Chickweed Tea

If chai is an entire percussion section, then green chai is a master musician playing the flute. Unlike traditional chai, which has a very spicy and bold approach, Immortalitea is more muted.

Mornings filled with buckwheat pancakes stacked high and served with spoonfuls of salted butter and ridiculous pours of real maple syrup. The black currant leaves offer a verdant, slightly almond flavor that sweetens the experience.

A laid back black tea for when you plan to just lay about all day and blow off your responsibilities. This tea takes to milk and sugar just fine, but to really make it something special we recommend you stir in a teaspoon of your favorite jam to sweeten...

A tea house favorite perfect for bawdy nights trading dirty jokes with the guys or quiet nights curled up with your favorite bad movie. This can be repeated dozens of times. Scented green teas were generally reserved for the Imperial court, though other...

The British, not having direct access to mandarins, used oil from bergamots (another fragrant citrus fruit). Earl Grey cake slathered with lavender buttercream. Often served with a bit of cream and sugar Earl Grey is the perfect tea time cup.

We're hiding a surprise with this tea. After that we add heaps of sugar, some more water, and then serve it over ice. (And then fresh lemon, because we're persnickety like that.) We love this tea brewed strong and hard, maybe about 10-15 minutes.

A classic combination that still is still appreciated in the modern world. Green tea, often a gunpowder tea, is steeped long and hard – sometimes for ten to fifteen minutes to create a strong and bitter brew.

Not too many teas can be described as explosive, but this gunpowder tea is powerful for a green tea. It's also extremely pleasant over ice with a splash of cream. This rolling process is done to help preserve the flavor and allow it to unfurl due to excessive...

Just as true Champagne can only be produced in Champagne, France, Darjeeling can only be produced in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It's a tea drinker's tea. Darjeeling teas are so prized that the Tea Board of India actually has a task...

The sugar will become scented by this tea and should be sprinkled over pie crusts before baking or over homemade doughnuts. In addition, add a teaspoon to a small container of sugar and let it sit for a week.

Place 2 teaspoons of gelatin with 2 tablespoons if water in a bowl and allow to gel. While this tea is absolutely darling on its own, mixing it with a bit of peach juice would make for an energizing morning drink.

The flavor is that of dried wood and blessed incense lit for the gods. This gives the twigs a dark, ruddy red color and an intensely woodsy scent. An unassuming tea from Japan it looks like a simple collection of twigs.

Rather, it gently nudges you along. This tea is mellow and sweet, and though it's caffeinated it doesn't provide that crazy green tea rush. A perfect blend of tropical fruits from the Pacific Rim and tea from mainland China.

The dried leaves are crisp and thin making a beautiful brew when infused. Ceylon Black Tea w/ Silver Tips The tea features prominent, very fine, and wiry silver tips that stand out against the dark slender Flowery Orange Pekoe.

With each sip you can taste the mellow hints of sour-cherry halves accompanied by papaya, pineapple bits, and rose petals. Caffeine Level: Medium Cherries & Jasmine Blossoms Green Tea This tea Features traditional sencha green tea leaves that are complemented...

This tea has a strong finish and can be enjoyed hot or cold. Ingredients: Oolong tea, orange blossoms, natural flavoring Orange Blossom Oolong Tea This Oolong blend features a deep, bold oolong tea leaf accompanied by accents of orange.

This production style involves having the leaves undergo an additional fermentation process after they are dried. The brew gives a dark hue with an earthy smooth flavor. Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Pu-erh, sometimes referred to as Bolay, is a variety of post-fermented...

The leaves are simply plucked and dried making it one of the most prominent green teas available. The tea features many silver tips among the silky skinny dried leaves. Green Silk Maofeng This tea is a great example of a fine tasting tea with "minimalist"...

The tea has a hint of smokiness but leaves a smooth aftertaste. Tea is made up of leaves hand-rolled into tiny pellets, resembling gunpowder. Due to its shape, gunpowder green tea is very appealing and easy to infuse.

The sliver sprouts of the tea are neatly coiled and give this tea it's recognizable appearance. The tea is fresh and clean tasting with a hint of hazelnuts while the cup features a pale hue.

The tea is fired at high temperature, altering the leaf colour tints from green to reddish-brown. The roasted flavors predominate this blend. Hojicha Green Tea Hojicha (ほうじ茶) is distinguished from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted...

By fate, not option, frugal Nature gave One scent to hyson and to wall-flower, One sound to pine-groves and to waterfalls, One aspect to the desert and the lake. It is this piney flavor that makes this tea perfect to drink alongside cold meat dishes or...

If you're a new tea drinker who is used to coffee (or plan on converting a bean-drinker to the way of the leaf) then this is a fantastic starter tea. It's a Rorschac test of tea, if you will, as everyone tastes something completely different.

She was adored by her subjects, the Pekoe, for her unrivaled beauty, soothing voice, and heavenly complexion. Are they sweet words or astringent ones? The leaves are then withered and air-dried.

The tea of choice for those who take afternoon luncheons at the Ritz Carlton. A dandy concoction if we do say so. If so our Triple Berry is simply that. Refined flavors of juniper berry, blueberry leaf, and myrtle make this an elegant selection.

A perky tea that would marry happily with a cheese plate decked out with triple cream cheeses, or perhaps used to flavor the milk used to make homemade caramels. The cup pours a gentle yellow and tastes mellower than one would think.

Also known as red tea and bush tea, this particular tisane only took the Western world by storm in the past ten years. The result is a much richer, more intense, dark red brew. In addition, many people enjoy brewing this in milk as opposed to water and...