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,...
15
Sep
Tea History
30
Jun
Japanese Tea Part 4: Uji Genmaicha
Genmaicha Overview
Genmaicha tea is also known as ‘rice’ or ‘popcorn’ tea and literally translates to mean ‘brown rice tea...
20
Jun
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...
25
Apr
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...
17
Mar
Yerba Mate part III: Legends
In our final installment of the yerba mate series, we highlight a few of the legends surrounding yerba mate. While consuming yerba mate...
07
Mar
Yerba Mate part II: The Ceremony
Yerba Mate derives from South America and is especially popular in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Similarly, guayusa also derives fr...
03
Mar
Spring Tea Talks with Matthew
Tea in History: Thursday, March 3rd at 7pm at Guilderland Public Library
Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world (only sec...
07
Nov
Pu-erh a Perfect Flavor for Fall
Since the change in seasons, my tea preference has changed. I am now navigating to something more rich, robust and yet less bite. Pu-er...
13
Oct
3 Tea Talks Scheduled at the Guilderland Public Library
We have teamed up with the Guilderland Public Library to give you our better than ever tea talks. Register for the ev...
03
Mar
The 3 Names for Tea
Tea, Tay and Cha' - Worldwide Synonyms for the most popular flavored beverage.
So why does it seem that the whole world calls tea cha'...