But where the Handy Brew really shines is in it capacity to brew tea – loose leaf, herbal, fruit teas or even tea bags – in an efficient and very effective way. The secret is in the patented one-way valve in the base. After placing the tea in the unit and adding  hot water, you can easily control the steeping time by activating the gravity feed system. Simply place the Handy Brew on your cup and watch while it delivers perfect tea. Stop it at any point by removing it from the cup and placing it on the accompanying coaster. The Handy Brew works equally well with all kinds of teas including herbal and fruit teas.

It’s a great invention — made from 100% BPA free, high grade tritan plastic. This durable and flexible unit, also features a removable and replaceable filter that is easy to clean and lightweight.

Aged oolong tea
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The joy of seeing others enjoying tea
Hong Yu – Taiwan’s unique black tea
Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (AKA Nai Xiang, Golden Lily, Silk Oolong, Milk Oolong, and Jin Xuan)
Dong Ding Oolong
Oriental Beauty
Chinese tea harvests
Why I like tea
Gaoshan cha (High Mountain tea)
Taiwan’s expensive teas
Unique health benefits of GABA oolong tea

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- New season Tieguanyin from China is also now also harvested and available

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The processing of the tea is done naturally without any chemicals added. The initial tea plant is, in most cases, grown organically. The fresh tea is put into large vacuumed drums. The oxygen is pumped out and nitrogen is put in its place. Exposing the tea leaves to the nitrogen in this way is what increases the GABA in the leaves. This process takes about 8 hours at a temperature of 40-45 degrees Celsius.

The many health benefits of GABA have been elaborated on in other articles and I will not discuss this in detail here. Suffice to say is that drinking GABA tea can be very beneficial – especially for those prone to high blood pressure, stress and anxiety, lack of sleep, even weight loss and a general sense of well being. GABA supplements are being sold everywhere form pharmaceutical tablets to soft drinks and more. It is a known fact that a GABA deficiency can cause an imbalance in many of these areas.

GABA tea is being grown primarily in Taiwan and China and marketed worldwide – especially to Japan. The mid level, elevation tea growing region in Nantou County, Central Taiwan makes for an idea tea growing area. The Taiwan tea growing community in this region has developed the equipment for processing GABA tea easily and efficiently.

The global market consumption of GABA tea is very small compared to other Asian teas, such as green tea and oolong tea, which is surprising as it not expensive and an enjoyable tea to drink. GABA tea is relatively unknown in the Western world, although GABA supplements in other forms are now quite popular. As someone said – it is surprising that it is not more popular than green tea as it has more health properties and tastes better.

The loose leaf tea – although technically a rolled oolong tea – similar Dong Ding, half ball style – is considerably darker and the balls a little smaller in size.

When the tea is steeped the leaves unfurl and expand similar to regular oolong tea. The color of the liquor is a rich golden amber color. The tea has full bodied, fruity, honey aroma.

Order our high grade organic GABA oolong tea here.

- For small orders, express shipping services such as DHL, Fed Ex or the EMS postal service are the most common options. SAL (surface air lift) or regular surface mail are also available.

- For orders of 200kg or more of tea, or products with a volume of more than 1cbm, shipping by ocean freight can significantly reduce shipping costs. For orders totaling 15 cbm or more, FCL (full container) rates enable further savings on shipping costs.

- Once we receive your order, we will calculate the most economical and suitable shipping method to recommend to you.

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For purchases less than $1,000: 100% payment on order placement.

For purchases above $1,000: 50% on order placement and 50% arrival – unless other terms          have been arranged.

-Tea and tea ware products originating from China and Taiwan need to be shipped separately.

Compared to conventional “soda-lime” glass, borosilicate glass is more costly to produce but because of its enhanced features including strength and durability it has a much wider range of functionality. With greater demand and popularity, borosilicate glass has been further developed to meet requirements that conventional glass cannot meet.

Borosilicate glass consists of boron oxide and soda. Boron oxide plays an important role to hold the soda and lime together. Borosilicate glass yields better performance on the index factor – also known as the coefficient of expansion – meaning that more extreme temperatures can be tolerated. The different quality of borosilicate glass is usually gauged by the swell factor. Market indexes of glass swell factor range from 32-50. Low index figures can stand temperature up to 500 degrees centigrade. For the physical properties of borosilicate glass to be optimum, the best thickness is between 2mm – 2.5 mm, which is thinner than conventional glass, yet it performs even better in regards to its resilience to temperature fluctuations and scratching.

Borosilicate glass can be produced by two methods. The more costly method is by using a 1,600 degrees furnace, which is also used for thicker and embossed glass. The lower cost method employs a 1,000 degrees furnace to reshape and form the tubular glass. By using the more costly method, it ensures the glass is more durable. It also ensures that the glass will remain crystal clear, in contrast to some conventional glassware that tends to become tainted or cloudy over time.