Steep It Loose — WHOLE LEAF TEA

Just last week I submitted this recipe to About.com, and wanted to share it here with all our Tea Spot customers as well :) Red Chai is a recipe which we at The Tea Spot hold dear. Our inspiration for this delectable Chai concoction comes from the roots of our company. Originally, The Tea Spot…

A Monk Sips Morning Tea written by Matsuo Bashō translated by Robert Hass A monk sips morning tea, it’s quiet, the chrysanthemum’s flowering. My last posts have been all about how nicely tea compliments things–Red Rocks and milk, iced tea and golf. Those are a few of my favorite combinations, but the one that really…

Sunday’s article in the Hindu Business publication titled “Firm trend in dust tea at Kochi sale” reported on the current tea auctions taking place in Kochi, Kerala (India). “Bucking the downtrend of the last few weeks dust tea prices appreciated at the Kochi tea auction. There were 11.49 lakh kg of dust and 2.35 lakh…

All teas come from the plant Camellia Sinensis, and are further classified by their type of tea: Pu’erh, Black, Oolong, Green, and White (in descending order of fermentation). “Tea” does not include herbal teas or other teas that do not include “real” tea leaves from the Camellia Sinensis plant. It is an interesting fact that…