T-Sac Disposable Tea Infuser

To help you celebrate Hot Tea Month by discovering some new and exciting teas, we asked our Tea Sommelier, Alicja, for her top five picks from the Shanti collection.

According to legend, the very first dragon appeared to the mythical emperor Fu-Shi in order to right several wrongs that had occurred at the hands of the monster Kung Kung. He was said to have rent a huge hole in the sky, and was a terrible presence who had to be stopped. Luckily the dragon filled in the hole and set the tone for how the world would function for the rest of time. The rhythms by which it lived its life – sleeping, waking, breathing, eating, flying – resulted in the creation of day and night, seasons and weather, and all the familiar patterns we recognize today.

It’s hard to beat a warm cheese biscuit, fresh out of the oven – but, add a little smoke flavour from a bold Lapsang Souchong, and you’ve got yourself a real savoury treat.

Looking to super-charge your morning smoothie for the last days of summer, and hopefully a warm fall? Add matcha and turn it into an ice pop!

Cold weather? No problem! Enjoy a delicious hot toddy with a twist – chai!

If you want to up your tea game, water temperature is a good place to start. Together with tea quality and steeping time, water temperature is one of the most important factors involved in brewing a perfect cup of tea.

Starting and running a small business can be a daunting task. No matter how hard you work, there will always be more to do. To ensure your business is a success, you want to partner with the best possible tea distributor and tea manufacturer for supplies. How can you tell when you’ve found the right partner? Look at this list to see how your prospective tea distributor measures up.

Just a difference of 15 seconds, or a temperature variance of as little as 2 degrees can make the difference between an exquisite cup of tea and an awfully bitter tea experience.