Mate Tea Ingredients

The all occasion green tea. The whole of it is a bit bitter, with a slightly sweet finish. For breakfast or for dessert. Chun Mee is a quiet and easygoing tea leaf that loves to be bottled up and taken to yoga practice or the office.

Brewed with hot water this tisane has been consumed for thousands of years in South Africa and it's neighboring countries, and was an important item of trade throughout the continent.

Scented green teas were generally reserved for the Imperial court, though other high ranking and wealthy families were able to indulge in them. Green teas were placed in containers with powerful aromatics such as tangerine peel or cassia bark and allowed...

Also called Green Chai, this delightful tisane offers a Western interpretation of chai. The overall effect might be thought to be overly herbal, even medicine-y. This “green chai” was originally blended for its health properties.

Looking for something sweet and jammy? To go with it all a steaming cup of jammy black currant tea; black tea leaves, black currant leaves, and tons of fruit flavor provide an indulgent cup.

You wake up around 10:30 or so. You call in sick to work and sleep in for a few extra hours. A laid back black tea for when you plan to just lay about all day and blow off your responsibilities.

One of the most prized scented teas was (and still is) jasmine. The Song Dynasty saw the invention of the compass and the establishment of true north, the creation of gunpowder warfare, the first banknotes, and moveable type.

Use it to flavor cakes, macarons, ganache, and sweet breads. Our Earl Grey comes packed with bergamot oil and the addition of indigo cornflower petals. It was actually a fraudulent product passed off as the real thing, the tea equivalent of buying an...

It has nothing to do with the peppermint or spearmint. Rather this herbal infusion effuses lemon via lemon balm, lemon verbena, and lemongrass; three very citrusy herbs that offer depth to contrast with the peppermint and spearmint.

Green tea, often a gunpowder tea, is steeped long and hard – sometimes for ten to fifteen minutes to create a strong and bitter brew. Lastly, fresh mint leaves are steeped in the mixture for just a few minutes to impart a fresh mint flavor.

Withered and steamed green or oolong tea leaves are rolled by hand into tiny balls resembling pellets of black powder that are then dried out. Produced in the Zhejiang Provence of China gunpowder tea is a method of forming tea as opposed to a flavor.

These hilly, verdant areas have a specific terroir that produces specific flavors and aromas in tea plants that are greatly prized. According to the Tea Board of India, Darjeeling tea must be grown, cultivated, produced, and manufactured in specific tea...

It also makes for a jovial addition to mulled cider or for serving with dessert after a Thanksgiving feast. In addition, add a teaspoon to a small container of sugar and let it sit for a week.

Place 2 teaspoons of gelatin with 2 tablespoons if water in a bowl and allow to gel. Fragile tea buds plucked and dried into delicate emerald twirls are mixed with dried pomegranate for a fragrant tea that possesses a subtle tranquility.

An unassuming tea from Japan it looks like a simple collection of twigs. Kukicha is a unique tea that is wonderful with a bit of citrus juice and a shot of simple syrup. This tea loves to be served with dried fruits or roasted walnuts, or used as a beverage...

A perfect blend of tropical fruits from the Pacific Rim and tea from mainland China. This tea is excellent for any laidback occasion. Green Sencha tea is soothingly blended with fruit and flora to create a relaxing blend.

The dried leaves are crisp and thin making a beautiful brew when infused. Ceylon Black Tea w/ Silver Tips The tea features prominent, very fine, and wiry silver tips that stand out against the dark slender Flowery Orange Pekoe.

Caffeine Level: Medium Cherries & Jasmine Blossoms Green Tea This tea Features traditional sencha green tea leaves that are complemented with bold colors throughout the blend. With each sip you can taste the mellow hints of sour-cherry halves accompanied...

Ingredients: Oolong tea, orange blossoms, natural flavoring Orange Blossom Oolong Tea This Oolong blend features a deep, bold oolong tea leaf accompanied by accents of orange. This tea has a strong finish and can be enjoyed hot or cold.

The brew gives a dark hue with an earthy smooth flavor. Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Pu-erh, sometimes referred to as Bolay, is a variety of post-fermented tea produced in Yunnan province, China.

The tea features many silver tips among the silky skinny dried leaves. Green Silk Maofeng This tea is a great example of a fine tasting tea with "minimalist" and "simple" processing.

Tea is made up of leaves hand-rolled into tiny pellets, resembling gunpowder. The tea has a hint of smokiness but leaves a smooth aftertaste. Gunpowder Green Tea Gunpowder Green Tea is a classic green tea from China.

The tea is fresh and clean tasting with a hint of hazelnuts while the cup features a pale hue. Curled Dragon Silver Tips One of eastern China's best known green teas. The sliver sprouts of the tea are neatly coiled and give this tea it's recognizable...

The roasted flavors predominate this blend. Hojicha Green Tea Hojicha (ほうじ茶) is distinguished from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal.

A colloquial name for this tea is Lucky Dragon Tea. The leaves are twisted into long, whisker-thin rolls that unfurl like tiny scrolls when steeped. The cup pours a pale yellow-green color similar to impure beryl.

A traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, and sausage along with many other sides such as black pudding, toast, breads of all kinds, wedges of hard cheese, tomatoes, potatoes, and absolutely nothing green.

The aroma of the dried tea is rich of apricots and cranberries. White tea is one of the most expensive teas in the tea world – the saffron of tea, if you will. White Tea's fairy tale isn't the most adventurous one – no dragons to slay and no prince...