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Fired in wicker baskets, this Fujian Province early spring green will cup to a round and sweet vegetal taste that hints of asparagus. Made of artfully curled, light-green leaves and a smattering of white buds this tea is an excellent example of China's fine spring green teas. In tasting, note the rich mouth taste and brief aftertaste. Then steep another cup!

Price: $26.40

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.

Price: $27.50

A Fujian Province spring green made of small, dark green, rolled leaves with just a hint of white-downy coloration. Consumed primarily in the province, it is not well known and its taste is provincial . It well exemplifies the endless varieties and styles farmers are capable of making. This tea will cup to a deep yellow-green color, strong with hints of asparagus and some astringency along with the vegetal notes. If you enjoy a stronger green tea that puckers the mouth, these small pearls will deliver!

Price: $8.80

Matcha is a very finely ground Sencha or Bancha green tea. A brilliant green color, it is typically whisked in hot water, the tea dissolves giving a thin, intensely green drink that has a distinctive grassy taste. Ours is an organic tea that is beautiful in color and very rich in taste, antioxidants and made in China. Brew this tea by mixing hot water and Matcha (approximately 1 part tea to 8 parts water) and then stir it briskly with a tea whisk for 30 seconds or so.

Price: $7.70

Our Sencha is organic, the leaves are long and a rich, emerald green color flecked with shades of lighter green. Taste is slightly astringent and produces a yellow liquor. Ours is grown in Fujian Province in the Japanese style. Processing of the leaf is done through a series of steams and drying to shape the leaf. The yellow infusion offers a robust and grassy taste. Sencha should be brewed carefully with water that is not too hot.

Price: $7.70

An unusual find! A delicate green tea, full of the flavor and aroma of early spring. The very thin, elegant leaves are a mix of green and light silver buds. Cups to a lightly sweet and vegetal taste, savory and smooth. Perfect compliment to a meal or as an afternoon beverage.

Price: $33.00

Tightly wound leaves characterize this Fujian Province, high-mountain varietal. Named for the occasional white snow-colored patches that spot the leaf, this tea is harvested early to capture a nuanced and sweet taste. Offers floral notes through its light-yellow liquor and it will linger in its aftertaste. Grown at a high elevation, when steeped long, it offers some astringency.

Price: $13.20

This rare green tea offers a round, nutty–sweet flavor that is quite unusual. Worked by hand in a wok to create broad flat leaves while maintaining its white leaf edging, Snow Dragon has a very distinct herbaceous finish that will linger. The taste we enjoyed in the market at harvest time is well preserved in this lot.

Price: $18.70

With the warming weather in the early harvest, a really sweet lot of this Mao Feng varietal will arrive in the marketplace. Its appearance is eye-catching, the fresh and fragrant green leaves give off a vegetal aroma that is confident and rich. A visual treat of wiry green, curled leaves, abundant white buds, this very natural looking tea offers much for the tea enthusiast. It cups to a rich green color and vegetal sweetness with hints of chestnut. It is a good value, drinkable all day and goes well with food.

Price: $9.90

A traditional blend, soothing and mellow, made of a vivid-green Bancha leaf, roasted brown rice hulls and bits of popcorn and produced in Japan. Our Genmaicha has a nice crisp, uplifting savory taste. Infusion is cloudy yellow-green and is excellent served hot or cold. It is refreshing at most any time of day and goes very well with light foods.

Price: $8.80

An unusual, small-leaf Mao Feng varietal that is well-known in Fujian Province and virtually unknown outside of China. This tea is typically found in the market by early April. The leaves are light green in color and attractively curved. The taste is sweet, with a clean vegetal aroma. It is lighter, less vegetal in body than many green varietals and this makes it a pleasing everyday use tea. A good value given the high quality and workmanship of the leaf.

Price: $8.80

Xian Tao is a green tea sewn with silken thread into a Litchi Nut shape, then infused with the scent of Jasmine flowers. Beautifully shaped leaves fold back to present a scarlet–red Clover flower. The taste is delicious and sweet and the leaf varietal does not get bitter as it steeps. Place in a sturdy wine glass or glass teapot in water of about 185–195 degrees.

Price: $22.00

Named for the fact this tea will yield 3 fragrant cups from its sweet leaves. An elegantly shaped leaf offering a soft vegetal taste that gives way to a sweetness that will linger. Its leaves are slender, uniform in size and curved in shape. Pan-fired using the "san bei xiang" process that results in leaves in shades of dark green to a silver-gray sheen. A traditional Fujianese green tea, this is a very well-made, full-bodied green tea.

Price: $11.00

Exceptional quality, grown in the mountains of Fujian Province, handpicked and traditionally fired in bamboo baskets. Beautiful, long leaves with silver tips offer a slightly fruity taste with light, natural sweetness. An unusual varietal reflects unique regional characteristics in coloration, leaf size and taste. This is one of the strongest tasting green teas we offer.

Price: $9.90

Playful, early-spring tea from Fujian Province, made of hand-crafted, green leaves mixed with plenty of small white buds. The leaf and budsets are carefully worked to thick, very curly shapes that make the tea very light in weight. Taste is best with a high portion of white leaf. This is a traditional Chinese green that steeps to a very likeable, sweet-nutty flavor. It is belly-warming, palate satisfying and serves well as an everyday beverage and will compliment food.

Price: $12.10

Another of the local green varietals one finds in the mountains and hillsides of Fujian Province. Leaves are a rich color, then pan-fired and shaped to a small curved leaf that offers a wild and natural- fruity taste that will linger. Cup color is clear light green. This lot was harvested early in the spring. We find the fresh taste of this tea very enlivening.

Price: $8.25