Theefilter RVS

This tea tastes the best after 12-18 years, it becomes soft, full and powerful with scents of humus and forest. Although you can drink her already at this age, the tea will show its true potential after years of storage. In the first years the tea will have a slightly flat taste.

The Pu Er Cake 2009 is a black pressed vintage tea from China. It is grown on a plantation in the Chuang Cheng District, according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng. The tea grows on old trees that are more than 100 years old.

A vintage tea is a black, fully fermented tea. The leaves were picked in 2009. The tea is made in a small factory in Yunnan, according to the Sheng Cha method. After picking, the leaves are dried until they are flexible enough to be processed. They are rolled by hand to start the oxidation process. The leaves must ferment for a few more hours. Finally, they are baked in convection ovens and stored in jars for maturing. The tea is pressed into blocks with a unique number.

A fresh green tea with a taste of fine herbs and a touch of young vegetables and seaweed. It also contains a little hint of citrus fruit. The tea is delicious with every meal, but tastes particularly good with fish dishes.

The Mao Feng is a green tea from China. The color of the tea is a bright green color. It is harvested in the early spring on the Qingshan plantation in Hunan province. Here they are produced according to traditional methods and handmade. Hunan is located in the south of China.

A green tea is an unfermented tea. Only the buds and first two leaves are picked, this can be done several times per season, but each picking is different. After picking and fading the leaves, they are immediately steamed or cooked to prevent oxidation and to preserve the green color of the leaves. After this process, the leaves go through large rollers to break them. After this the leaves have to be dried and sorted out.

This sparkling fresh tea has a scent and taste of Jasmine blossom. A sweet, soft tea with a fresh and sparkling aftertaste.

The Jasmine Pearl is a green tea from China. This tea is grown at the Qingshan plantation in Hunan, where they are handmade and produced according to traditional methods. Hunan is located in the south of China.

A green tea is an unfermented tea. From the end of March until the beginning of April the buds and first two leaves are picked. The blossom of the Jasmine are picked in the evening, because the scent is the strongest. A kilo of Jasmine tea requires ten kilos of blossom.

To add the taste of Jasmine to the tea, the blossom is placed on top of the spreaded tea for 24 hours. It is has to be refreshed constantly. The old blossom is removed before the scent disappears. In this way, the tea leaves absorb the scent of the Jasmine blossom, which obtain the Jasmin flavor. A natural process to make Jasmin tea.

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.

Maak kennis met onze verschillende soorten jasmijn thee. Het proefpakket bestaat uit drie blikjes van 15 gram thee. De volgende theesoorten zitten in het proefpakket:

• Xiu Qiu
  Delicate jasmijnparels met een zoete, zachte nasmaak. 
  
  
• Yin Zhen
  Een witte jasmijnthee: zoet, fris en sprankelend met een bescheiden toon van jasmijnbloesem.
  
  
• Yin Hao
  Een groene jasmijnthee: lichtzoet en bloemig, met de frisse tonen van een groene thee. 

A sweet, spicy, earthy tea with a slight smoky taste. The tea provides a full mouth feel.

The Yunnan is a black tea from China. It is grown on the Dongzhai biologic tea plantation in the province of Yunnan. The variety of this tea is a hybrid of Sinensis and Assamica. Although the tea is hand-picked, the fermentation process takes place mechanically. For this tea a combination of a bud with two leaves is always picked.

A black tea is a fully fermented tea. After the harvest, these leaves are spread out to dry in the air to get rid of most moisture. Once the leaves are flexible enough, they are rolled by hand to release the enzymes for the fermentation process. This is important for a good color and taste of the tea. After this process, the leaves must ferment for several hours. The color of the buds will change into gold and orange during this process. Finally, the leaves are baked in hot air ovens to prevent rotting.