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Chinese Green Tea continues to explode in popularity!  Both tea drinking traditionalists and new tea drinkers alike are discovering its calming influence and its exceptionally smooth and pleasant taste.  Small Pleasures Green Tea can easily be enjoyed both during and after meals.

The flavory summer sweet pieces of strawberry and papaya round out this exceptionally smooth green tea.  The master tea blenders of The Metropolitan Tea Company were inspired by their memories of their strawberry picking in Sag Harbor when they created this superb flavored green tea. 

Green tea is produced by forgoing the fermentation process required to produce black tea.  Instead, the tea leaves are steamed as soon as they are plucked, then bruised by machine or by hand.  The bruised tea leaves are pan-fired or basket-fired - a process that gives the tea its distinctive glossy look and feel.  The process also gives green teas, this Sencha in particular, a light, sweetish flavor - the perfect match for the fresh flavor of the Long Island strawberry.  We love it and think that you will too!

This tea is produced by The Metropolitan Tea Company and is packed in a resealable pouch.  It yields approximately 35 - 50 cups of tea.

Kyoto, Japan's former capital, is the site of many religious and cultural festivals.  Among them, the most beautiful is the annual Sakura, or Cherry Blossom Festival.  Visitors from around the world gather under the stunning canopies of delicate white and pink flowers to "make hanami" (a special type of picnic.)  The blossoms are a powerful symbol of spiritual renewal and make up a critical part of Japanese society.

The tea masters at The Metropolitan Tea Company decided to honor the sacred Japanese flower with a tea of its own. The tea chosen is characterized by its bright green color, fresh character and full body.  To this, they've added dried rose petals to evoke the floral aromas of sitting beneath a Cherry Blossom tree. 

Can't make it to Kyoto this spring?  Try this instead: pour yourself a cup, close your eyes and visualize a cloud of white blossoms.  It's the next best thing to being there!

This loose tea is packed in a resealable package and makes approximately 35 - 50 cups of tea.

This certified organic green tea has exquisite and abundant Jasmine character on a seasonal green tea.  This Jasmine flavor is only possible with midnight May flowers.  It originates in the Jiangxi Province of China and is the top grade of tea for this class: Grade 1.  It has been certified organic by the prestigious body Ecocert France, NOP.  It is packed in a resealable pouch which makes approximately 35 - 50 cups of truly superb tea.

This wonderful Japanese green tea has a light, golden-yellow liquor with a unique toasty rice flavor and a slightly sweet overtone.  It is grown in the renowned Shizuoka Prefecture and has earned the prestigious Genmaicha Grade.  It is a tea that is certain to help create intriguing conversation.  It's packed in a resealable pouch that yields approximately 35 - 50 cups of superb green tea.

Like all teas, Jasmine comes in many different grades.  This tea in particular is known in Fujian as Jasmine # 1.  It is a lovely green tea with surprising body and a captivating floral character.  It is made using tea and flowers harvested during the month of May when conditions are moist and somewhat cool overnight.  May production Fujian teas are noted worldwide for their fresh, full-bodied cup and their soft golden liquor.  The tea masters at The Metropolitan Tea Company decided to leave the dried flowers in the blend in to enhance the visual appeal. 

From the first time that we tasted this tea, we were impressed by its unusually smooth taste profile and immediately decided to add it to our collection.  We hope that you enjoy it as much as we do.

This green tea is packed in a resealable pouch which makes approximately 35 - 50 cups of tea.

The primary growing region for this tea is Shizuoka prefecture south-west of Tokyo.  Shizuoka is perhaps most famous outside of Japan as the home of Mount Fuji.  Within Japan, however, the region is closely associated with high quality tea.  The most commonly produced variety of tea manufactured in Shiuoka is Sencha.  This grade is produced by steaming freshly plucked green tea leaves and rubbing them either by machine or by hand.  The rubbed leaves are then pan-fired or basket-fired, which gives it its distinctive glossy, almost waxy, appearance.  The cup has a superb light color, rich notes of mellow grass and hints of honey.  It truly is a fabulous tea that we heartily recommend.

This Japan Sencha Green Tea is produced by The Metropolitan Tea Company in a resealable pouch.  Each pouch yields approximately 35 - 50 cups of excellent tea.

This blend of tea was originally created by the French Governor of Marrakesh at the height of the French Empire - hence the name, Le Marche.  He served the tea to foreign dignitaries who would love to visit his residence situated just as short walk from the Bazaar.  He loved the spice combination for its ability to cool the body down in the sultry Moroccan climate and for the way it blended with the sweet oranges for which the country is so famous.  Sadly for Monsieur le Gouveneur, the French lost their colonial seat in old Morocco.  Happily for the world in general, however, they left behind the recipe for this spicy blend of gourmet tea.

This is an excellent spice tea with taste nuances of hot cinnamon and delicious fruit tones.  Be prepared: You should fasten your seat belt for a tea tasting extravaganza!  It is packed in a resealable package which yields approximately 35 - 50 cups of delicious gourmet tea.