Darjeeling Tea: 2017 First Flush Picking

Darjeeling Tea: 2017 First Flush Picking

Darjeeling tea is sometimes known as “the champagne of teas” due to its delicate taste and high quality. Darjeeling, a region in India,...
Featured Tea Snack: Liege Waffles

Featured Tea Snack: Liege Waffles

Our liege waffles have a permanent home on our menu boards along with our new grilled cheeses.  Unlike breakfast waffles, liege waffles...
Part I: Intro to Rooibos and Honeybush

Part I: Intro to Rooibos and Honeybush

Introduction Rooibos (roy-boss), also known as ‘African red tea’ or ‘red bush tea’, is native to South Africa. Grow n in the mountaino...
5 Functional Herbs You Should Know

5 Functional Herbs You Should Know

The new year brings new resolutions and many are looking to make changes and become healthier in their daily lives. One way to stay hea...
Cast Iron Teapots: Elegance and Functionality

Cast Iron Teapots: Elegance and Functionality

Cast iron teapots are called tetsubins in Japanese. The history of cast iron teapots is unknown, but evidence does sugge...
What’s Brewing at Short and Stout in February

What’s Brewing at Short and Stout in February

Macrons Are In! Mac-RON-s are specialty pastries from France. It is made up of two meringue based biscuits with flavored cream or jam ...
What’s Brewing at Short and Stout Tea Lounge

What’s Brewing at Short and Stout Tea Lounge

Macaron Day Celebrated the weekend of the 19th We can’t say enough about macarons. So we are offering them for FREE. For every $20 y...
Introduction to Japanese Tea: Part 1

Introduction to Japanese Tea: Part 1

In Japan, tea is produced just about everywhere. Shizuoka, Kagoshima and Uji are three of the major tea- growing regions throughout Jap...
Japanese Tea Part 3: Gyokuro Green Tea

Japanese Tea Part 3: Gyokuro Green Tea

Gyokuro: Introduction Gyokuro is a Japanese green tea that translates to mean “Jade Dew”, reflecting the brewed tea’s pale green color...