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It’s a better alternative to calorie-rich drinks and snacks. In our shop, we get a lot of questions about healthy tea is.  At Good Life Tea, we try to downplay the health angle, and focus more on taste.  This is partially because we don’t want to come across that that weird hippie shop that will recommend you herbs for all of your various ills, and partially because we can’t really confirm too much about how healthy tea is, and don’t want to be sued for making claims that later turn out to be untrue.  This post covers what we can...

We get a lot of questions in our shop about tea storage.  People want to know, when they buy in bulk, or if they don’t drink tea all that often, how long their tea will stay fresh for, and what happens to old tea.  Here at Good Life Tea, we thought we’d make a master list of all of the major questions we get regarding the storage of your tea. Will my tea go bad? Unless your tea gets wet in some way (moisture is the enemy of tea), it will not go bad.  You will never open an old...

Decaf VS. Caffeine Free Tea 5 Key Takeaways: Decaf vs. Caffeine-Free: Decaf tea has been processed to reduce caffeine content but still contains a small amount (around 1-2% of its original caffeine), equating to about 2 mg per cup. Caffeine Levels in Context: Compared to decaf coffee (2-12 mg per cup) and regular coffee (75-200 mg), decaf tea has minimal caffeine, but even this can affect very caffeine-sensitive individuals. Truly Caffeine-Free Options: Caffeine-free teas, such as fruit tisanes and rooibos blends, have never contained caffeine. These options are ideal for those who want to avoid caffeine altogether. Flavor Variety in Caffeine-Free...

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of variety of teas out there, here's a basic guide to get you started.  We've found that people who come in tend to know that they like a certain kind of tea, usually black or green, and are a little afraid to adventure out into the complicated world of oolongs and rooiboses and tisanes and mate and other things they can't pronounce.  Hopefully this guide will serve you well as a map to your tea journey.   Black  Black, green, oolong and white teas are all made from the same...