Fountain of Youth

Hailing from a magical-seeming country and boasting a fascinating preparation process, Pu-Erh tea is one of the most unique ways to enjoy one of mankind’s oldest hot beverages. Even the name is special: Pu-Erh comes from a trading post that was often used to barter for such products as tea in the Imperial China. The leaves for this tea are grown on trees in China’s Yunnan Province, a gorgeous rolling land covered with greenery, foothills, and mountains. Classically beautiful terraces provide rich earth in which luscious crops grow, waterways wind through misty mountains, and temples sit against cloud-draped vistas.

A 5-course meal plan for two using tea!

White tea is a lovely, delicate and complex tea variety. Once extremely rare, now a prized part of any tea collection.

Of course, we cannot blame you if you’ve made the same mistake as many and assumed that Orange Pekoe is a flavor of tea. Something about it just sounds exotic and delicious, doesn’t it? But we’re here to tell you that that’s actually not the case: Orange Pekoe is in fact a grade of tea, a way to tell how good one tea is from the other based on the leaves themselves.

Looking for healthy cocktails this summer? Use tea!

A fun way to naturally dye eggs for Easter, use teas and herbs!

Sip into summer with these fun iced tea pops! Made with Superfruit, one of our herbal tea blends, these pops are fruity, juicy and refreshing. The kids will love them too and you can adjust the sweetness level to suit your taste.

If you find your teas aren't staying fresh or loosing flavour too quickly, take a look at the do's and don'ts of tea storage in this short post!