What is Hainanese Yellow Rosewood Leaf?
The wood of the Yellow Rosewood tree has long been a top choice for the highest quality Chinese furniture, revered amongst Emperors and Scholars.
This "tea" is made from the leaves of this tree. While these are not Camellia Sinensis (tea tree) leaves, the leaves are picked, withered, fermented, and roasted as if they were tea leaves, creating a nutty, sweet brew that is naturally caffeine-free, since the leaves never had caffeine to begin with.
This is a unique product which is new even in China, one that utilizes the expertise and historical techniques of traditional tea-making with a new leaf for a new flavor.
It can be brewed Gongfu or Western style, with a surprising amount of re-steeps for an herbal tea.
Our farmer partners in Hainan have developed the special techniques needed to make gongfu-style Yellow Rosewood Leaf.
Jesse Says:
This is the best thing I have found so far for people who want to drink something that tastes like Chinese tea at night without any caffeine at all.
I've always wanted to get more caffeine-free teas on the site, but the reality is that all Camellia Sinensis leaves have some caffeine, and seeing as traditional Chinese tea culture is my compass for what I do and don't put on the site, I've had a lack of good choices for people who want zero caffeine.
That is why I was so excited to find the Yellow Rosewood leaf, which is being produced with traditional techniques, and has a flavor that is somewhat similar to red tea, with a nutty and sweet flavor.
It isn't exactly like a tea leaf tea, but it is far more similar to tea leaf tea than any other herbal tea option I have found so far.
I hope you will give it a try - this will be a new taste for tea drinkers and something that is not as well known outside China, but I have made it many times now for friends of mine in the States and had great reviews from herbal tea and tea leaf tea drinkers alike.
Hainan Island Paradise
Hainan Island is a tropical island off the Southern coast of China, near Thailand and Vietnam. It is sparsely populated outside of its coastline, where the sandy beaches are dotted with luxury resorts, giving the island the nickname "The Hawai'i of China."
The Yellow Rosewood trees are grown far inland, away from people and pollution, and are protected because of the value of their wood.
VALUE AND QUALITY
Want the best value? Order the 100g or 200g options and save!
Jesse's Teahouse started because Jesse realized the quality and value of the tea directly from the Beijing Tea Market was so much higher than what could be easily found in the States -- and around the world.
Jesse contacted his tea friends, they shipped their best teas to him, and he sends them to you. That's it!
These teas are high quality and can be re-steeped multiple times! Each serving makes between 4-8 cups of tea, so at around $.50 a cup, you get top quality Chinese teas at a price that you can enjoy every day.
NOT JUST TEA, TEA CULTURE
Jesse believes the key to making good tea is to help his Chinese tea friends share not just their best teas, but the best ways to make the teas.
That's why each box comes also comes with an info card that tells you:
- Tea Origin
- Steep Temperature
- Steep Time
- Directions for both teapot steeping and gaiwan steeping
All Jesse’s Teahouse Tea Friends (that’s you now!) also get access to private YouTube videos where Jesse and his Chinese tea friends show you how to make the teas and explain the tea-making process.
The links are on QR codes on the back of the info card included in the tea box.
Don't Forget Your Tea Pets!
In Chinese Gongfu Tea Tradition, Tea Pets accompany you at teatime and you "raise" them by feeding them tea! Check out the tea pets at the bottom of this page.
