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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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Katie Panara
Orange Teas At Good Life Tea!

Orange Teas At Good Life Tea!

Good morning, sippers! "Orange-you" glad it's almost Friday? 😂 Speaking of oranges, today we'll be discussing some of our teas that include orange notes for those of you who are partial to the citrus teas. Learn more below! 🍊🍊🍊 Let's begin with our Bright Orange tisane tea, as it is one of my personal favorites. Being a tisane tea, it is completely caffeine free and can be enjoyed at all hours of the day and night. This concoction is comprised of blood orange pieces, hibiscus, rose hips, and natural orange flavoring to bring out very "pulp-able" tart notes. This is attributed most to...

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Katie Panara
All You Need is Love - & Chocolate, You Need That Too!

All You Need is Love - & Chocolate, You Need That Too!

Good morning, tea friends! I hope that you all have had a wonderful week thus far and are looking forward to the weekend. In looking toward next week, I'm sure you all realize that Valentine's Day is creeping up on us. I know some of you are looking for a new and unique way to spoil that special someone. Why not try some tea this year? In this blog post, I'll be detailing some of our teas that I recommend to do so! I'm not sure about you all, and as some of you already know, I have quite the sweet tooth....

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