Tucson is lucky to have Seven Cups, a traditional Chinese teahouse that serves a variety of some of the best teas youll find anywhere. Order a pot of tea and a Japanese pastry, take in the calm elegance and forget that the outside world exists for an hour or two. (9-2-04)
mei cha (eyebrow tea) is the most popular type of green tea in china because of its rich taste. most mei cha is machine cut to create even shapes for grading but often leads to a bitter heavy flavor. our yin gou mei cha is picked during early spring without machine cutting thus the processed tea is longer than normal and resemble fish hooks. this hand picked tea results in a robust flavor without bitterness. once brewed noticed the beautiful jade tea color and fresh aroma.
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Meng Ding Huang Ya (yellow Buds)
this rare yellow tea from sichuan province has been a tribute tea for centuries. it is mostly made from tea buds picked during the early spring to create a nutritious tea with a lightly sweet mild flavor
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White Cloud Jasmine Scented Tea
this style of tea is the most common jasmine tea worldwide. jasmine scented tea is tea that has been infused with jasmine flowers several times during tea production. while the flowers are removed, the wonderful aroma and delicate taste remains. although most jasmine tea producers use commercial green tea, white cloud jasmine blends gently shaped tea buds with very fresh young leaves infused at least three times with fresh jasmine flowers. the downy white appearance of the sichuan tea buds gives this tea its name and rich robust flavor.
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Lapsang Souchong Strong Smoke Black Tea
this smoky certified organic lapsang souchong is the most popular and familiar lapsang tea. it comes directly from the original lapsang farm in the wuyi mountains. this tea is crafted with the same traditional techniques used hundreds of years ago. lapsang souchong is the tea made famous by the british royal family and by sir arthur conan doyles fictitious character, sherlock holmes.
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Jing Gu Fang Zhuan (green Puer Brick)
in china, brick shaped puer tea is called bian xiao cha or "border sale tea" which refers to the fact that this style of puer was originally sold on the borders in xinjiang, tibet, and mongolia.