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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The World of Loose Leaf Tea, just begun...

There are many different kind of organic teas and I am just going to name a few, well maybe a little more than a few.
Loose Leaf Green Teas:
Jasmine Green Tea- Chinese green tea, delicate jasmine, intoxicating
Matcha Green Tea- Japanese powdered green tea, grassy, nutty, green
Sencha Green Tea- Japanese loose leaf tea, nutty, smooth ( only steep this one 1 minute)
Gen Mai Cha Green Tea- Japanese green tea with Roasted Rice, toasty and yummy
Hojicha Green Tea- Japanese Roasted loose leaf tea, nutty, roasty
Dragonwell Green Tea- Chinese green tea, light, nutty with very smooth flavour
Sour Cherry Green Tea- Japanese green tea infused with natural cherry essence, very smooth Sakura cherry (only steep this one 30 secs to 1 minute) SERIOUSLY
Gunpowder Green Tea- Chinese green tea hand tied and rolled, smoky, full bodied
Loose Leaf Semi Green Teas:
Pu-erh Tea- Chinese semi green tea, earthy, woody, aged is better
Oolong Tea- toasty or very delicate, the higher up its grown the better
Loose Leaf Black Teas:
Ceylon Black Tea- smooth, medium bodied, somewhat sweet and floral
Darjeeling Black Tea- Indian, light to medium bodied, great on its own, no milk
Earl Gray Black Tea- bergamot is kind of perfumy, you either love or hate this one
Black Chai Tea- Indian,spicy, full bodied, great with warmed milk, make it strong
Lapsang Souchong Black Tea- Chinese loose leaf tea, pine smoked
Yunnan Black Tea- loose leaf tea, earthy, full bodied tea


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