Types of tea
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Which is Your Favourite?

There are four main Types of Tea:
Green tea; White tea; Black tea and Oolong tea.

What brings them together is the fact that they all come from the Camellia Sinensis plant.

So what distinguishes them? To acquire those unique and distinct flavours they undergo different processing methods.
Come with us and pamper your curiosity for each type of tea.

Discover your right tea!

Green Tea:

Green tea is not fermented, which means the leaves have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. The Green Tea Health benefits are known worldwide, specialy the potential to reduce the risk of cancer.
Let’s find out more about green tea and some of its varieties.

Black Tea:

Unlike green tea, black tea is a fermented tea. It is harvested and dried, which gives black teas their characteristic flavour. Improving our cardio-vascular system is one of the many benefits of drinking black tea.
Here are some of the finest black teas.

White Tea:

White tea suffers very little processing and no fermentation. It has a silky, sweet and light flavour and like the previous types of tea, it contains infinite health benefits such as its cancer fighting antioxidants.

Oolong Tea:

Oolong tea is the most difficult one to process. It is partially oxidized during the processing, so it stands somewhere between green and black tea. This subtle beverage is prized for reducing cholesterol and for its weight loss function.

Pu Erh Tea:

As a post-fermented tea, Pu Erh stands out in such a way that it would not be not right to include it in any of the above types of tea.

Find out what is Pu Erh Tea and what makes it so special that it deserves a whole category just for it.

Like all other teas, there many benefits of Pu Erh Tea that should be aware of. Take some time to learn them and understand how your health can improve with each cup of this tea.

Herbal Teas:

Infusions or tisanes are often referred to as tea; however they do not contain any actual tea leaves, just herbs, such as nettle or rosemary; or flowers like chamomile or dandelion; or even berries like acai or elderberry.

Other Kinds of Tea: Tea Blends and Special Teas

Many times you will find that your basic types of tea listed above come mixed with special herbs. Through out time, some of these blends have become so famous that they are recognized around the world by their name.

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”In the Taste of a single cup of tea you will eventually discover the truth of all the ten thousand forms in the universe.”
- Attributed to Kyongbong Sunim, Ch'an (Zen) Master