The Darjeeling region of India yields much gentler tea than Assam–lighter, nutty, with nuances accompanying each ‘flush’ or picking.  As seasons pass, the infusion with each picking becomes bolder and yet retains the essence of why Darjeeling is known as ‘the champagne of tea‘..truly a delicacy even with later flushes, accompanying the perceptible earthiness of Indian teas.  A toasty essence combines to give a lovely finish.  This is an autumnal flush Darjeeling.

Serving Suggestion:   Serve black or with milk & sweetener.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 4 minutes at 190-195F

Ingredients: (Autumnal flush) Darjeeling black tea

Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier

$8.00/ 2oz bag

There are tea people and then there are Earl Grey tea people (who are somewhat like chai people in that they are ever on the prowl for that special one).  We are definitely in the second group..always looking for perfection.  So, we finally decided to blend our own to get exactly what we were looking for.  This is a smooth, fragrant, Earl Grey delight.  We used two blends of Earl Grey we loved, each for their own qualities, and combined them in just the right ratio for a result that is the best of each, and completely lovely.  This will make Earl Grey lovers very happy.

Serving Suggestion:  Makes lattes ‘to live for’ if you’re one of those Vanilla Earl Grey Latte types.  Just make sure you use a really quality vanilla syrup.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 3-4 minutes (strong tea) at 190-195F.

Ingredients:  Black tea, essential Bergamot oil

$10.00/ 2oz bag

‘Like drinking liquid sunshine’ a customer told us.  So relaxing, so soothing, so perfectly right for a before-bed hot beverage.  No caffeine, of course.  Beloved in the Middle East, it is a classic all over the world.

Serving Suggestion:   Enjoy hot with a little honey for the perfect, non-caffeinated, relaxing cuppa.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Don’t oversteep chamomile or it can go bitter.  We recommend 190F for 3-4 minutes.

Ingredients:  Egyptian Chamomile.

Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

$10.00 $9.00/ 2oz bag

This is a great way to start the day:  Sri Lankan black tea makes a wonderful classic breakfast tea, producing a clear,  crisp, bright infusion, a great example of a perennial classic, English Breakfast.

Serving Suggestion:   Serving hot with milk and sugar, if desired.  Serve iced for a clear, straightforward, refreshing iced tea.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 3.5 – 4 minutes at 190-195F

Ingredients:  Black tea from Sri Lanka.

Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

$8.00/ 2oz bag

All organic ingredients combine into a wonderful whole..lemon verbena and lemongrass, with ginger and Rooibos.  Yum.  It just tastes like it sounds.   No caffeine, of course.  Lots of antioxidants from the redbush (Rooibos).  Coffee lovers seem to really enjoy this blend!

Serving Suggestion:  This herbal is best enjoyed hot only.  If sweetness is desired, honey or agave.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Good, strong infusion at 4 –  5 minutes, 190-195F

Ingredients:  Lemongrass, Rooibos, honeybush, lemon verbena, ginger.

Sourced from certified organic, Fair Trade supplier

$8.00/ 2oz bag

For Fall, for holidays, for anytime you want a fruity, spicy, cider-like infusion of flavor.  Caffeine-free, this herbal blend is perfect for curling up with your favorite read or along with a warm muffin and a Friday night movie.

Serving Suggestion:  Serve hot with raw honey

Brewing Instructions:   Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep at 195F for 4 minutes to bring out all the wonderful fruit and spices into the infusion

Ingredients:  Apple, hibiscus, rosehips, mango, cinnamon, clove, ginger, and natural apple flavor.

Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

$8.00/ 2oz bag

Toasty to the palate, Popcorn tea, Laborer’s Tea…this tea has a story behind it, as many do. To make tea accessible to the laborer, it was ‘cut’ with roasted brown rice, which sometimes popped into tiny popcorn-like pieces. It became so popular it is now a classic. Now, this is just one version of the story…several others exist.

