Green Tea

From Huangshan (yellow mountain) in An Hui province, this premium green tea offers handcrafted full-leaf sets that produce a pale gold liquor with a wonderfully complex aroma and flavor. Fragrant with pronounced dried apricot notes, the delicate cup is smooth and buttery. Rich fruity notes and fresh floral hints are embraced by a golden sugary sweetness that lingers long into the finish. This outstanding selection is similar to the Singlo green tea offered in colonial times and is a great choice for those looking for less vegetal flavor.

A very fragrant buttery aroma introduces this premium, naturally flavored green tea. The light amber-gold cup is smooth and creamy with rich notes of coconut, supported by hints of toasted almond. The finish is long and lingering.

Hunan province has an auspicious history of producing superior green teas and this early spring harvest carries on that tradition. Bold, handcrafted leaves, threaded with downy silver tips, steep a pale yellow-jade liquor with a fresh vegetal aroma that hints of melon. The cup is silky smooth with gentle vegetal notes complemented by a light toastiness. Sweet hints of sugarcane bloom and linger long into the crisp finish.

Dark olive-green leaves have been rolled into tight spiral shapes to create this premium offering from Yunnan province. An aroma reminiscent of sweet tobacco imparts an interesting counterpoint to the classic fruity flavor profile of a Yunnan green tea. The mouth feel is full and buttery smooth with a lingering finish that whispers of spice. This premium selection is the perfect choice for those looking for a less vegetal green tea.

Accented with silvery tips, the long and twisted dark-olive leaves of this green tea offering from Hunan province yield a pale gold liquor with a sweet floral aroma. The cup is buttery smooth and light with hints of melon and a vegetal whisper that leads to a clean finish.

This early spring green tea exhibits loosely rolled, wiry leaves with an abundance of downy, silver tips. A sweet aroma, fragrant with hints of fruit, heralds mouth-filling notes of melon and toasty/nutty hints present in the pale golden cup. A whisper of spring flowers lingers at the edges of the palate, complementing the fresh, buttery smooth character of this outstanding Pre-Chingming offering.

From Kagoshima prefecture in the south of Japan, this organic Matcha selection offers a fresh vegetal aroma and sweet umami flavor. The vibrant jade-green liquor has hints of sweetness and a rounded mouth feel. The finish is smooth and lingering. Packed in a small, matte silver tin. Please note that the tin label cannot be personalized.

A light blue glaze was finely drizzled over an underglaze of midnight blue to create a cool color harmony on this ceramic Matcha bowl (chawan). Used in the preparation of Cha-no-yu, this traditional bowl has a capacity of approximately 8 ounces and measures 4 ¼ inches wide at the rim by 2 ½ inches deep.

A dark red glaze was drizzled over an underglaze of light chocolate brown to create a warm color harmony on this ceramic Matcha bowl (chawan). Used in the preparation of Cha-no-yu, this traditional bowl has a capacity of approximately 8 ounces and measures 4 ¼ inches wide at the rim by 2 ½ inches deep.

A mossy green glaze was drizzled over an underglaze of dark chocolate brown to create an earthy color theme on this ceramic Matcha bowl (chawan). Used in the preparation of Cha-no-yu, this traditional bowl has a capacity of approximately 8 ounces and measures 4 ¼ inches wide at the rim by 2 ½ inches deep.

This textured matte-white Matcha bowl (chawan) offers an undulating rim and handcrafted shape. The interior has a smooth, shiny white glaze. Used in the preparation of Cha-no-yu, this traditional, ceramic bowl has a capacity of approximately 8 ounces and measures 4 ½ inches wide at the rim by 3 inches deep.

Located high in the Himalayas at an elevation of 5,000 feet, the Arya Estate has been producing premium teas for over 100 years. This green tea selection offers a fragrant vegetal aroma with hints of stone fruit. The amber-gold cup is smooth yet lively with pronounced notes of apricot complemented by a honey sweetness. The finish is crisp and lingering. A great choice for those looking for a green tea with less vegetal flavor.