Green teas are not fermented. The leaves undergo three treatments: roasting, rolling and firing. Roasting kills off the enzymes responsible for oxidization and involves heating the leaves to around 100C, at which point the leaves become soft and flexible, ready for rolling. Many green teas are then hand-rolled into various shapes. Green tea is an excellent thirst- quencher and can be drunk throughout the day. Nearly all green teas come from china or Japan.

Green Tea Pricing (PDF - Last Updated Oct. 2007)

Low Caffeine

Black teas is made from leaves that have been fully oxidized, producing a hearty deep rich flavor in a colored amber brew. It is the oxidation process, oxygen coming into contact with the enzymes in the tealeaf that distinguishes black tea from green tea. Black teas have a fuller and richer flavor than unprocessed Green teas.

Black Tea Pricing (PDF - Last Updated Oct. 2007)

Higher caffeine

Herbal infusions or tisanes such as Chamomile, peppermint or ginger, do not contain any real tealeaf. The term “herbal tea” is somewhat misleading because these products are not really tea at all. Herbal infusions can be derived from a single ingredient or a blend of flowers, herbs, spices, fruits, berries and other plants. All of our herbal infusions are caffeine free.

Herbal Infusion Pricing (PDF - Last Updated Oct. 2007)

No caffeine

Oolong teas or semi-oxidized tea, principally from China and Taiwan. Oolong falls between black tea and green tea with a complex flavor and aroma more delicate than black tea and more powerful than green. One of the key aspects of oolong teas is that one serving can, and should be, steeped several times. It is over the course of maninfusions that the rich aromas and flavors of oolong tea are revealed.

Oolong Tea Pricing (PDF - Last Updated Oct. 2007)

Medium caffeine

White teas are the rarest and most delicate in the world. Produced mainly in china, primarily in the Fujian province, White tea is made entirely from leaf buds that are covered with whitish hairs. The new buds are plucked before they open in early spring, then withered and dried slowly at low temperatures. Unlike other tea processing methods, the leaf buds are not rolled and only slightly oxidized. The result of this processing is a tea with a mild flavor and natural sweetness, with little of the grassy undertones sometimes associated with green tea.

White Tea Pricing (PDF - Last Updated Oct. 2007)

Low caffeine