Ingredients:  Japanese green tea, husked rice.  Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

Serving Suggestion:  Serve hot and unsweetened.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 TBS per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 2.5-3 minutes 170-175F

$8.00/ 2oz bag

From the Yunnan Province of China, this is a premium ‘ancient tree’ black tea with dark infusion, rich, smooth flavor, and the ability to stand up to milk and sugar, or even cream and sugar.  This is the perfect tea to make the transition from coffee to tea, for those desiring less caffeine in the mornings.  The infusion of this tea is as black as coffee.

Serving Suggestion:   Serve hot and black.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 3.5 to 4 minutes at 190-195F

Ingredients:  Yunnan black tea from ancient trees, sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

$11.00 $10.00/ 2oz bag

  Intense fruity flavor with hibiscus flowers and other fruit & florals playing a quiet background note.  This is one of the most refreshing, cooling herbal blends you will find.

Serving Suggestion:  This is found in Mexico served iced and highly sweetened.  Raw sugar would be our favorite sweetener, if desired sweetened.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 4-5 minutes 190-195F water.

Ingredients:  Rosehips, hibiscus flowers, currants, apples, elderberries, natural blueberry & mango flavors, essential orange oil.

Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier

$10.00/ 2oz bag

Our own proprietary blend of three bold, black teas from three different countries, it is the perfect morning tea.  A well-known tea blogger has said it’s the best Irish Breakfast she has ever found.  This is all loose tea, not the usual CTC (cut-tear-curl) many blenders use for Irish Breakfast.  Using loose tea gives it less ‘harshness’ but all the strength the blend is known for.

Serving Suggestion:  Enjoy it strong and black or with milk and sugar.  Even cream and sugar.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep it for at least 4 minutes.  If you want longer, fine.  Enjoy!  190-195F

Ingredients:  Black tea blend.

All teas in blend sourced from certified organic, Fair Trade suppliers.

$10.00/ 2oz bag

Serving Suggestion:  Drink hot and unsweetened.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 TBS per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 2-3 minutes with 170-175F water.

Ingredients:  Chinese green tea

$8.00 $7.00/ 2oz bag

Serving Suggestion: Serve hot or iced, sweeten with raw sugar if desired.  The first infusion is gentle, the second stronger as the leaves unwind.   It will give 3-4 infusions.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 2 minutes at 170-175F for first infusion.

Ingredients:  Chinese green tea, Fujian jasmine

$17.00/ 2oz bag

A gentle, perfectly balanced blend of black tea, essential Bergamot oil, and lavender.  Fragrant and citrusy, the lavender is the perfect complement.

Serving Suggestion:  Serve hot or iced, with honey as the preferred sweetener, if desired.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to tasteSteep it lightly (not over 3 minutes) to get more of the lavender, 3 or more and the Earl Grey is dominant.   190-195F

Ingredients:  Black tea, lavender flowers, essential bergamot oil, natural lavender extract

Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

$10.00/ 2oz bag

Serving Suggestion:  Hot or iced, with or without sweetener.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep at least 5 minutes at 195F.  No caffeine at all.  Ginger lovers…a rare find for you! The lime holds it’s own as well.

Ingredients:  Green Rooibos, ginger root, lemongrass, lemon myrtle, licorice root, essential oils of lime and tangerine.

$8.00/ 2oz bag

A more complex Moroccan Mint, with the addition of jasmine.  Refreshing, stimulating, cooling.

Serving Suggestion:  Serve hot or iced.  If sweetener is desired, we recommended raw sugar or honey.

Brewing Instructions: Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 2-2.5 minutes at 175F

Ingredients:  Green tea, jasmine, peppermint.

Sourced from an organic, Fair Trade certified supplier.

$8.00/ 2oz bag

Serving Suggestion:  Delicious hot or iced.  Honey is the perfect sweetener, if desired.

Brewing Instructions:  Use 1 heaping tsp. to 1 tbs. per 8 oz. water, to taste.  Steep 3 minutes at 170-175F

Ingredients:  Green tea, lemongrass, myrtle, essential oils of lime, orange and tangerine.  Sourced from a certified organic, Fair Trade supplier.

$10.00/ 2oz bag