Sourcing excellent single estate and micro-batch blended teas from around the world. After steeping in the liveliness of Kerrisdale, swing by our teabar to grab a cup or a bag of loose leaf to savour later.
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Go Green
Looking for sharp focus without the jitters of coffee?
We've got you covered with our collection of green tea. Green teas like matcha and sencha have long been used to boost mental energy while maintaining a state of relaxation, due to reduced lesser caffeine and high L-Theanine content, a calming amino acid. Green tea can also help you beat the summer heat as a delicious iced drink.
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Fun fact, tea has more caffeine than coffee! If you eat the leaves whole, that is. Once brewed, coffee does contain more caffeine. However, tea also contains an amino acid called L-Theanine which studies have shown to help relax the mind while also improving mental focus. So if you're in for a long day of working, tea is the way to go. If you need to get pumped before a workout, go for the coffee.
If you find tea usually isn't strong enough, but coffee makes you too jittery, try matcha! As it's finely ground green tea, you're ingesting whole tea leaves, thus giving you a huge hit of caffeine, but thanks to our friend L-Theanine, you digest it slower, so you get an even, all-day energy boost.
Similar to roasts for coffee, the more oxidized the tea is, the less caffeine it has. So white tea has the most caffeine, followed by green, then oolong, then black. However, depending on the tea and how you steep your brew, you may find the reverse to be true!
As for decaf, the process of removing caffeine severely impacts the flavour and health benefits of the tea, and still leaves some caffeine behind. For that reason, we highly recommend any of our naturally non-caffeinated teas instead.
Alternatively, you can "make" any of our caffeinated teas decaf by simply steeping the tea for 5-10 minutes in boiling hot water and throwing this first steep away. Your second steep will be much less caffeinated, and without any of the chemical processing!
Tea comes from the plant camellia sinensis, and the different types of tea depends on their oxidation level. Herbal "teas" don't contain this plant, and so they technically aren't really tea, but rather tisanes or infusions.
For Naturally Caffeinated Teas:
Black tea is 90-100% oxidized, and brews a dark, honey colour. Typically has a full, strong body, with malty notes.
Green tea is 10-40% oxidized, and brews a lighter chartreuse. Usually has notes of grass or seaweed.
Oolong tea falls between a green or black tea, and varies greatly in brew colour and tasting notes.
White tea is almost completely unoxidized, and brews a pale cream, with a very light and delicate flavour profile.
Herbal tea is made from any combination of dried fruits, herbs, plants, or spices.
Rooibos, Afrikaans for red bush, is made from the leaves of a bush plant, and brews a rich amber, with a tangy, fruity note.
Honeybush, similar to rooibos, comes from a South African bush, but has a fuller body and sweeter, honey notes.