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Wholesale Loose Leaf Tea: Our Complete Range

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Welcome to Jenier Teas, your trusted wholesale loose leaf tea supplier. Whether you are creating a bespoke tea menu for a hotel, stocking a bustling cafe, or sourcing for retail, our collection of over 400 premium loose teas is designed to help your business thrive.

We understand that serving a great cup of tea is crucial to customer retention. That is why we focus on supplying trade customers with exceptional quality teas that offer high yields, strong profit margins, and fast UK dispatch. From traditional breakfast blends to rare single-origin estates, explore our range below.

Quick Guide To Loose Leaf Tea.

A Quick Guide To Loose Leaf Tea.

Whatever the kind, white tea, green tea, yellow tea, oolong tea or black tea, all tea comes from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis. How the plucked leaves are processed changes their character, chemical composition and appearance.To help you build the perfect tea menu, here is a quick guide to understanding our categories:

White Tea, The Youngest Leaves.

White Tea is the name given to the new growth buds, and young leaves plucked before they open fully. Each new bud on a tea bush has tiny white hairs that give the leaf a soft, dried-white appearance. These hairs are called 'bai hao' or 'pekoe' and are part of the tea plant's natural defence mechanism. Pickers take great care not to bruise the delicate buds. Once picked, they are laid out to wither naturally in the sun, before moving indoors for final drying, ensuring only 2 - 3% of moisture remains.

Green Tea.

Enjoyed for thousands of years, Green Tea involves plucking the leaves once they have fully opened. Because it avoids oxidation, green tea retains high levels of antioxidants (polyphenols, often referred to as ECGC or catechins). It is the abundance of these antioxidants that provides green tea with the many health benefits reported in leading journals.

Pouchong Tea.

Pouchong is a lightly oxidised tea between oolong and green tea. It has a more mellow taste than oolong tea yet is stronger than green tea. Pouchong tea has a unique flavour and is only slightly oxidised, between 8 and 10 %.

Oolong Tea.

Oolong Teas are semi-oxidised, meaning the tea leaves are left to wither partially and then rolled or crushed, so the leaf membrane breaks. A physical change is visible as the tea leaves begin to curl, and their edges turn coppery. However, the tea maker will decide when to stop the process before the tea leaf is completely oxidised. The colour and taste of oolongs vary but, in simplest terms, are known as light or dark oolongs.

Black Tea.

Black Tea is probably the most well-known in Western culture in its various forms. Black tea is different from green tea, oolong or white tea because the plucked leaves are fully oxidised. There are many variations of methods and processes used by tea producing regions throughout the world, hence the tremendous variety of colour and flavour.

Rooibos.

Rooibos grows on the slopes of the Cederberg Mountains in the North Western Cape of South Africa are renowned for their deep aroma and full-bodied taste. Often known as Red Tea or Red Bush Tea, Rooibos is totally caffeine free and is usually classified as a herbal 'tea' although it does not contain tea leaves from the Camellia Sinensis plant.

Fruit & Herbal Teas.

Fruit and Herbal teas are technically not teas at all. They are, in fact, 'tisanes' or 'infusions' like Rooibos; they are not from the Camellia Sinensis plant and, as such, are not an authentic 'tea'. Caffeine-free, herbal and fruit infusions offer tremendous flavours and have been enjoyed for thousands of years, not just for their taste but also for their many health benefits.

Loose Leaf tea is but one part of the equation to achieve great tasting tea. Learn more about the importance of water in our post at the Tea Hub: What is the Best Water For Tea?

If you're new to loose leaf teas, you might be wondering how do you make the perfect brew? Visit our training post How To Make Loose Leaf Tea - Top Tips For The Perfect Brew to find out more.

You might also be interested in exactly what is 'tea' and how it is manufactured? To help with these questions, we've written a brief article you'll find at the following link: How Is Tea Made? A Brief Guide

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