TEA PREPARATION

High Quality Loose Leaf Teas

  • Black Tea

    Put a teaspoon of leaves loose leaf tea in a strainer or tea bag, place in a cup or a teapot.

    Bring your water to a rolling boil

    Pour boiling water over your tea

    Let steep 3-5 minutes

    Remove tea bag/strainer

    Prepare tea the way you like it

    (If using a Tea Press you can put tea directly in it, then pour boiling water into it. Once steeping time is finished, push down on the handle, and tea will be ready to pour in a cup)

    Black tea is a very forgiving tea. If you are new to tea we would recommend starting with a black tea flavor. We offer basic black teas such as Ceylon and Margaret’s Darjeeling. Many of the black teas have flavors added to them, such as the one pictured, which is Cinna-Vanilla Black Loose Leaf Tea. You can find it by clicking the button below. Most of the loose-leaf tea flavors we offer are black teas. All teas are labeled with the type of tea it is.

    Cinna-Vanilla Black Loose Leaf Tea

  • Green Tea

    Put a teaspoon of leaves loose leaf tea in a strainer or tea bag, place in a cup or a teapot.

    Bring your water to 185 degrees

    Pour water over tea

    Let steep 3 minutes

    Remove tea bag/strainer

    Prepare tea the way you like it

    (If using a Tea Press you can put tea directly in, then pour water into it. Once steeping time is finished, push down on the handle, and tea will be ready to pour in a cup)

    Green tea is a bit more finicky than black. If prepared correctly, it is a very delightful tea. We have a few options for you to try. The one in the picture is our Blueberry Green Tea. You can find it by clicking the button below. All teas are labeled with the type of tea it is.

    Blueberry Green Tea

  • Rooibos Teas

    Rooibos teas are amazing and can be fixed in a couple of different ways.

    We recommend the African technique because it brings out the nutty undertones of the tea, however, it does take 30 minutes to prepare.

    African Technique:

    Put the desired amount of water into a saucepan and cover with a lid.

    Bring to a boil and put the desired amount of tea leaves in the pout.

    Re-cover with the lid and Simmer for 30 minutes

    (For example - 1 teaspoon of tea to 1 cup of water)

    Turn on the stove and bring to a boil, then boil for 30 minutes.

    Use a strainer or tea press to separate tea from water and pour it into a cup.

    Prepare your tea the way you like it.

    Quicker Technique

    Put tea in teabag or strainer and place in a cup

    Bring water to 205 degrees and pour over tea in a cup

    Let steep for 3 or more minutes

    Pecan Pie Rooibos

  • Herbal Tea

    Most herbal teas have no caffeine in them. They are tea made with dried fruits, flowers, herbs, etc, and are very easy to prepare.

    Prepare a cup by putting at least a teaspoon of tea in a strainer or tea bag and placing in the cup.

    Heat your water to the temperature you desire to at least 194 degrees to 212 degrees F.

    Carefully pour water over tea into the cup

    Sweeten the tea the way you enjoy

    Peach Ice Cream Herabl Tea

Cold Brew Instructions

Option 1:

Cold Brew is a great way to prepare tea, especially Loose Leaf Teas.

You will need a pitcher or large canning jar

Depending on strength of tea, the recommended usage is about 6 teaspoons of tea for a large pitcher, 3 or 4 teaspoons for a jar

Place teaspoons of tea directly into pitcher or jar

Fill the pitcher or jar up with water to the top and place it in the refrigerator

Allow the tea to brew overnight for 8-16 hours, this is good to prepare the night before

As you use the cold brew tea you can use a strainer to filter the tea out as you put it in a cup

Sweeten to the way you enjoy your cold tea

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OPTION 2:

If you have a pitcher or jar with a strainer in it you can put the tea into the strainer and fill it up with water, put the strainer back into the pitcher. Put the pitcher back into the refrigerator and let it sit overnight for a cold brew of tea.

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OPTION 3:

Brew and steep tea as normal with heated water

Place ice cubes in a cup

Pour brewed tea over ice and sweeten

Stir for a few minutes

Once the tea has been cooled by ice, enjoy a cold iced tea