High Tea is reserved a day in advance and is best suited for a reservation of four or more ($35 each). Holt said they have partnerships with Zing, Stillwell’s and Four Sisters bakery for their teatime biscuits, delicate sandwiches and sweets. It brings out the British Society in you (no corset needed). What’s more, Tea Box also serves High Tea. Think of it as an elegant afternoon spent with your pinkies extended while you sip tea from Tea Boxes’ elegant China, nibble on snacks and sweets brought out on tiered trays and chat merrily. The shop sells all the tea diffusers and pots and tea cups necessary to serve you a cup or a pot in house. In fact, Oolongs are said to be better when the leaves are brewed more than once (as are the Pu-erh leaves). Besides, loose leaf teas last longer, you also use less tea in the process of brewing a cup and you can brew them more than once in a sitting. Before you scoff, a box of gourmet tea at the market may run similar. The exquisite London Tea Merchant (LTM) tea here runs about $8 for two ounces. If you have had a big lunch, or have any nausea, this will turn you right.” Another one is the ginger turmeric–perfect for digestion. “If you’re feeling a little something in your throat from the vog, this wipes it out completely. “Some of the best teas for Maui would be the tangerine ginger,” said Holt. The rare and gourmet teas that they carry aren’t really seen elsewhere on Maui. Holt says he has a special family connection that has opened up their loose leaf road from China. That’s where the plant grows and is harvested. London Tea is the brand name, but all of these teas come mainly from Asia, Holt explained. The variety and flavors of London Teas that they carry is impressive. Tisanes cover all of the herbal infusions that do not have camellia sinensis leaves in them. They also have glass jars housing the various forms of dried Camellia sinensis–the shrub that Black, Oolong, Green, Pu-erh and White teas all come from.īlack tea is a more oxidized form of the leaf, and stronger in flavor white is the opposite, being milder and less oxidized. But they now have tea pots, cups and much of the accoutrement dedicated to drinking fine teas. The store itself is still an artistic gathering place where you can pick up fine pens, journals and stationery. They liked the tea so much they would come back looking asking for it. “It started because when people would come in to buy a pen, they would have to wait while I set them up,” said owner Stevan Holt. But now it’s changing into a gourmet loose leaf tea shop that also serves tea parties and high tea.

It started out as an eclectic fine writing instrument shop with art supplies and interesting gifts. The Tea Box in Recarte Holt and Roe is a highly evolving space in Wailuku Town.

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