IN FOCUS 01 / FRUIT MEETS TEAFresh fruit, fragrant leaves, and everything in between. A closer look at the drink—and the choices—that bring them together.
Explore the story ↗Start with the leaf. Meet four tea families, a scented style, and the world of herbal and fruit infusions.
WHAT IT IS · HOW IT TASTES · WHAT TO PAIRGreen, grassy, sometimes toasty.
Floral aroma over a green-tea base.
From floral to deeper, roasted styles.
A deeper base; often brisk or malty.
Often gentle, with a delicate aroma.
Flowers, herbs, fruit—and many styles.
Good tea has a sense of place.
So does the fruit you put in it.
Zhejiang is home to Longjing, also called Dragon Well. Start with this named green tea to explore how much there is to discover beneath a broad label like “green.”
Green tea · explore the leaf before adding fruitTry a little peach with green tea. Keep a plain sip beside it and notice which aromas remain.
Longjing green teaPeach
Choose a tea and a fruit on the maps to make your own combination.A selection of growing regions, not a complete map of botanical origins. Pins locate regions, not individual farms. Pairings are ideas to try. Map: Natural Earth ↗
Take your curiosity around the corner. Find a tea store, browse a menu, and try something new.
Find tea stores near me ↗Meet a few names in the tea world ↗City preview · tea store results open in Google Maps.
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