2013 TEA SELECTION

 

WHITE

GREEN

JADE

RED

BLACK

INFUSED

TISANE

Virgin Silver Buds	Heirloom Emerald	Spring Jade	Heirloom Ruby	Ripened Pu'Er	Rolled Jasmine	Camellia Blossoms
Heirloom White	Zairai Sencha	Roasted Tender Branch	Grand Crimson		Bergamot Black	Nile Valley Chamomile
	Rolled Jasmine		Bergamot Black			Cedarburg Rooibos
			Diamond Darjeeling			Pacific Peppermint

 

Select for more details and to order | Reference seasonal harvest selection below

WHITE

Virgin Silver Buds | Heirloom, 100% organic young downy leaf sets, Notes of amaretto, plum & wild honey, 'The Champagne of Tea'

 

Heirloom White | Heirloom, 100% organic white style tea, Herbaceous, sweet, grassy, 'The Field Greens of Tea'

 

 

GREEN

Heirloom Emerald | Heirloom, 100% organic long green leaf | Notes of stone fruit, roasted chestnut & wild orchid aromas

 

Zairai Sencha | The original cultivar used for Japan's classic pan-fired tea (sen cha)

Rolled Jasmine Green | Organic young leaves rolled rolled and infused with jasmine petals | lush intoxicating aroma

 

 

JADE

Spring Jade | Organic Jade hybrid sub-cultivar Golden Lily (Jin Xuan) | signature creme w/ notes of melon & spring flowers

Tender Branch | Legendary jade cultivar, specific for crafting jade-green tea | Notes of almond, mint, lilac, apricot and cassia

 

 

RED

harvest > bruising > oxidized 70-100% > rolling > drying

 

Heirloom Ruby | Heirloom organic Yun'Hong tea | Vibrant malty sweetness, vanilla accents & ripe tannins. | aka Dian Hong

Grand Crimson | Heirloom, 100% organic Zhu Yu tea varietal | notes of pine, plum, dried black rose | aka Keemun

 

Bergamot Black | Organic black tea varietal blended with bitter orange | citral notes over velvety dark taut leaves | aka Earl Grey

 

Diamond Darjeeling | Biodiverse, heirloom, organic muscatel like tea from the Darjeeling's first tea garden

 

 

BLACK

harvest > heating > rolling > drying > curing/aging

 

Sun Ripened Pu'Er | Heirloom, 100% organic ripened large leaf species |coffee like richness & caramel sweetness

 

TISANE

Herbal infusion from plants not of the tea tree (camellia sinensis) genus

Camellia Blossom | Heirloom, 100 % organic, camellia sinensis flowers | Notes of cassia, apricot & molasses | no caffeine

Nile Valley Chamomile | Heirloom organic whole flowers, Egyptian source varietal | Fragrant notes of fresh cut apple, melon

 

 

Cedarburg Rooibos | Organic oxidized fine legume | notes of malty grains, cedar, raisin

Pacific Peppermint |Organic young downy leaf sets | Fresh, cooling, sweet, vibrant

 

 

TEA & BAMBOO

tea packed in bamboo stalks

 

COLD STEEPING

varietals & cultivars for iced tea

All Five Mountains teas are excellent chilled,

below are the most popular for commercial establishments

 

BLACK/RED

Traditional 'Western' ~ a brisk organic Nilgiri (Blue Mountains) varietal

Smooth & Rich ~ heirloom organic Qi'Hong (Grand Crimson)varietal coarse cut

Sun Ripened Dark Leaf ~ rich and naturally sweet heirloom organic Shu-Pu-er (Ripened Pu'Er)

 

TISANE

Camellia Blossom

Pacific Peppermint

Cedarburgh Rooibos

 

GREEN

Rolled Jasmine Green

Pan Fired (Sen'cha)