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Green tea is an unfermented tea, which goes through the pan-firing or steam process right after plucking (Chinese green tea manufacturers generally uses a pan-firing process on a hot wok or hot air. In Japan, green tea is processed by using steam for this purpose). The infusion of green tea is yellowish green and aromatic with a fresh taste. The healthy properties of green tea are largely attributed to polyphenols. They give green tea its antioxidant properties and slightly bitter character. Recent research conducted on large population of green-tea drinkers support the idea that regular consumption of green tea may prevent certain cancers, reduce risk of cardio-vascular disease, gum inflammation, and works as a weight-loss agent. Green tea also contains alkaloids like caffeine, theobromine and theophylline, that contribute to its effectiveness as a mild stimulant. Though drinking Green Tea has lots of benefits, including anti-aging effect, please drink it in low to moderate amounts. Do not overdose. Instead, try to replace an extra dose of caffeine with physical activities. Tea Tutorial »
For the safe and appropriate medicinal use of Green Tea, consult your healthcare professional or please visit Natural Standard: The Authority on Integrative Medicine ». We suggest not to consume Green Tea during pregnancy or breastfeeding unless it is Decaffeinated. When cooking with Green Tea, do not use it in greater than recommended quantities.
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Please check the recommendations for brewing printed on the packing bag of each tea. They are specific to each variety, including water temperature and Hot /Iced brewing methods. Steeping Time: For the best taste, allow the boiling water to "rest" for a minute before using. Pour it over the tea, and allow it to brew for only one minute. To obtain maximum health benefits, brew a green tea for 3 to 5 minutes. Steeping green tea too hot or too long will result in a bitter, astringent brew, regardless of the original quality of a tea. |
Did you know? By a legend, the name Gunpowder was given by a young English clerk who thought the tiny rolled green balls looked like gunpowder. The Chinese name for Gunpowder Tea is Siaou Chu, which literally means large leaf. Rolling the leaf has two effects on quality of the tea. It forces to the surface flavorful juices that otherwise would remain in the leaf. Rolling also forces out water, thus helping to reduce the tea's final moisture content. The pellet retains its shape during firing and keeps its freshness longer than tea not manufactured in pellet form.
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• Ceremonial Dragonwell Yixing • Chinese Dragon Peaches • Citron Green, Hi^Antiox • Decaf Jasmine Green Tea Minhou • Decaf Okazaki Mint Green • Ginger Green, Hi^Antiox • Imperial Rising Sun • Irish Eyes Green Tea • Japan Sencha Kakagawa • Jasmine Dragon Tears |
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*Note: Please let us know (in your order form /add instructions to seller) if you would like us to add 5-10g of Dried Jasmine Blossoms to the ordered weight of Jasmine Teas as an extra.
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Last modified: May 19, 2013
Country of Origin: China, Zhejiang Province Altitude: 2500 ft above sea level Grade: Super Dragonwell, Manufacture Type: Steamed green tea and a special 10 part handmade process What you are holding in your hands is one of the most legendary teas known to mankind. According to many, Dragonwell is one of the finest green teas available anywhere on the planet. The leaf is traditionally processed by hand, roasted to perfection and graded meticulously. Full bodied tending astringent (brisk) with a slight heady bouquet. Dragonwell is distinguished by its beautiful shape, emerald colour, scented smell and tending sweet floral character. Full green tea flavor. To this day, Dragonwell continues to impress tea masters from all corners of the globe. Ingredients: Luxury green tea. Infusion: Bright and green. Price: $41.68 / 50 g |
