A glass teapot for two goes great with conversation.
Making a pot of tea is one of life’s greatest simple pleasures. Boiling water and a couple teaspoons of tea and you can create a beverage with thousands of years of history and complexity to match. Generally, tea is made with an infuser or poured through a strainer to separate the tea leaves from the liquor. While this gives us a clean cup of tea, we’re often left with a dripping infuser or strainer to deal with. Read More
Ontario Ice Wine goes great with dessert.
Ontario Ice Wine is one of our best selling teas and it’s easy to see why. A beautiful blend of white peony (pai mu tan) white tea and real Ontario Ice wine combine to produce a liquor that has notes of fruit with a hint of sweetness. This tea is without a doubt one of the most luxurious and decadent teas in our collection. Read More
Anticancer, A New Way of Life by David Servan-Scheiber, M.D., Ph.D.
In addition to its history and great taste, green tea has also been linked to staving off cancer.
Rich in antioxidants and polyphenols, which help to limit a cancer’s ability to develop and grow, green tea has even been shown to increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy on cancer cells. Add this to green tea’s detoxifying properties and you have a beverage that should be a staple in everyone’s diet. Read More
Genmaicha Green Tea
Our tea of the week this week is Genmaicha: a Japanese green tea that combines beautiful sencha tea leaves with toasted rice.
Goes great with sushi and sashimi.
Genmaicha tea is often referred to by its pet name “popcorn tea” since it is not uncommon for some of the grains of rice to actually pop during the firing processes. Read More
Tea. Goes great with new year's resolutions.
The new year is upon us and as usual, it’s time to choose a resolution. Or, for the very ambitious, many resolutions! Making tea one of your new year’s resolutions could end up being the best thing you ever do for yourself. The great taste and assortment of varieties and flavors will make it easy to stay motivated and all the while you’ll be providing yourself with a number of great benefits. What else can you ask of a new year’s resolution? Read More
Classic English Breakfast - Goes great with Darjeeling.
Loose leaf tea can be paired wonderfully with many different types of food. Like wine, tea can be matched with different foods to help enhance the flavours in your meal. Carefully choosing the appropraite tea will help transform your food into an absolutely gastonomic experience. Use the following guide to help decide which tea best compliments your meal or food item. Read More
Water is poured over the top of a steeping Yixing teapot to create an air tight seal.
Find out if you should invest in a Yixing teapot, silver teapot, or a porcelain teapot. Or maybe all three?
The perfect teapot for you happens to depend on what type of tea you are steeping. This quick reference will give you a good idea of what teapot goes great with our favorite teas. Read More
Everytime is tea time.
With so many options, finding the perfect teas for you can be quite a task – albeit a tasty one. This series of posts will help you figure out which teas go great with your lifestyle based on the time of day you’re most likely to drink tea, what activities you enjoy and, of course, taste.
Tea Tip: These articles are also very useful for choosing the perfect tea gift! Read More
London Fog: Tower Bridge from London Tower
One of the greatest things about tea is its versatility. Even a classic tea like Earl Grey can be remade into something remarkable with just a few extra ingredients.
London Fog is said to have originated in Vancouver, British Columbia. Just who invented it isn’t known, although there are a number of claims! Either way, it’s delicious. Read More
Green tea. Goes great with freshly squeezed cirtus.
Here’s a great tip to get even more health benefits from your tea.
Just before drinking your green tea, squeeze a bit of fresh citrus juice into your cup. The added citrus helps your body to absord more antioxidants that normal. Not only does this give a nice health boost, but it’s also a delicious way to brighten a cup of tea as well!
Take a look at our collection of loose leaf green teas.
