These handmade bamboo tea whisks are the essential accessory for the proper brewing of matcha (powdered green tea). Each delicate and finely crafted whisk stands 4.25" tall and 2.25" wide.
This clean-lined and elegant white bone-china tea cup is not only the perfect size at 4 oz., but also feels wonderfully smooth and warm to the touch when you are savoring a cup of your favorite tea. Keep a full complement on hand for when friends drop by; at 3.75" wide by 1.25" tall, they stack neatly and take up limited space in your cupboard.
An 8-oz. glass pitcher that is a perfect receptacle for your perfectly brewed tea. First steep your tea the appropriate length of time in its pot, then pour it into the pitcher and serve. 3.25" tall.
Traditional style, 6-ounce, unglazed Yixing red-clay pot. Note the traditional style of the teapot, made with red Zisha clay. Yixing or "purple sandware" pots are famous for their ability to absorb the flavor of tea. Typically, only one type of tea is used in a particular pot for this reason. Commonly used for "Gong fu" style tea service with oolong or Pu-erh teas. Rinse with hot water and allow it to air-dry. This pot should be boiled in water for at least ten minutes and allowed to dry before its first use.
A wonderful, organic yellow tea grown in the Huang Shan Mountains of Anhui Province. High, jagged mountains flush with abundant streams and cooling mists combine to create a perfect environ for tea. These rich green leaves offer a sweet and clean cup with subtle, flowery notes. Delicious, naturally sweet offers a lingering aftertaste. A real treat!
Our Green Peony is made in a village in Anhui Province that is known for the quality and craftsmanship of its display teas. Rosette shaped, the leaves are a rich and varied green color sewn together with silk thread. This tea offers a visual delight that cups to a full–bodied and sweet lingering taste. Brew in water temperature of 185–195 degrees in a sturdy wine glass or glass teapot. Once fully opened, you will certainly enjoy the elegance of this Peony flower.
Ours is a tightly rolled, deep-green leaf with a strong aroma yet without the harshness found in lesser grades. Made in Anhui Province, this organic Gunpowder has body, producing a dark green cup with a slightly pungent and, if steeped long, plenty of astringent flavor. This tea offers plenty of mouth feel and will refresh.
A must try, high-mountain variety of Keemun, opens to a lush taste, only a hint of smokiness passing quickly to a smooth, fruity finish. Grown on an organic farm at an elevation of approx. 1000 meters, in the Huang Shan Mountains of Anhui Province. Leaf is longer and thinner than most Keemuns, with hints of gold coloration, cups to sparkling red-orange cup color. After withering and shaping, the golden leaves oxidize then are fired over charcoal. An excellent breakfast or afternoon refresher tea that will take milk and sugar.
Note the very deep green coloration of the leaves. A result of the steaming process, this wonderful yellow tea is made in Anhui Province. Grown organically in the Huang Shan Mountain area, the deep leaf coloration reflects the richness of the local varietal. Once the leaves open, they remind tea drinkers of a melon seed with a finely serrated edge. Taste is full, offers a hint of a green tea "bite" as the leaf is quite strong in taste; yet it is lightly sweet and round in the mouth, with a lingering finish that makes for an exquisite cup of tea.
This display tea offers much for the serious tea drinker –– a wonderful visual as well as an excellent cup of green tea. A tight cluster of hand sewn leaves slowly open to only partially expose the white Chrysanthemum flower hidden within –– thus the name. Brew in a sturdy wine glass or glass teapot in water at 185–195 degrees. Once opened, taste this one to enjoy a nuanced rich flavor green tea from the mountains of Anhui Province.
Grown at an elevation of 1000+ meters, this is an organically grown, hand-crafted yellow tea, from Anhui Province. Its long, shapely deep-green leaves have been carefully crafted to bring out its deep smooth and lush floral character. Astringency in yellow teas is rare as the extra steam or oxidization increases it sweetness. Always a refreshing and naturally sweet tea that offers liquor that is strikingly clear and clean. Once a tea reserved for emperors, our farm in Anhui Province now brings this tea to maket for your enjoyment.
An unusual black tea given the varietal it is made from and the quality of its taste. This tea generally is not sold outside of China. Grown on a farm at a comparatively high elevation of 1000 meters, this early harvest leaf is quite distinct in aroma. Black Cloud is made from the Mei Zhan varietal, a slow-growing Fujian Province bush whose leaves are typically processed to a high-grade green. Cups to red-orange, clear liquor; aroma has a hint of smoke, is light chocolaty, with a fruity note and a lingering sweetness. For black tea lovers, this is a good everyday tea.
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