Steep It Loose

Happy 4th of July, tea drinkers! I can’t see a better opportunity to point out the connection between the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the eventual independence of our country from Britain. I truly stink at remembering anything historical, but the basic facts are as such: in the early 1760’s, British Parliament began passing…

Hi Chitlins! Today’s important lesson is about the importance of the water you use when making loose-leaf teas. Since tea is 99.999999% water, it only makes sense that the water you use to make your tea is rather important. It can contain any number and combination of minerals and flavors that will affect the way…

Thanks to a blog posting on Steepology last week about the latest fad of green tea weight loss scams, I have decided to shed some light on another, less obvious “scam” going on in the tea world: bottled tea drinks. Thanks to an increasing knowledge and awareness of the health issues going on in America…

This past weekend we took our stellar TeaSpot team of 5 to the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas. And what an awesome and inspiring show it was for us! We stayed in a big suite (along with my dog and boyfriend), tag-teamed the booth and public relations duties – everyone went to educational and…