Steep It Loose

Happy Earth Day this Sunday! We’ve always big fans of Earth Day here at The Tea Spot. Over the years we’ve investigated our company’s carbon footprint, done a Life Cycle Analysis of our new to-go tea filter, and followed industry studies on the carbon footprint of tea. Cliffs Notes version: Packaging really really does matter,…

This month, The Tea Spot “SpotLight” is on our Jasmine Pearls Green Tea. This delectably floral green tea is an absolute treat at any time of the day, and has been my afternoon “go to” for the last few weeks. Let’s take a quick timeout today to talk about what makes this tea so unique!…

Well, it’s that time of the year again. It always comes so soon. The weather is beautiful, sunny, things are starting to turn green, and this weekend marks the year’s first Farmer’s Market here in Boulder. There’s a lot to look forward to: we’ve got a new and exciting tea list, some great new signage…

Tea geek alert! Warning: tea sommelier attempts ahead. If you have some of our black teas, play along! The most nuanced differences in our loose tea collection is found in our straight black teas, in my opinion. While darjeeling has very distinct muscatel notes and lapsang souchong is heavy on the smoky notes, I have…