Teas.

A rice-paper-wrapped disc of ripe pu-erh from old-growth gardens in Yunnan: earthy and deep, scented with dried fruit and old wood, and good for many steepings.

$28.00

South African red bush, Aspalathus linearis, from the Cederberg slopes, sun-oxidized from green to russet: sweet, smooth, never bitter, and caffeine-free for any hour.

$12.00

Bay laurel leaf essential oil, wildcrafted and steam-distilled in Croatia: wonderfully spicy, uplifting and grounding, from the leaves once woven into victors' crowns.

$20.00

Valerian root and whole hop cones, earthy and bitter, an old evening pairing steeped long and hot in the last half hour before bed.

$22.00

Food-grade English lavender buds from a single farm in Provence, dried on screens: a floral, faintly camphorous, caffeine-free cup that steeps to a pale straw-violet for the last h

$15.50

Wild-harvested dandelion root, slow-roasted in small batches until it smells almost like coffee: a dark, reddish-brown, caffeine-free brew tasting of roasted chicory and scorched c

$12.50

Whole fennel seeds from Gujarat, sun-dried on open threshing floors: crush a spoonful, steep it long, and sip a licorice-sweet cup with a clean aniseed finish after supper.

$11.00

Krishna tulsi, the purple-leafed holy basil of northern India, hand-harvested and shade-dried: a caffeine-free cup of warm amber with a clove-and-mint, peppery-sweet scent.

$14.50

Shade-grown yerba mate from Misiones, Argentina, flame-dried and aged: coarse, faintly smoky, bittersweet and caffeinated, the shared daily cup of the Rio de la Plata.

$13.50

A Taiwanese Jin Xuan oolong rolled into small green pearls, with a natural note of warm cream and orchid and no milk at all.

$19.50

Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Silver Needle proper: plump, downy spring buds simply withered and dried in filtered sun, brewing a pale gold, almost water-white cup.

$26.00

First flush Japanese sencha, steamed in the old style: jade-green needles that brew a pale, grassy cup with a whisper of the sea and a savory sweetness.

$16.50

Silver-backed mugwort leaf and flowering top, wild-crafted in the Carpathian foothills, for a small, bitter, aromatic cup before bed.

$14.00

Whole hibiscus calyces and broken rosehips from the Nile Valley, steeping to a clear, glowing ruby: a tart, cranberry-bright, caffeine-free cup, hot in winter or poured over ice.

$12.50

Black tea from the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian, withered and dried over smoldering pine: tar, resin and a faint sweetness, a campfire and an old library in one cup.

$16.00

Whole indigo blossoms that steep to an ink-dark blue, then turn violet and pink with a squeeze of lemon.

$15.00

Coarse-cut South Indian ginger and turmeric root with whole black peppercorns and a curl of orange peel: a fiery, citrus-bright, marigold-gold cup for cold afternoons.

$13.50

Cut peppermint leaf, cold and bright even dried, with stinging nettle for a mineral green depth: a plain, caffeine-free cup for after dinner or a slow afternoon.

$12.50

Whole Egyptian chamomile flowers, French lavender buds and a scatter of lemon balm leaf, opening slowly in the pot: a caffeine-free evening cup with centuries of bedtimes behind it

$13.00