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ø Assam
Assam is the single largest tea growing region in the world. This is a low grown tea with a reputation as the world’s strongest. It is consistently full bodied with a malty character and is ideal as a breakfast tea.

Assam Amgoorie
A strong rich malty flavoured tea with dark/golden infusion. A stimulating tea in the morning.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00
Assam GFOP
A blend of fine Darjeelings, mixed to give a consistently high quality flavour that is robust enough to take a little milk.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $12.00
250 Grams $25.50
Assam Phulbari
A full bodied, aromatic Assam that makes great breakfast drinking.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00
Assam Salkathoni
This CTC (Cut Tear Curl) tea is strong and malty with a fantastic flavour. Without a doubt one of our most popular Assam teas.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00

ø Ceylon Teas
Although the country’s name has changed, teas grown in Sri Lanka are still known as Ceylon teas. There are six main growing areas each with its own individual characteristics. Ceylon teas generally have a crisp, lemony flavour and are best drunk with a little milk.
Aislaby
Also located in the Uva region, this tea from the Aislaby Estate is of exceptional character. Mellow yet full flavoured, this is fine drinking.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $9.50
250 Grams $20.00
Decaffeinated Orange Pekoe
For those who prefer their tea without caffeine. This Orange Pekoe retains its full flavour while having a maximum caffeine level of 0.1%.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $14.00
250 Grams $30.00
Nuwara Eliya
Tea from the highest region of the island. Said to be the 'champagne of Ceylon teas'. Consistent year round, tea from Nuwara Eliya is among the world's greatest black teas. Nuwara Eliya has a bright brisk flavour and a vibrant perfume.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $9.50
250 Grams $20.00
Orange Pekoe
Once the name of the largest grade of tea leaf, Thomas Lipton was responsible for introducing Orange Pekoe to the world as a variety of tea. This amber coloured tea from the best high grown districts is aromatic and full of flavour.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $8.00
250 Grams $17.00
Uva Highlands
Located on the eastern slopes of the central mountains teas from this region have a distinctive mellow flavour and aroma. This tea from the Uva Highlands estate is no exception.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00

ø Chinese Black Teas
In China there is no mention of black tea until the Ming Dynasty where it was produced in government plantations for Manchurian nomads. Even today black tea in China is produced almost entirely for the export market.
Golden Yunnan
Yunnan has been a tea producing province for more than 1700 years and the tea plant is thought to be a native of this area. Despite its long tea history, black tea production only began in Yunnan in 1939. The trees used to make Yunnan black teas produce soft buds and shoots and thick soft leaves with a distinctive peppery, earthy flavour.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $9.00
250 Grams $19.00
Keemun
Keemun is one of China’s Ten Most Famous Tea’s, even though the Chinese rarely drink it. Keemun is a subvariety of the tea plant and is the only tea leaf which contains an essential oil called myrcenal. It is this that gives the tea its sweetness and distinctive taste. The tea grown in Anhui Province produces tight black leaves that gives a rich brown liquor, which has a lightly scented flavour and delicate aroma.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $8.00
250 Grams $17.00
Lapsang Souchong
Smoked teas are a specialty of Fujian Province. The leaves are withered over pine fires and then pan fried and rolled. They are pressed into barrels and covered with cloths. After permenting they are fried and rolled and packed into bamboo baskets and dried over smoking pine fires.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00
Mah Jongg
A blend of black teas from China produce a mellow, fragrant infusion. If you like Chinese black teas this is a real treat.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $9.50
250 Grams $20.00

ø Darjeeling
Unquestionably, India’s best known tea, the Darjeeling area is small, high and cold. Growth is slow and harvesting difficult and demand far outstrips supply every year. Each year the flavour of the crop is determined by altitude, soil quality, temperature, rainfall and surprisingly wind.
Darjeeling Autumnal
The distinct harvesting seasons in Darjeeling produce very different teas. Autumnals are gathered in October and November and give good quality dark brown leaves after processing. The infusion is copper coloured and much darker than earlier Darjeelings and as a result will take a little milk.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $14.00
250 Grams $30.00
Darjeeling Margarets Hope 2nd Flush
One of Darjeeling’s most famous gardens, Margarets Hope produces consistently good Darjeeling teas. This classic 2nd Flush Darjeeling is wonderfully complex with an aromatic, reddish infusion.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $22.00
Darjeeling Tiger Hill TGFOP 2nd Flush
Second flush Darjeelings are picked during May and June and produce excellent quality teas that are rounder, fruitier, more mature and less astringent than first flush Darjeelings. This tea from the Tiger Hill Estate makes a very pleasant afternoon drink.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $22.00
T Licious Darjeeling
A blend of fine Darjeelings, mixed to give a consistently high quality flavour that is robust enough to take a little milk.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00

ø Other Regions
Kenya Marinyan
Tea has been grown in Kenya since around 1900, with Kenya now one of the world’s top suppliers of tea. Most of the tea however is all manufactured into CTC leaf and dust, used in tea bags. The Marinyn Estate is one exception to this and produces consistently high quality, orthodox leaf that looks rather like Assam. It gives a strong, rich infusion with a full fruity flavour.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $10.00
250 Grams $21.00
Nilgiri Parkside
Tea has been grown in Kenya since around 1900, with Kenya now one of the world’s top suppliers of tea. Most of the tea however is all manufactured into CTC leaf and dust, used in tea bags. The Marinyn Estate is one exception to this and produces consistently high quality, orthodox leaf that looks rather like Assam. It gives a strong, rich infusion with a full fruity flavour.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $9.00
250 Grams $19.00
Sikkim Temi
A stone’s throw from Darjeeling is Sikkim, an Indian State in the eastern Himalayas. This tea is grown in the valleys where the climate is tropical. Temi has a fine bouquet and a delicate flavour, reminiscent of Darjeeling but somehow less fussy.
Trial $3.50
100 Grams $14.00
250 Grams $30.00

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