The fresh green leaves are slowly dried, then blended with pure jasmine flowers to produce a delicately fragrant, floral and sweet drink.

Aroma: fragrant, floral,  sweet, perfumed *   茉莉花茶, 香片
Taste: soft, sweet, delicate, floral

Pair with: appreciate on its own or delicious with Chinese cuisine, like Peking duck and pancakes. Enjoy with seafood, salads, chicken or desserts.

Brew temp: 80 degrees
Brew time:  3min 茉莉花茶, 香片

Loose-leaf

Bancha is a classic Japanese large-leaf green tea made from the lower shoots of the tea bush. It contains less caffeine than Sencha teas that are made from young shoots.  The Bancha leaves are roasted at high temperatures until they become reddish-brown.  The flavour that develops is aromatic, full-bodied, with roasted and nutty notes.  Can be enjoyed with a slice of lemon or orange.

Colour: reddish-brown with greenish tinge
Aroma: deep nutty roastedness, similar to soba-cha
Taste: deliciously full-bodied, roasted flavours and nutty

Pair with: very versatile - ginger biscuits, spicy nuts, milk tart, rice & noodle dishes

Brew temp: 80
Brew time:  3min

Loose-leaf

Shade-grown top buds are hand-picked to dry, then stone ground to reveal the ultra-greenness of the tea.

Colour: deep green
Aroma: herbaceous
Taste:  bitter with sweet grassiness

Brew temp: 80 degrees
Brew time:  3min

Pair with: can be used in confectionery
Medicinal: packed with anti-oxidants !

(chasen not included)