Tea Menu Nov 2020
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TEA MENU WHITE TEA BAI MU DAN 2.50 2009 AGED BAI MU DAN 3.50 (White Peony) Bolder than its original form, aging A beautiful and delicate tea with subtle evokes the scene of an autumnal forest, floral and fruit notes and a sweet with sweet marzipan and vanilla notes aftertaste. developing to toasted chestnuts and apricots in later brews. BAI HAO YIN ZHEN 4.00 (Silver Needle) STICKY RICE 10.00 A delicate infusion, reminiscent of dew A rare find from Laos, named for its drops on grass notes, with a sweet distinct aroma. The liquor is reminiscent honey-like finish of coconut milk, muscatel and white rice. RAWANDAN SILVER TIPS 3.50 Stronger than your average white tea with notes of lychee and underlying grassy tones, finishing with light honey. GREEN TEA LONG JING 3.00 SENCHA 2.50 (Dragon Well) A Chinese sencha that is both fresh and Notes of freshly cut grass, which is fragrant with light grassy notes, a hint of rounded off with a soft nutty flavour. bitterness and pine. GENMAICHA 2.50 MAO JIAN 3.00 (Popcorn Tea) (Jade Tips) A Japanese blend of green tea and Refreshing vegetal notes with a nutty toasted rice, giving the infusion a unique aroma and long-lasting sweetness. nutty and savoury taste. VIETNAMESE HA GIANG 6.50 JASMINE PEARLS 4.50 A highly complex green tea which Hand-rolled green tea that is naturally combines notes of apricot and fragranced with jasmine flowers during osmanthus flowers, with an elegant production. vanilla finish. OKUMIDORI SHINCHA 4.00 MATCHA 3.00 This tea’s beautiful velvety texture Stone-ground green tea that is whisked combines with its aromatic profile of into hot water to produce a strong, vivid vivacious vegetal, fruity and marine green and full-bodied liquor that is notes, making this a powerful sencha. velvety smooth with a pleasant creamy froth. OOLONG TEA BAI HAO 3.00 JIN MU DAN 4.00 (Oriental Beauty) (Golden Peony) An indulgent Taiwanese oolong that has A warm and mellow tea with a hazelnut a unique honeyed fruit sweetness with flavour, notes of bitter orange and hints deep muscatel and spiced aftertaste. vanilla, leading to violet in later brews. DA HONG PAO 6.00 2006 AGED DA HONG PAO 8.00 (Big Red Robe) A compressed tea brick with a heavy A full-bodied oolong with roasted flavour roast giving way to notes of tobacco, that gives way to notes of chocolate and vanilla and chocolate. caramel, with a deep lingering sweetness. QI LAN 3.00 TIE GUAN YIN 4.00 (Rare Orchid) A beautiful floral tea with hints of crisp Floral orchid notes over a caramel apple and creamy butter, this oolong is sweetness with subtle char and a delicate often referred as a gateway into the menthol finish. world of fine teas. YA SHI XIANG 4.00 BAN TIAN YAO 6.50 (Duck Sh*t Oolong) A rich body of vanilla and magnolia Delicate and clear floral tones with complimented by slightly bitter notes of complex notes of dried peach and a charred oak, leading to earthy umami molasses sweetness, that finishes with notes in later brews. chestnut and umami flavours. JIANG HUA XIANG DANCONG 8.00 2013 AGED MEI ZHAN 3.50 (Ginger Flower Aroma) Comforting and cosy, this tea is Delicate ginger notes balanced by hints reminiscent of buttery roasted hazelnuts of salty umami with a pleasant creamy with delicate tones of muscatel, a slight mouthfeel. Subsequent brews lead to astringency and a traditional rock tea mellow charred notes and magnolia. aftertaste. BLACK TEA RAWANDAN ORANGE PEKOE 3.50 CAUSEWAY BREAKFAST 2.50 A strong black tea from the BLEND Kathangariri tea plantation in Kenya, Our own signature Breakfast tea, inspired with a rich savoury taste. If you like your by the history of tea in the beautiful tea with milk, then this is a Causeway region. It is a refreshing brew good choice. with pronounced bitter notes balanced EARL GREY 2.50 with floral overtones. A velvety-smooth blend of superior black DECAF BREAKFAST 2.50 teas infused with organic cold-pressed A strong English Breakfast tea without Italian bergamot oil. The liquor is rich, the caffeine, it delivers on both taste and fragrant and bright with the balance of quality with a robust malty character. black tea notes giving a harmonious base to the bright citrus bergamot. KENYAN BLACK 2.50 THE GREY LADY 2.50 A strong black tea from the Kathangariri A refreshingly light take on a classic Lady tea plantation in Kenya, with a rich Grey. This is a Ceylon Orange Pekoe savoury taste. If you like your tea with black tea, bursting with uplifting, milk, then this is a good choice. aromatic bergamot and fruity orange