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Pearl Fine Teas

Purveyors of carefully curated fine teas

Black Tea

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"A cup of tea would restore my normality." – Douglas Adams
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District Breakfast Blend
$16.25
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Organic Assam (TGFOP)
$16.75
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Ceylon TGOP
$30.25
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Organic Darjeeling, 2nd Flush (FTGFOP1)
$22.25
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Golden Yunnan Buds (Organic)
$28.50
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Keemun Mao Feng
$21.25
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Lapsang Souchong (Organic)
$18.75
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Morning Kickstart – Kenya Black CTC (Organic)
$13.85
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Nilgiri Winter Harvest FBOP (Organic)
$18.75
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Sir Walter Scottish Blend
$18.85
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HOW TO MAKE BLACK TEA

Water: Fresh filtered water is preferred. Do not use distilled water. Depending on your area, tap water may contain chemicals or high levels of minerals which may affect the taste of the tea.

Temperature: Water temperature is just as important as timing. Black teas like water to be boiling (212˚ F). However, we have noticed that some black teas like Darjeeling, Golden Monkey, and some Ceylon seem to do better at 200-205˚F.

Time: Many guidelines suggest that black tea is best brewed for 2-5 minutes. The longer the brew time, the stronger, more robust and tannic the tea will be. (Don't feel bad if you like your black tea at 1-2 minutes!)

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Pearl Fine Teas

D.C’s Finest Tea Purveyor of single estate, rare, organic loose-leaf teas and herbal blends.

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2025 MAIN SEASON
FARMERS MARKETS SCHEDULE
(APRIL 1 - DEC 31)
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•  Saturdays :: 7am - 12pm (VA)
    Old Town Alexandria Market
(Year round)
• Saturdays :: 8am - 12pm (VA)

    Falls Church Farmers Market
(Year round)
• Saturdays :: 9am - 1pm (DC)
    Fresh Farm Monroe Street
(Winter)
• Saturdays :: 9am - 12pm (VA)

    Fresh Farm Arlington Market
(Winter Every Other Week)
• Saturdays :: 9am - 1pm (DC)
    Fresh Farm Mt. Vernon Triangle
(Ends March 29th)
• Saturdays :: 9am - 1pm (DC)*
    Fresh Farm Silver Spring
(*Pop-Up only – when available)

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•  Sundays :: 8:30a - 1:30pm (DC)
   Fresh Farm Dupont Circle
(Year round)
•  Sundays :: 9:00a - 1:30pm (MD)
   Bethesda Central Farm Markets
(Year round)
•  Sundays :: 10:00a - 2:00pm (VA)
   Fresh Farm Mosaic
(Year round)

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*** A NOTE ABOUT MARKETS and ORDERING ONLINE FOR PICK-UP:
If you are ordering online to pick-up at one of our area market locations, please place your order by 5pm the FRIDAY before a market or we can not guarantee your order will be fulfilled in time to pick-up. We also prefer not to hold orders, so please order when you know you can pick up at the next market! An email will be sent to you confirming you can pick up your order! Thank you!


2025 EVENTS + POP UPS

• TEA CLASS: Details coming soon!

• TBD
FREE Silent Tea + Book Club
Where: Tim Kime’s Art Studio
Time: 6-730p


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FIND US AT LOCAL
CAFES, SHOPS + RESTAURANTS:


•
Zeke’s Coffee, DC
•
Rise Bakery, DC
•
Trace Zero Waste, VA
*
The Lockwood, DC
•
Kramers Books + Cafe, DC
•
Dent Place Market, DC
•
Sara’s Marketplace, DC







KIND WORDS
(TESTIMONIALS)

“Keep up the great work blending the DMV’s most awesome teas!”
– Yasmin

“Freaking awesome! Thank you for all that you do!”
– James

“We only buy tea from you now. You're our dealer.” 
– Peter + Nancy

“The only way I get Noah to come to the market is to promise him your iced teas.” 
– Joe

“We walked 2 miles to get here to pick up tea. And just so you know, we'll be walking those 2 miles to get back home. That's 4 miles to pick up 1 bag of your tea. We love them that much.” 
– Carol + Bill

“Love this company! Thank you so much for bringing high quality tea to the DMV!”
– Ryan

“I'm not interested nor do I really want to buy tea from anyone else.” 
– Joanne

“The thing is... I could buy any tea and put cream and sugar in it and its gonna taste decent. But your tea tastes so good on its own without anything in it!”
– Angela

“Thank goodness you are here. It's the best part of my weekend... coming here to have tea. I look forward to it all week.
”
 – Anne

Contact us: tea@pearlfineteas.com   •   202.621.8888 | Pearl Fine Teas® is a Registered Trademark.