Country of Origin: China, Yunnan Province Packed in Canada Grade: Artisan Handcrafted Altitude: 2500 – 4500 ft above sea level Dragon Peaches are produced by rolling fine, early season buds into tiny pearls that are dried at high heat to seal in the subtleties and nuances of the tea. The results are stunning – a nuanced cup to last the ages. It is a green tea with surprising body, a smooth, delicate and pleasing floral taste and a heavenly peach character. Made from the top two leaves and the bud of new season growth, these delicate leaves are hand rolled into small peach like pearls. Small peach like "hairy down" on the bud of the leafs denotes superb quality and is evidence of discriminating and meticulous handling. Steamed green tea and hand rolled. Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Natural flavours. Infusion: Pale green liquor. Price: $17.03 / 50 g * In Stock: 250 g |
An outstanding East African green meets its match with spritely natural lemon sweetness. A captivating cup with a refreshing finish. According to ancient folklore, lemongrass, one of the components of this lemon-y green tea blend, is said to enhance psychic awareness and mental clarity. Ultra high polyphenol antioxidant tea. *Drink with care. Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Natural dried lemon grass, Oven dried lemon peel. Infusion: Bright, tending yellow with light green tea highlights. Price: $6.15 / 50 g |
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Country of Origin: China, Zhejiang Packed in Canada Grade: Decaffeinated whole leaf, Canadian Chemical Free CO2 Process Growing Altitude: Above 2000 ft above sea level A scented tea, no flavoiurs added: During the steaming process, the tea is layered with freshly picked jasmine blossoms. Based on a Japan style Sencha, and decaffeinated using an all natural, CO2 process, decaf Jasmine Green delights with subtle grassy notes offset by lush, compelling jasmine. The jasmine notes are perfumy and full floral. Ingredients: Decaffeinated Green tea. * We may add Dried Jasmine Blossoms to the ordered weight of Jasmine Teas as an extra. Infusion: Pale green liquor. Price: $8.05 / 50 g |
Manifactured in: Canada Ingredients: China, Hunan Grade: Japan Sencha style, Canadian Chemical Free CO2 Process, Manufacture Type: Pan fired Growing Altitude: 1500 ft above sea level Tea Profile » This decaf Sencha style green tea was grown and produced in China's Hunan Province. The exceptional leaf is decaffeinated using a patented Canadian Chemical Free CO2 process. Note that the city of Okazaki, located in Aichi Prefecture, is the fireworks capital of Japan. The biggest day of the year in Okazaki is a fireworks festival that draws revelers from all over Japan. What does all of this have to do with a decaf green tea blend ? The blend begins with a premium decaffeinated Sencha that is fired up with luscious spicy peppermint and mellowed out with fruity floral notes of camomile. An exceptional decaf full of flavor and body. Cup characteristics: Superb mildly pungent mint character come immediately to the fore. A smooth and sweet finish. Ingredients: Green tea, Peppermint leaves, Camomile blossoms. Infusion: Bright and green. Price: $6.89 / 50 g |
Exceptional green tea flavor with sweet ginger finish. Just like a walk through a tea estate in the middle of a Bangkok ginger market. Ultra high polyphenol antioxidant tea. *Drink with care. Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Natural dried ginger, Natural dried Calendula + Sunflower petals. Infusion: Rich green – mixed displaying "natural tea" format. Price: $6.15 / 50 g |
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Product of Canada Growing Country: Japan Grade: KUOMI An ultra rare, limited edition penultimate Green Tea of outstanding quality. Grade: KUOMI, production time: June, growing country: Japan, * Crop 2009. Luxury Ingredients: Luxury green tea. Infusion: Pale green liquor. Price: $52.20 / 50 g * In Stock: 100 g |
Tea Profile » Top of the morning! Hints of chocolate, coffee and vanilla meander in natural aromatic bergamot - Irish creamy smooth! Ingredients: Green tea, Cornflower petals, Natural flavors, Candy shamrocks. Infusion: Pale yellow green. Price: $4.34 / 50 g * In Stock: 400 g |
Manufactured in: Canada Ingredients from: China, Zhejiang Province Grade: Sencha, Steamed Sencha Green Tea – made to Japanese specifications Growing Altitude(s): 700-1500 ft above sea level Sometimes, the finest things in life come full circle. So it is with Sencha, arguably one of the world's most popular green teas. While Sencha is by tradition a Japanese tea variety, green tea originated in China and was found its way to the island nation via traveling monks in ancient times. Cup character: Remarkably smooth with reasonable depth and body, flavorful, tending light liquoring. Often used in ceremonies. Ingredients: Luxury Green tea. Infusion: Pale yellow green. Price: $5.49 / 50 g * In Stock: 350 g |