ASSAM 2.50 pieces, finished with a sprinkling of sunflower petals. Soothing to the soul, this small leaf broken orange pekoe hails from the MASALA CHAI 2.50 highlands in the Assam region. It has a Masala Chai, meaning mixed spice tea, rich and malty flavour and is sure to be a is a blend of Indian herbs and black fast favourite. Assam tea which creates a slightly spicy and flavourful infusion. CEYLON 2.50 Originating from the famous Lovers Leap SPIRIT OF SMOKE 3.50 tea estate in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, this Its woody start gives way to delicate and falls between a traditional Ceylon and a precise, smoked notes which remain in Darjeeling, with its citrus tones mingling the mouth throughout the tasting with a bright and crisp muscatel. experience. A complex, rare and atypical smoked tea. KEEMUN 2.50 Keemun tea is a fine tea that is RUSSIAN CARAVAN 2.50 flavourful, full-bodied and almost wine- A blend of black teas which evokes like taste, yet with a light, pleasing memories of open fires, whiskey and flavour that hints of orchids. It is also a sunsets. Russian Caravan is a tea cleaner less smoky tea than many of the that’s described as aromatic and full- China black and red teas. bodied, with a sweet, malty and smoky taste. CHOCOLATE ROSE 2.50 LAPSANG SOUCHONG 2.50 A blend of two delicious black teas, rose petals and decadent cocoa nibs, this tea A classic Chinese tea with a distinctive is soothing and indulgent. Relax and smokiness that will have you reminiscing enjoy some time to yourself. about campfires and fresh-cut spruce after rain. SMOKE & FIRE 2.50 VIETNAMESE CINNAMON 3.50 A fiery and bold blend of Lapsang With cinnamon grown by the H'mong Souchong and crushed chilli. This unique Tribe in the hills of Vietnam as an tea combines smoky overtones and a hit alternative crop to opium poppies. It is of warmth to summon up memories of paired with a beautiful wild harvested blazing campfires on a cold dark night. black tea for a heady spiced experience. JIN JUN MEI 3.50 2007 AGED LAPSANG 7.50 SOUCHONG A beautiful full-bodied tea with delicate cacao notes, bold lychee sweetness and A truly evocative tea with smooth and defined by its smooth finish. rich tobacco notes, with a body of sweet pea and dried apple. YUNNAN PREMIUM 6.50 A spectacular tea, strong and complex, WILD UNSMOKED LAPSANG 3.50 with a rich depth of surprising flavours A strong and lingering tea, with a ranging from mocha, to leather and perfumed floral flavour, underpinned by truffle! This is a tea that has great vegetal and muscatel notes. longevity. PU ERH TEA RAW MINI TOU CHA 4.00 TAIWANESE SHENG 6.00 Made from authentic chopped ‘De Hong’ A truly unique blend of teas picked from pu erh leaves from Yunnan, this tea has wild tea trees in the mountains of South- the classic bright taste of a raw pu West Taiwan. It is processed in the erh, a must for multiple infusions. traditional Yunnan Pu Erh style. The taste profile is of sweet, candied plums, with 2012 COOKED PU ERH 4.00 the fresh feel of a high mountain oolong With notes of tobacco, leather and an and a touch of bitterness associated with earthiness, this tea makes a great young sheng pu erh. introduction to pu erh. ROOIBOS TEA ORGANIC ROOIBOS 2.50 AFRICAN SUNSET 2.50 Grown near Wupperthal in the mountains A soothing blend of earthy sweet rooibos of South Africa this rooibos makes a that is complimented with beautiful floral delicious caffeine free alternative to notes and gentle warming spices. traditional tea. HERBAL TEA ELDERBERRY SPICE 2.50 NUTRI-BURST 2.50 The perfect brew for a colder day, the A nourishing blend of herbs rich in infusion has a fruity mix of elderberry vitamins and minerals that help gently and hibiscus that is gently warmed by cleanse and support the body. An earthy ginger and clove. blend with a burst of citrus. ESSENTIAL GODDESS 2.50 A bespoke blend of carefully selected GOBLIN MARKET 2.50 herbs designed to empower and support With many fruits squeezed into it, this your inner Goddess. It has a beautiful is a very berry, fruit infusion. No goblins light floral liquor that is balanced with the were harmed in the making of this blend. earthy tones of Siberian Ginseng, high notes of citrus with the smallest hint of fennel for sweetness. INNER BALANCE 2.50 PURE HERBALS 2.50 Soothing and gentle this tea is blended CHAMOMILE LEMON BALM around chamomile, helpful for calming CINNAMON MIINT digestion. A light infusion with citrus and GINGER NETTLE floral notes, it has an underlying HIBISCUS ROSE bitterness that’s accented with a slight tingle on the tongue.