We specialise in the secure online sale of premium grade green, black, oolong, organic and fragrant Chinese teas, most of which are not easily available outside China. We have personally chosen many of our teas from plantations we have visited ourselves and hope you enjoy our selection. Please take advantage of our email address to comment on our range or to be informed of changes and special offers. All varieties of tea come from the same plant.
Heat treatment stops the oxidation process.
After a couple of hours they are heat-treated on roasting pans to stop any oxidation. After a further couple of hours of alternate rolling and heating, the leaves assume their final green colour. The leaves are allowed to wilt in the sun and then shaken to lightly bruise the edges of the leaves. These two processes are repeated alternately up to two hours until the surface of the leaf begins to turn slightly yellow and the edges turn red. This is known as semi-oxidation .