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Country of Origin: China, Fujian Province Packed in Canada Grade: Tea pearls with delicate jasmine scent Altitude: 1500 feet above sea level A scented tea, no flavours added. Smooth with delicate and pleasing flavour and a heavenly jasmine character. Jasmine Dragon Tears are a green tea of superb quality and is made from the top two leaves and the bud of new season growth (Late March /early April). These delicate leaves are steamed and then hand rolled into the small pearls. The extraordinary flavour of these Jasmine Dragon Tears is due to the time of plucking, manufacture and the fresh spring jasmine blooms. Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Jasmine petals. Infusion: Pale green liquor. Price: $25.70 / 50 g * In Stock: 350 g |
Product of Canada Ingredients from: Jiangxi Province, China Grade: Special Jasmine – Gold Dragon: Steamed green tea and infused with scent from midnight picked jasmine Growing Altitude(s): 1500–4500 feet above sea level Organic Certificates: Certified to the standards of the USDA/NOP, COR (Canadian Organic) and EU (European Organic) by SAI Global Certification Services Ltd Tea Profile » A scented tea, no flavours added. Exquisite, abundant Jasmine character on a seasonal green tea. This Jasmine flavor is only possible with midnight May flowers. The blossom only lasts for about 12 hours and only comes out at night after the sun goes down. About half way through the night the fragrance is at it's peak and it is at this time the blossoms need to be picked and layer into the tea. By the morning most of the fragrance has disappeared from the blossom, but if the tea maker has done his job correctly, this heavenly scent has been transferred to the tea and captured in time. This process is carried out on 5 successive evenings to impart the superior flavor of specially selected tea and jasmine flowers.Ingredients: Green tea, Jasmine blossoms. Infusion: Tending bright emerald green. Price: $6.61 / 50 g |
Tea Profile » Manufactured in: Canada Ingredients from: China, Hunan Province Grade: Japan Sencha Style Altitude: 1500 ft to 4500 ft above sea level Organic Certificates: Certified Organic by SAI Global (NOP & COR) and Organic Farmers & Growers (EU). Hunan Province produces some excellent Japanese style green teas. Early in the new season the tea is a bright emerald green and has the best flavor noted by a spring fresh character with pungency and body. This tea is fresh and smooth with excellent depth and body. The cherry flavoring and subtle rose hints give the tea a wildly exotic character. COOKING, WILD RICE WITH KYOTO CHERRY ROSE GREEN TEA: Ingredients: 1 tsp. Kyoto Cherry Rose Green tea leaves, 1/2 chopped tomato, 1 tsp. each: chopped red, yellow and green bell peppers, 1 tsp. chopped onion, 1/2 chopped onion, 1 tsp. thyme, 1 bay leaf, 1 tbs. butter, 2 cups wild rice, 4 cups chicken stock * if eliminated, use additional chicken stock. Sweat tomato, peppers and onion in butter until tender. Add wild rice, tea leaves, spices and chicken stock to cover. Add demi-glaze (optional). Bake in covered casserole dish in 350-degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove bay leaf, fluff and serve. Luxury Ingredients: Organic Green tea, Rose petals, Natural flavors. Infusion: Pale yellow green. Price: $4.65 / 50 g * In Stock: 350 g |
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Tea Profile » Manufactured in: Canada Ingredients from: China, Hunan Province Grade: Japan Sencha Style Altitude: 2500 ft to 4500 ft above sea level Organic Certificates: Certified Organic by SAI Global (NOP & COR) and Organic Farmers & Growers (EU). Long Island has been famous for its strawberries for as long as people have inhabited the long spit of land. Local history books describe Long Islanders going on picnics and nature hikes to pick the wild berries as far back as the 1850's - and that is only recorded history. Archaeological records show that the Native Americans who inhabited the area centuries ago were also fond of the sweet summertime fruit. Cup Characteristics: The spectacular flavor of fresh, wild strawberries and blended it with a fantastic Sencha style green tea sourced from Hunan Province. Very refreshing and reflective. The fine broad leaves of the tea hold our natural flavoring well and produce a cup that is light, fresh and tempered with notes of juicy strawberry. Lush ripe strawberry notes fill the cup leading to an astringent finish. The best part? It's 100% organic! Brew yourself a pot today and dream of a summer cruise through the countryside. Ingredients: Luxury organic green tea, Organic freeze dried strawberry, Organic natural dried papaya, Organic natural flavors. Exceptional tea. Infusion: Bright, pale green to yellow, light colored cup. Price: $4.65 / 50 g * In Stock: 350 g |
