Taste the leaves

Made from the leaves from Camellia sinensis. Each different style is determined by the plant cultivar where the plant is grown, the age of the bush when harvested, the season it's picked, and how it's treated—dried, fired, steamed, oxidized, aged.

A cup filled with matcha next to a wooden spoon and bag filled with matcha.

Shop our top 12
traditional teas

The must-sip.
The must-haves.
The faves we could drink a gallon of it in one sitting.

You’ll love this tea’s pure, delicate taste and sweet complexity, not to mention the underlying grassy notes no tea lover can resist.

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Organic Emerald Jade

Packed with all the natural feel-good benefits green tea has to offer, this pure leaf blend is a delicious way to wake up in the morning.

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Organic Japanese Sencha

Sip on this energizing and detoxifying organic green tea hot or iced, any time of the day.

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Organic Silk Dragon Jasmine

Jasmine teas are scented by layering the tea leaves with freshly picked jasmine flowers.

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Organic Gyokuro Yamashiro

An intensely rich flavour – think dark, leafy greens mingled with buttery.

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Grand Cru Matcha

Delicately smooth and velvety, this is one of the highest grade (and most delicious) matchas on earth.

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Organic Golden Lily

Sweet meets creamy vanilla in this delicate & uplifting milky organic oolong tea from Northern Thailand.

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Organic David’s Breakfast Blend

We’ve carefully chosen our favourite organic Assam and Ceylon black teas.

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Organic Nepal Black

Good things are brewing in the Highlands of Nepal. Like this handmade black tea with a rich, sweet, honey-like flavour.

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Orange Pekoe

Our classic of all classics is the blend to turn to when you're craving a good, honest cup of pure black tea.

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Organic Earl Grey

Lovers of Earl Grey tea adore this creamy alternative to the original breakfast blend.

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Sheng pu’erh

A delightfully nutty and earthy, with notes of sweet floral honey and a cooling camphor finish.

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Ecuador

• Guayusa grows deep in the tropical rainforests of the Ecuadorian Amazon, among cocoa trees, bananas and heliconias.
• The region’s warm climate, heavy rainfalls, dense forest and mineral rich soils help the guayusa develop and flourish.
• This native Ecuadorian plant is harvested with a strong focus on local ecology and sustainability.

Brazil

• This lush and vast South American country hosts an immense variety of plants and animals.
• With tropical and sub-tropical climate, high humidity, heavy rainfalls and iron-rich soils, Brazil’s climate is perfect for maté.

Argentina

• In the middle of buzzling morning commute in Buenos Aires, or at a friendly family asado you will find the ubiquitous mate and bombilla being passed along a group of friends.
• The cebador will be in charge of preparing and serving the mate for each round, ensuring that it’s properly steeped.
• This is the drink of friendship, matear con los amigos, that dates back to the Guarani people.

South Africa

• Atop the Cederberg Mountains, near Cape Town, grows a smooth and sweet shrub called rooibos, the unofficial national beverage of South Africa.
• It is the only place in the world where rooibos grows.
• This sweet tea has become the staple of South African society, and it is enjoyed hot and iced, straight up or with milk – and because it’s naturally caffeine free you can have it anytime of the day.

Kenya

• Diverse land housing savannah grasslands, majestic valleys, and the Masai Mara reserve.
• The main tea grower in Africa and one of the largest in the world.
• It has a tropical climate with long sunny days; in the mountainous regions, it boasts cool mornings and evenings which make it ideal for tea growing.

Teas from Kenya

Kenyan Tinderet

Sri Lanka

• Island where most black teas are grown.
• It has a tropical climate with long sunny days; in the mountainous regions, it boasts cool mornings and evenings which make it ideal for tea growing.

Teas from Sri Lanka

Orange Pekoe

India

• Famous for its masala chai it also produces some of the world’s most prized teas like Darjeeling and Assam.
• Thanks to the tropical climate, heavy rainfall, and lush mountainous terrain in India’s tea growing regions, it is able to produce a variety of teas.
• It also boasts a type of Camellia sinensis that is native to the region, called Camellia sinensis assamica.

Teas from India

David's Breakfast Blend (Organic)

Nepal

• A country with impressive mountain ranges, flowing rivers and lush valleys.
• Home to a variety of ecosystems from subtropical regions to artic-like climates.
• The weather conditions in the tea growing regions of Nepal, are similar to those in Darjeeling, making them suitable for flavourful teas.

Teas from Nepal

Nepal Black (Organic)

China

• The birthplace of tea and Camellia sinensis.
• Tea has been steeped in China for over 4,000 years.
• This rich diversity produces tons of different tea styles and types like white, green, black, oolong and pu’erh.

Teas from China

Bai Hao Yin Zhen

Zen Pearls (Organic)

Anji Green (Organic)

Butterfly Jasmine

Emerald Jade (Organic)

Silk Dragon Jasmine (Organic)

Magnolia Oolong

Phoenix Oolong

Jasmine Black Pearls (Organic)

Lapsang Souchong (Organic)

Japan

• Known as one of the world’s best matcha and green tea producers.
• During a two-century long isolation policy, Japan developed unique processing methods and customs around tea, like the famous tea ceremony (aka. The Way of Tea).
• This archipelago’s breathtaking landscape and cool sea breeze gives teas with a very distinct flavour: mineral-like, oceanic, grassy, etc.

Teas from Japan

Genmaicha

Gyokuro Yamashiro (Organic)

Japanese Sencha (Organic)

Ceremonial Matcha

Ceremonial Matcha (Organic)

Grand Cru Matcha

Matcha Matsu

Taiwan

• One of the key producers of Oolong tea.
• The tea industry is mostly formed of a collection of small family growers, producing rare teas with regional characteristics.
• Local tea production styles that vary from one region to another are encouraged thanks to government funded educational programs, tea contests, festivals and competitions.

Teas from Taiwan

Honey Black

Thailand

• Tea became a wholesome and sustainable source of income for marginalized tribal/immigrant populations in northern Thailand in the ‘60s.

Teas from Thailand

Golden Lily (Organic)

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origins

Did you know teas can taste
different just by the terroir it’s from?

Terroir /ter’wär/ is a fancy term for a region’s unique soil, climate and altitude. The combination of these factors greatly affects the flavour and characteristics of a tea. Each growing tea region has a unique combination of these factors, in fact one single country can host tons of terroirs.

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Green Tea

Celebrated around the world for its many benefits, green tea is a must-have for a healthy lifestyle.

Our origins

Japan and China

How it’s processed

Leaves are pan fried or steamed to prevent oxidation, and dried to lock in their flavour and green colour

Caffeine content

10-65 mg per 8 oz / 240 ml cup (a cup of coffee contains 140 mg)

What it tastes like

Japanese green teas taste grassy and umami and almost buttery while Chinese variations are vegetal and nutty

Benefits

Energizing
Boosts focus & alertness
Detoxifying
Contains antioxidants

Processing

Harvest

Wither

Roll

Oxidize

Dry

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Photos: Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden