Spring is finally here and the warming
days are inviting us to go out and explore. The Tea Gallery has great beverages for days like these. Sit outside our shop at one of the tables and enjoy the warm day.
Try one of our wonderful green teas
hot or cold. For a treat try one of our delicious desert teas which are tasty
and healthy. All teas contain antioxidants and other naturally
occurring chemicals that help digestion, weight loss, and promote
healthy skin, hair, and bones.
Our Pu-erh tea, Immortal Nectar, is one of our
favorites. It has an earthy aroma, a unique flavor and a wonderful
finish. It is an aged tea that has been popular in China for more
than a thousand years. It is a favorite tea in China and it is truly
unique.
VINTAGE ’97
Immortal Nectar “Pu-erh”
Since time
immemorial people have traveled the world in search of the
fountain of youth. Discover the benefits of our rare, premium
cave-aged pu-erh, known to decrease physical stress and lower
cholesterol. Our unrefined, medium-leafed, organic elixir yields a
deep brown liquor with a light sherry bouquet and a smooth, earthy
flavor. Best steeped long with water from a rolling boil.
Caffeine Content Bold
Origin: Yunnan, China
Recent
additions to our store
Rising
Sun
Exceptional quality green tea buds are hand crafted
and combined with graceful white chrysanthemum flowers to reveal a
mildly tasty brew. As the buds begin to unfurl they show off the
beautiful white blossoms that reach up in a single strand.
Like
the dawn of a new day chrysanthemum flowers help to balance and
cool the body creating clarity and sense of well being.
Caffeine
Content: Low
Ingredients: Green Tea Leaves, Chrysanthemum
Blossom, Golden Chrysanthemum Blossom
Origin: China
Beach
Flower
Fresh green tea delicately hand-crafted with
essences of lychee and cantaloupe into perfect spheres. Indulge in
the delectable aroma and flavor as this artisan tea unfolds to
reveal an exotic flower.
Caffeine Content: Medium
Low
Ingredients: Silver Tipped Green Tea Leaves, Pink Amarath
Flower and Jasmine Flowers, Natural Flavors
Origin: Anhui,
China
Lapsang
Souchong Superior Smoked Tea
Traditionally
carried by camel across Asia from China to Europe, this tea would
arrive with a signature smoky aroma from the fires that the
caravans burned for warmth. Still popular today, the organic
leaves are smoked over pine needles and yield a distinctive aroma
that goes especially well with savory dishes.
Caffeine
Content: Medium Bold
Ingredients: Organic Black Tea
Origin:
Fujian, China
Rooibos
Chai
Organic rooibos crafted with cinnamon, cardamon,
cloves, and ginger are balanced to create a perfect
blend.
Caffeine Content:
None
Ingredients: Rooibos, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, and
ginger
Origin of : South Africa
Keemun Mao
Fang
In the 1870’s, at the height of our supplier’s
export of this famed Chinese traditional black tea, the refined
Keemun Mao Fang was honorably named “one of the best three
high aroma teas in the world.” We are proud to share this
history and tradition, passed down from generation to generation.
Discover a cup of perfection infused with lively notes of pine,
cocoa and toasted marshmallow.
Caffeine Content:
Medium
Ingredients: Black Tea
Origin: Anhui China
Tea Trivia The Iron Goddess and Tie Guan Yin
Tea (Wikipedia)
Deep in the heart of Fujian's Anxi
County, there was a rundown temple which held an iron statue of Guan
Yin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Every day on the walk to his tea
fields, a poor farmer named Mr. Wei would pass by and reflect on the
temple's worsening condition. “Something has to be done,”
thought Mr. Wei.
Being poor, he did not have the means
to repair the temple. Instead, the farmer brought a broom and some
incense from his home. He swept the temple clean and lit the incense
as an offering to Guan Yin. "It's the least I can do," he
thought to himself. Twice a month for many months, he repeated the
same tasks.
One night, Guan Yin appeared to him in
a dream. She told him of a cave behind the temple where treasure
awaited. He was to take the treasure and share it with others. In the
cave, the farmer found a single tea shoot. He planted it in his field
and nurtured it into a large bush, from which the finest tea was
produced. He gave cuttings of this rare plant to all his neighbors
and began selling the tea under the name Tie Guan Yin, Iron
Bodhisattva of Compassion.
Over time, Mr. Wei and all his
neighbors prospered. The rundown temple of Guan Yin was repaired and
became a beacon for the region. And Mr. Wei took joy in the daily
trip to his tea fields, never failing to stop in appreciation of the
beautiful temple.
Tea Tastings
Our tea tastings have been well received and we now have them every Saturday at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm. Our teas for each tasting are selected from our expanded inventory and even if you have already attended a tasting, you will find new teas each time you attend.
For your next tastings, join us as we explore:
White Teas
Silver Needle: The most sought after white tea. Young blooms and leaves picked in early spring
Peach Blossom: Premium white tea with peach essence
Green Teas
Lapsang Souchong: Traditionally
carried by camel across Asia from China to Europe
Beach Flower: Fresh green tea delicately hand-crafted with
essences of lychee and cantaloupe into perfect spheres
Black Teas
Biodynamic Darjeeling: The champagne of teas, grown at altitudes above 4,000 feet in India
Keemum Mao Fang: One of the best three
high aroma teas in the world
Rooibos
Rooibos Chai: Organic rooibos crafted with cinnamon, cardamon,
cloves, and ginger
Vanilla Berry Truffle: Chocolate blossoms, black currants, hibiscus, and rooibos
As a special offer to our news letter subscribers we are offering a free cup of tea (except the blooming teas). Just mention this news letter for your free cup. We are also offering 10% off any purchase of loose leaf teas! Be sure to stop in and explore our new teas.
If you want some great tea or just a place to hang out and visit with friends, come to the Tea Gallery and find out why it's one of Danville's best places to enjoy your time.
