Teas

No tea leaves, just spices. That's what goes into our Double Chai Tea. Nice and hot while being aromatic and refreshing at the same time, this tea has a kick that comes from the essences of exotic spices, not caffeine. Drink this, and you will remember the experience.

This full bodied green tea blends well with the purplish-black berries from the famous elderberry desserts. Then a touch of lemongrass is added to give you the memorable mystique of a satisfying, berry rich relaxing drink. Plus this tea is even better on ice.

Our full bodied Green tea blends well with the increasingly popular Goji berry. Goji berries, also known as Wolfberries, originate in east Asia and have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2000 years. It is only recently that North America has realized the virtues of this powerful berry. These orange-red berries have a very unique flavour, tasting like a mixture of cherries and raisins, but more tart. Goji berries have been hailed as an extremely nutritious food and make a tasty addition to our classic Chinese Green tea. Try some today!

A new take on classic Chai tea, this decaffeinated Green Chai has all the flavour of a normal chai and then some.

One of our more mild chai blends, this tea is still spicy and robust. We've blended strong, full bodied Indian green tea with exotic aromatic spices to create this taste sensation perfect for a cold winter day or iced on a hot summer day.

Tasting literally of green leaves, Bancha tea has a medium vegetable flavour with a somewhat complex finish. It is very healthy and retains a naturally high polyphenol content. You may recognize the aroma and tasting experience of this tea from meals in fine sushi restaurants.

Green Tea is celebrated as the original tea in China with its heritage dating back 5000 years. processing involves hand picking selected leaves, steaming, hand rolling, then roasting until they reach an acceptably low moisture content. This is a gentle, full bodied, satisfying, medium strength tea, neither harsh nor quick to go bitter.

Ancient Chinese saying: "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one."

This medium-bodied tea brews to a light green colour and has a wonderful mild fruity/grapey taste and subtle aroma. It starts smooth and finishes clean. Perfect for any time of day, this English style tea is best taken without milk or sugar.

This Green Darjeeling tea is top quality DEMETER Certified Organic made from tender leaves of only selected tea bushes. The leaves are cut at the peak of flavour, rolled, briefly dried and roasted then immediately packed in special crates to capture the flowery, delicate smell of this truly unique tasting Green Tea. Blended with organic Spearmint for a refreshing mint taste. Makes a good tea hot or on ice.

A light, sweet, classic green tea that will dance across your palette, this Gunpowder tea has been created in the great, classic Chinese tradition. Enjoy the yellow-green liquor any time of day, but especially before meals or with mild food so its delicate aspects can be most appreciated.

Jasmine Tea is a popular style of green tea in China produced by spreading fresh, closed jasmine blooms around drying Green Tea leaves. The result is a mild tea with a clean, balanced taste and delicate, rich fragrance reminiscent of fresh jasmine flowers.

This classic tea blend is sold in many Chinese tea shops. Oolong Tea has a sharp astringency that is nicely cut by the addition of premium Jasmine Green Tea. The result is a flowery and fruity cup with a hint of the astringency of a classic Oolong. This tea is easy drinking and enjoyable without the addition of milk, lemon, or sugar.

Tasting literally of green leaves, Sencha tea has a mild vegetable flavour with a very complex finish. It is very healthy and retains a naturally high polyphenol content. You may recognize the aroma and tasting experience of this tea from top-notch sushi restaurants.

A truly Japanese style tea, this Sencha variety is very different from “ordinary” green teas. It is the higher grade cousin of “Bancha” green tea, which gained worldwide favour when merchants began selling it as a less costly Sencha alternative.

Sencha tea is distinguished from other green teas by a special drying/steaming process that prohibits oxidation of the tea leaves while being rolled and dried.

Tasting literally of green leaves, Sencha has a mild vegetable flavour. It is very healthy and retains a naturally high polyphenol content.