New Teas & Teaware at American Tea Room

Our website design isn’t the only thing that’s new at American Tea Room! We’ve also introduced new teas and teaware.

Our new teas vary widely, and include teas based on old favorites, as well as completely new blends beyond compare. Here’s the lowdown on our new teas:

Nirvana Green Tea — For years, we’ve been working on this blend, seeking the perfect melange of tropical fruit, fragrant flowers and refreshing green tea. After all this time, we are thrilled to unveil Nirvana. After a matter of weeks on our shelves, Nirvana is already one of our most popular teas, and we’re fairly certain it will stay that way. Even if you think you don’t like green tea, this distinctively fruity blend is well worth a try!

Organic Romanoff Black Tea — This citrus-black tea blend echoes the smokiness of Lapsang Souchong and the zestiness of Earl Grey. However, its mellowed smokiness and notes of blood orange (rather than bergamot) differentiate it from both classics. Named for Beverly Hills restauranteur Michael Romanoff, it is a tea that is at once exotic and yet truly Beverly Hills.

Organic Victoria Black Tea — We already offer eight types of Earl Grey ranging from classic Decaf Earl Grey to avant-garde Earl Grey Sencha. You might wonder why we’d ever need another, but once you sip this delightful blend of organic black tea, natural bergamot essence, rose petals and vanilla bean, you’ll wonder why we didn’t offer it sooner.

Organic Toasted Fig Pu-Er — This organic Pu-Er tea blend is a wildly popular American Tea Room exclusive. Notes of coconut, fig and fennel meet the bold, dark flavor of Pu-Er for a seductive flavor and invigorating effect.

Organic Zzz Botanical Blend — Although we usually like to keep our customers inspired and delighted, this caffeine-free blend of calming chamomile, soothing lemon verbena and pacifying mint was created specifically to lull you to sleep. Sip it before bed and drift into dream…

And then, of course, there’s the new teaware… From our elegant tea saucers and trays to our colorful tea canisters and our cast iron Japanese teapots to our European glass and stainless steel teaware, we take the utmost care in sourcing well-made, elegant and distinctive teaware for our discerning clientele. Recently, we added over a dozen types of teaware and tea accessories to our website, including the work-friendly Bodum Thé de Chine, the charming Geisha Tea Canister and the whimsical Dragon Yi Xing Teapot with Matching Cups.

Amongst these new and exciting teaware offerings, a few stand out to us as particularly extraordinary finds. If you’re looking for something especially remarkable, we recommend the following:

Cicada Yi Xing Teapot — It takes a knowing eye to appreciate the exquisite beauty of this painstakingly handcrafted Yi Xing teapot. Despite the fact that it is double-walled (it features a latticed outer wall encasing the body of the teapot), it is incredibly lightweight. As connoisseurs of Yi Xing teaware know, this quality is a sign of truly skilled craftsmanship, as it requires the slow-learned ability to construct thin, sturdy walls. Beyond its technical achievements, our Cicada Teapot holds a more etherial significance — the teapot’s lid is crowned with a winged cicada, the Chinese symbol of metamorphosis and rebirth; harvest and autumn; abundance and fertility. Given its fine construction and symbolic meaning, we suggest using the Cicada Teapot to brew our Organic Antique Pu Er or our 1992 Vintage Pu Er, allowing the porous Yi Xing clay to be “seasoned” (to slowly absorb the flavors of the tea with each successive brewing) over time.

Iced Tea Maker — This is, hands down, the easiest way to make iced tea we have even encountered. Every detail has been taken into account in its streamlined, ergonomic, multi-functional design. Brewing loose-leaf tea in a hurry, icing tea in seconds and storing tea for days at a time without concerns about leaks or loss of freshness are all made simple with this Iced Tea Maker. And, like all of our teaware, the Iced Tea Maker is BPA-free. At American Tea Room, we use the Iced Tea Maker to craft fresh-brewed, loose-leaf iced teas as well as tea cocktails, tea punches and iced tea lattes.

Pastel Matcha Bowl — Like our other matcha bowls, the Pastel Matcha Bowl was handmade and hand glazed in Japan. It is a thick-walled chawan (tea bowl), which indicates that it is intended for wintertime use. (In summer, matcha needs less insulation to stay warm, and is served in thin-walled vessels.) However, its colors set it apart from the austere neutral color schemes used in most winter matcha bowls, as it illustrates a Japanese sense of seasonality rooted in the anticipation of the coming changes in weather. This is not simply a winter chawan, but a late winter chawan; one intended for sipping matcha in the days when spring has nearly sprung. When you whisk matcha is this bowl, think of its symbolic meaning and look forward, anticipating the days, weeks and months ahead with keen relish.

If you’d like to see more of our newest products, visit our New Arrivals section.