Tea Lovers | For Lovers of Tea Since 2001

Tea Lovers Australia TeaLovers.com.au is a specialist loose leaf tea store. Their loose leaf tea store stocks a wide range of Single Origin Black & Green teas, gourmet Flavoured Teas, herbalist blended Wellness Teas, Rooibos and Honeybush herbal infusions + great ice tea Fruit Infusion blends. Tea Lovers has been Australia’s leading wholesale supplier of loose leaf teas, exotic tea wares, and specialist tea accessories since 2001 - It has now recently launched its own online Loose Leaf Tea Store so customers can purchase Tea Lovers products directly. In Australia the specialty tea store is a hugely growing commercial market, especially among younger consumers. With the popularity and increased distribution of bubble tea brands such as ChaTime & GongCha, as well as specialty loose leaf tea store brands such as T2 and The Tea Centre – Australia’s love for tea and quality tea products is ever increasing. This increased awareness for tea and tea products has also made consumers mor...

The concept of Japanese green tea originated through learnings from China in the Nara period (710-1279). At first it was a drink only enjoyed by the wealthy and upper class. In 1191 a Zen Buddhist monk, introduced the custom of drinking powdered green tea. At this time in China the habit of drinking powdered tea was declining and was being replaced by the method of ‘infusing tea leaves’ in water – However in Japan, they continued with the powdered tea custom and developed and perfected it, giving rise to the tea ceremony, a ritual of Zen Buddhism influence. Later, in the middle of the 17th century, a Chinese Zen monk introduced tea in the form of ‘infusing tea leaves’ into Japanese society – This was when the variety and diversity of Japanese green tea was born. In the 12th century, a Zen priest named Myouan Eisai, wrote a book called Kissayojoki, in which he talked in detail about tea cultivation, green tea preparation, and how beneficial green tea is for health and long life. The suc...