Bohemian Raspberry Tea is one of our most soothing green teas yet! A pan-fired green tea in the sencha style from Hunan Province in South Eastern China produces an infusion that is pale green to yellow with mellow grassy undertones and sweet raspberry notes. Ingredients: China green tea, raspberry pieces, and natural flavors. Use one teaspoon per cup and brew about 3 minutes in 180-degree water. Also great for iced tea!

"Tai-pan" was the name given to an influential foreign businessman doing business in Hong Kong and China during the 19th century. The life of a Tai-pan in those days was often exciting and luxurious, as undiscovered trade routes were opened and they quickly gathered great fortunes on the frontiers of world commerce. Like many wealthy businesspeople in any time period, the Tai-pans of old China enjoyed the splendid accessories of wealth: sumptuous feasts, fine wines, racehorses, and the like. In fact, they were most likely very influential on the development of the luxury market for most products in the Far East.

In an effort to reach this market, a tea grower at the time living in Hunan Province decided to create what might be considered the first "luxury" tea developed for Western tastes. The tea maker knew that the Tai-pans had tastes for the finer things in life and therefore had highly refined palates. So, he was determined to make a tea which was sweet and smooth. He also surmised, based on their apparent appreciation for Eastern art, that the Tai-pans must have an eye for beauty and understood that the leaf style would need to be very fine and evenly graded. It was named "Chun Mee," meaning "precious eyebrow" to describe its lovely shape. The Tai-pan businessmen loved the tea and quickly added it to their steady diet of Cuban cigars, caviar, Cognac, and the like.

The days of the old Tai-pan may be over, but this fantastic tea remains. Still manufactured according to the old techniques, Chun Mee Tai Pan Superior Tea has a very fine, emerald leaf that infuses to produce a mild yellow-green liquor. The cup is sweet, with hints of an almost Sencha-like clover butteriness, grassy notes, and a long exceptionally smooth finish. Use one to two teaspoons per cup and steep about 3 minutes in 180-degree water.

Our Crime of Passion tea blend was inspired by and named after the sultry beaches of Rio de Janeiro where there are sun worshipers and lovers feeding each other freshly-cut pieces of papaya and passion fruit right on the sand. The sweet profiles of both fruits perfectly complement the heat, humidity, and goings on at the beach. The combination of heat, sand, water, and fresh fruit is so enticing, it should be a crime in itself. This refreshingly sweet Crime of Passion tea has a sinful citrus flavor you'll want to enjoy again and again. The natural sweetness of the Sencha-style green tea from Hunan Province in China makes it perfectly suited for blending with dried papaya pieces and natural passion fruit flavors. Enhanced with beautiful sunflower petals.

Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 2-3 minutes in steaming water for a hot tea that can ignite internal passions. Or see our "How to Make Iced Tea" section for an iced tea that takes you back to those hot Brazilian beaches.

Our Decaffeinated Green Tea with Apricot is a truly delightful Japan Sencha green tea naturally decaffeinated and lightly flavored with natural apricot and enhanced with apricot flowers. Delicious hot as well as iced. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 1-2 minutes in steaming water.

Our decaffeinated teas are naturally decaffeinated using a process that removes caffeine without using chemicals of any sort. The freshly plucked tea leaves are briefly soaked in water and gently flushed with carbon dioxide (CO2). The CO2 binds to the caffeine molecules and extracts them from the tea, leaving behind all the natural proteins that give tea its flavor. It also leaves many of the polyphenols and antioxidants intact, so it's still good for you.

Our Decaffeinated Sencha #1 is a good quality naturally decaffeinated green Japan Sencha. Brews to a light yellow liquor with a somewhat sweet taste. Use one heaping teaspoon per cup and steep 1-2 minutes in 180-degree water.

Our decaffeinated teas are naturally decaffeinated using a process that removes caffeine without using chemicals of any sort. The freshly plucked tea leaves are briefly soaked in water and gently flushed with carbon dioxide (CO2). The CO2 binds to the caffeine molecules and extracts them from the tea, leaving behind all the natural proteins that give tea its flavor. It also leaves many of the polyphenols and antioxidants intact, so it's still good for you.

Our Decaffeinated Sencha #2 has a bit more of a fruity note than our Sencha #1. This one has a good green tea flavor with slight hints of apricot. Brews to a light coppery liquor and smells delicious. Typical sencha long leaves. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 1-2 minutes in 180-degree water.

Cindy's comments: Decaf Senchas are hard to find, so I'm happy to be able to offer a second choice!

Our decaffeinated teas are naturally decaffeinated using a process that removes caffeine without using chemicals of any sort. The freshly plucked tea leaves are briefly soaked in water and gently flushed with carbon dioxide (CO2). The CO2 binds to the caffeine molecules and extracts them from the tea, leaving behind all the natural proteins that give tea its flavor. It also leaves many of the polyphenols and antioxidants intact, so it's still good for you.

Our new Green Earl Grey is gunpowder green tea with oil of Bergamot, the classic Earl Grey flavor. We much prefer this blend to our old one. Slightly sweet and quite smooth. Good hot or for iced tea. Use 1 tsp per cup and steep 1.5-2 minutes in near boiling water.