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G'day tea lads and ladies! It's that time of year and I am here to tell you that our Irish Breakfast tea is back to help you prepare for St. Patrick's Day and to bring you a bit of luck o'the Irish! On this note, we hope that you're having a wonderful week and ready for a bit of a debate this morning. Today we will be talking about the age old argument, "Who does it better with the breakfast tea? The English or the Irish.".  Whoa, whoa, whoa! No need to get all riled up! We know everyone has...

Good morning, tea friends! I hope that you are all outside enjoying this beautiful weather! If you are one of our Upstate New York compatriots, you know what I mean. We have been so fortunate this past week! We have seen temperatures in the 60's, for goodness sakes! While this can be exciting for some, it is just the opposite and quite concerning for others; our ski and snowboard sippers! We woke up this week to a warm forecast and not the ideal of skiing/snowboard conditions but at Good Life Tea, we remain optimistic! Check out below to see our take on the...

Good morning, sippers! Today, I am going to be talking with you about one of special teas that we carry hear at Good Life Tea, our Ti Kuan Yin Oolong tea!  As was previously said, our Ti Kuan Yin is an oolong tea in addition to being one of the most well-liked and sought after varieties of Chinese tea. Oolong teas, for those who are just joining us, are a hybrid variety that combine elements of green tea and black tea. Because the tea leaves in oolong teas have undergone both wilting and steaming, the flavor of oolong teas can...

Good morning, tea sippers. We loved seeing the many of you that stopped by the shop while visiting the Christkindl Market this past weekend! What a joy it is to have that beautiful show back in Canandaigua! I hope that you all are having a lovely week. Moreover, I hope that you are having a calm, stress-free, peaceful week. For me, it has been anything but these things and in efforts to manage this, I have turned to our teas. As I started to notice feelings of stress, overwhelm, or uncertainty about what was to come creeping in, I simply took...