Safflower Tea

Food-wise the Song Dynasty saw the spread of imported exotic produce such as jujubes, the proliferation of noodle shops, and the development of a wide array of scented green teas. One of the most prized scented teas was (and still is) jasmine.

It's highly anti-aging, antiviral, antioxidant, and antibacterial, but not anti-flavor. Mediterranean and North American herbs were carefully picked and balanced with green tea for a soothing cup.

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. Maybe a big glass of orange juice and some freshly cut figs on the side.

You call in sick to work and sleep in for a few extra hours. This is the black tea for those days when you decide you need a mental health day. You wake up around 10:30 or so. This tea takes to milk and sugar just fine, but to really make it something...

Scented green teas go as far back as the Song Dynasty (960 AD -1279 AD). This can be repeated dozens of times. Green teas were placed in containers with powerful aromatics such as tangerine peel or cassia bark and allowed to absorb their flavor.

It was actually a fraudulent product passed off as the real thing, the tea equivalent of buying an authentic Prada bag from the trunk of a car. Earl Grey cake slathered with lavender buttercream.

Can you guess what it is? It has nothing to do with the peppermint or spearmint. (And then fresh lemon, because we're persnickety like that.) It has to do with the lemon part… You can add a wedge of lemon if you want, but we don't think you'll miss...

Green tea, often a gunpowder tea, is steeped long and hard – sometimes for ten to fifteen minutes to create a strong and bitter brew. The result is a pert green tea flavor with a hint of mint that rejuvenates the mind and body with every sip.

Produced in the Zhejiang Provence of China gunpowder tea is a method of forming tea as opposed to a flavor. Strong and heavy with astringent green flavor and citrus, and with a hit of smoke at the back it's a tea that packs a welcoming wallop at the start...

According to the Tea Board of India, Darjeeling tea must be grown, cultivated, produced, and manufactured in specific tea estates in West Bengal. Prized for its floral aroma and musky - even spicy - flavor Darjeeling is one of the most prized teas in...

This tisane consists of a candy-like hibiscus base with frills of dried orange peel, dried apple, and tart cranberries. The overall flavor is merry to say the least and sure to call on memories of hot cider, cranberry sauce, and dried orange peels tossed...

Heat the 1 cup of cream and 1 tablespoon of white pomegranate tea over medium and add ½ cup of sugar and stir until dissolved. Her perfection would drive you crazy if you didn't like her so damn much and if she wasn't one of your best friends ever.

But breathe deep their scent and you'll notice something comforting about their woodsy smell that harkens back to before the Edo era. Kukicha twig tea consists of the stems and twigs that have been separated out of Japanese green tea and are highly oxidized...

It possess a juicy cut of papaya at the front, and a warm drydown of pineapple lingers at the back. In the middle of each sip heart notes of blue malva flower adds a bitter, but gardenia-like note to balance all the fruit.

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. The dried leaves are crisp and thin making a beautiful brew when infused.

Caffeine Level: Medium With each sip you can taste the mellow hints of sour-cherry halves accompanied by papaya, pineapple bits, and rose petals. Cherries & Jasmine Blossoms Green Tea This tea Features traditional sencha green tea leaves that are complemented...

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

The brew gives a dark hue with an earthy smooth flavor. This production style involves having the leaves undergo an additional fermentation process after they are dried. Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Pu-erh, sometimes referred to as Bolay, is a variety of post-fermented...

The tea features many silver tips among the silky skinny dried leaves. The leaves are simply plucked and dried making it one of the most prominent green teas available. Green Silk Maofeng This tea is a great example of a fine tasting tea with "minimalist"...

The tea has a hint of smokiness but leaves a smooth aftertaste. Due to its shape, gunpowder green tea is very appealing and easy to infuse. 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. The sliver sprouts of the tea are neatly coiled and give this tea it's recognizable appearance.

The roasted flavors predominate this blend. The tea is fired at high temperature, altering the leaf colour tints from green to reddish-brown. Hojicha Green Tea Hojicha (ほうじ茶) is distinguished from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted...

A green tea for those who feel they've tasted all other green teas. A colloquial name for this tea is Lucky Dragon Tea. A little history note, it is estimated that about 15-20% of the tea tossed in the harbor at the Boston Tea Party was Hyson tea.

The Assam is malty and bitter, the Ceylon piney and sour, the Kenyan fruity and floral, and Keemun citric and smoky. Together these teas combine into one with layers of flavor. Along with it all is a hardy English Breakfast black tea served with plenty...

White Tea's fairy tale isn't the most adventurous one – no dragons to slay and no prince to kiss. Are they sweet words or astringent ones? No roasting or further oxidation takes place so that the delicate flavor is preserved.

Refined flavors of juniper berry, blueberry leaf, and myrtle make this an elegant selection. All white gloves and delicate decorum. Can a tisane be considered refined? A dandy concoction if we do say so.

This particular tisane looks less like a tea and more like a natural confetti to be tossed out for celebration. Add hot water and it will fill any room with the aroma of cinnamon and summer stone fruit.