How We Make It

There are many tea flavours to be explored. From black to flavoured black, green, herbal, rooibos and white, the taste sensations created by tea are sure to excite you. The difference between one tea and the next is determined by the plant it comes from and the processing used to prepare it. More specifically, it is the chemical reaction that occurs when the leaves are exposed to air. Each tea’s special character starts here.

Black Tea:

Most commonly used in North American tea bags, black tea represents approximately 90% of the tea consumed in the Western world. Black tea is made from fully oxidized leaves (a process by which the leaves are exposed to air), which produce a hearty, deep rich flavour in an amber-coloured brew. Black teas may also be blended with oils, flowers, spices, or herbs to deliver flavoured varietals such as Earl Grey.

Green Tea:

Most popular in Asia, green tea is un-oxidized. Green tea is withered, immediately steamed or pan-fired to prevent oxidation, and then rolled and dried to produce a delicate refreshing taste and a light green colour.

Herbal Infusions (also known as Tisanes):

Sometimes referred to as herbal “tea”, these unique blends do not consist of tea leaves at all. Typically, herbal tea is simply the combination of botanical ingredients such as flowers, bark, fruit and leaves. Filled with flavourful, soothing or stimulating herbs, rich with their own healing properties, herbal infusions are a caffeine-free alternative to traditional teas.

Rooibos:

Made from the South African Red Bush plant which is grown only in a small area in the Western Cape province of South Africa, Rooibos has been popular in that country for generations and is now consumed in around the world. Rooibos is becoming more popular in Western countries, particularly among health-conscious consumers, due to its high levels of flavonoids (similar to polyphenols). Rooibos tea is also caffeine-free.

White Tea:

One of the most rare and fine teas in the world and the least processed of all teas. It is made from the unopened or recently opened buds of the tea plant that are covered in white-coloured hairs. After the new buds are plucked, they are either sun-dried, gently steamed, or oven dried at low temperatures to remove the water content and produce a tea with a mild flavour and natural sweetness.