cherry marzipan
Steep for 2-4 minutes, 175°F
All tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. How the leaves of the plant are processed and their level of contact with oxygen determines the type of tea. The more processing the leaves go through, the darker the leaves become, resulting in a distinctive color and taste characteristic. There are four main varietals of tea: black, green, white, and oolong. Tea contains substances called flavonoids, which are powerful antioxidant polyphenols. Antioxidant polyphenols help protect the body's cells from damage due to harmful molecules called free radicals. Regardless of the processing method, black, green, white and oolong teas all contain polyphenols. In fact, tea ranks as high as or higher than many fruits and vegetables in the ORAC score, a score that measures antioxidant potential of plant-based foods. Green tea is a variety of tea that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing, resulting inunique catechins, especially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Green tea has half the caffeine of black tea and varies widely in appearance and taste. Our green tea captures the fresh clean air of high mountain tea gardens and defines how green tea should taste. Fresh harvested leaves are skillfully steamed, rolled and pan-fired in a wok for the ultimate cup.
Horrible
I was really looking forward to this tea after reading the reviews. The smell is absolutely wonderful but the taste was horrible. I know green tea leaves are more sensitive to burning so I made sure the hot water was not boiling before steeping. Somewhere I read it tasted like dessert in a cup and this was more like dirt in a cup!
5/2/12 | Allyson, Northern NJ, NJ
Sublime
I first tried Honey Yuzu, then Lychee Coconut and, most recently, Cherry Marzipan. All are wonderfully flavored teas - light, delicately but distinctively flavored. I wouldn't even try to pick a favorite, all three are heavenly...
2/6/12 | Patricia, San Rafael, CA
i love this one
i love this one, too
1/29/12 | judith, millville, MA
Yummy!
Flavored teas are always so hit or miss. I buy them on a whim, and I usually end up hating them. This one, however, is wonderful. The flavors are delicate, and I'd say it's even drinkable without sugar, but I really like it with about a teaspoon of rock sugar in a cup. I taste the cherry on the front end, then the almonds on the back end. My new favorite dessert tea.
12/19/11 | Verena, Chicago, IL
Absolutely Delicious!
I was not sure of this blend with green tea but it is light and delicate. I will definitely get it again.
11/3/11 | Karen, Reseda, CA
Original and delicious
The name threw me off as I don't really like marzipan, but the tea is a real winner, went right to the top of my list. Great flavor, nice and light tasting - thank you!
9/14/11 | Julie, Somervile, MA
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Our Fair Trade Certified teas from far-away farms to your shopping cart, that bear the Fair Trade logo come from farmers and workers who are justly compensated. We help farmers in developing countries build sustainable businesses that positively influence their communities.
ORAC, short for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, is a testing method developed by the USDA and Tufts University to quantifiably measure the potency of antioxidants that protect cells from damage by oxidative stress.
Our USDA Organic teas are certified Organic by the USDA. Our production facility is certified by IMO-Switzerland, a USDA accredited certification agent. We are striving to source every possible tea and ingredient from organic farms. More teas will be certified Organic in the future.
The caffeine level in a cup of tea can vary by tea type, steeping practices and even the particular tea harvest. We use the following designations as guidelines for the caffeine levels of our teas:
Robust, high caffeine teas; 50-100mg
Lower caffeine teas with shorter steeping times; 30-50mg
Tea/herbal blends with less than 30mg
Decaf tea retains a tiny amount of caffeine
Herbal teas are 100% caffeine free
These steeping guidelines produce the best results for our palates. Use them as a guideline, but you may certainly experiment and find the best results for yours.
