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by John Rice, General Manager One area we have been diving into more at The Tea Table is the craft of blends. While we have always offered our own flavored blends, in the last couple years we have ventured further into unflavored ones. Normally, unflavored blends are commercially developed using teas from dozens or even …continue reading by Lori Way, MS, RD I’m sure you’ve heard that tea bags are made from the sweepings of tea factory floors. Now I’ve always figured that was not true, but at the 2011 Tea Expo, Nigel Melican gave a scientific argument explaining why it can’t possibly be true. Get a load of this: In the …continue reading by Lori Way, MS, RD A good friend recently asked me a question about making iced tea, and it occurred to me that others may have the same question. She usually makes her iced tea with our Cinnamon Orange Spice tea, but the other day made it with Yorkshire Gold. She used the same method …continue reading by Lori Bricker, MS, RD A customer recently asked me this question: “One of my primary intentions in drinking green tea is the healthy benefits of EGCG/catechins. To that end, have the various teas been tested and what green teas that you carry are highest in catechins?” Here is my answer: We have not had …continue reading By John Rice, General Manager I'm always surprised that people who insist on the high quality of loose leaf tea when they intend to drink it hot, assume they have to use bagged tea when they will be drinking it iced. The fact is, using loose leaf tea for iced tea is incredibly simple …continue reading By Lori Bricker, MS, RD As a tea shop owner, one of my worst fears is that customers might inadvertently ruin their tea. This is especially easy for the novice who might not yet know the best practices. Here's a review of the most important things to do for a great tasting cup! I will …continue reading I wanted to share this email from a customer because she goes into some detail about how she managed to provide brewed loose tea for a large group at a church function. I thought others might benefit from her experience and description of her method. It is also a very sweet “thank you” which we …continue reading Tea drinkers are really at a disadvantage compared to their coffee-loving counterparts when it comes to having their favorite brew at work. I’ve never been in an office that didn’t have a coffee pot. But a proper teapot? If you’re lucky you’ll get a hot water dispenser and some nasty tea bags. So it usually …continue reading By John Rice, General Manager. When a customer is brewing loose tea for the first time, they sometimes comment that it came out tasting bitter. Unlike most bag teas, high quality loose teas require more care in brewing, and how to do this properly will vary with the particular tea being made. This is why …continue reading …continue reading |
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