Organic Tea

Pure tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an Asian evergreen plant. Black tea, Oolong tea, White tea, and Green tea all come from this plant.

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About Organic Tea

There are three main varietals of tea:

Chinese Tea, made from the small leaves, generally grows at high altitudes
Indian Tea comes from the larger leaves and is generally grown at lower altitudes
Hybrid Teas are grown somewhere in between the first two varietals.

Types of Teas

There are essentially four methods for processing the tea leaves, and each one produces a different type of tea.

Black Tea

Black teas are the most consumed of the four types of teas. The processing of black tea requires a full oxidation of the leaves. The freshly plucked leaves are withered to remove moisture, then twisted and rolled to release enzymes. Oxidation, also known as fermentation, changes the chemical structure and allows flavour characteristics to emerge. The leaves are then fired to halt fermentation.

Oolong Tea

Oolong teas are the most difficult of the four types of teas to process. This is because they are only partially oxidised during processing. The style of oolong tea falls somewhere between a black and a green tea.

White Tea

White teas are the least processed of any tea and therefore taste the most like fresh leaves or grass. The leaves are picked and harvested before the leaves open fully, when the buds are still covered by fine white hair. They also have the lowest amount of caffeine, and are most likely to have the highest antioxidant properties.

Green Tea

Green teas, like white teas, are closer to tasting like fresh leaves or grass than the black or oolong. They are also lower in caffeine and have high antioxidant properties. Because green teas have undergone a shorter oxidation process they produce a much lighter flavour. Green teas should never be brewed in boiling water.