Customer Invention: Organic Moroccan Mint Tea! April 09, 2015Laura Rippy ....Wanting to move to organic, I purchased a pound each of Organic Peppermint and Osprey Gunpowder Green. Using a mesh tea-infuser in a 10-oz mug, I pour boiling water over...
Rooibos Tea: No caffeine and a lot of antioxidants April 05, 2015Elena Volkova When we think of antioxidants, we usually think of green tea. But Rooibos is also very high in antioxidants. Rooibos comes from a South African tree that belongs to legume family. The needle like leaves...
Chai: A delicious tea with many virtues April 02, 2015Elena Volkova When I was in India, in every shop I visited, I was not only greeted by “ Namaste”, which means my Divine greets the Divine in you, but also was...
6 Things You Should Not Do When Drinking Tea March 30, 2015Elena Volkova Do you love tea? Here are some surprises about water temperature and timing that you may not know!
WOW!! What Great Feedback from Customers about our Matcha! March 25, 2015Elena Volkova Have you been hearing about a secret health ingredient called Matcha? We have it! Matcha is concentrated green tea powder that is ideal to add to smoothies or make into a...
Regenerate, Rejuvenate & Welcome the Spring with Green Teas! March 23, 2015Elena Volkova The drumbeat of the health benefits of Green Tea started centuries ago: "A medicine is for one disease only, but green tea is a kind of panacea that can prevent...
Three Japanese Teas to Substitute for Coffee March 19, 2015Elena Volkova Why not to start with something unusual? Japanese tea is always a surprise! Here are three green teas: Houjicha—Similar to coffee in terms of robust flavors with a hearty roasted...
Peppermint tea: aids digestion, cools you in hot weather, and warms you up in the cold months. February 25, 2015Cindy Nicholas Peppermint’s health benefits are well known. It aids digestion, cools you in hot weather, and warms you up in the cold months. Some take it as a natural medicinal to...
Methods of Indian Teas Processing February 23, 2015Cindy Nicholas There are two major methods of Indian tea processing: Orthodox and CTC. They apply to all types of Indian teas. The Orthodox method was developed by the British in the...
Tribute to China, the Birthplace of Tea Culture February 18, 2015Elena Volkova China brought tea and tea culture to the world about 5,000 years ago and there are many legends about its discovery. One narrative tells of a Chinese emperor whose passion...
What kind of tea did George Washington drink? February 16, 2015Elena Volkova We do know with certainty what his favorites were. In the Mount Vernon Museum there is a record that the Washingtons purchased several different varieties of Chinese tea, including Bahea, Congo,...
Why We Ship the Way We Do February 14, 2015Laura Rippy Congratulations on choosing gourmet tea! Now how will we get it to you? Luxury gourmet tea poses a shipping challenge. It is expensive, light, and delicate. Many of our teas...
