Steep It Loose — WHOLE LEAF TEA

G’day! This steamy, 80-degree Thursday has me feeling it quite necessary to write an instructional on making delicious iced tea. The most important thing about making iced tea that good old 6th grade (or was it earlier?!) mathematical trick: proportions! The best way to make iced tea at home requires several tools. You will need…

This week finds me appreciating tasty tea concoctions made with various distilled spirits. The art of concocting deliciously balanced booze drinks really needs no justification or introduction. That being said, allow me to provide some interesting drink recipes for you to try in the comfort and privacy of your own home, and afterwards, you can…

When I’m out in front of customers at a tasting, teaching a class, or just geeking out about tea in our downtown Boulder location, I inevitably get that familiar question, “what’s the best tea for me to drink if I am trying to eliminate coffee from my morning routine?” Well, as many folks might know,…

Tea ranks higher than most fruits and vegetables in antioxidant potential and Vitamin C and K content. Antioxidants work to “mop up” free radicals from our body’s cells. They prevent and repair damage done by these free radicals. Free radicals can accelerate aging and damage your DNA. They are produced in large quantities when the…