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280 Japan BANCHA - U$2.50/oz
Light to middle green leaf, larger than
a Sencha leaf. Full bodied, with a light spicy taste. The Bancha
comes from the same tea bush from which
also the Senchas are plucked. However, for
the Bancha one gathers the sprouts from
the last year whereas, for the Sencha one
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284 Japan GEN MAICHA - U$3.00/oz
(green tea, shelled rice partly roasted)
Bancha blended with shelled rice, partly roasted and popped corn.
A true Japanese specialty for a very long time. The
tea gets its own, "toasted"
character from the rice. Mildly sweet!
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222 Japan finest SENCHA 5071 - U$6.00/oz
A brilliant dark green, relatively small leaf.
This tea produces a bright pure infusion with
a very elegant and mild character. It has a
wonderful "baky
flavor". A very fine tea, of absolute
high quality.
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285 Japan Gyokuro - US$10.00/oz
For certain, this tea is the noblest among the
Japanese teas. A lot of elegance, very much
exciting taste. A dark leaf of magnificent workmanship,
an exquisite soft-spicy taste. Approximately
three weeks before plucking this special tea,
the bushes are shaded. Consequently the content
of chlorophyll rises which contributes to the
intensive green color. For this reason the tea
is also partly offered as "shadow tea".
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278 Japan Maccha (powdered tea) - U$15.00/can
Maccha (powdered tea) is the tea traditionally
used in the "Chanoyu" the Japanese
tea ceremony. It is whisked with boiling water
in a bowl to create a frothy, bright green,
nourishing beverage. Like all Japanese teas,
matcha has a high concentration of vitamin C.
The finest grades are sweet and smooth.
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247 Gunpowder TEMPLE OF HEAVEN G-601 - U$2.50/oz
Gunpowder of extra-class and extremely good
workmanship. Dark green carefully rolled spherical,
almost brilliant leaf. Fine dryish cup, elegant
character.
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268 LUNG CHING Grade 1 - out of stock
Long, flat and large olive-green leaf. Rich
full-bodied taste with a ripe and full character.
A true specialty - its fresh aroma can be enjoyed
cold and warm alike.
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271 HUANG SHAN GREEN MU DAN - U$1.50/each
Very special hand-made tea from Anhui Province
in China. Single leaves tied into beautiful
roses. One rose is good for one cup and can
be infused up to 3 times. The result is a mild
and mellow taste. May production.
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287 TAI PING HOU KUI - U$10.00/oz
This extremely rare and special tea of long single leaves is considered the best tea from Anhui.
Although not officially a scented tea, the leaves absorb the scent of millions of orchids that grows wild in the mountains as the tea bushes are beginning to open their new buds.
Mild soft taste with some sweetness behind, and a subtle orchid flavor. May production.
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294 TIAN MU QING DING 74110 - U$6.00/oz
Soft and small light jade green leaves, this exceptional tea from Zhejiang province
of China is one of the best offers in our program. Smooth, sweet and mild taste with a nutty
flavor behind.
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307 ChUN MEE ( precious Eyebrows) Organic - U$2.50/oz
From Anhui province, this hand-rolled, open leaf tea has the shape
of "eyebrows". Mild, smooth taste with a nutty flavor.
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309 SHAO QING 3 Organic - U$2.50/oz
Also from Anhui, its curly green leaves releases a very mild taste
with a nutty flavor behind.
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China FOUR SEASONS - U$2.50/oz
A fine blend of various types of Chinese green teas with a small part of
Darjeeling green tea. It has a very mild, smooth and sweet taste.
Pleasant for any time of the day.
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Nº 245
JASMINE PHOENIX PEARLS - U$6.00/oz
One of the most beautiful treasures in our World of Tea. This precious
jasmine tea grows in the mountains of Southeastern China. A highly
fragrant specialty, traditionally rolled by hand for over 100 years.
The jasmine pearls fascinate by an incomparable sweetness with a most
delicate jasmine flavor.
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246 JASMINE LICHEE NUT - U$6.00/oz
An exquisite high grade pure leaf green tea. Scented very subtly with
jasmine blossoms and lichee fruit, the early leaves and buds
are hand formed into a lichee shape. When infused, these lichees blossoms
into a beautiful bouquet of leaves releasing a pleasant sweet taste.
Its a great tea to display in glass cups or pots for its appearance.
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