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Country of Origin: China
Region: Hunan
Shipping Port: Shanghai
Grade: Sencha
Altitude: 3500 feet above sea level
Manufacture Type: Pan fired Green tea
Cup Characteristics: Good green tea flavor with longish
sencha leaf style. All the goodness of green tea without the
caffeine.
Infusion: Tending light and green.
Ingredients: Luxury decaffeinated green tea.
Information:
We thoroughly scrutinize our decaffeinated teas to ensure that they stand up to Canadian
Quality specifications. All of our decafs are processed using the Co2 Process. The
advantage of this decafeination process is that no chemical solvents are used to remove
the caffeine. Also, using the naturally occurring Co2 in a circulation process which
carefully uses high pressure and temperature to extract the caffeine, the origin distinct
character of the tea is retained in the cup. There is a slight change in the character of the
tea due to the process but the end result is an uncompromising cup of tea with no
chemical overtones.
There is an old Chinese saying that there are seven matters related to the starting of a
family’s life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. In the villages tea was
brewed as follows. A clay teapot was filled 1/3rd with tea leaves, and fresh spring water
was drawn and heated to about 160 degrees. Water was then poured onto the leaves
and immediately poured off. This washed the leaves and started the leaves opening. The
pot was then refilled and the tea allowed to infuse for 3-5 minutes. Following this the
entire contents (except the leaves) were poured into small porcelain cups. If more
another cup of tea was required heated water would be poured into the pot once again.
To this day, in the countryside of China the tradition remains.
Chinese tea aficionados take their tea very seriously. To protect their tea from enemies -
air, light, heat, and humidity - the tea is stored in an airtight tin or opaque ceramic pot.
The rule of thumb is that green tea should be used right away since it tastes better with
fresh leaves.
Hot Tea: Scoop 2-4 teaspoons of tea into the teapot, pour boiling water that has been
freshly drawn, steep for 2-4 minutes (to taste), stir, strain, and pour into your cup. Do not
add milk or sugar since green tea is enjoyed "straight up."
Iced Tea: (Makes one quart) Place 5 teaspoons of tea into a heat resistant pitcher. Pour
1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving
pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into a pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up
with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste.
Region: Hunan
Shipping Port: Shanghai
Grade: Sencha
Altitude: 3500 feet above sea level
Manufacture Type: Pan fired Green tea
Cup Characteristics: Good green tea flavor with longish
sencha leaf style. All the goodness of green tea without the
caffeine.
Infusion: Tending light and green.
Ingredients: Luxury decaffeinated green tea.
Information:
We thoroughly scrutinize our decaffeinated teas to ensure that they stand up to Canadian
Quality specifications. All of our decafs are processed using the Co2 Process. The
advantage of this decafeination process is that no chemical solvents are used to remove
the caffeine. Also, using the naturally occurring Co2 in a circulation process which
carefully uses high pressure and temperature to extract the caffeine, the origin distinct
character of the tea is retained in the cup. There is a slight change in the character of the
tea due to the process but the end result is an uncompromising cup of tea with no
chemical overtones.
There is an old Chinese saying that there are seven matters related to the starting of a
family’s life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. In the villages tea was
brewed as follows. A clay teapot was filled 1/3rd with tea leaves, and fresh spring water
was drawn and heated to about 160 degrees. Water was then poured onto the leaves
and immediately poured off. This washed the leaves and started the leaves opening. The
pot was then refilled and the tea allowed to infuse for 3-5 minutes. Following this the
entire contents (except the leaves) were poured into small porcelain cups. If more
another cup of tea was required heated water would be poured into the pot once again.
To this day, in the countryside of China the tradition remains.
Chinese tea aficionados take their tea very seriously. To protect their tea from enemies -
air, light, heat, and humidity - the tea is stored in an airtight tin or opaque ceramic pot.
The rule of thumb is that green tea should be used right away since it tastes better with
fresh leaves.
Hot Tea: Scoop 2-4 teaspoons of tea into the teapot, pour boiling water that has been
freshly drawn, steep for 2-4 minutes (to taste), stir, strain, and pour into your cup. Do not
add milk or sugar since green tea is enjoyed "straight up."
Iced Tea: (Makes one quart) Place 5 teaspoons of tea into a heat resistant pitcher. Pour
1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving
pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into a pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up
with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste.
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About Camille's Tea:
Camille's Tea, based in the San Antonio, Texas area, offers a wide variety of gourmet teas, including flavored teas, traditional teas, green teas,
herbal teas, decaffeinated teas, decaf teas, caffeine free teas, and iced teas, and lavender, Shea butter, Chantal teapots, Lomonosov teapots, tea
infusers, tea accessories, Bearington Bears, tea linens, neck warmers, Herbal Concepts slippers and eye pacs, and Pre de Provence bath and
body products. We also feature multiple tea of the month clubs. Read more >>
Camille's Tea, based in the San Antonio, Texas area, offers a wide variety of gourmet teas, including flavored teas, traditional teas, green teas,
herbal teas, decaffeinated teas, decaf teas, caffeine free teas, and iced teas, and lavender, Shea butter, Chantal teapots, Lomonosov teapots, tea
infusers, tea accessories, Bearington Bears, tea linens, neck warmers, Herbal Concepts slippers and eye pacs, and Pre de Provence bath and
body products. We also feature multiple tea of the month clubs. Read more >>
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