Supernatural Shop.

Home / Shop / Teas

No image yet

Teas

First Flush Sencha.

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. Contains caffeine.

$16.50

Last reviewed

Recommended for you.

Essential Oils

Zdravetz CO2, 10% Dilution

Organically produced Bulgarian zdravetz CO2, diluted to 10 percent in organic jojoba for ease of use: sweet, woody and herbal with a touch of spice, a fixative for lighter notes.

$12.00

Natural Products for Oral Hygiene & Throat Health

Herba Sept Oral Solution

Herba Sept is a natural concentrated oral solution and antiseptic for the hygiene of the mouth and throat with proven action, based on wild oregano oil hydrolat.

$9.46

Hydrosols

Neroli Hydrosol (Orange Blossom Water)

Orange blossom water distilled from organically produced bitter orange blossoms in Morocco: mild, sweet and exactly as orange blossoms should smell.

$7.00

Aromatherapy Blends

Cleopatra’s Secret Radiance

A rich, rose-scented face and body creme made primarily with certified organic ingredients, rose hydrosol first among them, that absorbs quickly.

$18.00

Products for Respiratory Relief

Florigano

Recommended for maintaining the health of the digestive, urinary and respiratory systems.

$6.60

Essential Oils

Pink Grapefruit

Organically produced pink grapefruit, cold-pressed from the rind in Mexico: so bright and crisp it fairly sparkles, the most energizing of all the citrus oils.

$12.00

Anti-Infection & Antimicrobial Products

Wild Oregano Oil 5 ml

Food supplement based on 100% wild oregano essential oil (Origanum minutiflorum).

$10.04

Natural Products for Oral Hygiene & Throat Health

Origano Sept Strong Oral Spray

Origano Sept Strong is an oral spray with antiseptic action, recommended for infections of the mouth, gums and throat.

$6.60

Delivery shown at checkout

Options and costs for your address, before you pay

30-day returns, unopened

How returns work

Certificate on request

What we ask of every maker

About this product

Early morning, the window still gray, and a cup that tastes of fresh-cut grass and a whisper of the sea. In East Asian tradition green tea has long been taken at the start of the day, a quiet ritual rather than a jolt.

The leaves arrive tightly rolled, a deep jade green that unfurls into needle-thin ribbons the moment hot water touches them. Steamed rather than pan-fired, in the old Japanese style, they keep a grassy, almost seaweed-bright aroma and a color that stays green in the cup. The liquor is pale and faintly cloudy.

This lot is a first flush, picked in the earliest weeks of the Japanese harvest, when the bushes send up their most tender growth after winter. Early leaves carry less tannin and more of the amino acid theanine, which gives good sencha its savory sweetness, the quality tea drinkers call umami.

Details

  • Japanese green tea, first flush
  • Steamed, not pan-fired
  • Contains caffeine

How to use

Steep a heaping teaspoon at 175°F for ninety seconds; hotter water scalds the leaf and draws out bitterness before sweetness. Expect two or three infusions before the leaves are spent.

A cup at the desk or a cup at the window: either way, take it slowly.

$16.50