{"title":"Green","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"cloud-temple","title":"Cloud Temple","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTraditional green tea was made only from buds, which were either plucked, de-enzymed and dried if they have no shaping, or shaped in the de-enzyming for some pan-fired tea. Green tea is meant to be unoxidized, capturing the fresh, Yang energy of the newly-sprouted bud in its nascent form. This results in a delicate, fragrant brew with the bright energy of Nature. Traditionally, the best green teas were also only harvested in the spring, which meant that the bud itself was the tree’s fresh shoot at the time when the world was also becoming green. The vibrancy of the Yang bud at the time when the world is Yang was considered to be a delicacy, a medicine for connecting to Nature and the seasons and itself a herald of the change in weather.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCloud Temple has to be withered, as it is made up of leaf-bud sets. This means that it is not really green tea in the strictest sense. These leaves are the first of spring, and therefore do contain Nature’s essential awakening from the winter, as well as the tree’s first and strongest buds, but the larger leaves in the set have also matured a bit and moved more to Yin. Since the larger leaves are full of moisture, they have to be withered as they are too brittle to work with. This light oxidation means that this tea is semi-oxidized and therefore has one foot in green tea and one in oolong. It is also rolled, which is not a step in traditional green tea production. The rolling breaks the cells down and brings the juices to the surface. This means that Cloud Temple will be far less delicate than an ordinary green tea, with a more robust, deeper liquor that has more breadth and a greater balance of Yin and Yang. However, on the scale of all teas in general, Cloud Temple is still very soft and delicate—even though it is a bolder green tea. There is a lot to be said for this balance. It creates a pleasant drink and is great for the body as well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCloud Temple is a very powerful tea, but it is also very simple, especially if you brew it leaves in a bowl. Just a few leaves of this magical tea in a bowl are enough to wash the spirit clean and bring a sense of spring into your life, rising up like a breeze from under your arms. There is nothing flashy or extravagant about it. It boldly offers bitterness, sweetness and astringency, like Nature and life. There is a magic in passing the seasons with such a tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Taiwanese Green Tea\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Xie","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":37663055544479,"sku":"SK99208725","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":37663055511711,"sku":"SK97618500","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/CloudTemple-02.jpg?v=1774873571"},{"product_id":"wind-in-the-pines","title":"Wind in the Pines","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWind in the Pines is one of those rare and magical teas that blows through our lives, bringing new and exciting vistas to our tea journey. How rare it is to find a green tea this old! Yes, green tea can be aged; and yes, it is great. However, it does take a long time to age well since the young leaves have such a high moisture content. This means it will essentially have to slowly dry out over many years before it begins to oxidize and mature. During much of this drying period, the tea will taste awkward and “stale,” which is why so little green tea is aged to such splendor as this tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts identity also helps us age this tea. Sencha was produced in Taiwan after the war to export to Japan. In the 1970s, the domestic market in Taiwan started to grow and fewer and fewer producers made sencha until it was ultimately all gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWind in the Pines is complex, sweet, sour, deep and speaks of simpler thatched-roof times. It is an epic tea with all kinds of lessons to be had in its cups. You can taste the green tea body, taste the age and the storage. What a wonderful tea!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] 1960s\/70s Taiwanese Sencha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr. Liang","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":39438135296159,"sku":"P-AS-0592-S-1","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"75g","offer_id":39438135328927,"sku":"P-AS-0592-S-2","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Wind-In-The-Pines-2.jpg?v=1615859413"},{"product_id":"bamboo-shoot","title":"Bamboo Shoot","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBamboo Shoot is a simple, affordable green tea grown in Zhu Shan, or “Bamboo Mountain” in central Taiwan. This farm is protected by Master Tsai Yizhe’s Tea Mountain Preservation Society. This farmer actually had some financial issues recently and so we all joined in to help him get back on his feet, which is what the society is all about—helping organic farmers by connecting them with tea lovers. Some of the proceeds from this tea will go to support the society as well. Bamboo Shoot is clean, bright and refreshing, especially during the summer months. It tastes of nuts, grass and bamboo shoots and has a soft, upward moving energy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan\u003e[split] 2024 Spring Organic Green Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Master Tsai","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":45091390882013,"sku":"SK19171071","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":45091390914781,"sku":"SK18160810","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Bamboo_Shoot-02.jpg?v=1779110489"},{"product_id":"plum-rain","title":"Plum Rain","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe called this tea “Plum Rain” because last year’s Plum Rains were the strongest they have been in many decades, providing the abundant waters that made this May 2022 spring green tea what it is. Master Yu San He’s farm is named “Respect for Great Nature.” It is located in Pinglin township, about a half-hour’s drive east from downtown Taipei. Like us, Mr. Yu is a meditator and a vegetarian. He’s a very rare kind of tea farmer, too. From the first, he shines with a kind of directness, looking you right in the eyes in a way shier Taiwanese won’t, and there’s kindness in those eyes as well. Mr. Yu has been growing tea organically for more than ten years, but the vast majority of tea farmers in the area do not. He decided long ago to stop being a part of this problem and has since become a shining example of someone who can produce fine tea without polluting the environment. One noteworthy factor about his growing methods is that he doesn’t use any organic fertilizer or irrigation. This is one of the characteristics of Living Tea, referred to as “ziran nongfa” in Chinese, or “ecological tea.” It’s based on a philosophy of letting the tea bushes struggle on their own, helping them as little as possible, and letting the weeds grow up around them. This encourages the trees to weave themselves into the local ecosystem without any foreign agents and grow stronger as a result. Plum Rain is a bright, clean and fresh tea. Its fragrance and aroma are cleansing, opening the pores and senses and leaving us open and clear. It is watery, fluid and has a delicate, soft Yin energy that meets the subtle body in an upwards movement through the head.