May is here!
We don’t know about you, but in our neck of the woods, we’ve had our fair share of April showers and are ready for the warm months to come! As the weather gets warmer, we’ll have lots of tea options to come that are equally delicious served hot or over ice. But for now, we hope you love our spring-inspired teas we’re offering this month.
We have lots of new a delicious teas coming to our lineup this year. We’ve recently taste-tasted over 100 different teas and have selected our very favorites to share with you.
Have a gorgeous rest of your spring.
~Tea Runners
Please note the following teas are only available to Pure Tea Box members:
- Honey Aroma Shui Xian Oolong
- Iron Goddess of Mercy
- Imperial Mojiang Golden Bud Yunnan Black Tea
- Ruby Oolong
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Vithanakande Estate Ceylon Blueberry Rooibos Tropical Coconut Oolong Earl Grey Lavender |
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Vithanakande Estate Ceylon Earl Grey Lavender Yuzu Pineapple Black Ceylon Burning Sun |
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Blueberry Rooibos Ssspicy Lemon Ginger Rooibos Mystic Mint |
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Wu Liang Hong Mao Feng Yunnan Black Tea Ancient Pu-erh Tuo Cha Big Snow Mountain of Mengku Black Tea Kanchanjangha Verde |
Earl Grey Lavender
Here we have a welcomingly different twist on a classic. With citrusy bergamot pressed from real fruit and flowers, and the intoxicating fragrance of organic lavender blossoms, the Earl Grey Lavender is an elegant wake-me-up tea in the morning.
One of our most popular teas!
Ingredients: Organic black tea, organic lavender flowers, essential bergamot oil, natural lavender oil extract.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: MED
Mystic Mint
This seemingly simple blend of peppermint, cardamom, and licorice root combine to form a deep and uplifting complexity to refresh your spirits.
Savor the sweet notes of basil with a slight hint of clove as you relax and digest after a meal, or as an uncaffeinated night cap to settle the body for sleep.
If you think you don't like caffeine-free teas, mystic mint may change your tune.
Ingredients: Peppermint, cardamom, licorice root, essential basil and clove leaf oils.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Blue Mountain Black
The Nilgiri tea-growing region in southern India is mostly known for producing strong, bold black teas, similar to the Ceylon black teas of neighboring Sri Lanka, but with their own unique flavors. At up to 8000 ft above sea level, it is one of the highest-elevation tea growing regions in the world, and one of the most beautiful.
Blue Mountain Black is an exquisite treat with a unique and worldly flavor profile, sure to become a favorite.
Ingredients: Black tea
Origin: Nilgiri, India
Caffeine: HIGH
Yuzu Pineapple Black
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
SSSpicy
Global Tea Championship Winner
2nd Place, Unflavored Herbal Blends
Warm your tummy and heart with this extra spicy chai, a tea that enlivens and wakes up the sense without the addition of caffeine.
We love the traditional combination of ginger, cardamom, and clove with the punch of black pepper that sings on the tongue, all with a subtle sweet finish that invigorates the entire palate.
Ingredients: Black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, and ginger.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: Caffeine-Free
Blueberry Rooibos
Besides being beautiful to look at, this caffeine-free herbal blend combines the floral sweetness of blueberries with the tartness of currants, balanced with hearty rooibos.
Try this tea after a big meal or before bed to relax the senses and prepare your body for a deep sleep. Kids like this one, too!
Ingredients: Rooibos, elderberries, hibiscus flowers, currants, blueberries, natural blueberry flavor, schizandra berries, natural strawberry flavor.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Wu Liang Hong Mao Feng Black Tea
Grown in the high altitude region of Simao, this black tea is expertly crafted and totally unique. Its leaves are slightly fermented before being processed into black tea, creating a depth and earthiness to its body, while still remaining floral with notes of dried fruit throughout.
Delightful and interesting, and sure to create a conversation.
Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Yunnan, China
Caffeine: MED-HIGH
Tropical Coconut Oolong
Try it iced to bring out its tropical flavors even more.
Ingredients: Oolong tea, pineapple, coconut flakes, natural coconut flavor.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: LOW
Ancient Pu-erh Tuo Cha
This traditional style ripe Pu-erh is a blend of vintages ranging from 2-4 years in age. These small Ancient Tuo Cha (meaning "dome shaped") Pu-erh cakes are perfect for single-serving size and should be enjoyed all day with multiple infusions.
Each subsequent infusion reveals the complex personality this tea hides under its powerful earthy smell: a little sweet, a little savory, and very smooth with notes of dark mocha. A tremendously soothing tea.
Ingredients: Pu-erh tea
Origin: Yunnan, China
Caffeine: MED
Big Snow Mountain of Mengku Black Tea
This black tea comes from the high-altitude tea farming region in Lincang. It is processed from the first flush of spring assamica tea leaves of 30-40 year old naturally grown tea plants.
Big Snow Mountain Black brews a deep red liquor with floral notes and a sweet thick mouthfeel.
Ingredients: Black tea
Origin: Yunnan, China
Caffeine: HIGH
Ceylon Burning Sun
Global Tea Championship Award Winner
1st Place, Breakfast Blend
Ceylon Burning Sun is another fantastic creation from the world-famous and highly awarded Lumbini Tea Estate in southern Sri Lanka.
This strong and robust black tea is mixed with broken golden tips, adding to its deep complexity and layered power. You may notice the taste of pungent dark fruit in its finish.
Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Sri Lanka
Caffeine: HIGH
Lemon Ginger Rooibos
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Kanchanjangha Verde
Ingredients: Pure green tea.
Origin: Nepal
Caffeine: Low
Vithanakande Estate Ceylon
Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, has been providing some of the world's best teas for over 200 years. The Vithanakande tea estate is known for producing some of Sri Lanka's top Ceylon teas, such as this one. It is malty, smooth, and full bodied, with plenty of complex layers. It makes a great breakfast tea!
We recommend experimenting with the steep time to get the right strength for your palate.
Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Sri Lanka
Caffeine: HIGH
Additional Customization Options
English Breakfast
A blend of high-grade assam, ceylon, and keemun black teas makes this a beloved English Breakfast.
Almond Sugar Cookie Dessert Black
Strong black tea gets the sweet treatment with toasted almonds and almond sugar cookie.
Nile River Valley Chamomile
Egyptian chamomile blossoms, regarded as the best quality on the market.
Turmeric Ginger
Spicy and bold herbal tea with the tartness of citrus oils, ginger, lemongrass and turmeric.
Carrot Cake Rooibos
The name of this says it all! A decadent caffeine-free treat.
Yunnan Early Spring Silver Strands
A fresh, fragrant, and bold green tea from Yunnan, China.
Hazelnut Orange Black
A rich black tea with smooth hazelnut notes combined with a zesty citrus finish and a hint of spice.
Iron Goddess of Mercy
A velvety and creamy oolong tea with notes of roasted buckwheat and chestnut with sweet dried apricot.
Honey Aroma Shui Xian Oolong
This lovely Shui Xian "Water Sprite" Oolong is grown from 60-year-old tea plants and has a wonderful array of flavors, including honey, hay, brown sugar, and minerals.
Imperial Mojiang Golden Bud Black Tea
An exquisite pure bud pick from the Mojiang area of Simao. Malty with light notes of sugarcane.
Ruby Oolong
An outstanding Thai ruby oolong with notes of dried raisin and baked black cherry.
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