Puerh tea is a world unto itself. It is esoteric and mysterious. The flavors entice and repulse. Within the tea world Puerh is perhaps the most enigmatic of teas. The health benefits are outstanding yet poorly understood. The Processing style is shrouded in mystery and lore as well as deception. To dive into Puerh is […]
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Huo Shan Huang Ya is a yellow tea that comes from Anhui province. Yellow tea is a class of tea that is similiar to a green tea, but processed in a different manner. The method of processing involves wilting, heating, covering in cloth to allow the tea to reabsorb its essential aromas and flavors, then […]
Ethical tea is important to us. Whenever we eat and drink, we are making a choice about the world we want to live in. Do we want to live in a world that is poisoned and relies on underpaying laborers on behalf of rich corporate interests? Or do we want to live in a world […]
The Holiday season is upon us in the west and we are moving into a time when we have friends and relatives visit and stay with us for conversation and celebration. In China it is common to offer guests when arriving a warm cup of supreme Jasmine tea. Jasmine tea is very refreshing and not […]
Some plants are ancient companions of humanity. They have become so connected with what it is to be a human, to think like a human, to experience like a human, and to be a vital human, that they are part of the human story itself. Of these plants there is one called tea. It so […]
Be smarter, drink tea. Modern life is incredibly stressful. The plant Camellia Sinenses, tea, is an extraordinary ally for humans in journeying through modern life. The health benefits of tea in dealing with many of the illnesses that plague our health are quite extensive. There is research on how it prevents and helps fight cancer […]
Tea Connects People Our philosophy is that every cup of tea is a connection between people. This philosophy extends from leaf to cup when it comes to drinking tea. For us, tea is sacred. It is ritual. It is art. It is spirit. We seek to manifest visibly the ritual of interdependence with every brew. […]
Chai requires a great Assam One of the keys of success for our chai is the quality of tea we use. Chai literally means tea in Hindi. Our ingredients our 100% organic and that includes the most essential part of the chai, the tea. What kind of tea makes a good chai? When you drink […]
How to judge tea If you have discovered the marvelous drink known as tea, you have joined a great tradition thousands of years old. Drinking tea is like stepping into a great ocean. The tea world is vast. It is a challenge to know how to explore tea well. It is also a challenge to […]
Iced Tea Iced Tea is perhaps a perennial all American drink. Yet, it is these dog days of summer, when fireworks grace the skies and fireflies flutter the fields eve that most reminisce of Iced Tea. The origin of this sacred Americana is shrouded in myth, but here I shall retell the tale. The Setting […]