Spring Green Tea Basic Sampler

March 26, 2013 - PRLog -- “Tea is a divine herb. Profits are ample if one plants it. The spirits are purified if one drinks it. It is something esteemed by the well-born and well-to-do which the plebeians and social dregs also cannot do without. Truly it is a necessity in the daily life of man and an asset for the fiscal prosperity of the commonwealth.:--Ming-era scholar-statesman

Spring means lush, green, fragrant tea bushes are flushing all over the world.  Green teas are produced in various shapes, flavors and colors. China produces over 4,000 varieties alone. The question: Where do you start on your green journey?

Our Spring Green Tea Basic Sampler contains three unique green teas: Organic Clouds and Mist (Yunwu), Organic Jasmine and Organic Sencha. All these teas have clean fresh aromas and flavors you can enjoy

Organic Clouds and Mist (2 oz.)

Cooling clouds and damp mist surround the steep mountain peaks, where this green tea grows. The clouds blocked direct sunlight, allowing more chlorophyll to build up in the leaves, and decreasing caffeine levels. Tea artisans pan fry the leaves, forming the distinctive dark green twisted leaves. This tea brews a light green liquid with a calming aroma of sweet flower nectar and melons. Each infusion reveals thirst-quenching sweet fruit notes. Plentiful chlorophyll gives the tea a sweet flavor and more antioxidants than the average green tea.

Organic Jasmine (2 oz.)

Produced in the famous Fujian province, our Jasmine tea has a subtle aroma that gently strokes your senses. The inviting scent calms your mind and spirit. Tender young tea leaves are plucked before the first rain in June, ensuring rich flavor. Tea artisans slowly pan-fry the leaves, preventing oxidation, preserving the natural essence. Then the tea is vacuum sealed and stored until July. In July, fresh Jasmine blossoms are comingled with the tea leaves. The tea leaves drink in the Jasmine aroma, storing the sweet essence in its cells. After several days of ‘scenting’ the blossoms are discarded and the tea is dried in an oven. This is the traditional method for Jasmine tea production.

This tea is packed with sweet Jasmine aroma and flavor.

Organic Sencha (2 oz.)

A popular tea in Japan, drinking this tea takes the drinker away from their daily life for a moment. Grown on tall mountains, this tea is harvested each spring. After plucking, the tea is steamed, withered, rolled and dried. Steaming preserves the natural enzymes and dark green color. Rolling shapes the leaves into a distinctive slender flat shape called spiderleg. Many Japanese infuse the leaves in their tea cup. The tea is ready to drink when all the leaves are resting on the bottom.

This tea has robust sweet vegetal notes.