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Organic Tea Singles
The Gourmet Tea Organic Tea Singles: contains 8 single packs of 4 of our Organic teas. Two pack each of 4 teas that include Organic DragonWell Green Tea (5g/pk), Organic Mao Feng Green Tea (5g/pk), Organic Yunnan Tian Hong Black Tea (5g/pk), and Organic Pu-Erh Tea (5g/pk).
Gourmet Tea Company is a direct representative of our tea garden. We only carry quality tea.
1. Organic DragonWell Green Tea:
Authentic West-Lake Dragonwell is the world’s finest green tea. Picked in early spring, its hand processing requires great care. The leaves are thin and delicate; the pale green infusion possesses a wonder lingering sweetness. This lightly fired green tea’s leaves are thin and blade-like, and covered with a golden sheen. Tea has been grown in the west Lake region since the Tang Dynasty (8th century A.D.) and the region is praised in Lu Yu's Classic of Tea. It is here where the modern method of making green tea was first developed during the Song Dynasty. (Until this time all tea was in brick or cake form.) Dragon well quickly became a favorite, and attained the status of an Imperial Tribute Tea. “Dragon Well” is both a place name and the name of a spring. The region is known for its mild weather, low rolling mountains shrouded in mist, and pure water. The soil is particularly rich in the organic nutrients that are most suitable for green tea cultivation. At the birthplace of the modern green tea maker’s art, the 800 year old tradition of the world’s finest green tea continues.
This tea has been grown organically. Certification was issued by Institue for Marketecology in Swiss.
2. Organic Mao Feng Green Tea:
The tea itself is known by its long delicate leaves, which are quickly fired and turn a dark jade green. When steeped, the tea is wonderfully fragrant, and leaves a lingering sweetness on the palate. This method of firing tea is a Southern Song invention, and has led to the way in which present day green teas are produced. It is a method, which leaves intact all those elements, which are most beneficial to health, and maintains China’s role as the producer of the world’s finest green teas. This tea has been grown organically. Certification was issued by Institue for Marketecology in Swiss.
3. Organic Yunnan Tian Hong Black Tea: A beautiful, delicate tea, this golden-tipped black tea is smooth, fragrant and has a faint natural sweetness. “Tian” is the abbreviated form for China’s Yunnan province, thus, the name for the province’s finest black tea is “Tian-Hong”. This tea is renowned for its beautiful golden-tipped leaves and fragrant aroma, and a soft sweetness that reminds one of baked sugar. In the 19th century, Keemun and Tian-Hong were often presented as gifts to European ambassadors and other elites. It was the English in fact who, utilizing these two different strains of Chinese black teas created the tea industry of Darjeeling. Ironically, it was their worldwide dominance in the 19th century that led to their present decline; the huge demand resulted in a lowering of standards. Even a brief encounter with the higher grades of this tea should result in this regaining of its position as one of the world’s finest black teas. This tea has been grown organically. Certification was issued by Institute for Marketecology in Swiss.
4. Organic Pu-Erh Tea: Pu-Erh is both a tea name and a place name. The mountains of Yun-Nan provide a unique climate for the cultivation of this tea. Although grown in China’s far southwest, the tea is cultivated at elevations in which a near continuous spring-like condition exists. The region is warm and moist, with plentiful rain and rich soil. This region is also the ancestral home of all tea plants; still extant are tea trees more than a thousand years old. The tea is the large leafed variety; it is fragrant and has on earthly sweetness. Pu-Erh’s cultivation and production are unlike any other tea. It is grown interspaced with a local tree whose scent commingles with that of the tea. It is also the only tea that is deliberately aged. This process mellows its flavor, and produces a tea that is low in caffeine that processes numerous benefits for health. This tea has been grown organically. Certification was issued by Institute for Marketecology in Swiss.
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