Five green teas, five ways to drink green. Silk Dragon Jasmine is Chinese green tea scented with fresh jasmine blossoms night after night. Bancha is the everyday Japanese green, low in tannin and caffeine, and Haru's Hōjicha is Japanese green tea roasted until it tastes of toast and caramel. Bamboo Shoots is genmaicha with papaya, coconut and pineapple, and Kashmiri Chai is green tea with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and matcha.50g...

All about Green Tea Set, 5 Loose Leaf Teas

In this set

  • Silk Dragon Jasmine, Organic

    Silk Dragon Jasmine is prepared by infusing green tea leaves with night-blooming jasmine flowers for several consecutive nights. Silk Dragon Jasmine is one of the best known Chinese green teas, originating from the Song Dynasty around 1000CE. Cultivated at altitudes over 1500ft, this popular tea...

    Green tea · Low caffeine · Jasmine, floral

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  • Bancha, Organic

    Bancha is a popular Japanese green tea that is naturally low in tannins and caffeine. A great choice for your everyday tea.

    Japanese green · Low caffeine · Grassy, toasty

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  • Bamboo Shoots

    Bamboo Shoots combines floral and nutty notes with the refreshing and sweet flavors of the tropics. It also has the added bonus of being rich in antioxidants.

    Green tea · Low caffeine · Nutty, tropical

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  • Haru's Hōjicha, Organic

    Haru's Hōjicha is a unique type of organic green tea crafted in the Japanese tradition. Pan fried and slow roasted, each brew produces a yellowish brown liquor with a toasted and earthy taste. A Tea & Spice Shoppe favorite.

    Japanese roasted green · Low caffeine · Toasted, nutty

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  • Kashmiri Chai

    Kashmiri Chai blends Chunmee green tea with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and other spices and matcha for a spicy and sweet tea.

    Chai · Low caffeine · Spiced, sweet

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What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineLow caffeine
TypeGreen
FlavourJasmine, nutty
CharacterFloral, mild, earthy, grassy, tropical, toasted, spiced, sweet
What’s in itSilk Dragon Jasmine, Organic: green tea, jasmine flower; Bancha, Organic: bancha green tea; Bamboo Shoots: green tea, Japanese genmaicha green tea, papaya, coconut, pineapple, cardamom, ginger, red peppercorns; Haru's Hōjicha, Organic: roasted Japanese green tea; Kashmiri Chai: Chunmee green tea, cinnamon pieces, cardamom, ginger pieces, orange peels, anise star, peppercorns, matcha

Perfect for

  • High tea
  • Beginners
  • Waking up
How to brew it
  • 175°F / 80°C
  • Steep 2–3 minutes
  • Use 1 tsp per 8oz
  • Boiling water scorches the leaf and makes it bitter
  • Re-steep the same leaves twice

Beyond the cup

Bancha poured over rice with salmon and nori for ochazuke. Jasmine beside dumplings and stir-fry, or brewed cold. Hōjicha with a little milk in the evening, or its powder in brownies. Bamboo Shoots as the liquid for coconut rice, or iced. Kashmiri Chai strong, beside naan and a dal.

  • Green Tea Set: 5 Loose Leaf Green Teas: Silk Dragon Jasmine, Organic, Bancha, Organic, Bamboo Shoots, Haru's Hōjicha, Organic and Kashmiri Chai, shown over a chalk-and-watercolour illustration
  • Illustration: Green Tea Set: 5 Loose Leaf Green Teas, a kyusu teapot on a bamboo tray, the tea terraces of Uji at dawn beyond
  • Illustration of Silk Dragon Jasmine, Organic in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with Fuzhou in Fujian on a summer night
  • Illustration of Bancha, Organic in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a country farmhouse in Edo-period Japan
  • Illustration of Bamboo Shoots in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a tall bamboo grove in spring
  • Illustration of Haru's Hōjicha, Organic in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a Kyoto street at dusk in the 1920s
  • Illustration of Kashmiri Chai in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a Kashmiri home in Srinagar