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach bag is 50 grams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] 2022 Spring Ecological Green Tea\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dan Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42930430345437,"sku":"SK70474754","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/products\/Plum-Rain-1.jpg?v=1656494821"},{"product_id":"dragon-rising","title":"Dragon Rising","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDragon Rising is a seasonal blend of fresh organic green tea blended with the right amount of Yellow Chrysanthemum, White Chrysanthemum, Himalayan Goji, Qing Pi and sun-dried Peppermint to promote health, longevity and harmony with the seasons. It is a wonderful blend for spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYou can drink this blend every day throughout the spring, especially as the weather changes. We recommend using a pot on the larger side and decanting the liquor quickly as you would for ordinary tea. You can use a glass kettle if you wish, which will also allow you to appreciate the beautiful colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe have also found that this blend has a strong affinity for silver. If you have a silver kettle or pot, it will be perfect; otherwise, you can pick up some of our silver tea leaves and add them to the blend to amplify its effects. Be mindful of the teaware you use as the herbs also have a strong flavor. If you use the same pot that you use to brew tea, you want to be sure to remove the blend immediately after the session is over. Also, slightly cooler water is ideal due to the green tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEach session of this herb and tea blend is individually packaged in fully compostable packets. If it were all in a single bag, it would be difficult to make sure you got all of the herbs in the right amount in each brew. Dave and Wu De experimented in depth to achieve the right amount of herbs and tea in each packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEach box comes with ten compostable packets, which should last for most of spring, depending on how often you drink them. If you choose the herbal subscription you will receive the correct herbal blend each season and the quantity can be adjusted at any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split] Spring Blend of Medicinal Herbs and Green Tea\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Tea Hut","offers":[{"title":"Single Packet","offer_id":44122492141789,"sku":"SK44087738","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ten Packets","offer_id":44122492174557,"sku":"SK32470912","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Dragon_Rising-02.jpg?v=1779110996"},{"product_id":"stream-enterer","title":"Stream-Enterer","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eStream-Enterer is a beautiful living tea from the eco-arboreal gardens of Yu San He in Northern Taiwan. You can read more about this amazing man and his very healthy tea gardens in the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/archive.globalteahut.org\/docs\/pdf_articles\/2016-09\/2016-09-a060.pdf\" title=\"Global Tea Hut September 2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSeptember 2016\u003c\/a\u003e issue of Global Tea Hut. Stream-Enterer is made from the Tsui Yu (Kingfisher Jade) varietal, grown open and semi-wild as all tea should be. It is creamy and bright with a beautiful, uplifting Yang energy and a crisp, cleansing quality that lasts all day. This tea is perfect for leaves in a bowl ceremonies.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach bag is 75 grams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e[split]2025 Spring Green Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dan Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43971341844701,"sku":"P-COS-T-1213-S","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Stream-Enterer-1_f0e93834-c66c-42bf-9124-04afc5e779a4.jpg?v=1690275872"},{"product_id":"evening-rose","title":"Evening Rose","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEvening Rose is a blend of organic green tea and organic roses. We serve tea at a local market every month and one of our fellows there showed up with some gorgeous rose petals. To support them, we bought some and tried blending them with tea. They were perfect: subtle, delicate and not overpowering, they add some grace, a lovely fragrance and some depth to this green tea. We also have a red tea version called \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/products\/morning-rose\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Morning Rose\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMorning Rose\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach bag is approximately 165g.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e[split] Taiwanese Green Tea with Organic Rose Petals\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Master Tsai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589015855325,"sku":"P-ER-T-1392-S","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Evening_Rose-02.jpg?v=1779110181"},{"product_id":"three-grains","title":"Three Grains","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThree Grains is a genmaicha, or toasted grain green tea made in Taiwan. We call it “three grains,” even though only two were used (buckwheat and red quinoa), because the third grain is friendship. This tea was made by a farmer’s association in Taiwan of organic farmers helping one another out by purchasing tea and grain from one another to support their mutual goal of regenerative agriculture. If you like toasted grain genmaicha, you will love this tea. It is toasty, warm and rich. It is filling and grounding and goes well with a meal.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[split]Buckwheat \u0026amp; Red Quinoa Genmaicha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Xie","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":46562321694941,"sku":"SK95205778","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150g","offer_id":46562321727709,"sku":"SK39244616","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Three_Grains-02.jpg?v=1779110006"},{"product_id":"osmanthus-balm","title":"Osmanthus Balm","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOsmanthus Balm is a gorgeous blend of organic green tea and wild osmanthus flowers. The flowers are scented into the wet leaves and then dried flowers are added to the dried leaves as well. This tea is peaceful, open and expansive. When scented teas are done well, you can also taste the tea, not just the flowers. This is a wonderful example of a well-crafted floral tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e[split]Green Tea \u0026amp; Wild Osmanthus\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr. Xie","offers":[{"title":"Sample (15g)","offer_id":46562322514141,"sku":"SK61409570","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g","offer_id":46562322546909,"sku":"SK69978793","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/7288\/6667\/files\/Osmanthus_Balm-02.jpg?v=1774873449"}],"url":"https:\/\/globalteahut.org\/collections\/green-tea.oembed","provider":"Global Tea Hut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}