MELBOURNE tea merchant David Thompson imports the finest teas from India, China and Burma, including the rare and prestigious 'champagne teas' of Darjeeling in the Himalayan foothills of India. These teas are unmatched for delicate flavour, enticing aroma and exquisite taste. The teas of Assam, grown above the Brahmaputra river valley, are by comparison malty and full-bodied and regarded for their 'tippy' golden second 'flush' or second plucking. Larsen & Thompson also imports exceptional China flower teas and oolong. The flower teas are beautifully presented for steeping in glass for the drinker to watch the tea unfurl. Some oolong is presented in stunning glazed ceramic pots. Thompson says Australians have begun a love affair with teas, but that many people are intimidated by a lack of knowledge. He told The Age: 'People are very sophisticated diners in this country and I think that tea is the last bastion on the menu that has not been oversold. Here you have a product that naturally offers an enormous variety of flavours and complexity and it goes so well with food.'
boxed tea
burma jungle green oolong
china iron goddess tie guan yin 50g
china lapsang souchong 60g
china puerh 60g
chian white peony bai mu dan 35g fujian
china yunnan green 35g
india chai
india earl grey 75g
india good morning 75g
india single estate mohokuti assam 75g
india single estate singbulli darjeeling organic 75g
boxed infusions
china organic rosebuds 40g
egypt lemongrass and nepal ginger organic 50g
egypt camomile flower 50g
poland peppermint and india black cha 60g
poland peppermint leaf 20g
burma and china tea zip-locked
china black tea 50g golden monkey jin mao hou
china black tea 50g keemun mao feng [anhui province]
china green flower tea
bridal basket 4g
enchanted circle 4g
jasmine bower 4g
jasmine pearls 4g
jasmine secret 4g
paradise garden 4g
spring snow 4g
sunset lily 4g
distinctive tea
burma ceramic green wooden-lidded jar with shan plateau 100g
china bing cha puerh tea disc 357g
china zhua cha puerh tea brick 250g
loose tea 500g / 1kg
chai
earl grey
good morning
teapots & accessories
chai glass clear / green
glass teapot with infuser 500ml / 1000ml
beehouse porcelain teapot with mesh infuser 450ml / 680ml
wooden caddy spoon
terracotta bisque-fired chai cup
terracotta high-fired glazed chai cup