Making Tea Away from Home

Monday, August 16, 2010

“Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage.” ~ Catherine Douzel The following guest post, written by Nicole Schwartz , is an account of scenerios and complementing ideas worth knowing when it comes to efficiently making great quality tea away from home, with as little trouble as possible. ********* I enjoy loose leaf tea; I have worked to learn about the best preparation methods for making my favorite loose leaf teas. At home I have all sorts of tea-specific kitchen gadgets. This is great for me when I am home, but I need to go to work, or a hotel, when traveling. How can...

Understanding Caffeine in Tea (with tips)

Monday, July 5, 2010

“Tea can have just as much caffeine, we just tend to find that it takes longer to hit you, it’s more of a steady buzz. Where coffee brings you up then down pretty quickly.” ~ Courtney Kammerer The following guest post, written by Bret Wingert, explores some of the in-depth details on caffeine and more specifically, it’s influence with compounds specifically found in tea, and it’s effects on the human body. ********* There’s a lot of folklore and myths about caffeine and tea – All tea comes from the same plant and all teas contain some amount of caffeine. So,...

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Thepuritea and Acts of GenerosiTea

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Just weeks ago, I found myself in a waterside cafe with laptop at hand and ready to enjoy some of this location’s loose leaf tea selection. The store carries a range of white, green, and black teas, but inefficiently stores all tea in clear glass containers, perfect for ruining tea with direct light over the course of several months (this was not fresh, by any means). I went ahead and ordered, only to find myself accepting a foam cup with a thick paper towel-like bag filled with old tea leaves sitting in boiling hot water. I’m not one to complain (really, I find complaining about...

Learning to steep the perfect cup and train your taste-buds

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Gaining experience with loose leaf tea may take a few tries when it comes to steeping the perfect cup, for those who are new to loose leaf tea. In fact, you won’t even know what the perfect cup tastes like yet, especially if you’ve been drinking bagged tea and sweet tea all of your life. When it comes to steeping your first oolongs and greens, don’t expect your tea to give off a dark infusion (as seen with bags) – it’s normal to find that your brew is a mild honey or butter color, sometimes more gold or pale green, depending on the type of leaves. You should never...

Caf-Nap: Recharging the human body in 20 min

Monday, May 17, 2010

Going a full day 24/7 without getting tired is nearly impossible for those of us who switch up our sleep-styles around different activities, whether it be for work or play. Here we’ll discuss a way to overcome any bout of mid-day fatigue, recharge, and literally find yourself actively abundant with energy for the rest of any day. The technique at hand we’ll call ‘taking a Caf-Nap’, where you hack your sleep cycle and central nervous system as your body begins to react to newly ingested caffiene (Black Tea or Matcha), as you nap to overcome fatigue with a refreshing rush...

Sorapot insights with Joey Roth & Kevin Rose

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Every time someone acts to modernize tea, we see ourselves closer to a day where the image of tea drinkers strays away from depictions of old people, china sets, and young ladies’ tea parties, and really shows evolution into a modern sophistication when it comes to what tea culture is becoming. The United States is experiencing a rebirth of tea, a renaissance, and we find it fit to put attention to certain leaders, giving influence to reconstructing the image of tea, which is exactly what Joey Roth has accomplished with his sleek new masterpiece, the Sorapot. Featuring all glass and investment-casted...

Tea Contains ‘the Food of the Gods’ (Theobromine)

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Over 300 chemical compounds are known to exist in tea, with Theobromine as one of the more intriguing of these, with it’s recent studies within todays science communities as well as even being recognized by the ancients as “The Food of the Gods”. This is of course a literal translation as we take a look at the word ‘theobromine’ and break it down into greek roots, ‘Theo’ (meaning ‘god(s)’), and ‘Brosi’ (concerning food). An alluring outlook towards theobromine may be obviously due to it’s ability to increase happiness, relaxation,...