From gourmet loose-leaf tea, to Chai concentrate, and tea equipment, we have a vast selection of quality innovative products for you to choose from. We carry it all! We offer hundreds of different types of teas to choose from...select a Tisane, or maybe an herbal tea to enhance your health.
All of our Gourmet Teas are sold loose leaf in 1/2 lb bags and 2 lb bags.
Herbal Teas
The benefits of drinking herbal tea have been known for centuries. Made from Mother Earth's own herbs and fruits, they offer a distinct and exciting taste that is also good for you. Each cup offers vital nutrients, vitamins and minerals that come in the form of a simply made, delicious tea.
Served hot or cold, sweetened or plain, you can drink your herbal tea and know you are doing your body well. We add hibiscus leaves and Rosehips throughout these herb and fruit blends, which give the added benefit of naturally occurring vitamin C.
We want to empower you, the reader, with information about each product. Enjoy reading where this tea originates from, its history, its flavor and its reported health benefits. With this many tempting flavors, you are sure to find a few to benefit your body and to fall in love with.
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Rooibos is an Afrikaans word meaning "Red Bush." With a broom-like exterior and reddish needle-shaped leaves, Rooibos herbal tea creates a very bright red appearance when steeped; hence, this is how it received its name.
High in antioxidants and naturally delicious, South Africans have enjoyed the benefits of the African Red Bush Tea because it refreshes your senses. You don't need to add any milk or sweeteners to this already flavorful tea; with hints of nuttiness and natural sweetness, Rooibos African Tea is perfect as it is. Since it is also caffeine-free, it is perfect for those who are sensitive to caffeine.
Treat yourself to the goodness of Rooibos African Red Bush Tea; you will not have regrets!
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The finest chamomile flowers in the world come from the Nile River Valley of Egypt and were considered a remedy for all ills by the ancient Egyptians. Used to cure anxiety, stomach cramps, skin problems such as eczema, reduce inflammation, and used to reduce stress & promote restful sleep, Chamomile Tea is great for relaxation and a wide variety of other ailments.
Most Tea Connoisseurs are fans of Chamomile's calming effect. The warm drink is used to settle you down before bedtime or to help reduce stress.
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Beneath the rainforest canopy in South America, the Guarani Indians have been drinking the steeped juice of the leaves of the wild yerba tree-bush for centuries. They cite numerous health benefits, including increased immune system strength, improved digestion, stress reduction, and stimulation of mental processes.
In 1964 the Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific society concluded "it is difficult to find a plant in any area of the world equal to Mate in nutritional value" and that Yerba (pronounced Sherba) Mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life."
Today, over 300,000 tons of Yerba Mate is produced yearly for consumption in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. It is truly the South American passion! Yerba Mate comes from a tree, "Ilex Paraguariensis", cultivated in South America. The yerba is the leaves; dried and crushed to make a tea-like herb. You may add sugar or honey to sweeten the Yerba as the Argentineans do. Or drink it plain as the majority of South America does.
To allow proper flavor release and to avoid a bitter flavor, Yerba tea should be steeped in hot water, not boiling. By using a "hot steep" you can infuse the same tea leaves several times and still experience an excellent tea.
You will find this tea to be vegetal, herbal, and grassy much like a green tea. It is common practice still today to have friends gather round for a passing of the gourd. Passed in a counterclockwise motion, the gourd filled with Yerba Mate is passed from person to person drinking until the host, who prepares the beverage, runs out of water.
FlavoredTeas
Our flavored teas are made from a high quality loose-leaf Chinese Ceylon Black Tea that has been scented with calendula petals. We hand blend a fragrant hint of flavor into the loose leaf tea bringing you a wonderfully scented, amazingly aromatic, delicious tasting flavored tea.
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Earl Grey is named after its English benefactor, Charles Earl Grey, who for a short time served as Prime Minister under King William IV in the 1830s. The unusual flavoring that makes Earl Grey so magnificent is the oil of bergamot, which is in the citrus family.
Bergamot comes from the Turkish word for "prince's pear" and describes a pear-shaped citrus that is grown around the Mediterranean. The oil is pressed from the rind and is used for perfume as well as this delicious Earl Grey tea. We take the concentration of this exotic flavor and blend it with mild teas of China and Sri Lanka. The aroma and flavor of the bergamot shine through and create a lovely tea.
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Kiwi-Strawberry flavored tea is a summertime favorite. Drink it hot in place of your morning coffee or throw it over some ice for an all day every day tea! Kiwi-Strawberry flavored tea can be sweetened slightly and kept in the fridge in place of juice. Your kids will never know they are drinking something healthy! What about you? Are you ready to switch from something sugary and full of ingredients you can’t read to something with only 2 calories, that tastes great? Kiwi-Strawberry tea is a great place to start!
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Ever popular Peach flavored tea is sure to win you over as well. We have truly captured the essence of peach flavor and combined with our gourmet Chinese black tea, this beverage is sure to take center stage. Peach flavored tea compliments any meal when thrown over ice, or is perfectly suited as a dessert tea as well. Satisfy your taste for something sweet anytime of the day by reaching for something quick, easy and delicious…Peach flavored tea.
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You see it everywhere... raspberry lotion, raspberry oils, raspberry candles…who doesn’t love the scent of raspberry? Now you can enjoy the aroma as well as the taste of raspberry flavored tea. No need to reach for that calorie filled raspberry dessert, only 2 little calories in our raspberry enhanced beverage. Raspberry gourmet flavored tea makes an exceptional dessert tea or an iced tea. Everyone will be sure you went through so much trouble to serve raspberry iced tea! We won’t tell how easy it was.
Chinese black tea sets the stage, we then enhance the cup with a glorious bouquet of raspberry and calendula petals to bring you an unforgettable flavored tea.