List of Teas
Herbal Infusions are made using the leaves or flowers of different plants from many countries. Most have very long histories and can be enjoyed in the same way as Tea.
Relax with Tea
Yin Zhen is a rare
Chinese White Tea it is made by allowing carefully selected tea buds
to dry naturally in the air and has a very delicate, gentle taste.
Ceylon Malinga Tea is grown exclusively for the Tea Museum
in a small Tea Estate in the south west corner of Sri Lanka. It captures
the breezes and the aromas of the wild flowers and spices that grow nearby
bring a fresh, light taste. Malinga Teas captures all the subtle flavours
of a paradisiacal world. Ceylon Malinga Cinnamon blends
tea with Cinnamon Zeylanicum, which grows nearby, Ceylon Malinga
Rose adds rose petals, while Ceylon
Malinga Ocean includes blue flowers.
You will enjoy waking up with Morning Sunrise where the
taste of fresh tea blends with the fragrances of Sunflower, and Cornflowers.
Morning Sunrise has been blended for busy modern life-styles of city life.
It helps clear your mind and focus your energy. Wake up to Sunrise and
look forward to the challenges each day brings.
Take a few moments of holiday each day to rest and relax with friends while
enjoying conversation and Flower Vacance. We have blended
the finest black tea with flowers that help capture the holiday feeling.
Jasmine Pearl Oolong is made by laying fresh jasmine petals and
tea leaves. This process is repeated three times. When the jasmine scent
is fully merged with the leaves, the petals are removed, and the tea leaves
are rolled into tiny pearl shapes. Jasmine tea goes with every kind of
food, and is enjoyable to drink by itself.
Pu-Erh tea, comes from Yunnan province in China, and has
long been considered a special delicacy. It is named after an ancient market
town in the Yunnan where tea was collected from growers of a special broad-leafed
tea tree, which is related to ancient prehistoric tea plants. Pu-Erh tea
is carefully processed with a slow fermentation, which gives it its unique
taste and properties.
Pu-Erh tea helps the digestion of rich or fatty foods is considered a general
tonic and an aid to controlling body weight. It can be enjoyed alone but
is especially nice after a big meal. Our tea selection includes different
types of Pu-Erh tea including teas from tea gardens over 1,000 years old
and tea trees growing wild in the mountains
The British Prime Minister, Earl Grey (1764-1845), gave his name to the
world’s most popular blend of tea, Earl Grey. The
original recipe blended Chinese citrus fruits with fine black tea and was
reputedly created on the orders of a Chinese mandarin. The Tea Museum’s
Earl Grey blend also includes a hint of Rose, to add warmth and colour.
Lady Tea is similar to the Tea Museum’s Earl Grey but also includes
blue flowers to lighten the taste and add a feminine touch.
Traditionally, Violet Tea was a spring event, held when
the flowers were in bloom. It was popular in England during the reign of
King Edward VIIth (1901-1910). Violet tea was originally a tea party for
close friends where violets colored and flavoured the food. The Tea Museum’s
Violet Tea blends black tea with young violet flowers to create a tea for
whenever and wherever friends do meet.
Assam, in northeast India, is home to the tiger and the one-horned rhino.
It is a landscape of jungle and magnificent mountains. Assam is famous
for “tippy teas” - black tea leaves with gold tips that give
a hint of sweetness. Assam Mangalam is one of the finest
examples of these teas.
Darjeeling, a small town in the mountainous foothills of the Himalayas
in northern India, is the source of many of the world’s finest black
teas. The town’s name comes from the Tibetan DORJE-LING meaning “place
of the thunderbolt.” The Tea Museum’s Darjeeling
Singell is
a fine example of the best quality of Darjeeling Teas. Darjeeling
Monteviot is another fine example from one of the smallest
plantations in Darjeeling. Both teas are organically grown.
From the Wu-Yi mountains of Fujian province, Dahongpao is
one of China’s
most famous oolong teas. The name alludes to a red robe reputedly bestowed
on the four original trees that grow this tea to honour its quality. Tea
Museum Oolong also comes from Fujian and has a gentle, almost
sweet taste.
Our Lapsang Souchong is produced in a nature reserve near
Wu-Yi town and is made by a family who have been producing teas in the
same district since the tenth century. The smoky flavour comes from drying
the teas slowly in the smoke of pine tree fires.
Sapphire Oolong® was devised by the Tea Museum. This
mild Oolong is made from the leaves of tea trees that grow in soil naturally
laced with tiny sapphires in Sri Lanka.
