Aged (5 years) Silver Needle White Tea

Aged White tea? Yes. White teas can actually be aged like Puer tea. The Chinese have been aging White teas pretty much since the time they started making White teas. There are two objectives in aging White teas.

First is aging them for medicinal purposes. Chinese believe that aged White teas can be drunk as an herbal supplement to keep a good balance of their elements. Because in traditional Chinese medicine, keeping the elements (5 elements) balanced is crucial to their health. 

Second is aging the teas for taste. If stored right, the White tea would continue to oxidized and develop a different taste profile. A properly aged white tea would have a deeply mellow taste with less astringency. Honey sweet notes would become more pronounced. This change of taste profile would apex when the tea is aged at 5 to 8 years. 

Currently, we stock 2 varieties of aged White tea. The Aged Silver Needle and the Aged Snowbud W hite Tea. Both of them are properly aged for more than 5 years in natural and dry storage.

Both are exceptional and deeply mellow. The Aged Silver Needle is slightly floral with notes of honey and with almost no astringency. While the Aged Snowbud is slightly astringent with hints of oakiness. Notes of walnut is present in the Aged Snowbud. You can't go wrong with either one of them.

Don't know which Matcha is best for your taste, needs or budget? This Matcha sampler pack is a great way to sample all 5 of our Matchas. Even better is that it is on sale now as our spring tea sampling special. Regularly at $15, it is now just at $8 with free shipping for limited time. Hurry up and take advantage of the special and free shipping while supplies last!

This Irish Breakfast (Blend of Assam and Kenya tea) is strong, malty, and with right amount of astringency. Taste good with and  without milk. If you like a strong cuppa, we highly recommend this tea.

Irish Breakfast

Our English Breakfast is a blend of Ceylon, Kenya and India black tea. It brews a full bodied breakfast tea with excellent body and full flavor. Enjoy it as it is or with a few drops of milk. Can't go wrong either way. 

Many have asked the same question. How to froth up the Matcha? It is pretty simple. A good  whisk is the key here. Traditionally, a bamboo whisk is required for whisking. Nowadays, there are many gadgets we can used. In this video, we are doing a quick demonstration with a traditional bamboo whisk.

First, we put Matcha into a bowl. The amount of Matcha we put in is one teaspoon for 8 oz of water. The amount of Matcha is up to personal preference. For someone who is new to Matcha, we recommend using less to start.

Second, we slowly pour hot water into the bowl. Water should be at around 165 degrees Fahrenheit (75 degrees Celsius).

Third, we will start whisking slowly in a "M" motion to submerge the tea powder. Then speed up and whisk in a back and forth direction.

Forth, slow down once the tea is frothed up well and a layer of creamy foam appear.  

At the end, slowly whisk a few "M" or zigzag a few a few times. This is to reduce the big bubbles and creat a nice foam.

Enjoy! 

This is a bowl of whisked up Matcha using our  Matcha Samidori. It is rich, and creamy without anything added. Whisk it back and forth to froth it up and then at the end whisk it in M motion to eliminate the big bubbles. We will post a instruction video soon.

Now available on our website. Wuyi Oolong is full bodied Oolong that is toasty, slightly earthy with a floral aftertaste. It is exceptionally well balanced. Hints of honey is also present in the infusion. It is complex and layered with flavors and notes. A must try for Oolong tea drinkers.

Making iced tea is fairly simple and easy. Picture above is a demonstration on making iced tea.

1. To make 32 oz. iced tea, we need 4-5 teaspoons of tea. In this demonstration we use 5 teaspoons of our sleeping dragon green tea. 

2. To make 32 oz. of iced tea we will brew 16 oz. of hot tea first. We put the tea leaves into a tea pot. 

3. Pour hot water (195 degrees Fahrenheit) into the tea pot. Steep for a 3-5 minutes. 

4. Then we will prefill a glass jar about half full with ice.  

5. Pour the hot tea in to the glass jar. Use a strainer or filter to strainer the tea leave. You don't have to use a strainer, if you don't mind bits of leaves floating around, but pour it slowly.

6. The hot tea will melt some of the ice we put in earlier. So the last step is to top the jar off with some more ice.  

Now the iced tea is made. It only takes 5-10 minutes. You can garnish it with a few drops of lemon juice, mint and or sweetener.  

Cold brewing is very easy. Pictures below show how to cold brew Snowbud white tea. Just simply put the tea leaves in a jar. Fill it with water, then put it in the fridge. You will have a jar of refreshing iced tea 12 hours later.

Put leaves in a jar

Fill it with water. Then put it into a fridge. And you will have a nice cold brewed tea in 12 hours.

A black tea Matcha? Yes, and it is exceptionally well balanced. If you like quality cup of breadfast tea or just want to be adventurous. You should definitely try this Matcha from Kenya's Nandi highlands. This unique Matcha is craftily small-batch made by following a Japanese style stone grind process.  The brewed tea pleases the palette with smooth and malty notes with right amounts of astringency. It is also very versatile. It takes milk and cream very well. It can also be used as a baking ingredient. Available now on our website.

Pictured above is our Cold Brew Blend cold brewed for 12 hours. Delicious and refreshing! It is a mixture of some Jasmine Dragon Pearls, Aged Snowbud white tea, Golden Yunnan, Formosa Oriental Beauty, Gunpowder green tea, Rose petals, and Jasmine buds. The tea is crisp and layered with floral flavor, honey sweetness, and nutty notes. 

The electric Matcha whisk is another new product. Shown on the left are pics of the whisking in progress. It froths up the Samidori Matcha really well. The whisk will soon be added to our website. 

This Ali Shan Oolong is very nice. Freshly seasonal, crisp, sweet and floral. Layers of flavor in this complex green Oolong. We will start carrying it very soon. Will keep you posted for this new tea. Cheers.