Rooibos – lose tea

A tea with an aroma of white blossoms such as acacia, magnolia and prunes. Also, a light honey scent can be discovered. The aftertaste is subtle and delicate. This tea will make it look like spring every time.

The Cui Yu is an oolong tea from Taiwan and is also called a blue-green tea. This tea comes from an exclusive Taiwan teagarden in the Alishan Mountains. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng for De Eenhoorn.

An oolong is a half fermented tea. This tea has an oxidation of 25%. This plant has large leaves that are rolled and can be picked from late May to mid-August. After the harvest, these are spread out in the sun to wither. The leaves are regularly shaken and rolled by hand, to break the edges. At these places oxidation will start. As soon as the edges of the leaves turn red, they are cooked for 15 minutes in a pan. This will stop the process of fermenting.

Ontdek de wereld van thee

In deze cadeaubox van De Eenhoorn zitten drie verschillende soorten losse thee. Elk zakje bevat 10 gram losse thee. Een prachtig cadeau om een theeliefhebber mee te verrassen of de ideale manier om kennis te maken met onze verschillende theesoorten. Om de twee maand lanceren wij een cadeaubox met nieuwe theesoorten en zijn er twee verschillende varianten te bestellen.

Cadeaubox - I

• Xiu Qiu - Jasmijn
  zoet, zijdezacht en bloemig met fijne fruitige tonen met verrassend frisse nasmaak
• Qi Hong Gong Fu - Zwart
  wijnachtig karakter met de geur van rauwe cacaobonen en fruitige tonen
• Pu Er 1992B - Pu Er
  dichte, rijke structuur met krachtige tonen van boomschors, veen en kamfer

Cadeaubox - II

• Teng Chong Xiao Rong - Groen
  zuiver, verleidelijk met delicate tonen van abrikozen en zoete jonge erwten
• Si Ji Chun - Oolong
  zijdezacht met tonen van kamperfoelie, honing, vanille en geroosterde granen
• Lapsang - Gerookt
  zacht, zoet en vol met een duidelijk maar elegante hint van rook

A soft and tasty tea with a delicate woody accent, absolutely worth a try. This tea hardly looks like the standard smoked tea. It tastes great with spicy and salty dishes and it is a great tea for drinking right after a meal.

The Lapsang Souchong is a black smoked tea from China. It is grown in the province of Fujian according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng. The original name (Zhengshan Xiaozhong) means something like Zheng Mountains, small tea variety.

A black tea is completely fermented. The tea grows at high altitude and is picked by hand. It is manufactured with the machine. The picked tea is dried above a fire of coniferous wood for fading, until the first moisture is extracted. After this process the leaves are rolled and put in barrels, which are covered with rags for the fermentation process. Then the leaves are cooked and rolled again. Finally, the tea will smoke in bamboo baskets above glowing embers of dried spruce wood. This will take a few hours and will be monitored carefully.

A sweet tea with notes of honey and yellow fruit and a hint of liquorice in its aroma. This tea tastes great with chocolate, sweet dishes and beef broth. This tea is nice as iced tea.

The Dian Hong Mao Feng is a black tea from China. The tea grows at a high location in the Himalayan Mountains and is grown at a plantation in the province of Yunnan. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng for De Eenhoorn. The name of the tea means Black Hair Point from Yunnan.

A black tea is a fully fermented tea. The plant has black leaves with bright yellow tips. After harvesting these leaves, they are dried in the air. This is called fading or withering. As soon as the leaves are flexible enough to be processed, they are rolled by hand. The oxidation or fermentation process begins. After rolling, these leaves have to ferment for a few hours to get a good taste and color. To prevent rotting, the leaves are also baked in a hot air oven in the end.

An infusion of chamomile with a sweet and slightly bitter taste that stays in the mouth for a long time. You can drink this tea just before bedtime without any problems.

Chamomile is not a real tea but an infusion of the flowers of the herb Chamomile. Real tea contains caffeine and tannin, but this one hasn’t any. Although most Chamomile comes from Egypt, this herb is picked in Austria. She is also known under the name Matricaria Chamomilla. This herb is also found in the wild in Western Europe, but it is often grown to make tea.

Chamomile is a wonder drug that has been used since ancient times. She offers many health benefits. It has an analgesic, soothing and stress-relieving effect and helps against all sorts of disorders. The flowers are picked from June to September when the flowers are completely open and the hearts are pretty yellow. This happens first thing in the morning, after the dew is gone. The flowers are placed in a dry place to dry for a few weeks.