Tea

Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers are native to Thailand, Malaysia and can be found in other parts of Southeast Asia. The flowers have a high content of anthocyanin, a beneficial antioxidant. The flowers have a nootropic effect and may trigger vivid dreams, enhanced memory and brain function. Butterfly Pea Flower Powder is created with a special evaporative extract process resulting in a soluble powder that easily dissolves into a wide variety of beautiful café and mixology drink applications.

Blueberry Hibiscus refreshes with the tangy-tart character of hibiscus, the sweet succulence of Great Lakes blueberries and the complex floral accents of wild-harvested schisandra berries. Known as the five-flavor fruit, schisandra berry has a long history as a traditional East Asian tonic and anti-stress tea.

This classic black tea is the namesake of Charles Grey, Britain’s Prime Minister during the 1830’s. After saving the life of a Chinese nobleman, the Earl Grey received a gift of citrus blossom-scented tea traditionally known as Tai Tai Cha. Tea salons throughout Europe replicated this blend by perfuming black teas with the aromatic oil of Italian bergamot oranges. Thus, a timeless tea was born.

Our English Breakfast highlights tea from the Chiang Dao region of Northern Thailand, where we source from some of the best Assamica variety tea gardens in the world. The high elevation garden we source from has premier tea plant genetic strains from Assam and Kenya, as well as local wild Thai tea trees that have been comingling and hybridizing for over six decades. The result is a lush and biodiverse growing environment with tea plants that are truly unique. Our English Breakfast has a rich red infusion color that is malty and robust with sweet fruity undertones and a brisk body that can stand up to milk and sugar. By comparison, our China Breakfast is intended to be more mellow, caramel-sweet and is designed to be smooth enough to drink straight up without milk and sugar.

Jade Cloud is hand-harvested in early spring when the leaves are most tender, delicate and sweet. More sweetly still, this Fair Trade green tea provides healthcare support, access to education, and other improvements to the livelihoods of over 1,200 tea farming families in the Xuan En Tea Co-op in China’s mountainous Hubei province.

A fragrant and full bodied Masala Chai with wild-grown black tea and the highest quality spices, slow brewed to create the perfect balance. Prominent notes of ginger, cardamom and cinnamon are enhanced with just the right amount of seductive cloves and black pepper.

Matcha Super Green is named for its vivid emerald green infusion and bountiful natural energy provided by pure Japanese matcha. This signature Rishi flavor combines organic sencha and organic stone-ground matcha green teas grown in the fertile volcanic soils in southern Japan’s Kyushu region.

The Pacific Northwest peppermint variety is prized as the most aromatic, soothingly sweet and potent in the world. Rishi’s pure peppermint is grown near wine regions like Yakima Valley, in microclimates that are perfectly suited for growing peppermint with a naturally sweet, rich flavor and euphoric, heady aroma.

Our top grade of organic matcha is made from the first springtime harvest of tencha, savored for its umami sweetness, creamy taste and enlivening energy. Prepare Teahouse Matcha in the traditional, ceremonial manner called Cha No Yu using a tea bowl and a bamboo tea whisk.

The traditional cultivation of tencha requires shading the tea garden for 3-4 weeks prior to harvest. This elevates chlorophyll and enhances L-theanine and other stimulating amino acids responsible for matcha’s unique bounty of energy.
Tencha is made from tea strains specifically cultivated to be:
– low in tannin
– high in caffeine
– rich in flavor and umami.