Loose tea is almost universally of higher quality than tea bags. Don't sacrifice convenience for superior quality. T-Sac lets you create your own tea bags in seconds! This filter size is perfect for 1 perfect cup of tea or a 1-4 cup teapot! T-Sac's are disposable and heat sealable with gusseted bottoms that lets loose tea expand and release its flavor. Each box holds 100 filters.

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This green tea retains 95 percent of the polyphenols and has a typical grassy green tea taste. There are two decaffeinating methods. One uses the solvent ethyl acetate, retaining only 30 percent of the healthy polyphenols. We use only the alternative natural process using water and carbon dioxide (C02) circulation called 'effervescence' that uses high pressure and temperature to extract the caffeine. The distinct character of the tea is retained. Although there is a slight change in tea character due to the process it does not leave the chemical overtones of the other process.

Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed by pouring 203F/95C water over the leaves (2-4 tsp per cup) for 2-4 minutes (longer=stronger). Don't remove the leaves but rather add more hot water until the flavor is exhausted. Can be infused repeatedly 3 times using higher temperatures and shorter infusions each time.
Iced Tea: Pour 1 1/4 cups of hot water over 5 teaspoons of tea and steep for 5 minutes. Pour into pitcher while straining leaves, add ice and top up with cold water to make a quart of iced tea. Garnish and sweeten to taste.

A pleasant fresh green merges with delicate herbaceous Rooibis notes that ends in a slightly fruity finish. The base green tea is Hyson made from young spring leaves of higher quality that are better tasting. All the health benefits of both organic Rooibos and Green Tea together in one great taste! Aside from its excellent taste Rooibos is an excellent source of polyphenols. Rooibos contains no caffeine making this tea blend lower in caffeine too. Mass Market teas typically have a 5-6% antioxidant level. The lucky dragon hyson green tea has a very high antioxidant level of 11.4%

Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed by pouring 203F/95C water over the leaves (1 tsp per cup) for 2-5 minutes (longer=stronger). Don't remove the leaves but rather add more hot water until the flavor is exhausted. Can be infused repeatedly 3 times using higher temperatures and shorter infusions each time.
Iced Tea: Pour 1 1/4 cups of hot water over 6 teaspoons of tea and steep for 5 minutes. Pour into pitcher while straining leaves, add ice and top up with cold water to make a quart of iced tea. Garnish and sweeten to taste.

Steamed green tea with a light brownish yellow liquor with toasty flavour, tending sweet and bright with toasted rice kernels. A specialty Japanese green tea blended with fire-toasted rice. A good grade Japan sencha is blended with the toasted rice. The fresh vegetative character of the green tea is imparted on the cup but it is tempered with the bakey-like character of the rice. There is a natural sweetness and almost chewy character to the finish of this tea. During the firing of the rice, it is not uncommon for rice to pop like popcorn, hence the pet name popcorn-tea. This tea mixed with roasted rice has less caffeine. Click here for an organic version of this tea.

Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed by pouring 180F/90c water over the leaves (1 tsp per cup) for 3 minutes. Don''t remove the leaves but rather add more hot water until the flavor is exhausted. Can be infused repeatedly 3 times using higher temperatures and shorter infusions each time.
Iced Tea: Pour 1 1/4 cups of hot water over 6 teaspoons of tea and steep for 5 minutes. Pour into pitcher while straining leaves, add ice and top up with cold water to make a quart of iced tea. Garnish and sweeten to taste.

Spring and autumn Bancha crops are mixed and post fired during final processing (Houjicha). Bancha are later season crops producing tea of well-defined character, vivid yellow colors and refreshing and deep flavors. Spring crop bancha has a distinct aroma which is further heightened when roasted. It makes an excellent incense for an authentic cha-kouro tea incense burner.

Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed by pouring water that is about 203 F/95C over the leaves (3 tsp per cup) and infusing for 30 seconds. Don't remove the leaves but rather add more hot water until the flavor is exhausted. Can be infused repeatedly 3 times. For repeated infusions use boiling water and less infusion time (20 seconds).
Iced Tea: Pour 1 1/4 cups of boiled water over 5 teaspoons of tea and steep for 3-5 minutes. Pour into pitcher while straining leaves, add ice and top up with cold water to make a quart of iced tea. Garnish and sweeten to taste.
Sold in packs of two (3.5oz/100g ea.)

Visually not a typical white tea since it is sundried after special hand rolling. It's pleasant toasty character is full-flavored with a body reminiscent of Oolongs. Sowmee is a lower grade of white tea but is nevertheless preferred by white tea drinkers who prefer a full bodied to a delicate taste. Brewed white tea has much less caffeine per cup than brewed green, partly because the leaves are larger, partly because they underwent less mechanical processing, and partly because the water for brewing is cooler.

Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed by pouring water that is about 176F/80C over the leaves (1 tsp per cup) and infusing for 3 minutes. Can be infused repeatedly 3 times. For repeated infusions use boiling water and less infusion time. White teas are not typically used for iced tea.

Vanilla lovers will enjoy this new spin on Japan's classic pan roasted green tea. A balanced blend of stem and leaf tinged with vanilla creates a unique toasty blend that goes very well with or as desert. This tea appeals to many for its roasted coffee bean-like taste. Teas like Houjicha roasted in high temperatures are low in caffeine content because caffeine is released as a gas from solid substances when heated.

Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed by pouring 190F/90C water over the leaves (1 tsp per cup) for 2 minutes. Don't remove the leaves but rather add more hot water until the flavor is exhausted. Can be infused repeatedly 3 times using higher temperatures and shorter infusions each time.
Iced Tea: Pour 1 1/4 cups of hot water over 6 teaspoons of tea and steep for 3-5 minutes. Pour into pitcher while straining leaves, add ice and top up with cold water to make a quart of iced tea. Garnish and sweeten to taste.

These attractive gold cans with air tight seals are typically sold with our gift sets. However, we also sell them separately. When you receive your tea in vaccum sealed bags, once opened, these cans are the best place for long term room temperature storage of your tea, offering protection from sunlight. They are also convenient to refill. You can store other items in these pretty cans. We have 2 oz. sizes as well in the gifts section for matcha storage.