White Tea
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Silver Needle |
| Origin: | China |
| An early harvest, pure bud, single origin white tea known for its delicate, slightly creamy flavor. | |
| Silver needle is grown in the high coastal mountains of the Fujian Province of South East China and plucked during the early spring before the buds open. It is then quickly air dried to preserve its delicate aroma and flavor. |
Green Tea
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Green Dragonwell |
| Origin: | China |
| A famous Chinese green tea with flat jade green leaves, a mellow flavor and fresh aroma. | |
| This famous tea is produced in Zhejiang Province, in a village called Dragon Well, to the west of West Lake. |
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China Green Tips/Big Buddha |
| Origin: | China |
| A hand-picked traditional Chinese green tea with a delicate, fresh, lightly vegetative taste. | |
| The finished buds of this lovely tea are so small they are compared to hairs (mao). When brewed, these buds stand straight up in the water like tiny but majestic mountains (feng). |
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Jasmine Pearls |
| Origin: | China |
| A delicate and soothing green tea scented with jasmine flowers. | |
| High Mountain Spring Green Tea is hand rolled into pearls and is allowed to rest until July, when the jasmine flowers bloom. The pearls are then enclosed with fresh jasmine flowers so the essence of the jasmine infuses into the pearls. This process is done a remarkable 5 times to produce the finest pearl jasmine tea. |
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Genmaicha |
| Origin: | Japan |
| An intriguing savory blend of authentic Japanese Sencha green tea and toasted rice. | |
| Sencha is the quintessential everyday tea of japan. The addition of roasted and popped rice to the sencha tea was originally created as a way to conserve tea, and the flavor profile is quite interesting. Often called “roasted tea” or “popcorn tea” because of the roasted taste of the rice. |
Oolong Tea
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Ti Kwan Yin “Iron Goddess of Mercy” |
| Origin: | China |
| One of the most celebrated Chinese oolong teas with a light, floral flavor. | |
| One of the worlds most celebrated oolong teas, this semi-fermented tea is tightly wound in a typical oolong fashion with a very dense, sage green color. The russet brown color and delicate crimson edging of the leaf is due to the shaking and slight bruising that the tea undergoes during processing and is a signature appearance of a well made Ti Kwan Yin. |
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Phoenix Mountain Oolong |
| Origin: | China |
| A wonderfully rich flavored oolong from ancient tea bushes with floral hints and a subtle honey note. | |
| Excellent iced as well! |
Black Tea
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Queen Victoria |
| Origin: | China |
| A prized Chinese black tea blend bringing together fragrant Keemun and full bodied Yunnan teas for a smooth tasting experience. | |
| The legend of this tea goes back in history to the time before the British colonies of India and the boom of worldwide Indian tea; a time when the tea-loving country of Britain got all its tea from China. This special blend of Keemun and Yunnan black teas is known to have been a personal favorite of Queen Victoria’s. |
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First Flush Darjeeling |
| Origin: | India |
| A high grown light black tea that will immediately take you to the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains with its delicate floral and slightly nutty notes; referred to as the champagne of teas. | |
| This special offering features tea leaves that are plucked during the regions first flush. |
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First Flush Darjeeling |
| Origin: | India |
| A high grown light black tea that will immediately take you to the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains with its delicate floral and slightly nutty notes; referred to as the champagne of teas. | |
| This special offering features tea leaves that are plucked during the regions first flush. |
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English Breakfast |
| Origin: | Blend |
| A rich, full-flavored traditional breakfast tea, invigorating any time of day. | |
| Blend of black teas from Assam and Ceylon with a touch of Chinese Keemun. |
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Earl Grey |
| Origin: | Blend |
| A blend of black teas, including prized offerings from Sri Lanka and Assam, scented with Italian Bergamot oil. | |
| “The Earl of Grey was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1830-1834. Our Earl Grey tea is blended using only the finest teas from Sri Lanka and India which provide a richer, fuller, more aromatic experience. Bergamot is an exotic citrus fruit from Southern Italy. The oil is extracted by pressing the peel of the fruit. Bergamot is also used to make perfume.” |
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Chai |
| Origin: | Blend |
| A complex blend of robust, full bodied black Indian tea with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, cloves and star anise. | |
| In Calcutta, authentic chai is served in little clay cups which are discarded after one use, to be reincarnated as new little clay cups. |
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Pu-erh |
| Origin: | China |
| A hidden gem in tea; an aged, full bodied Chinese black tea with a complex flavor profile. | |
| The Yunnan province in china is the region known as the ancestral home of all tea plants. Fragrant with an earthy sweetness, Pu-erh is the only tea that is deliberately aged. Aging mellows the flavor and produces a tea low in caffeine with numerous health benefits. |
Herbal Offerings
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Chamomile Rose |
| Origin: | Blend |
| A comforting blend of chamomile flowers, rose petals, lemon grass and other relaxing herbs. | |
| Mexican chamomile, Pacific Northwest spearmint & peppermint, Indian and Moroccan pink rose petals, Eastern European blackberry leaves… see how many different tastes you can pick out as you drink this tea! |
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Refresh |
| Origin: | Blend |
| An intense, rich blend of Pacific Northwest peppermint and spearmint leaves with a warming hint of tarragon. | |
| The ingredients used for this particular tea are grown locally, right here in the Pacific Northwest. |
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Vanilla Rooibos |
| Origin: | Blend |
| An indulgent herbal blend of African rooibos, Tahitian vanilla, cinnamon and naturally sweet fruits. | |
| Although sometimes referred to as “red tea” Rooibos is actually not tea at all. Coming from small, shrub-like bushes grown in South Africa, it has a similar production process to tea. During fermentation the needle-like leaves change from green to the red-brown color which gives the rooibos it’s name. Rooibos means “red bush” in afrikaans. |
