Tea shops · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tea shops · Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Teas
A loose-leaf shop on Czaar Peterstraat with whites from Malawi, four Dan Cong oolongs, two yellow teas and every leaf sold from 25 g.
Twenty-five grams is the smallest bag on the list, which turns a Rwandan black or an almond-fragrance Dan Cong into an easy thing to try.
Amsterdam Teas is at Czaar Peterstraat 114, a street the shop describes as full of small food and craft businesses and worth a walk of its own. On its about page the founder, Geoff, tells how he came to tea after giving up coffee, found a shop selling whole loose leaf, and left many years of university work behind to open his own. The store is open from Wednesday to Saturday, with shorter hours on Sunday, and online orders can be picked up there free of charge.
China carries the list: Yunnan Dianhong, Jingmai, Meng Ma, Jin Jun Mei and Zhengshan Xiaozhong among the blacks, Tie Guan Yin, Da Hong Pao and four Dan Cong oolongs, and two yellow teas, Huo Shan Huang Ya and Honey Yellow. Japan brings sencha, gyokuro, kamairicha, tamaryokucha, shiraore, hojicha and genmaicha. The unusual part is Africa and South India: Malawi Peony, Malawi Baskets and Malawi Green, a Rwandan Rukeri, a Kenyan Tippy Purple and a Nilgiri series. Nearly every leaf comes in 25, 50 and 100 g.
For anyone who does not know where to start, the shop packs starter and discovery selections by family: green, black, oolong, Chinese and Japanese, plus a jasmine selection. The herbal side is short and plain, with chamomile blossoms, linden blossoms, nettle and rooibos. Next to the tea there is teaware, from a gaiwan and a steel strainer to iron and ceramic teapots, thermos flasks and printed mugs. For each tea the shop recommends how much leaf to use, the water temperature and how long to steep.
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Where it is
Czaar Peterbuurt
Czaar Peterstraat 114, 1018 PT Amsterdam
Hours: Wed–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–17:00
What to buy here
Da Hong Pao
Da Hong Pao
from € 10.85 · 25 g
The Wuyi rock oolong, which the shop describes as earthy and mineral with a hint of peach, and the roasted counterpoint to its four Dan Cong.
See our page on this tea →Pai Mu Tan
Bai Mu Dan
from € 12.05 · 25 g
A Bai Mu Dan from Fuding, the classic white, worth buying in 25 g next to the Malawi Peony to taste the same style from two continents.
See our page on this tea →Yunnan Dianhong
Yunnan Dianhong
from € 7.05 · 25 g
The Yunnan Dianhong, with apricot and dark honey in the shop's own tasting notes, and the entry to a black-tea shelf that goes on to Jingmai and Jin Jun Mei.
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The one worth the trip
Lao Cha Tou
from € 6.45 · 25 g
Lao Cha Tou are the small, dense nuggets that form on their own while shou pu-erh ferments, and the shop notes that they hold their depth across many infusions. Here they come loose from 25 g, which makes a first bag a small step and the easiest way to find out whether cocoa and woody notes are for you.
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| Tea | Type | Price | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooibos | Rooibos | from € 4.45 | 25 g |
| Lao Cha Tou | Pu-erh tea | from € 6.45 | 25 g |
| Yunnan Dianhong | Black tea | from € 7.05 | 25 g |
| Tie Guan Yin | Oolong tea | from € 7.05 | 25 g |
| Sencha | Green tea | from € 9.75 | 25 g |
| Da Hong Pao | Oolong tea | from € 10.85 | 25 g |
| Bai Mu Dan | White tea | from € 12.05 | 25 g |
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