There is nothing shy about this tea. The ginger, lemon, kawakawa and peppery
flavours are bold and intense, filling your mouth with warmth without burning.
The addition of liquorice root imparts gentle sweetness that rounds out the
taste and brings everything together in perfect harmony.
Got a cold? Just add honey and a dash of whiskey.
Note: Kawakawa is a NZ native peppery flavoured plant/herb.
Ingredients: ginger, liquorice root granulate, lemongrass, pepper, lemon peels, kawakawa, peppermint, hibiscus, lemonfruitgranulate (glucose syrup, lemon juice, apricots, potato starch, sodium alginat), flavour.
Sample Bag containing around two dessertspoons of tea, enough to make at least one pot.
About Tea Total
Tea Total has a serious approach to the tea leaf. Their range is chock full
of quality loose leaf teas that you’ll find in boutique hotels, cafes, heath
spas and gourmet food stores. The founder, Anna Salek, aka The Tea Lady, opened
the first Tea Total in Auckland in 1995. There was no precendent for a tea shop
in 1995 and people assumed she was opening a tea room, something akin to the
old New Zealand Railways cafes. Since then, Tea Total has gone from strength to
strength. The first shop was a small store in Mission Bay where the Berkley
Cinema sits, selling dry tea and light refreshments. This introduced Aucklanders
to the concept of a tea shop but Anna soon realised she needed a bigger store
that was also a cafe, to cater for both tea drinkers, coffee drinkers and the
hungry. When the cinema complex was redeveloped Tea Total moved to slightly
larger premises in Mt Eden. This shop was successful and become well known
throughout New Zealand. This prompted Anna to seek larger premises on
Auckland's North Shore to create the store that now exists in Kitchener Road.
Tea Total Cafe is no longer owned by Anna, but still offers the full range of
Tea Total teas. From humble beginnings in a Sydney market stall to a small shop
with 63 flavours and a broom closet storage to a 3,000ft warehouse housing
150 varieties.Tea Total not only started the tea revolution in New Zealand,
they've been at the forefront ever since.
A note on Fair Trade and chemicals from Tea Total: “While we do not advertise our products as Fair Trade, we buy our breakfast blends and some traditional black and green teas direct from the tea estates in India, Japan and Sri Lanka. There are no middle men involved and while we pay what for us is a good price, it is far in excess of the amount they would receive from giants such as Liptons or Twinings. Workers are unionised, they work eight hour days, five days per week, receive free housing, electricity, schooling and medical clinics. Because of these conditions, positions are much sought after and often handed down within families. We don’t have the Fair Trade label but I can personally guarantee the teas above are more than fairly traded.Our blended teas (fruit infusions, herbal teas and Earl Greys) are sourced in Europe where teas, once bought directly from the grower, are blended with finest quality flavourings, fruits and herbs. All these products are tested by law in German laboratories for 203 chemicals and pesticides. This doesn’t make for a cheap product, but does ensure a level of quality that is without equal.”