This is the story of our Ceremonial Grade-A Matcha discovery. … at one point my heart melted. I was stopped dead in my tracks, and all was well in the world. After that soft, sweet, umami, first sip, there was no going back. During our sourcing trip to Japan last Fall, we had the opportunity…
The 3rd wave in specialty tea, just as in coffee, strives to empower people to change the way they drink tea. The 3d Wave, as part of the specialty coffee movement, is all about delivering the highest quality preparation and serving experience. It is characterized by a purer expression of coffee, with lighter roasts, single origin and single…
If you search for award-winning teas online in the US, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a pure tea. Generally, the teas which lead with their award-winning status are often flavored and blended to such a degree as that they don’t even have true tea (Camellia sinensis) as a leading ingredient. Over the years, we had…
Tea & Coffee Trade Journal | April 1, 2019 by Maria Uspenski, for Tea & Coffee Trade Journal. CBD Tea – What’s All The Buzz About? “One of the largest neurotransmitter networks in the human body is the endocannabinoid system (ECS). Its function is to maintain internal balance, regulating sleep patterns, appetite and general…
The Legacy Diverse tea-drinking rituals and histories around the globe show us just how worldly the tea beverage is. Without these rich cultural differences, we might not think of tea as more than a healthy beverage that can keep us warm or quench our thirst. My goal in designing our Steepware line was to combine…
If there is one thing my family does, it’s GO. We are self-proclaimed weekend warriors – my husband and I work hard at our day jobs while the little dude embraces school wholeheartedly, but come Friday, all that hard work turns into hard play. Snacks in the cooler, camping gear in the vehicles, 4-leggers in-tow…
The act of brewing up a warm mug of tea has always brought with it a sense of comfort, compassion, and community. For centuries, people from all over the world have treasured the precious Camellia Sinensis plant, from which all tea originates, for its soothing effects and ability to bring communities of friends, family, colleagues,…
Tea is an excellent beverage of choice for intimate occasions due to a powerful feel-good molecule in tea called theanine. It’s thanks to theanine’s relaxing effect that makes tea a great social lubricant to stimulate authentic conversations and connections between individuals. When it comes to enhancing your personal performance or simply the mood of a…
The New Year is here and across the world the tradition of setting new goals has begun. In the U.S. the holiday season starts with decadent Thanksgiving dinners with ample food to go around for everyone, including the family pet. Leftovers are cherished and reinvented into new dishes as spice-infused sweets are placed in the…
Hygge (HEW-guh) is a Danish word used to describe a cozy feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out. It evokes feelings of charm, comfort and contentment. For tea lovers, a cozy cup of tea fits perfectly into the concept. Here are a few classic examples of how tea can be…
One of our team members, Dylan, is working on his masters at the leading tea university in China. He recently published a paper on the weight loss mechanisms of Pu’erh. So we sat down with him for a little Q&A session to cut through the fat and get to the bottom of it all...
