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Globally Sourced
Our buying team travels extensively, working with farmers and producers
to taste and select micro-lots grown exclusively for us. We thrive on
the intensive, hands-on nature of our sourcing.
*Certificate Number C0030643-NOPHPC-13 by National Organic Program - Quality Assurance International, 2018
Rishi Tea & Botanicals
About Us
We are a Direct Trade importer of organic teas and botanicals from the
very best sources. Our Direct Trade is founded upon long-standing,
personal relationships with growers who cultivate ecologically
sustainable gardens in remote locations around the world.
Direct Trade also serves as the foundation of our quality control and
social responsibility practices, allowing us to verify how our teas are
grown and to offer complete traceability on each lot back to its source. We believe that organic certified teas and herbs, grown without the use
of agrichemicals like pesticides and fertilizers, are generally
healthier for the environment, farmers, and tea drinkers alike. Over 95% of the ingredients that we import are certified organic
according to the USDA NOP standard*. We have even helped several
producers convert from conventional to organic.
What is direct trade tea?
Direct trade is not a formal certification, but a sourcing philosophy
and a commitment to a way of doing business. Direct trade procurement
models are becoming the standard in specialty tea, coffee, and chocolate
markets.
Rishi’s direct trade is
defined by our active, personal relationships with tea growers and
farmers around the world. Our buyers travel to the origins of our teas
during each growing season to meet with the farmers, taste the fresh
crop with them and work together in the fields to achieve our desired
flavor profiles. We even collaborate to create new styles of tea. The
teas you love from Rishi are the result of these authentic, trusting
partnerships, built up over years of renewed business together.
What does sustainability mean to Rishi?
Sustainability is a mindset that considers how our entire business
ecosystem matters in the long term. Our approach to operating as a
sustainable company involves our understanding of the ecological
conditions of the tea farms, the well-being of our farmers and their
communities, the production methodology practiced overseas and at Rishi
HQ in Milwaukee, our business ethics, and even our employees’
professional growth. These are all important elements of our business
that can ensure our ability to continue providing healthful, organic
teas and botanicals to our customers for generations.
How should I store my tea?
Tea does not necessarily 'go bad' or spoil, but it does lose its
freshness gradually over time. You can mitigate this effect by storing
tea inside an airtight container in a dry, cool, and dark cupboard or
pantry. Tea is hygroscopic-meaning it absorbs moisture and nearby
aromas-so it is best to stash your teas away from other highly fragrant
products like coffee, spices, or herbs. For optimal freshness, keep your
tea leaves inside our resealable foil bags.
How long does tea stay fresh?
Tea is like the dry herbs or spices in your kitchen–it does not really
'go bad' but the complexity of its aroma will fade over time. Of all tea
types, green and white teas will lose their freshness most quickly. To
experience peak freshness, we recommend consuming these teas within 2
months from the time you first open the package. Matcha green tea powder
should be enjoyed within 2 weeks, because the powder will undergo
'post-oxidation' when exposed to air, transforming its bright green
color into a stale shade of pea-green or even yellow. We recommend
enjoying most oolong, black, and herbal teas within 4 months for the
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Product Description Our English Breakfast highlights teas
from Southeast Asia to create a uniquely bold yet smooth take on
breakfast tea. We have spent years traveling and developing direct trade
relationships in Thailand, Yunnan and Myanmar to source black teas from
this amazing part of the world which is the botanical birthplace of the
tea plant dating back thousands of years. The ancient broadleaf
Assamica variety tea tree genetics of the teas grown in this region
offer a unique depth of flavor not found in common breakfast teas. Our
English Breakfast blend is designed to have the strength and body to
stand up to milk and sugar, whereas our China Breakfast is intended to
be more mellow, caramel-sweet and is designed to be smooth enough to
enjoy straight.