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Assam Tea
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Assam is the single largest tea-growing region on Earth, a rainy tropical plain adjacent to Bangladesh and Burma bordering the Brahmaputra River.
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Blooming Display Teas
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It's time to move tea out of the teapot and into the glass! Display teas are made to be enjoyed for the show presented while steeping. Young tea leaves are bunched and hand-tied or rolled to create distinct shapes.
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Buddha Tea
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Planted one thousand years ago during the Tang Dynasty, this green tea is grown on an island in the East China Sea. Picked in March '05, it has a sweet flavor and beautiful small leaves. The lingering finish of this tea is wonderful, we are happy to offer it this year.
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Genmaicha: "Popcorn Tea"
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Genmaicha is a distinct green tea composed of sencha tea leaves and whole grains of roasted brown rice.
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Herbal Infusions
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To begin, herbal infusions are not tea! Herbal infusions are made from other plants, such as mint, linden, and chamomile -- not from the plant that all teas come from, Camellia sinensis.
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Jasmine Pearls
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We were never terribly enthusiastic about jasmines until we had a friend make these.
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Keemun and Other Black Teas
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Keemun is one of our favorite black teas here at In Pursuit of Tea, and it's one of the reasons that unblended, whole-leaf teas are so much more interesting than the mediocre and consistent blends commonly available.
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Sencha
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All Japanese green tea is the same kind of tea. The differences are a matter of grade and additives.
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Tasting of White and Green Teas
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Alan Liebshutz tastes lots of teas. His methodology is careful and well thought out and produces consistent results so that clear determinations can be made on the characteristics of a tea.
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The Banjhi Leaf of Darjeeling
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Sebastian was in Darjeeling just at the end of the First Flush season and the beginning of the little known Banjhi period.
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Twelve Trees Oolong
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Few Taiwanese teas command the same degree of respect around the world as Tung Ting (Twelve Tree) oolongs.
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White Teas
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A study published in Science News on April 15, 2000, revealed that white tea may be up to five times more protective against cancers than even green tea. Here is a general look at this remarkable tea.
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Yellow Tea
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Early this spring, Sebastian spent some time looking for yellow tea in China. Here are his notes on the rare tea.
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