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

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... Read More

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

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... Read More

Why is White Tea More Expensive?

Gaining access to the several green and black teas of the world can be done at very little cost, however, when it comes to white tea, prices shoot through the atmosphere. At wholesale, green and black tea’s price per kilogram is mostly available at a modest $5-$40 (average quality to high quality), while white tea’s price per kilogram is up to an average range of $15-$120,... Read More