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Gourmet tea

Long before shorts, talls, pumpkin lattes, and frothy half-caf frappuccinos, America was a nation of tea drinkers.

Colonists drank black tea with abandon, renouncing it only when Britain’s unjust taxes inspired the Founding Fathers to dump their tea into the ocean. Tea didn’t completely disappear, but it was eclipsed by another caffeinated beverage, coffee. Unlike tea leaves, coffee beans could be obtained from the Caribbean or from Latin America. But tea has made a huge comeback. From 1990 to 2006, wholesale tea sales more than tripled to an estimated $6.5 billion, according to the Tea Association of the USA. Sales of high-priced specialty or gourmet teas start around $5 per quarter pound and can cost thousands.

Gourmet teas come from the world's finest growing regions, including prized Assam, Ceylon, Darjeeling, Kenya, China Keemun and Formosa Oolong teas. Delicious flavored tea varieties such as Orange Spice, Apple Cinnamon, Apricot, Vanilla, and Mango are also featured, as well as traditional favorites such as Earl Grey, Jasmine and C02 Decaffeinated teas. Gourmet teas also include the finest English and Irish Breakfast Blends. If you've been searching for a superior tasting tea, with the body, flavor and aroma you simply can't find from an ordinary tea bag, the gourmet teas can meet those desires.

Resources for Formosa Oolong and Earl Grey