Eerkins Tea Bar

Due to minimal processing, green tea retains the leaf's natural appearance and color. Green tea varies dramatically in flavor from grassy and sweet, to floral and fresh, to nutty and roasted.

Harvested by hand only a few days each spring, white tea is made from tender, nutrient-rich, baby tea leaves and is the rarest and least processed of all tea varietals. White tea's mellow, complex, nectar-like flavor without bitterness makes it ideal for both the new tea-drinker and the seasoned connoisseur.

The most widely known variety in the west, black tea comes from leaves that are oxidized, or fermented. Oxidation changes the leaf's proper ties and accounts for the dark, rich colors and strong, brisk flavors characteristic of black tea.

Any leaf, root, fruit of flower that comes from a plant other than the tea plant is considered an herbal tea.

A favorite among connoisseurs, oolong teas (also known as wu-long) are semi-oxidized and express characteristics in-between green and black teas. Less-oxidized oolong is similar to green tea with a fresh, floral flavor and golden-green infusion.

Also called red tea because of its vibrant, ruby red color, rooibos has a sweet, full bodied and rich flavor. This therapeutic herb offers many of the same antioxidants and health-promoting properties as green tea but is 100% caffeine-free, making it an ideal choice for evening.