Sarsaparilla Root Tea

This “green chai” was originally blended for its health properties. The overall effect might be thought to be overly herbal, even medicine-y. However, it's rather floral and piney with a fresh, green flavor underneath.

Looking for something sweet and jammy? This is a black tea that provides all the health benefits and plenty of full-bodied flavor but without any of the astringency. This is the tea for you.

You wake up around 10:30 or so. You set the kettle, make some toast, and pour a cup of Blackberry Fruit Tea. You finally grab the book that's been folded at chapter seven for the last month because you never have time to actually read.

In the morning when the blossoms open they release their perfume, which is then absorbed by the tea leave. Scented green teas go as far back as the Song Dynasty (960 AD -1279 AD). This was a period of great technological, economic, political, and culinary...

Want a popular pastry combination in San Francisco and Sacramento bakeries? 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.

It has to do with the lemon part… We love this tea brewed strong and hard, maybe about 10-15 minutes. Surprise! There is no lemon in our lemonmint tea. It has nothing to do with the peppermint or spearmint.

Of course, some people just brew the mint leaves straight up. A classic combination that still is still appreciated in the modern world. High grade green tea and dried peppermint are tossed together in a measured ratio to achieve an excellent balance.

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. Gunpowder green tea is somewhat astringent, piney, with hints of citrus and the front and flavors of smoke at...

These hilly, verdant areas have a specific terroir that produces specific flavors and aromas in tea plants that are greatly prized. True Darjeeling is officially stamped and approved by the government before it can be sold.

The sugar will become scented by this tea and should be sprinkled over pie crusts before baking or over homemade doughnuts. Fall fruits are combined with a mouth-puckeringly tart hibiscus base that's sensational for cold weather sipping.

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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 alongside a farro salad or a baked squash coated in brown sugar and...

Green Sencha tea is soothingly blended with fruit and flora to create a relaxing blend. This tea is excellent for any laidback occasion. A perfect accompaniment for lavender tea cakes with a bit of lemon glaze, ground into powder and added to pound cake...

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.

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 by papaya, pineapple...

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. Ingredients: Oolong tea, orange blossoms, natural flavoring

Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Pu-erh, sometimes referred to as Bolay, is a variety of post-fermented tea produced in Yunnan province, China. This production style involves having the leaves undergo an additional fermentation process after they are dried.

Green Silk Maofeng This tea is a great example of a fine tasting tea with "minimalist" and "simple" processing. The leaves are simply plucked and dried making it one of the most prominent green teas available.

The tea has a hint of smokiness but leaves a smooth aftertaste. Tea is made up of leaves hand-rolled into tiny pellets, resembling gunpowder. Due to its shape, gunpowder green tea is very appealing and easy to infuse.

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 appearance. The tea is fresh and clean tasting with a hint of hazelnuts while the cup features...

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. The tea is fired at high temperature, altering the leaf colour tints from green to reddish-brown.

Hyson tea from the Anhui province of China is actually considered a rather low-grade tea. The flavor is full-bodied and strong with a piney finish that some casual tea drinkers may find off-putting at first, but that the connoisseur will find fascinating.

English Breakfast tea is actually a blend of various kinds of black tea; particularly Assam, Ceylon, Kenyan, and Keemun. It has the robustness of black coffee, and takes to cream and sugar just as well.

The flavor is akin to wind blowing through an apricot orchard; the air picking up a whispered conversation you can't quite make out. White Tea's fairy tale isn't the most adventurous one – no dragons to slay and no prince to kiss.

Can a tisane be considered refined? A delicate and adult tisane that eschews the idea that herbal teas should be fruity bags packed with words like “pizzaz” and “zinger.” This is about layers… a strawberry base, an herbal heart of juniper, and...

A perky tea that would marry happily with a cheese plate decked out with triple cream cheeses, or perhaps used to flavor the milk used to make homemade caramels. It's a favorite when you need a bit of sunshine on a dreary winter day.

Rooibos doesn't come from a tea plant, but from the rooibos plant, a broom-like legume found in South Africa's shrubland. Rooibos is ground to a fine powder and processed as espresso powder would be.