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5 Blog Key Takeaways: 1. **Introduction to Yerba Mate**: Yerba Mate is a caffeinated drink from South America that is not coffee or tea, but a unique plant. It's popular in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay and traditionally consumed from a gourd using a straw called a bombilla.2. **Brewing Yerba Mate**: While traditionally steeped in a gourd, Yerba Mate can also be brewed like tea using any mug and infuser. Unlike true tea, it cannot be oversteeped or burned by using hot water.3. **Caffeine Content and Acidity**: Yerba Mate contains caffeine levels comparable to coffee but is much less acidic....

Halloween is approaching, and so we ask a spooky question.  What if your favorite tea isn't tea at all, but an impostor? Blog Key Takeaways: Definition of True Tea: True tea is defined as a beverage made by brewing the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant in near-boiling water. This includes all types of tea such as black, green, white, and oolong. Rise of Herbal Infusions (Tisanes): Over time, teas began to be flavored with various ingredients like jasmine, bergamot, and other fruits and flowers. Eventually, some beverages were made entirely of these flavorings without any true tea leaves, known...

5 Key Takeaways from this Blog Post: 1. What Earl Grey Is: Earl Grey is a black tea flavored with bergamot, giving it a distinctive, sophisticated, and slightly citrusy taste that is often associated with British refinement. 2. Origins and Stories: Earl Grey tea is believed to be named after Charles Grey, the British prime minister in the 1830s, though the exact origin is uncertain. A popular (though likely untrue) story suggests Grey saved a Chinese man’s son, leading to the tea’s creation in gratitude. 3. Practical Purpose: According to the Grey family, the tea was originally blended to balance the...

Before your local Starbucks, coffee shop, tea house, and even quiet local diner got in on the chai tea craze, it was already culturally important to the people of India.   Chai tea, if you’ve managed to avoid it thus far, is a black tea (usually Ceylon), with any variety of spices added.  While the mixture of spices can vary wildly, most chais keep to a pallet of cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and pepper.  Some chais, such as our Vanilla Chai, also add sweeter flavor elements.  In spite of their spices, chais should generally come across as savory and sweet, rather...