Country of Origin: China, Zhejiang Packed in Canada Grade: Gunpowder, Organic Attitude: up to 2500 feet above sea level Organic Certificates: USDA, Certified Organic by QMI Organic Inc. A special, new season green tea with surprising body and a captivating taste. The Chinese name for Gunpowder Tea is Siaou Chu, which literally means large leaf. This tea is a classic top quality Gunpowder with good "green tea" taste properties - slightly vegetative, but refreshing and clean. Superior quality gunpowder tea comes from the province of Zhejiang in China and from Taiwan. Ingredients: Luxury organic green tea. Infusion: Tending dark green. Price: $4.78 / 50g * In Stock: 250 g |
Cosmetics grade lavender dances a "pas de deux" with lush notes of stunning African greens. This is a supremely relaxing blend of high antioxidant green teas and lavender, by many counts the national flower of la France. On the nose, the blend offers hints of sweet grass and deep of floral lavender. In the cup, tones of honey overlap a touch of moss rounded by deep floral overtones – a stunning tea. Ultra high polyphenol antioxidant tea. *Drink with care. Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Luxury green dryer mouth, Natural dried lavender blossoms. Infusion: Green, coppery and bright. Price: $6.15 / 50 g |
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Country of Origin: China, Hunan Packed in Canada Grade: China Chunmee style, Pan fired Altitude: 2500 ft above sea level A scented tea, no flavours added: This tea is based on a Sencha style green tea from Hunan. During manufacture, the freshly plucked leaves are steamed immediately and then bruised either by machine or hand. During the steaming process, the tea is layered with jasmine blossoms and lichee. Next the leaf is pan-fired. Unscented Senchas typically have dark green, needle shaped leaves and produce a pale green to yellow, very bright and smooth cup with a sweetish, honey like finish. Cup characteristics: Superb synergy of jasmine, green tea and luscious lichee fruit. Sweet fruit finish. This tea is based on a Sencha style green tea from Hunan. During the steaming process, the tea is layered with jasmine blossoms and lichee. Next the leaf is either pan-fired - a process that imparts a distinctive glossy look and feel - and dried. Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Jasmine blossoms. Infusion: Bright, pale green to yellow, light colored cup. Price: $4.30 / 50 g * In Stock: 400 g |
Country of Origin: China, Zhejiang Packed in Canada Grade: Tianmu special grade Tea Profile » Superb taste with sweet, almost honey-like notes. Deliciously vegetative with expansive flavor. This tea is manufactured under shou-mei principles, those being: sun-dried and subjected to a minimum amount of processing so the tea's colour and aroma are as close as possible to those of fresh leaves. You can see evidence of this in the leaf appearance - the leaves are virtually whole with many bud sets and slight 'hairy' down, indicative of very careful hand rolling and superior hand sorting. Ingredients: Luxury organic green tea. Infusion: Very bright. Price: $14.76 / 50 g |
Product of Canada Ingredients from: Zhejiang Province, China Grade: Formed Tea Organic Certificates: USDA, Certified Organic by QMI Organic Inc. Tea Coins, pressed detoxifying green tea (not blooming). Exceptional and rare tea. In addition to Chrysanthemum tea's purported use as a relaxant, traditional Chinese health practitioners maintain that the flower also helps detoxify the blood, aids in sinus congestions, lower high blood pressure, sharpens vision and clears the mind. Rare tea. Ingredients: Luxury organic green tea, Organic natural dried chrysanthemum. Infusion: Pale green with yellow hints. Price, 50 g: $17.08 (7-10 pieces) Price, 1 pc: $1.92 (1 coin) * In stock: 15 pieces |
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