Enjoy the Health of Herbs & Flowers
Treasured over the centuries in so many countries, Peppermint has always been valued for its fresh taste and as a herb to soothe the stomach. In Golden Peppermint, we blend the finest peppermint with freshly dried marigold petals that enhance peppermint’s gentle blessing. Golden peppermint is truly the gold standard for peppermint tea.
The Gentle Whispering Breeze awakens pleasant memories and stimulates your creativity. Enjoy it alone or with friends. Let the breeze carry you forward to a new world that fulfils your dreams.
Bodycalm gathers together tastes from the forests, fields, and oases of four continents to help you stay calm amid the pressures of modern urban life.
Oasis Chamomile is one of the most popular herbal drinks worldwide. Our Chamomile comes from Egypt’s Fayoum Oasis.
Mallow is a pleasantly surprising drink, hot or cold. The colour of Mallow Tea will change magically from clear blue to pink as soon as you add a few drops of lemon juice! The Greek doctor Hippocrates, known as the Father of Medicine, used Mallow to treat sore, or sensitive, throats. However, today, Mallow is mainly used as a refreshing drink.
Our Pink Rosebuds come from Iran where the rose has been treasured for thousands of years. Highly valued for both its colour and fragrance, roses were exported via Persian and Arab traders throughout the world. Yet it was the Chinese who realized how well roses and tea could be combined, and you can find rose petals mixed with a number of Tea Museum teas.
Lemon Myrtle has the most refreshing, and intensive lemon odour of all plants. It grows only in sub-tropical rainforests of Queensland, Australia. The tea has a unique aroma that smells like a blend of lemongrass, lime, and lemon. The lemony aroma comes from Citral, a natural oil found in all lemon-smelling plants and fruits. Citral kills most bacteria, viruses, and fungi and so a cup of Lemon Myrtle tea can help relieve sore throats, colds, and upset stomachs.
Calendula’s name comes from the Roman word, calends, meaning the first day of the month. To the Romans, it seemed Calendula flowers were always open on these days. The Romans used the flower in cooking. A Calendula infusion helps digestion and eases stomach pains.
In the middle ages, throughout Central Europe, nearly every village had a Lime tree in the town square. The Lime tree was valued because every part of the tree was of use. Lime produce sweet smelling flowers, which make a herbal tea, that helps you, relax and combats stress. We use Lime in a number of our blends.
More than 300 years ago, the native people of the mountainous regions of South Africa’s Western Cape were the first to collect wild Rooibos and use it to make tea. Rooibos has no caffeine, very little tannin, and significant amounts of antioxidants. Because of the low tannin content, Rooibos never develops a bitter taste, no matter how long it infuses. Today, South African physicians recommend Rooibos to calm digestive upset in adults, to help induce sound sleep. The Tea Museum has blended Rooibos to create a number of original drinks. Colourful flowers blend with red Rooibos bring sweetness and light to Summer Flowers. Green herbs and Red Rooibos with spices from Sri Lanka, give Zeylanica™ its alluring aroma. Versailles captures the opulence of the French kings.
Honeybush Tea is made from the leaves, stems, and flowers of the Cyclopia Intermedia, a shrub that grows wild in the mountains of the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The Honeybush tea plant has sweetly scented, bright yellow flowers, with a honey-like aroma. Honeybush tea is a herbal infusion and considered to have many health properties. It has very low tannin content, contains no caffeine, and is rich in antioxidants and minerals, including Iron, Potassium, Calcium, Copper, Zinc, and Magnesium.
Tulsi is a relative of the popular herb Basil and grows widely on the Indian sub-continent. Our own variety comes from gardens close to the Tibetan border. Tulsi is prized in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. It is also described as an Adaptogen, helping the body and mind to adapt and cope with a wide range of physical, emotional, and infectious stresses, and restore disturbed physiological and psychological functions to a normal healthy state.
Mehrdad™ - Gift of the Sun, is based on a traditional Iranian recipe and blended from herbs and flowers growing wild in Iran.
Though best known for its uses in cooking, Saffron also makes a delicate tea
Our Hibiscus comes from the Nile Valley and is blended with Rosehips to make Hibiscus Rose, a colorful refreshing drink that draws an traditions that stretch back to the Pharoahs.
Cinnamon Zeylanicum, or true Cinnamon, comes only from Sri Lanka and should not be confused with Cassia which looks similar but grows in China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia. Cinnamon has a warm, subtle, and slightly sweet taste in contrast to the more bitter Cassia.