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Chunmee (“Precious Eyebrow”)
$5.00 – $8.75Read moreThe name of this classic tea from Jiangxi province in China translates to “precious eyebrow”, due to the unique “eyebrow” shape of Chunmee’s pan-fired leaf. The tea leaves are a shiny, grey-green with a smoky or dusty appearance and produce a lovely, astringent yellow liquor and a gentle aroma often compared to plums. It has a pleasant vegetal briskness, and one may detect a hint of smokiness which Chinese teas of this style often retain from the pan firing of the leaf. One may even experience a hint of spiciness.
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Daily Matcha (Organic)
$15.00 – $116.00Read moreMatcha is powdered green tea that includes the whole leaf, ground into a very fine powder that resembles an emerald colored flour. Because the leaves themselves are consumed, brewed Matcha contains higher concentrations of vitamins, antioxidants and caffeine than other teas. This particular grade of organically grown matcha is moderately priced for everyday enjoyment, whether whisked traditionally in a matcha bowl, or infused into shakes and smoothies to provide a boost of vegetal antioxidants.
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Green Pomegranate (organic)
$10.00 – $72.00Select optionsOne of our most popular blended green teas! Select organic green tea hand tossed in a large wok, dried to perfection, then carefully blended with organic raspberries and essence of pomegranate.
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Gunpowder Green 2nd Flush
$6.00 – $82.00Select optionsGunpowder green tea is believed to have been produced for over 1000 years and was named by the British due to the leaf’s resemblance to the gunpowder pellets used in their cannons. Gunpowder green has a strong and lightly smokey vegetal taste and dry, astringent finish. It makes a refreshing afternoon tea, and it may store longer than other greens because of its compressed shape.
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Himalayan Orange First Flush Premium (organic)
$10.00 – $32.00Read moreThis 2017 first flush organic black tea, from the renowned Jun Chiyabari Estate in eastern Nepal, is a pure delight for anyone who deeply loves tea or those looking to expand their tea experience! Himalayan Orange is most similar to a highly graded Darjeeling SFGFOP1 yet with even higher quality due to this estate’s curly-twisted hand-rolled leaves. First flush tea leaves retain a slight greenish characteristic despite being a classified black tea, and are a rare treat for artisan tea connoisseurs.
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Himalayan White Premium (organic)
$18.00 – $64.00Select optionsNew lot just arrived! White tea from the Jun Chiyabari Estate in eastern Nepal, is a rare treat, as only a limited amount is available each spring and small artisan tea shops like beTeas have to compete with the big guys to get it. We’ve been lucky enough to snag a couple of kilos of this exceptional leaf, so don’t miss out on this rare treat!
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Lotus Leaf
$12.00 – $21.00Read moreA buttery, fresh taste with vegetal characteristics and hint of citrus tang. Brews a mossy green liquor in your cup. Inner and outer beauty follows this infusion that is traditionally believed to ‘”clean the blood and calm the soul”. A calming, natural deodorizer, this tisane helps you feel good all over!
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Matcha Genmaicha Kuromame
$9.00 – $35.00Out Of StockGenmaicha is the Japanese name for green tea with roasted brown rice. This beautiful organic genmaicha blends roasted brown rice and popped rice with organic sencha, lending an oceanic green tea base a playful nutty and savory aroma and flavour.
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Momo’s Ceremonial Matcha Usucha (30g Canister)
$28.00Add to cartbeTeas is proud to offer this exceptional farm-direct ceremonial grade matcha, sourced by our partner, Momo Tea of Toronto. Momo uses fresh young Tencha leaves, ground by hand in Uji, Kyoto. This exceptional Matcha is highly recommended and acceptable for traditional Japanese tea ceremony (or your personal, informal yet incredible matcha moment!). One canister contains 30g.
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Raspberry Leaf Tisane
$7.00 – $12.00Read moreThe Red Raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus), is a pale-green leaf produced by the well known, perennial, raspberry plant. Don’t be expecting the sweet and tart experience of raspberries, as raspberry leaf, while renowned for therapeutic benefits, is much more herbal and plain in taste, as you may expect of any wild green leaf dried and infused. Those who love herbaceous wild herbs greatly enjoy red raspberry leaf as a “self drinker” while others may slightly sweeten their cup with honey, or combine with other teas or herbs.
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Rest & Repair Tisane
$9.00 – $52.00Select optionsA brilliant blend of calming herbs to ease stress from the body and nourish tissues. A delightful night time tisane to prepare for a good night’s rest and repair. Naturally caffeine-free.
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Salama Green
$9.00 – $65.00Select optionsWe call this ‘Salama’ green, since in Swahili, salama has several translations, including: health, peace, robustness, well, and we think this is a fitting name for this vibrant, yet clean and smooth tasting green tea that is unlike any other green tea on the market! Grown in one of the world’s most clean tea terriors, these whole tea leaves will steep multiple infusions of vibrant green liquor.
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Silver Needle/Bai Hao Yin Zhen Premium (organic)
$10.00 – $34.00Select optionsIf you love Silver Needle white tea, you will positively swoon over this premium grade Bai Hao Yin Zhen. One of the great teas of China, this exceptional white needle tea from Fujian province consists purely of succulent young buds. Steep many times! beTeas is proud to offer this direct-sourced tea by Camellia Sinensis.
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Stinging Nettle (organic, wildcrafted)
$8.00 – $13.00Read moreStinging Nettle (urtica dioica) is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant that can be found native and wild throughout areas of North America, Europe, Asia and Northern Africa. Nettle tea lends a very grassy but smooth and interesting taste. It’s very pleasant steeped on it’s own or you can have fun mixing and blending with your other favourite herbs, such as lemongrass, verbena or mint!
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West Lake Long Jing (Dragon Well) Premium 2nd Flush
$16.00 – $30.00Read moreAmong all Chinese green teas, Long Jing is by far the most popular, and we bring you this exceptional version direct from the West Lake in Zhejiang Province, cultivated and crafted by an 80-year old tea master. Tea obsessives and newbies alike are equally enamored when they experience the roasted chestnut note wrapped in the most astonishing vegetal freshness. The liquor of this incredible “second flush” (second harvest) infusion carries the essence of freshly cut grass, rounded off by a soft, nutty flavour. Use multiple, short steeps to enjoy this masterfully made tea over many infusions.
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White Peony (Bai Mu Dan) (organic)
$11.00 – $55.00Select optionsWhite Peony (a.k.a. Bai Mu Dan or Pai Mu Tan) is a light, traditional white tea that consists of young leaves with silvery buds. This one is organically grown with a generous amount of buds which produces pronounced sweet, gentle notes with peachy undertones.
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Zhang Lang Sheng Puer (raw)
$32.00Add to cartThis unfermented “sheng” or “raw” puer cake comes from the remote villages of Yunnan and is produced by the Bulang minority. Powerful, with strains of easy, sweet tangs, this puer is well enjoyed while still green, and is also great for aging (Summer 2014). A mild tea that grows a bit and develops with each infusion, it is one whose tones come with some powerful vegetal blasts of the famed soil of this remote region. Each cake weighs approximately 100g.
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Himalayan Evergreen Premium (organic)
$14.00 – $50.00Select optionsNew lot just arrived!
beTeas is proud to offer this high grade organic Himalayan Evergreen green tea from the renowned Jun Chiyabari Estate in eastern Nepal. This unique green tea boasts partially hand rolled & tightly twisted leaves that infuse a lively, vegetal cup with accents of fresh fruit and finish of chestnuts.
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