Organic Tea

In China, tea plants (Camellia sinensis) are subdivided into six different types: white, yellow, light green, green, red and black. In the West, green tea and light green tea are not distinguished: both are grouped as green tea. Green tea, in essence, is ‘unoxidised’ where no chemical change occurs because the tea leaves are prevented [...]

The diversity of black tea is immense. Depending on terroir, harvest time and finesse in production they vary vastly in taste. Black tea is the most common type of tea accounting for up to 85% of total tea consumption in the western world. Black tea is fully oxidised and has darker appearance, stronger flavour and can [...]

White tea is one of the rarest and most prized of all teas. Light, delicate and subtle, this much-loved favourite is the perfect introduction to the world of fine Chinese teas. The least processed of all types of tea, white tea is made by selecting the youngest leaves and silvery buds to create a sweet, [...]

First Flush is defined as the very first plucking of a tea gardens’ harvest season. The new leaves plucked during First Flush are the youngest and most tender part of the tea plant and produce the purest and freshest cup of tea that a plant is capable of delivering. The most well-known and popular First [...]