Tea 101

Making Matcha at Home If you’re a lover of the Green Superfood Matcha and want to learn how to make the delicious tea at home this is for you! Today we will take you through the modern way we make the drink but will also offer different options should you so choose . Let’s begin!…

I’m not going to lie, this is a topic i’m thrilled to be writing about. See Yerba Mate has not just become part of my daily routine but I’m not sure how I could even manage without the holly leaf. I start every single day with a hot cup of Yerba Mate and it’s just…

Ever wonder how we got to the point of putting leaves and herbs into hot water to drink? Let’s go over a brief history of of the iconic drink we all know and love. Legend has it tea originated almost 5,000 years ago when a �tea leaf blew into the pot of boiling water made…

Ok let’s just get this out of the way. Peppermint isn’t technically a tea, it’s an herb but since we are going to talk about infusing the leaf in water we’ll call it Peppermint Tea. Ok glad we’re on the same page. Did you know that over 90% of the worlds peppermint is grown in…

It’s the green powder super food that’s taken the world by storm, Maybe you’re a Matcha veteran who will only drink it with a bamboo whisk and bowl. Maybe you’ve only seen its trendy social media posts and wondered what all the fuss is about. Whether you drink it straight, with milk as a latte,…

A Tea Latte is simply your favorite tea with frothed or steamed milk. You can make this cafe classic hot or iced but today we will focus on the hot variety. Some of our favorites are a London Fog made with Earl Grey, Matcha Latte, Fruit Tea Latte, Green Tea Latte, and a Chai Latte…

Not a Black Tea, not a Green Tea, but a type of tea all on its own. Oolong Tea�comes from the same Camelia Sinensis plant as its lighter and darker counterparts but it oxidized right in between the two teas. A cup of Oolong can range from light with floral notes, �all the way to…

If you’re like me, or any other tea drinker out there you’ve spent the time making a cup of tea only to forget it and find it later still patiently waiting for you. Setting a timer can be not only a trick to make sure this doesn’t happen but to ensure the tea has been…

If you’re a seasoned tea drinker, this may be one of those chapters you can skip right over. However all of us were all at the point in our journey of learning and discovering tea where we found out different teas are�supposed to brewed at different temperatures and had a bit of an aha moment.…

Making Loose Leaf tea is a ritual. Sure it’s tea bag or sachet counterparts might be easier but there’s just something about making Loose Leaf Tea. For one you can typically save money if you’re willing to invest the time in making Loose Leaf Tea.