Coffees, Teas & Accessories

We stock the amazing Ultimate Bean coffee beans – fresh roasted by coffee-lovers right here in Georgetown. Fair trade and organic or conventional-grown from as near as Mexico and as far away as Kenya and Sumatra… all roasted to perfection.

Browse through dozens of fine green, black and white teas. We also carry the lovely and amazing Tea in the Sahara blended leaf teas, the glorious traditional Twinings teas and the stout-hearted Yorkshire Gold.

Tea pots that pour driplessly, espresso pots, infusers and brew-bags… all here!

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The Disambiguation of Tea

Black, oolong, green and white tea all begin their lives as leaves on a single kind of plant: Camellia sinensis. As you might guess, the difference is in the method of processing.

  • White tea has undergone very little oxidation and has a very delicate flavour, more delicate than green tea. Immature tea leaves are picked while they are still covered with fuzz, then processed in low heat and dried. Because young buds and leaves are used for white tea, it is lower in caffeine than other varieties.
  • Green tea consists of more mature leaves, but like white tea, it has undergone very little oxidation. After it has been withered, green tea is rolled and dried. Both green and white tea should be made using hot but not boiling water, as too-hot water will give the tea a bitter taste.
  • Oolong, which means ‘black dragon’ in Chinese, is tea that has been partially oxidized, and can be thought of as somewhere between a green tea and a black tea. Brew this semi-oxidized tea in quite hot, but not boiling water.
  • Black tea is the most oxidized form of Camellia sinensis. It contains more caffeine than other forms of tea and is by far the most popular form of tea consumed in western countries. Black tea is produced with boiling water.
  • Rooibos, or South African red tea, is harvested from Aspalathus linearis, a member of the legume family. Technically it is a tisane and not a true tea, as it is not harvested from the Camellia sinensis plant. Usually it is oxidized like black tea, although it can be produced like a green tea as well. Unlike black or green tea, it is completely caffeine-free. South Africans like their rooibos with milk and sugar, but the tea’s mild sweetness allows it to be served plain if desired.

About that Cup of Coffee…

Although its devotees are rightly concerned about their caffeine intake from coffee, it’s important to be aware that well-steeped tea can easily contain as much caffeine as many coffees.

Recent studies have also found that the anti-oxidant properties of coffee have been under-rated in all the fuss over green and white teas.

Select your coffee with a spirit of adventure… but store it with care. The two-week rule is recommended by many coffee aficionados. If your coffee is pre-ground be sure to re-seal it carefully and double wrap it once opened. Never keep your coffee in the refrigerator and don’t think of the freezer as long-term storage either… They add moisture – which is coffee’s enemy until brew-time.

It was said that the great Voltaire could never have written all his philosophy without his 50 cups a day. When warned that coffee was a “slow poison”, the 80-year-old philosopher replied “I think it must be slow. I’ve been drinking it for 65 years and I’m not dead yet!”

We stock several varieties of coffee at Foodstuffs ~ fresh-roasted whole beans, pre-ground blended coffees, flavoured coffees… the works. Our most popular coffees are from the Ultimate Bean – the ones that are roasted right here in Georgetown. And we mean roasted right, here in Georgetown…