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The Opulent Collection only at Blenz

Monday, September 20th, 2010
Green and Oolong teas from The Opulent Collection

Green and Oolong teas from The Opulent Collection

Starting today Blenz is promoting the green and oolong teas from The Opulent Collection. This collection is the result of Blenz Coffee’s Chief Tea Sommelier’s two year search for the world’s finest teas. It’s comprised of only the highest quality loose leaf teas from around the globe including Green, Oolong, White, Black, and Tisanes. They are plantation direct, single estate, certified organic, and certified fair trade. The result is an award-winning anthology of the most premium boutique tea collection ever produced.

With a focus on green and oolong teas this fall, you have six great teas to choose from to widen your Japanese and Chinese tea selection: Uji Sencha, Shizuoka Genmaicha, Kyoto Hojicha, Moonlight Jasmine, Ali Shan High Mountain Oolong, and Fujian Iron Buddha. Try them in-store or take them with you for an authentic tea experience in the comfort of your home. Learn more from a Blenz barista at your favourite Blenz location.

Visit your nearest Blenz during this promotion you can enter to win one of three limited edition tea chests from The Opulent Collection.

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What is Ceremonial Matcha?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Best Award Matcha is the oldest variety of shade-grown Japanese green tea, traditionally used in Zen Buddhist ceremonies for over 800 years. Ground into a fine, jade-green powder using granite grinding wheels, Matcha is whisked with water to create a unique, beautiful and richly flavourful drink.

Four weeks before the annual harvest, the tea plantations of the famed Nishio region are covered with tarp shading, eliminating up to 90% of the natural light. The tea plants compensate for this loss of light by increasing chlorophyll content in their leaves. Only the best hand-picked tea leaves are then steamed, dried and cut to remove veins and stems.

For more information on Cermonial Matcha and it’s health and nutritional benefits, please visit www.blenzstore.com/Ceremonial-Matcha.

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What is Tea?

Friday, April 17th, 2009
loose leaf tea Clearly, it is extremely misleading to say “Every tea comes from the same plant the camellia sinensis, and depending on how one processes the leaves will determine if it will be green, oolong, black or white tea.” This overly simplified definition of tea is the biggest myth in the Western tea industry.

It takes more than processing methods to determine the different types of tea. Some tea varietals are destined to become green and some destined to be white regardless of the processing method used.

Two principal varieties are used, the small-leaved China plant (C. sinensis sinensis) which all sub varieties of Chinese teas are based and the large-leaved Assam plant (C. sinensis assamica ) which all Indian, Sri Lanka and Assam black teas are based.

White, green, oolong and black teas are actually varietals of teas. The different processing methods together with the specific varietals will determine its final style of tea—being black, oolong, green and white.

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