3 Leaves Temple Green Tea from the Loose Leaf Green Tea Collection by Merchant Spice Co.

🫖Special Tea Collection — Merchant Spice Co.
Steeped in tradition and shaped by the artistry of hand‑gathered leaves and blossoms, the Special Tea Collection celebrates the rare, the delicate, and the quietly extraordinary. Each tea is chosen for its character and story—unfurling in the cup with notes of garden, orchard, and distant mountain air. This is a collection for moments that ask to be savored: a pause, a breath, a small ritual of beauty in the everyday.

🍃 The Story Behind the Leaves:
Across the mist‑covered mountains of Anhui, generations of monks have cultivated a distinctive tradition of tea craftsmanship. Their monasteries, often encircled by ancient gardens, developed unique methods for shaping and firing leaves—techniques refined over centuries and passed from artisan to artisan. Each monastery became known for its own style: broad, open leaves; tightly curled twists; or intricate hand‑formed shapes inspired by celestial motifs. Alongside these practices grew a rich tapestry of origin stories meant to honor the craft and those who carried it forward. 3 Leaves Temple emerges from this lineage.

🍃 Notes of Leaf and Season: Harvested only in early spring and shaped entirely by hand, 3 Leaves Temple reflects the care and selectivity behind its making. The dry leaves are light, open, and delicately textured; once infused, they remain whole and yield a fresh, gently bold character with soft floral notes and a smooth, jam‑like finish. It stands as a graceful expression of Anhui’s monastic tea heritage.

Luxury Ingredients: Green tea from the Anhui Province of China

🫖Brewing Instructions:
HOT TEA: Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea for each 7-8 ounces / 200-260 ml of water in the teapot. Pour freshly boiled spring water over tea. Steep 3-7 minutes. Milk & sugar are not recommended.
ICED TEA (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher, straining the leaves. Add ice and top up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. {A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea, since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water.)

Net Weight: Choose from a variety of sizes, including .5 ounce (1/2 ounce), 1 ounce and 2 ounces.

🌿Enjoy the Spice of Life!