Tea

Descriptions of a number of our teas

Below you will find description of some of a number of our teas. Note: these are not all our teas!
Our complete list can be found on the pricelist.

On our site you can also find a more general description of different varieties of teas, tea classifications and tea growing regions.

Black Tea

Blends

Afternoon Blend

Renowned for its fine bouquet and beautiful coloured brew. A careful balanced blend with a minute amount of Lapsang Souchong. A masterful blend originating in 1792 through the scarcity of Assam tea.

Breakfast Blend

A strong, powerful tea for the beginning of the day. An exclusive blend of teas from Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka

Earl grey

Earl Grey

Superb teas from Assam and Darjeeling. Carefully scented with high quality Bergamot Oil. A delicious tea for the middle of the day.

Assam, India

Assam Blend

A powerful, full-bodied tea from small broken leaves. A classic breakfast tea with a gold-brown colour.

Assam First Flush FGFOP-1

A tea from the first picking with a clear soft character and a lighter afschenk than Assam. The harvest takes place in April and May.

Darjeeling India

Darjeeling Blend

A noble taste and aroma. A delicious midday or evening tea for the real tea-lover. A blend of mainly Darjeeling teas.

Darjeeling Pure

The specific Darjeeling character comes powerfully to the fore in this tea. The blend comes wholly from refined Darjeeling teas with a redolence of honey.

Darjeeling In Between ftgfop-1

This in-between plucking takes place between the first and second pluck and gives a tea with a fuller taste than the first pluck.

Darjeeling Second Flush

The Second Flush of the summer teas is plucked in May and June, just before the monsoon season. This is a rounder, riper, fuller tea with a fruity or musky taste. It's viewed by many as the best and therefore commands the highest price.

Darjeeling Autumnal Flush

The autumnal gathering takes place at the end of October/beginning of November. This tea has full, spicy flavour.

India various / other regions

Dooars ftgfop

Dooars is a small province in the west of Assam and produces tea on the dark and full-flavoured side.

Nilgiri Thashola ftgfop-1

A classic Nilgiri tea from South India. Nilgiri means 'Blue Mountain' and refers to the southernmost part of the mountainous area where tea came to be grown to a very high quality. A tea with body, an elegant citrus taste and a red-gold colour. A perfect afternoon tea with a dash of milk.

Ceylon

Ceylon Blend

A classy tea with a small leaf, nicely aromatic and fit for drinking the whole day through.

Ceylon Orange Pekoe

One of the premier quality teas of Sri Lanka. The young leaves become an orange colour after the fermentation and give off a sweet smelling aroma and delicate taste.

Ceylon Ivy Hills

This southerly situated area specialises in flowery orange pekoes. The tea has an amber-gold colour and a sweet smelling aroma with a refined, subtle taste.

Ceylon Biological Koslanda

Koslanda comes from the UVA-area of Sri Lanka and was the first produced tea from Biologically grown tea. It is smooth tasting and very aromatic.

Ceylon Nuwara Eliya OP

This tea comes from the highest part of Sri Lanka and is often called the champagne of the Sri Lankan teas. The tea gives a gold-coloured infusion and has a fresh taste and delicious aroma.

Ceylon UVA Highlands BOP

In the UVA – Eastern Highlands a tea is produced with a mild taste. This tea has a world-wide reputation as a tea with a soft, intense taste and an exceptionally heavy aroma. The dry wind that blows during the harvest time in June to September from the UVA, gives the tea its typical mild taste and aroma.

China

Jasmine

A soft, round, flowery tea. The traditional drink tastes delicious with Eastern food.

Keemun Congou

Softly aromatic Chinese tea with a flowery, somewhat sweet character and specific digestive properties. It contains less caffeine and therefore is perfect for the evening.

Lapsang Souchong

Tea with a characteristic smoky taste. This tea is slow-dried over softwood, where the wayward taste develops.

Lapsang Tsjibuni

Tea with a beautiful, culinary/aromatic smoky taste. Smoked with Cypress wood.

Tarry Souchong

This tea is smoked slowly over softwood, through which a heavy smoked taste develops, more powerful than the Lapsang Souchong.

Lychee

A light tea with a fresh lychee aroma.

Mu Dan 25 gram

Long leaves that are bound together with a tea rose. After the water is poured over, the leaves open slowly like a full-blown peony. You can pour more water over this. The tea has a taste and a golden-brown colour.

Rose Blend

Rose petals are added to this tea giving it a sweet, velvety taste.

Yunnan gfop

Full-flavoured tea with a chocolaty taste and lovely colour.

Indonesia

Java Grof

Java tea from the Pengalengan plateau. A full tea and agreeable to drink throughout the day. Aroma and strength go harmoniously together. Little tannin.

Other countries

Kenya Marinyn GFOP1

A lovely tea from the famous Kenyan plantation that has a similarity to a traditional Assam. This aromatic tea has a strong, full, fruity taste.

Nepal Golden Maloom

Tea from the mountainous rooftop of Nepal. These tea bushes grow on the same steep hillsides as in Darjeeling and therefore the taste is much the same, but softer. For the tenacious Darjeeling-drinker, this tea would provide a tasty change.

Green Tea

Japanese green

Bancha

Bancha means late harvest and is made from large, coarse, leaves. A traditional tea for daily use and because of its light taste is given to children. In Japan it is often drunk whilst eating sushi. It has less caffeine and tannin than other green teas.

Buddha Cha 50 gram

Buddha Ama Cha is a delicious tea that has been used for many years during the traditional ceremony on 8th April when the Buddha's birthday is celebrated. The tea is very aromatic and has a strong, sweet, aniseed-taste. It is unique and never blended with other sorts of tea.

Genmaicha

Genmaicha literally means 'brown rice tea' and is a blend of green tea and roasted brown rice. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as 'popcorn tea' because a few grains of rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn. The taste is somewhat hearty and gratifying and is a nice combination of a mild green tea and the roasted, nutty flavour of the rice. Genmaicha is a very popular drink amongst all Japanese. It cleans the palate and improves the taste of a delicate meal. It has less thea.... and tannin than other green teas and this is appropriate for all times of the day.

Gyokoro

Gyokoro means 'Beloved Dew' and is the overall best Japanese tea.

Kukicha (3-year tea)

Kukicha: a real 3-year tea, consisting of leaves and grilled twigs. This last is cut from the bush in the autumn after the third harvest. The soft aromatic taste delights everyone. Due to the exceptionally low tea-content (0.4%), Kukicha is also given to small children.

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