New to the tea world? There’s a lot to consider! What kinds of tea will you gravitate toward? What’s the difference between the types of tea? What do you need to make it? The questions are endless, and we know how overwhelming the process of switching to tea can seem, so we’re here to help!
Hot summer days are approaching, and we get it: only the die-hard tea drinkers still reach for their hot tea. Balmy, hot days call for refreshing and crisp iced tea. Here’s how to make the perfect cup!
For every type of tea, there is a recommended steeping temperature. This temperature is important for the correct notes and flavors to be brought out in the tea. If your water isn’t hot enough when steeping a black tea, for instance, the flavor will be weak because of the short steep. Each blend’s water temperature and steeping time are selected for the highest quality flavor.
The days might be short and the winds might be cold, but with a delicious cup of hot tea in hand, you’ll be more than ready for the winter season!
Brewing hot tea doesn’t need to be complicated, so we’re here with a few tips on how to best prepare your next cup!
We get this question a lot – can I make iced tea out of this? The easy answer is yes! You can technically brew any tea hot or cold simply by changing your brewing process (and you can find instructions on how to brew the perfect cup of iced tea here). The less easy answer isn’t as straightforward. Ultimately, it’s up to you as to how you best enjoy each of your favorite teas, whether it be hot or cold, with sweetener or without, but we like to think that we’ve consumed enough tea to at least give you a few recommendations!
The warmer months of the year usually mean one thing in our world: Iced Tea! If you prefer to drink your tea this way, you aren’t alone – most of the tea consumed in the United States each year is iced! Let’s dive into what you need to know about this popular way to brew tea!
It’s time for the ultimate showdown: coffee versus tea! If you’re a coffee drinker looking to get into tea, we’re here to help! And if you’re a tea drinker looking to get into coffee…we probably aren’t the shop for that, because tea is literally in our name!
We know that smelling a tea can tell you a lot about whether you’ll enjoy the flavor, but here are just a few of the blends we truly wish we had in candle form!
Most of the tea consumed in the United States isn’t hot, and it isn’t green. It’s usually a traditional black tea, and more often than not, it’s iced and sweetened! We’ve already talked about how to make the perfect iced tea and the basics of iced tea, but today we’re focusing on the last element of the equation: all things sweet!
