Green tea should
suit the taste of the drinker, but usually, just a small amount
of good quality tea is needed to make a delicious and satisfying
cup. The same leaves can also be re-brewed to make at least three
cups without any loss of flavour. Chinese tea drinkers believe the
second and third cups are superior to the first - and it has much
less caffeine than your regular cup of breakfast tea. This makes
our green tea an unexpected choice for both quality AND economy.
Postage costs for tea orders are £2.50
- whatever the amount you buy. See our range
below:
Check your shopping basket by clicking on the box to the right
Buddhist Tea
This tea was given
its name because it's believed to calm the mind and the soul. It is
also called Jiu Hua Fo Cha. It is a beautiful tea, very green with
large leaves which sink easily to the bottom of the cup. It is a light,
refreshing tea which would suit perfectly anyone coming to green tea
for the first time.
£4.70 for
50g.
Lu An Guapian
Guapian is a very famous
green tea in China and some of the best is from the Lu An area. It
is also known as Melon Seed Tea. The leaves are long and thin and
sink easily. The taste is slightly richer than the Buddhist Tea and
would suit both the first-timer and anyone who loves tea with a clean,
clear and uplifting flavour.
£4.70 for
50g.
Huang Shan Mao Feng
This Mao Feng tea is from the famous
Huang Shen mountain and is certified organic in China.It is also known
as Yellow Mountain’s Fur Peak. This is more complex tea than
those described above combining their lightness with a slight ‘nuttiness’.
It leaves the drinker with a calm, contented almost meditative feel.
£6.25 for
50g.
Jasmine Tea
Our Jasmine Tea is made from high-quality
green tea dried on beds of fresh jasmine flowers to produce a soothing,
delicately flavoured tea. The flavour is not overpowering and won’t
leave the harsh aftertaste of inferior quality jasmine teas. The tea
is a mix of tightly rolled leaves and silver buds with some jasmine
petals. A tea for everyone.
£4.10 for
50g.
Pearl Jasmine
This is green tea leaves
and buds from Fujian province scented, as above, with fresh jasmine
petals. The tea leaves and buds are then rolled up into a lovely 'pearl'
shape which unfurls and sinks beautifully in the cup, releasing the
light jasmine aroma. It is also know as Dragon Pearl or Dragon Phoenix
Pearl. This relaxing tea suits any tea drinker who enjoys the delicate
flavour of fresh jasmine.
£4.50 for
50g.
Gong Yi Sun Rise
This combines art with great
tea. The ‘sunrise’ is created by tying the green
tea leaves around a Red Globe Amaranth Flower into a small ball
shape. When you pour on hot water the ball opens like a blossoming
flower, releasing the jasmine flavours. Lovely served in a clear
glass cup or pot.
£6.50
for 50g. (contains about 8-10 'flowers')
Shuang Long Huan Zhu
Another of our ‘tea flowers’,
this opens up in the glass to reveal two strands of jasmine flowers
that rise in the glass as the tea opens, joined at the top by a red
Globe Amaranth flower. A beautiful display, made from great quality
tea. The ‘leaves’ of the flower are made from jasmine-infused
Silver Needle tea leaves. The Chinese name for this tea means ‘Twin
Dragons Juggling a Pearl”.
This tea flower opens in the glass
to release two strands of jasmine flower, which rise gently as the
flower’s ‘petals’ open, with a red Globe Amaranth
flower nestling at the base. The Chinese name means “Love at
First Sight”, reflecting the two strands of flowers facing each
other in the glass. A beautiful display, made from great quality tea.
The ‘leaves’ of the flower are made from jasmine-infused
Silver Needle tea leaves.
Our most dramatic ‘tea
flower’ yet. The ‘petals’ – made from
high quality Silver Needle tea leaves – open up to reveal
a Red Globe Amaranth flower. After a few seconds, as it opens
further, the flower rises at speed on top of a single strand
of jasmine flowers. The tea is less jasmine-flavoured than our
other tea flowers. This has wonderful hints of chocolate and
pear flavour – a dessert in its own right.
£8.00
for 50g. (6-7 flowers)
Liu An
This tea belongs to the category
of Pu-erh teas, aged teas which are highly prized in China and
can change hands for huge sums. The flavour is slightly earthy
yet light, pleasant and intriguing. It is soothing for the spirit
and the stomach and is prized as a digestion aid. The tea leaves
are curled and look black. The tea itself is a reddish colour
.
£4.85 for
50g.
Taster Pack 1
Buddhist Tea 25g
Lu An Guapian 25g
Jasmine Tea 25g
Pearl Jasmine 25g
£10.00
Taster Pack 2
Buddhist Tea 25g
Huang Shan Mao Feng 25g
Liu An 25g
Pearl Jasmine 25g
£10.00
Taster Pack 3
Buddhist Tea 25g
Lu An Guapian 25g
Hang Shan Mao Feng 25g
Liu An 25g
£10.00
We've also got a range of oolong teas, including a taster
pack. Just click on the links to the left.
