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New Experiences with Irish Tea!

New Experiences with Irish Tea!

Good day, my tea drinking friends! I'm sure you are aware but St. Patrick's Day is this upcoming weekend ☘️. In celebration, below we would like to feature a guest blog post that was submitted to us from the lovely Brenda Kay Ledford! Read on to learn about Brenda's experience with Irish tea and make sure to let us know in the comments of your own personal experiences!  IRISH TEA By: Brenda Kay Ledford "My sister and I took a heritage tour to Ireland in 1988 with Western Carolina University.  When we landed in Ireland, our tour director served tea and...

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Katie Panara
Caffeine Awareness Month!

Caffeine Awareness Month!

Good morning, sippers! I say "good morning", in that, it has been a good morning for me as I have had my caffeine! I know some of you can relate to that sentiment, and today's blog is dedicated to bringing your attention to the start of, not only March, but also Caffeine Awareness Month! Caffeine Awareness Month began in 2003 as a way to encourage individuals to examine their own caffeine consumption, and also to inform them about certain, unexpected foods and beverages that contain caffeine. It since has been used as such, and for our purposes this year, as a way...

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Katie Panara
Tea Steeping Temperatures

Tea Steeping Temperatures

Good morning, tea sippers! Today, we'll be discussing something that we have been receiving a few questions on lately. Today we will be going over why we include the steeping temperatures on each of the packages of our teas and what temperature you should be steeping your teas at. Learn more below!  If you are thinking to yourself, "Wait, I didn't even know I was supposed to be checking the temperature that I steep my tea? I thought I was just supposed to boil water.", don't worry. Prior to working at Good Life Tea, I didn't even know this either. In...

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Katie Panara
Ice Wine Tea!

Ice Wine Tea!

Good morning, tea friends! Are you loving this warm front that we have been blessed with in the past couple days? We know we are! But we know some people who may either not be loving it, or have been very busy doing a harvest prior - our friends at Casa Larga winery in Fairport! What the heck are they harvesting in the dead of winter, you ask? Well, one of their most sought after and decadent wines proves their Ice Wine. In this blog post, I'll be detailing exactly what Ice Wine is, as well as letting you know...

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