St James's Teas is the supplier of teas of the finest quality. Tea is the world's favourite drink and we at St James's Teas are delighted to bring you tea on-line as an exciting development from our mail order teas. The web site offers a wide selection of gourmet teas delivered direct to your home including black teas - single estate teas, Assam, Oolong, China and Ceylon teas, first flush teas from Darjeeling (the "champagne of teas"), traditional English teas such as our English Breakfast and Afternoon Blends, and Earl Grey - loose leaf teas and in tea bags. We also offer a selection of green tea, organic tea, herb tea and decaffeinated tea.

Imperial Republic White Tea : " Once reserved for the cups of emperors and nobility, this magnificent high mountain China White Tea still remains one of the rarest of all teas. The tender white downy buds are painstakingly hand-plucked, only two days of the year, right before the leaf opens. So small is the yield, so high is the demand, that it is one of the world's most expensive teas. We have procured this season's harvest to take advantage of a new manufacturing technique allowing us to offer White Tea in our signature round, unbleached tea bags. We are honored to offer you this pure, delicate brew. You are sure to delight in its subtle, sweet, lingering finish. Indulge in the ultimate cup that is White Tea. White Tea is the most minimally processed of all tea varietals. Modern research shows that White Tea retains the highest level of disease preventative antioxidants known as polyphenols. Discover tea in its most natural state...here's to your health."

Japanese Green Tea : " Our tea's are shipped to us from Japan on a regular basis to ensure freshness. They are processed as follows: Freshly harvested leaves (known as "Ara-cha") are packed in 30kg units for "saves". They have yet to be processed at this stage. The bags containing the fresh leaves are filled with nitrogen gas, and kept refrigerated. This is best way to keep them for the long term.(...) The tea is then processed into what is known as "Shiage-cha", its final product. The teas are then packed into their individual mylar teabags and are sealed with nitrogen gas. These bags are then taken back to the refrigerator until shipment to O-Cha.com, where they will reach the end consumer shortly there after. The teas don't sit around on the shelves for extended periods of time at O-Cha.com! We make smaller, but more frequent orders, ensuring you the freshest tea possible." more

- In pursuit of Tea : "For US consumers buying good tea is difficult, and great teas are still a rarity. Alexander Scott and Sebastian Beckwith established In Pursuit of Tea to explore remote areas and supply the finest teas available, some of which seldom leave the Home build in which they are grown. The art of growing tea has developed over centuries, and as with great wines has been handed down through generations and varies according to region. Each year, we and our suppliers spend time in each of the finest tea growing regions in order to understand that year’s tea characteristics and to bring you the best..." more

Empire Tea Services : "We are tea importers, merchants and consultants providing retail and wholesale tea, private label services and our own tea room. We have over 30 years of experience in the tea industry of which our President Lalith Guy Paranavitana spent 18 years as the manager (Superintendent) of Nuwara Eliya Tea Estate in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Director of the Sri Lanka State Plantations (Tea) Corporation. We create and blend many of the fine teas that are offered on this site. Empire Tea Services feature only the the best teas from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), India and China. Choose from loose leaf tea, tea bags, herbal, decaffeinated, micro blended and more..." more

-The Stash Tea : "is a privately-held company headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. The company was founded in 1972. It originally operated out of an old Portland Victorian style house, supplying loose herbal teas and bulk herbs to natural food stores. Starting in 1975, the company broadened its focus to include bagged teas and then began to sell a full line of traditional, specialty blend and herbal teas directly to fine restaurants and through a mail order catalog to consumers. Today, Stash Tea is enjoying steady growth and has become one of the largest specialty tea companies in the United States, with products available through foodservice, grocery stores, tea and coffee shops, club stores, mass merchandisers, natural foods stores, mail order and the Internet. Stash Tea is also available in Canada and in several foreign countries ..." more( Photograph courtesy / property of Ambootia® Copyright © 1998,1997 by Ambootia® / Tea Group Inc. Photographer - James Prinz, Chicago) Tea tour Ambootia

"Enjoy the great taste of gourmet tea from the renowned estates of Darjeeling, healthful green tea from China and Japan, exotic white tea from China, old favorites Earl Grey and English Breakfast, refreshing iced teas, rare estate teas from Assam, Ceylon and Kenya"

South Africa is known for Rooibos and Honey Bush tea with  several tea estates producing black tea. Most of the black tea is consumed locally.
Africa is one of the major tea producers. Most of the tea connoisseurs are familiar with names like Assam, Ceylon, Darjeeling, Fujian, yet when Kenya is mentioned coffee is the first word that is associated . In 1998 Kenya was the largest black tea exporter in the World. Many Indian teas are blended with African teas from Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe.
The Health Benefits of Rooibos... With its many positive attributes, Rooibos tea is a great choice of drink for health conscious people. According  to studies conducted in South Africa and Japan Rooibos has been shown to aid in health problems such as insomnia, irritability, headaches, nervous tension, and hypertension. Studies also show that this tea relieves anti-spasmodic agents, which can relieve stomach cramping and colic in infants. In South Africa Rooibos has been used to treat allergies such as hay fever, asthma and eczema very effectively .  It is also used to treat irritated skin. Rooibos is brewed and placed directly on infected areas. Rooibos contains anti - oxidants which can help slow the aging process and boost the immune system. More