In the hurly-burly of our transient lives, it's wise sometimes to pause, refresh and re-balance ourselves with a little healing luxury.

We at teanamu believe luxury is realized when service is intuitive and goes beyond obligation, when exquisite beauty, sophisticated style and exceptional taste are achieved through the most careful attention to detail.

We were also very excited to have have launched at the Winter Warmer Tea Open House eight gorgeous new teas including fragrant and fruity Shanghai Chic, captivatingly aromatic Organic Golden Monkey, a cold brew version of the very popular Lychee Black, the unique Lishan Oolong, the alluring Silky Oolong, and a range of unusual, premium Japanese green teas including zesty Ginger Tangerine Sencha, exotic Yuzu Sencha and refreshing Shiso Sencha.

teanamu is hosting a special drop-in, Tea Open House event at a lovely venue in the heart of Notting Hill, very close to Portobello Road market. The next event is on 31 January 2010. It's a chance to escape from the seasonal hurly-burly and enter an oasis of calm and tranquility at an authentic Chinese tea ceremony! The relaxing, meditative atmosphere will give you a wonderful respite, as I will be putting on a free demonstration of traditional tea brewing and offers samples of premium green, black and oolong teas. Also enjoy a selection of our gorgeous, freshly baked patisserie made with tea! Drop by any time between 12 noon and 4 pm and you may even try your hand at brewing your own tea using actual gongfu cha tea ware and utensils! Click here for more details.

japanese green collection purest steamed, subtle, leafy teas	green collection grassy, sweet, like freshest morning dew	oolong collection sophisticated & aromatic for the afternoon	scented collection floral or fruity, irresistible any time
black collection deep, opulent, after-dinner decadence	white collection smooth, delicate, clean, soft and fresh	red collection vintaged, earthy, nutritious, biscuity	teaware collection cherish your teas with beautiful accessories

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The scientific name for the true tea bush is camellia sinensis. Three of the most common versions of this are camellia sinensis var. sinensis (China bush), camellia sinensis var. assamica (Assam bush) and camellia sinensis var. cambodi (Java bush). The China bush can produce equally good green teas, oolongs and black teas, and tends to have less tannin than Assam or Java. [more...]