Tea Blog - Learn All About Tea — Chocolate Mint Rooibos

Rooibos tea, also called red tea, is in fact not a tea at all. This herbal from South Africa is brewed like tea, and tastes similar, but comes from an entirely different plant. This low, grassy shrub is totally caffeine free, and has been making headlines lately for being unusually healthy. The name, by the way, is pronounced Roy-boss. Feel free to practice saying it in your own home. We have a lot of requests for Reebus tea, Ryebus tea, and especially Rubious tea. We understand what you mean, but if you want to impress your friends with how much...

Decaf VS. Caffeine Free Tea Many of our caffeine-sensitive customers come in and tell us that they would like decaf.  While decaffeinated tea does have a reduced quantity of caffeine, many of our customers are surprised to hear that decaf tea still contains some caffeine.  Decaffeinated teas tend to contain 1-2% of the caffeine of their still-caffeinated counterparts.  This means that each cup of decaf tea should contain about 2 mg per properly brewed cup.  When compared to a cup of decaf coffee ( 2-12 mg per cup), or a cup of regular coffee (75-200 mg, depending upon how it’s brewed),...