CHINESE TEA

Tea plants are native to the mountains of South West China but are now grown all over the south, east and north where conditions are favourable. Teas from Yunnan and Fujian are particularly treasured. 

The first written reference of tea, made and consumed appeared in 350 AD. However it was during the Ming and Ching Dynasties (1368-1911) that tea became a beverage to be enjoyed by everyone, rich and poor. In 1606 the Dutch East India Company imported the first shipments of Chinese Tea which then saw it spread throughout Europe, Africa and the rest of Asia.

Delicate in flavour, our selection of fine Chinese Tea is meant to be drunk all day, simply keep adding hot water and you should be able to get at least 2-3 brews out of a single lot of leaves.

Type of Chinese Tea	Description
Gunpowder Green	Pungent and brisk in flavour, from the Guangdong Province, the teas is made-up of leaves hand-rolled into tiny pellets.
Jasmine Green Tea	Green tea scented with Jasmine flavours. Contains low caffeine
Lichee Black Tea	Tea leaves arecompressed with lychee juice. Frgrant sweet flavour - very palate cleansing
Hang Chow Lung Ching	Dragon's Well Tea - one of the most popular green teas. Pleasant and light
Oolong Green tea	Semi-fermented tea - clear and and frgrant as green tea AND  refreshing and strong as black tea
Pu Erh	Post-fermented green tea, dark reddish colour with strong, full, earthy taste. Good to aid digetsion of fatty foods and hangovers!
Rose Black Tea	Black Tea scented with rose petals. Taste and aroma is malt sugar-like with a light rose and floral undertone.
Sampler Six Pack	A mix of green, black, fragrant and white teas - a greta introduction to fine Chinese Tea