Tea Talk
Why Your Choice of Water is Crucial for a Good Cup of Tea
Posted by Dani Noto on
The other day, a customer asked me while sipping on a freshly brewed cup of her favorite tea, "Dani, why does the same tea tastes so much better when I drink it here than when I brew it at home?" Several reasons came immediately to my mind. The quality of the tea certainly plays an important role, as does the amount of tea you use, the brewing temperature, and the steeping time. Often overlooked, though, is the quality of your water. If your tea has a sharp or metallic taste, you may have hard water, which means that your water's...
Brewing the Perfect Cup
Posted by Tony Noto on
- Tags: black tea, Blog, Education, filtered water, green tea, herbal tea, oolong tea, perfect cup, perfect cup of tea, perfect cup tea spoon, proper equipment, steeping time, Tea, tea drinkers, tea strainer/infuser, Tea Talk, temperature, Uptown Tea Shop, water, white tea
Tea that isn't tea
Posted by Tony Noto on
- Tags: ayurveda, ayurvedic medicine, Blog, caffeine, caffeine-free, camellia sinensis, camomile, Education, fruit tea, herbal tea, hibiscus, liquor, peppermint, red bush tea, red tea, rooibos, Tea, tea drinkers, Tea Talk, tisane, tisanes, turmeric, Uptown Tea Shop, Waxhaw, yerba mate
Five Types of Tea
Posted by Tony Noto on
- Tags: black tea, Blog, camellia sinensis, Chinese tea, Education, green tea, Japanese tea, liquor, oolong tea, oxidation, post-fermented tea, Pu'erh tea, retail tea store, Tea, tea drinkers, tea growing, tea harvesting, Tea Talk, Uptown Tea Shop, Waxhaw, white tea, withering
Tea 101 - The Basics
Posted by Tony Noto on
- Tags: Blog, caffeine, camellia sinensis, Education, essential oil, hand-picked, hand-plucked, polyphenols, Tea, tea drinkers, tea growing, tea harvesting, Tea Talk, Uptown Tea Shop, what is tea