcha is using hand and machine picked during harvest then traditionally stone ground. It has a bright green color with a very mild grassy taste with umami. Suitable for making thin tea (Usucha) in Japanese Tea Ceremony.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea)
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
ORIGIN: Uji, Japan
WEIGHT: 30 g | 1.05 oz
BREWING DIRECTION: About 1/2 teaspoon (or about 2 bamboo scoops) at 175F per 6 oz, use a bamboo whisk and whisk it in a W motion.
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Also, see our tea steeping tip section for other use of Matcha Green Tea and our blog for how to make green tea ice cream.
Houjicha
We love this tea from Uji, Japan. It is roasted with a nutty aroma. When brew, it has a darker chocolate color. It has no astringent after brewing and also with a low caffeine level. It is very nice to serve over ice or drink it hot. Multiple infusions.
INGREDIENT: 100% Camellia Sinensis (Tea)
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Very low
BREWING DIRECTION: Standard steeping is recommended for this tea. Also, try the cold water steeping method with this tea, see our tea steeping tips page. Multiple infusions.
ORIGIN: Uji, Japan
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.
Peach & Apricot
Gunpowder green tea blended with the essence of peaches and apricots. It is very good to serve either hot or cold tea. Made with all-natural flavorings.
INGREDIENTS: Gunpowder Green Tea. Natural Flavor.
TYPE: Green Tea
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Low
BREWING DIRECTIONS: 1 Teaspoon | 7oz Water | 2-3 Minutes | 150 F
ORIGIN: Prior Lake, Minnesota
GOOD TO KNOW: Keep in an air-tight container, away from strong odor or sunlight.