Flavored Green Tea, Loose Leaf, Delivered Across the UAE
Ingredients: green tea China Sencha, Gunpowder, Mini Tuo Tea, Chun Mee, white tea, green tea Lung Ching, Snow Bud, Pi Lo Chun, candied pineapple bits, flavoring, strawberry bits, sunflower blossoms.
Ingredients: green tea China Sencha, coconut rasps, flavoring, almond flakes.
Ingredients: Sencha green tea from Japan, Bancha green tea from Japan, Genmaicha green tea from Japan (tea, rice), Kukicha green tea from Japan, flavoring, strawberry pieces (1%), redcurrants (1%).
Ingredients: green tea China Sencha, flavoring, cactus blossoms.
Ingredients: green tea, candied pineapple bits, candied mango bits, natural flavoring, rose blossom leaves, sunflower blossoms, cornflower blossoms, passion fruit bits.
Ingredients: green tea, candied pineapple bits, orange peels, natural flavoring, safflower blossoms, grapefruit bits.
Ingredients: green tea China Sencha, orange peels, cinnamon, flavoring, almond flakes, rose blossom leaves.
Ingredients: light oolong, lingonberry, black currant, candied pineapple, peach blossoms, lingonberry leaves, mint, flavoring
Ingredients: Green tea, pear pieces, flavorings, white hibiscus flowers, marigold flowers, safflower flowers.
Ingredients: green tea China Yin Xiang, Chun Mee, candied papaya bits, nana mint, flavoring, peach bits, white hibiscus buds, rose buds, cornflower blossoms.
Ingredients: Oolong tea, candied papaya bits (papaya, sugar), gojiberries (7%), flavouring, fig bits (fig, rice flour), peach bits (peach, rice flour) (2%), marigold blossoms, cornflower blossoms
Flavored green tea is green tea leaf blended with fruit pieces, flower petals, spices or flavoring, so the base keeps its fresh, grassy character while something brighter sits on top. Cantata's flavored green tea range in Dubai starts at AED 22 for a 50g pack, with 100g and 250g sizes on every blend, and most of it is built on China Sencha or Japanese green tea.
What is in the blend
The base matters more than the flavor name. Most of our blends use China Sencha, a steamed leaf with a clean, slightly sweet body that carries added fruit without turning bitter. Berry Senpai Green Flavored Tea at AED 45 is the exception worth knowing: it layers four Japanese green teas, Sencha, Bancha, Genmaicha and Kukicha, under strawberry and redcurrant pieces, which gives it a toasty, nutty depth that a single-base blend does not have.
Ingredients are printed on every product page. Earl Grey Organic Green Flavored Tea at AED 33 is just two things, China Sencha and bergamot oil. Almond And Coconut Green Flavored Tea at AED 22 is Sencha with coconut rasps and almond flakes. If you want to see exactly what you are drinking, read the ingredient line before you add to cart.
Popular blends and who they suit
| Blend | Price (50g) | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Almond And Coconut | AED 22 | Sencha, coconut rasps, almond flakes. Soft and dessert-like |
| Citrus Trio | AED 24 | Orange peel, grapefruit, candied pineapple. Sharp and fresh |
| Cosy Moment | AED 24 | Orange peel, cinnamon, almond, rose petals. Warm and spiced |
| 8 Treasures of Shaolin | AED 26 | Eight-tea blend with pineapple and strawberry pieces |
| Caribbean Cocktail | AED 29 | Pineapple, mango, passion fruit, flower petals. Tropical |
| Earl Grey Organic | AED 33 | Sencha and bergamot oil only. A lighter Earl Grey |
| Dubai Nights | AED 45 | Light oolong base with lingonberry, blackcurrant and mint |
The category also carries oolong-based blends such as Dubai Nights and Blooming Sakura Oolong at AED 50. If you want unblended leaf instead, go to green tea or oolong tea.
How to brew flavored green tea
Green tea is heat sensitive. Water at a full rolling boil strips the sweetness out of the leaf and leaves astringency behind, which is the single most common reason people decide they dislike green tea.
- Boil the water, then let it stand for two to three minutes to drop to roughly 80 to 90 °C. Our product pages list the exact steeping temperature for each blend, which ranges from about 65 °C for the most delicate leaf to 90 °C for standard Sencha bases.
- Use about 2 to 3g of leaf per 200ml of water.
- Steep for the time on the product page. Most Sencha-based blends here sit between 1 and 3 minutes. Fruit-heavy blends can take longer.
- Strain the leaf out. Leaving it in is what turns the second half of the cup bitter.
- Re-steep the same leaf once or twice, adding around 30 seconds each time.
For iced tea, double the leaf, brew hot, then pour over ice. For a smoother result, cold brew it in the fridge for 4 to 8 hours with no heat at all. Our cold brew tea range is blended for that method.
Caffeine and what the leaf contains
Green tea contains caffeine, and a cup usually has less than brewed coffee, though the amount changes with how much leaf you use and how long you steep. Green tea is also a source of catechins, the polyphenols found in unoxidized tea leaf. We do not make health claims about our blends. If you want an evening cup with no caffeine at all, look at herbal tea, rooibos or fruit infusions instead.
Storing loose leaf in the UAE
Heat, humidity and light all age tea quickly, and Dubai supplies all three. Keep the leaf in an airtight, opaque container away from the hob and away from spices and coffee, which it will take on. Our storage boxes are made for this. Do not refrigerate opened tea, since condensation on the leaf does more harm than ambient storage in a sealed tin.