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A word about tea

All tea comes from the "Camellia Sinensis" plant, however, where the tea is grown, the climate, soil conditions, altitude, etc, and how the tea is processed, determines the flavour characteristics of the tea. Based on the method of production teas can be divided into three categories - black, oolong, and green. Black tea is withered, fully oxidized (fermented) and dried. Black teas are available from various estates, countries and regions, with added flavourings and also as specialty blends. The two main types of manufacture for black teas are Orthodox (rolled whole leaf) and CTC-Cut Torn and Curled (appears like little ball bearings). The Orthodox method produces the traditional looking tea leaf - long and wiry whole leaf types. This is achieved as follows - the withered leaf is fed into what appears to be a very large mixing bowl with a large paddle that mashes the tea. During the process the tea is torn apart to a certain degree and also crushed. To achieve 'clean' tea, several series of stalk extractors are used. Orthodox teas tend to be lighter and less full bodied as compared to CTC manufactured teas. The CTC manufacturing process turns the tea into what appears to be small balls of tea. The withered tea leaf passes between two large rollers that are revolving opposite to one another. On each roller are a multitude of sharp blades set at an angle that mesh with the opposing roller. As the tea passes through this series of blades the tea is cut and torn apart and is compressed or curled into little balls. CTC is a popular variety of manufacturing since producers realize higher yields form acreages under tea cultivation. Also CTC teas are more suitable to tea bagging since they flow more easily to gravity fed bagging machines. CTC teas tend to be more full bodied and robust and are well suited to 'gutsy' blends.

Some of the processes involved in tea production are:

Plucking: Top quality tea is hand plucked and the best tea comes from the new shoots which are the top two leaves and the bud of this shoot. It takes 4.5 pounds of green leaf to produce one pound of black tea.

Withering: The leaves are spread out on long trays in warm temperatures for 12-16 hours so that they loose water (approx 50% of moisture content).

Rolling: In the withered leaves are first rolled by machine then often crushed torn and curled (CTC method) to break open the tea cells.

Fermentation: The tea is left open to the air for one to two hours. Oxidation occurs affecting both the taste and the color of the tea.

Drying: After the fermentation stage the leaves are passed through a drier stopping the oxidization process.

After processing, the tea is sorted and tasted and, if desired, the tea is blended and/or flavoured. Oolong Tea is withered, partially oxidized (fermented), and dried. Oolong tea is generally wilted in direct sunlight (solar withering). The leaves are then shaken in tubular bamboo baskets to to bruise the leaf edges, making the edges oxidize faster than the centre of the leaf. The leaves are shaken and spread out to air-dry several times until the leaf veins become apparent and the surface yellows. The edges become reddish from oxidization while the center remains green. Fermentation is stopped halfway through by firing. Green tea is an un-fermented tea. After withering (if withered at all) it is immediately steamed or heated via firing or pan frying to prevent oxidization, and then rolled and dried. Green tea may or may not go through a withering process. The leaves are immediately pan fired, steamed or baked to prevent oxidization, thus no chemical change. The tea leaves are then rolled and dried. A special type of green tea is White tea. Like green teas this tea is un-fermented. White teas go through the least amount of processing of all the teas. White teas are withered and then immediately dried by steaming.
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METROPOLITAN TEAS

All loose Tea per gram is on Sale at discounted pricing

Metropolitan Flavours (Box size 1-30)
Green Tea
                                                                   
Earl Grey
English Breakfast
Peppermint
Orange Pekoe
Blueberry
Cranberry
Strawberry
Organic Rooibos
Canadian Maple

                                *Visit our online store for pricing

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS SIMPLY A LIST OF OUR AVAILABLE PRODUCTS. SOME PRODUCTS LISTED MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
FOR PRODUCTS NOT LISTED IN OUR ONLINE STORE PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

TO ORDER ONLINE CLICK HERE.

NUMI TEAS

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Numi Flavours (Box size 1-18)
Aged Earl Grey
Breakfast Blend
White Orange Spice
Golden Chai/Spiced
Rubi Chai Spiced Rooibos
Rooibos
​Moroccan Mint Herbal
​Chamomile Lemon
Gunpowder Green
Mate Lemon Green - Rainforest
Decaf Black Vanilla
Decaf Green Lemon​​​
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LIPTON TEAS

Lipton Flavours (Box size 1-28)
Chamomile
Earl Grey
English Breakfast
Green Passion fruit
Lemon Lane
Mint
Orange
Spiced Chai
Decaf
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Assorted Tea                                                     Size
Red Rose                                                          1-100
Red Rose                                                          1-100
Chinese Green                                                 1-100

Oregon Chai Tea                                              1 Litre 
Oregon Chai Tea                                              1.5 Gallon 
Oregon Chai Tea                                              8-30g
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Tea Infuser $3.50
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Honey Dripper $4.95
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6 Cup Windsor Teapot
Green $7.95
Black $7.95
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Tea Sacs $5.95

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS SIMPLY A LIST OF OUR AVAILABLE PRODUCTS. SOME PRODUCTS LISTED MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
FOR PRODUCTS NOT LISTED IN OUR ONLINE STORE PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

TO ORDER ONLINE CLICK HERE.

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