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The most
prized and flavorful green and yellow teas are
plucked in the spring. In China, Japan and Korea,
the spring tea harvest kicks off the beginning of
the new season of tea production. These teas are
plucked for only a short season of about 6 weeks,
while the leaf is small and tender and before the
summer green tea harvest begins in June.
Those of us living in the West do not often have
the chance to experience these delicate beauties.
So when we have the opportunity to procure top
grades of these spring teas, we do not hesitate.
We have a very limited quantity of these choice
selections. Please don’t miss out on the
experience of tasting teas this fresh and young. |
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HENAN |
2 oz |
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GREEN TEA
Green Tips
Xin Yang Mao Jian |
9.00
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JIANGSU |
1 oz |
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GREEN TEA
Green Snail Spring
Bi Lo Chun |
5.95
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Sichuan Province
is famous in China for splendid, handmade early spring
teas.
The mountainous regions that nourish these tea gardens are
located in the lofty regions of Mengding Mt. and Mt. Emei.
These revered mountains provide remote, coddled
environments that have the perfect growing conditions for
tea gardens and tea plants. These two regions have been
producing exquisite tea since the Song Dynasty ( 960 -1279
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SICHUAN -
MENGDING MOUNTAIN |
2 oz |
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YELLOW
TEA
Mengding Mountain Snow Buds
Huang Ya |
15.00
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SICHUAN - MT.
EMEI |
2 oz |
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GREEN TEA
Immortal Goddess
Emei Shan E Rui |
10.00
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YELLOW TEA
Bamboo Tips
Zhu Ye Qing |
14.00
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The steep,
mountainous regions of northeast Zhejiang contain an
amazing natural wonder - great unbroken stands of giant
bamboo forests that cover the mountainsides as far as the
eye can see. These majestic plants bend slightly and wave
gently in the breezes, creating a graceful rhythm that
inspires the locals to call these groves 'a bamboo sea.'
It was here that some segments of the movie Crouching
Tiger were filmed.
Additionally, this environment also produces fragrant,
heart-renderingly sweet green tea. These leafy teas are
redolent with buttery, sweet flavors that feature a hint
of the aroma of emerging bamboo shoots or asparagus.
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ZHEJIANG |
2 oz |
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GREEN TEA
Bamboo Sea Tea
AnJi Bai
Pian |
15.00
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In Japan,
the freshness of tea is of paramount importance. Japanese
tea buyers purchase tea in small quantities so that they
can follow along with the tea plucking seasons and
purchase tea when it has come into season.
Sincha season is the earliest tea plucked in Japan . It is
considered a pre-harvest tea, as the leaf for sincha is
plucked for only a matter of days. After that, the leaf
has grown too large to be considered Sincha. Sincha sells
out quickly in tea shops in Japan because everyone waits
for its arrival in the market, and anticipates the
delicious, rich and sweet vegetal flavor that will
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SHIZUOKA |
2 oz |
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GREEN TEA
Hashiri Sincha |
sold out until
late spring 2009
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