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Teaware

                                                       Yixing Plum Blossom Teapot

By far the easiest and best way to brew loose leaf tea… a teapot!  This beautiful and functional 8 oz. Yixing clay teapot is great for brewing any kind of tea.  A built in strainer prevents clogging and the compact, comfortable shape means convenient pouring.  The unglazed clay will season as it ages, and the hand crafted plum blossom overlay design makes for a fine looking teapot!

Now only $29

 

      Large Round Glass Teapot

An exceptionally useful, 27 oz, tempered glass teapot.  Elegant and practical, it is big enough to share with several friends and comes with a glass infuser insert.  Just fill the pot with hot water, put your tea into the infuser, and lower the infuser into the pot.  When the tea is ready, simply remove the infuser and serve.  Works for any tea, but Ideal for black and herbal teas.  An easy and fun way to make loose leaf tea!

Now only $33

 

            Double Wall Glass Travel Jar

The perfect travel companion!  Great for cars, trucks, busses, planes, boats, homes, offices, parks, mountaintops, riverbeds, deserted islands, and everywhere in between.  This 11 oz. travel jar comes with a snap in strainer for easy steeping and drinking.  Just put some of your favorite tea inside, fill with water, and you’re ready to go.  The strainer keeps the leaves out of your mouth and the double walled glass keeps your hands cool.

An ideal gift for the tea lover on the go!

Now only $19.50

 

            Bamboo Box Tea Tray

Brew tea cleanly and neatly at home with this handsome bamboo tea tray.  Slots on the top allow for excess water to drain into the box.  When your finished, the lid comes off for easy disposal of any trapped tea, water, or leaves.  Now you can easily spill and make a mess with no worries!

Now only $27

 

Black Tea

Nepal Kuwapani 2nd Flush

Bold, nutty, sweet and savory  A great black tea to take you through the winter and into the spring.  Equally ideal as a morning breakfast tea or an afternoon pick me up!

Carefully grown and processed in the heart of the Himalayas, this tea has delicate, tippy aroma and rich leaf flavor.

Now only $9.60/100 g,

$16/200 g, and $27/400 g

 

  Darjeeling 1st Flush – Dooteriah Estate

An amazingly light and delicate black tea from the Himalayas.  Grown in Darjeeling’s East Valley by the renowned, family owned, Dooteriah Estate, this invigorating 1st Flush spring tea has a crisp muscatel aroma and lasting dry tannins.  Brisk and refreshing!

Now only $14.40/100 g,

$28/200 g, and $40/300 g

 

Oolong Tea   

Bai Hao

Bai Hao

Dark, but not overly roasted tasting, this oolong tea is unlike any other.  Deep, sweet, honey and fruit flavors make this tea extremely drinkable.  Robust, full flavors are balanced by delicate aromatics and a smooth, silky mouth feel.  Also know as Eastern Beauty for its enchanting dry leaf appearance and and sparkling golden liquor!

Now only $25.60/100 g

and $36/150 g

                     Gui Fei Cha

Literally translated as “Precious Concubine”, this unique oolong tea indeed lives up to its revered moniker.  Similar in style to the Bai Hao in that it is technically an Eastern Beauty tea, this tea is processed and roasted like other rolled oolongs from central Taiwan.  A heavily roasted flavor and a deep sweetness make this tea hard to put down.

Now only $20.80/100 g

and $25.60/150 g

 

Green Tea

                 Yunnan Cui Ming

A fantastic fall harvest green tea from the legendary tea producing province of Yunnan.  Tender young leaves and buds give this fresh green tea a soft and delicate flavor with a sweet and slightly nutty aroma.  A great gift for the green tea lover in your life!

Introducing

Stone Leaf

Teahouse’s

Tea Atlas

 

If you have ever wondered where the tea you’re drinking comes from, you’re not alone.  When you drink tea, you can taste the place in which it was grown.  Much of the flavor is deeply connected to a particular mountainside, village, or master craftsman.  Whether you know the origins of the tea or not, you are tasting that specific place in each cup.   Here at Stone Leaf Teahouse, we think that it is important to know specifically where and who the tea we drink comes from.

 

This commitment to traceability is what separates us from many other tea companies.  We work hard to visit tea gardens around the world to ensure that that connection between tea grower and tea drinker stays strong.  Now, you can follow our travels and be a part of the adventure right from your computer!

