Tea Talk

As many of you know, I am constantly sampling new teas to find the perfect addition to our store. My cardinal rule has always been to taste-test every tea before making a purchase. Well, sometimes even the best rules are meant to be broken, at least unintentionally. The Back Story The full-bodied Scottish Breakfast Black Tea has been on backorder since April due to a supplier restructuring. Assuming that all Scottish Breakfast Teas are the same, I decided to get it from another source, adding a couple of pounds of Scottish Breakfast Black Tea to another order. The moment I...

Meet Wonderful Watermelon & Marvelous Mango Green Teas! Ready to taste the sunshine? ⛱️ These two green tea blends scream summer in every sip: Wonderful Watermelon Green Tea and Marvelous Mango Green Tea! Whether you're poolside, porch-swinging, or just dreaming of a tropical escape, these fruity faves are here to refresh, uplift, and cool you down. 🧊🧊 As the temperatures climb, imagine your favorite summer fruits —watermelon and mango —mingling with crisp green tea leaves. This perfect summer combo is juicy, sweet, and refreshingly delicious! They taste just like the summer fruits we all love, but combined with all the...

Looking for a caffeine-free way to quench your summer thirst that is also sweet and flavorful, tastes delicious hot and cold, and can even be made into refreshing alcohol-free mocktails? Explore Uptown Tea Shop's Fruit Teas. Fruit teas are not actually "tea" since they don't contain any leaves from the Camelia Sinensis plant. The correct term is "Tisane", but most of us just use the word tea for simplicity's sake. My fruit teas contain real pieces of fruit in a variety of combinations that give them their distinct flavors. I personally prefer my fruit teas iced, especially since temperatures are...

I'm already in ice tea overdrive, and it's not even the end of June. It's going to be a fun summer. As a tea snob—yep, I'll admit it— I prefer making my own iced tea so I can enjoy it all day long. One of my favorite summer drinks is iced tea made with Honeybush Peach. I can enjoy this caffeine-free tea throughout the day and into the evening, savoring every last drop. To make a large batch, I use my Craft Cold Brew Filter system. After brewing, I cool the tea before adding ice cubes to my Himalayan Tea...

Who says iced tea has to be boring? This summer, we’re turning the chill all the way up with a quartet of fruity white teas that are light, bright, and bursting with good vibes and antioxidants. Ready to sip your way through summer? Our fruity white tea lineup is light, luscious, and loaded with benefits — the perfect way to stay refreshed, energized, and glowing from the inside out. Meet your white tea summer faves: Organic Queen of Hearts White Tea Brimming with the sweet flavor of freshly picked, juicy strawberries, this white tea is like sipping on sunshine! Packed...