First Flush

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  • Doke Black Fusion Tippy First Flush Bihar Province

    Doke Black Fusion Tippy

    $26.00 CAD for 125g
    Bright, smooth with notes of sweet hay and malt, and an enduring finish of honey. Of the Assamica cultivar, this tea is hand-picked and hand-rolled. Doke Tea Estate is located on the Doke River, in the Bihar District of northeast India, near the border of Nepal. It is sometimes called 'The Land of Buddha', as Gautama Buddha spent much of his life teaching and seeking enlightenment there.  
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  • Darjeeling Avongrove Imperial First Flush

    Avongrove Imperial First Flush

    $32.00 CAD for 125g
    This spring pick from Darjeeling is bright and smooth with fresh floral notes and hints of sweet basil. Situated in the high altitude hills of Darjeeling, surrounded by the sound of chirping birds and the streaming Balason river, Avongrove Tea Estate has been committed to organic and ethical methods of tea cultivation for over a century and a half. Avongrove means "Nest of Birds".    
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  • Okayti Moonshine Darjeeling First Flush

    Okayti Moonshine FF

    $40.00 CAD for 125g
    A unique first flush from Okayti that is made from tea leaves plucked after midnight under a clear full moon and processed before the break of dawn. Infuses a light golden hue with notes of forest moss and a hint of honey. The advantage of this late night plucking is that after sunset, evaporation stops and higher amounts of nutrients and flavonoids will have been concentrated in the buds and young tea leaves by the time night falls. Find out more about the Okayti Tea Estate here.  
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  • Organic Japan Benifuuki Black Tea FIrst Flush

    Benifuuki Black

    $24.00 CAD for 125g
    This rare Japanese black tea is quite light but complex with sweet, floral notes of fresh baked bread and plums, and a lingering milk-sweet finish. Cultivated and harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka. Benifuuki is a hybrid of the Benihomare (assamica) and MakuraCd86 (sinensis) varietals. Loosely translates as “red riches and honors”.
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  • Organic Japan Gyokuro Saemidori Green Tea

    Gyokuro Saemidori

    $42.00 CAD for 125g
    This shade-grown, hand-picked green tea brews rich and buttery with fresh floral, fruity notes. The savoury-sweet character is truly remarkable and the leaf is good for many infusions. From the Saemidori cultivar, harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka.
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  • Organic Japan Houjicha (Roasted Green Tea)

    Organic Houjicha

    $16.00 CAD for 125g
    Stems and larger buds and leaves from the spring harvest are collected and roasted at high heat. The resulting tea infuses a golden brown colour with the tangy-sweet roasted notes of caramelized stone fruits. Contains less caffeine than a regular green tea. From a blend of cultivars, harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka.
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  • Organic Japan Kukicha First Flush

    Organic Kukicha

    $16.00 CAD for 125g
    Often known as "twig tea", Kukicha is a blend of tender leaves, stems and stalks which yields a smooth, rich cup low in astringency and caffeine. The infusion is bright and buttery with a sweet finish. Specially blended in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka. Winner of Japan's Tea Gold Award.  
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  • Organic Matcha Nishi Okumidori Ceremonial Grade

    Organic Matcha Nishi Okumidori 250g

    $85.00 CAD
    With an incredibly deep, rich green this ceremonial grade matcha is full and smooth with rich, sweet vegetal/umami notes. From the Nishi farm in the Kagoshima prefecture, made with leaves of the Okumidori cultivar. Package Size - 250g *Matcha is ground using a stone mill, making the particles superfine and prone to clumping. To prevent clumping use a tea strainer to sift your matcha for optimal froth and smoothness.
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  • Organic Japan Matcha Uguisu 250g Culinary Grade

    Organic Matcha Uguisu 250g

    $32.00 CAD
    An organic matcha produced from tea leaves carefully grown in a cool, insect-resistant tea plantation in the mountains at an altitude of 300 to 500 m. Rich deep colour and full flavour. While considered a "culinary grade", suitable for making sweets, smoothies and lattes, this is still very worth trying on its own! From the Yabukita cultivar, harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka. Package Size - 250g *Matcha is ground using a stone mill, making the particles superfine and prone to clumping. To prevent clumping use a tea strainer to sift your matcha for optimal froth and smoothness.
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  • Organic Japan Sencha Kurumi Asamushi Green Tea

    Sencha Kurumi Asamushi

    $18.00 CAD for 125g
    A lightly steamed, Asamushi Sencha infusing with creamy-sweet notes of steamed green bean and asparagus, and hints of melon. From the Yabukita cultivar,  harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka.
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  • Organic Japan Yabukita Black Tea First Flush

    Yabukita Black

    $24.00 CAD for 125g
    From the famous Yabukita cultivar more known for green teas, this remarkable black tea surprises with savory notes of herbs and rich, sweet notes of browned butter. Brings to mind cheese and crackers! First cultivated in 1908, Yabukita is derived from two Japanese words, 'Yabu', meaning bamboo grove, and 'Kita', meaning north. *OUT OF STOCK* Until New Season - ETA August 2024
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  • Organic Japan Yamabuki Nadeshiko Fermented Koji Tea

    Yamabuki Nadeshiko

    $32.00 CAD for 125g
    This uniquely fermented tea has wonderful toasty/nutty notes with hints of plum and dried fig. Very smooth with little astringency and a sweet finish. The liquor has a remarkable pink hue! Yamabuki Nadeshiko is a new Japanese tea made with a patented manufacturing method called the microbial control fermentation method, incorporating sake production techniques to tea. The tea leaves are fermented in a clean room with black koji mold for a number of days before steam is used to kill the spores and then the leaf is dried for packaging. Cultivated and harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka.
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