Click here to visit our tea atlas page where you can use interactive Google Maps  to see where exactly we get many of our teas.  There is even a Google Earth tour at the bottom that stops at several tea destinations as it flies you around world.  Happy travels!

Let’s talk Nepal tea.  The people of the Himalayan mountains have a long tradition of producing hand-rolled, homemade teas.  In modern times, several Nepalese and Indian companies have tried to cash in by utilizing the cheap labor available in Nepal and producing “Darjeeling style” black teas.  Until recently, most of these teas have not lived up to the standards of fine Darjeeling tea.  Now, however, several Nepalese tea estates have started producing some truly fine, high grade black tea.

Two of these estates, Jun Chiyabari and Kuwapani Tea Estate, have accomplished this by bringing in some great tea makers.  Both tea factories are run by tea makers with extensive knowledge and experience.  Peter, the tea maker at Kuwapani, and Morris, the tea maker at Jun Chiyabari, are both from Darjeeling and have worked for several years at tea estates there.

Now they live and work at competing tea factories across the street from one another in Hile, Nepal making some of the best tea in the country.  Oh, and also they happen to be father and son!

We visited both of these factories in the spring of 2010.  At that time, we selected a truly fine first flush tea from Jun Chiyabari.  First Flush refers to the first picking of fresh buds and tender leaves in the spring and is highly prized by true tea lovers.  Morris, Jun’s tea maker, processes the tea in small batches and hailed ours as one of his best of the year.

The Jun Chiyabari factory is immaculately clean and well run offering well paid jobs to many in the surrounding community.

They utilize some of the best tea making equipment and hire some of the best tea makers in Nepal.  They also produce a wide range of teas including green, oolong, and black tea.  As of 2010, Jun Chiyabari did not have any tea gardens of their own in Hile.  Instead, they choose to support the local community by buying fresh leaves from local farmers.  They also encourage good agricultural practices by paying double the normal price for good quality  leaves grown using organic methods.

The dry Jun Chiyabari First Flush is very green with some slight oxidation visible and a high abundance of white, hairy tips.  The dry leaves also give off a wonderfully fresh, green, and flowery aroma.

When brewed, the Jun Chiyabari gives a bright and clear liquor of golden orange.  The flavor is flowery and vibrant with a distinctive dry, muscatel finish.  It also has an undertone of fresh, slightly sour fruit like green apple or pineapple.  This tea is light in body, but it has full mouth tannins that leave an aftertaste that make you crave another cup.  This tea is fresh and invigorating.  It is the perfect tea to drink on a sunny morning after a hard summer’s rain.

We also visited the Kuwapani Tea Estate in Nepal last spring.  Located across the street from Jun Chiyabari on an old Angora bunny farm (click here), Kuwapani is a more like a traditional Darjeeling estate in that it grows much of its own tea and produces only black tea.  Known more for their later harvests, we waited until this summer before selecting one of their teas to offer here at Stone Leaf Teahouse.

The tea we chose was from Lot #16 of their Second Flush harvest.  Second Flush refers to the second major harvest of the year – basically, the early summer picking of fresh buds and leaves.  After extensive tastings of many teas from several different gardens, we chose a great tea from Kuwapani to import directly to Stone Leaf Teahouse from Nepal.  The dry leaves are a mix of deep browns and reds with a high number of tips, or buds.  Peter, the tea maker at Kuwapani and the father of Jun’s tea mastermind, Moris, was eager to praise his son as the better tea man, but this second flush tea clearly shows the value of experience.

The infusion of this tea is a beautiful deep, dark ruby red.  In stark contrast to the Jun Chiyabari First Flush, the Kuwapani is a malty, full bodied tea.  It gives off an enchanting caramel and dark chocolate aroma.  The flavor is strongly reminiscent of roasted hazelnut with hints of tart black cherries.  This tea has a wonderfully warming quality and is a great tea for everyday drinking, but is especially suited to cool autumn mornings when the leaves are falling and the smell of wood smoke permeates the air.

Both of these are fine examples of some of the best Nepalese tea available today. Drinking quality tea from Jun Chiyabari and Kuwapani Tea Estate is also a great way to support tea makers who take pride in producing great teas in a way that supports the community around them.  Nepal is a country trying to reinvent itself and compete with its giant neighbors India and China.  Hopefully these teas can help carve out a niche for Nepal’s future.

To buy Nepal tea from our online store, click here