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As the owner of Good Life Tea, I get asked how I got into tea and became a tea retailer. In this post, I will tell you my background and answer this question. My mother was born and raised in Japan.  My father met her when he was in the Air Force stationed in Japan. My mom was clerk typist on the base and they dated. Shortly after his stint in Japan, he got a job with Pan American Airways.  With his free flying privileges, he went back to Japan and married my mother. The newlyweds immediately settled in Connecticut...

5 Key Takeaways from this blog post:  1. Origins of Constant Comment®: The blend was created by Ruth Campbell Bigelow in 1945, combining black tea with orange rind and spices, inspired by a colonial-era recipe. Its popularity and name came from the "constant comments" it received. 2. Good Life Tea’s Version: While Good Life Tea doesn’t carry Bigelow’s Constant Comment® blend, they offer their own Orange Spice Tea, made by combining Decaf Spice Tea with either Decaf Orange for a classic flavor or Bright Orange for a zesty, tangy twist. 3. Decaf Spice Tea Base: Good Life Tea's Decaf Spice Tea...

As you may know, it’s storm season. This year already we’ve seen catastrophic flooding in southeast Texas from Hurricane Harvey, devastating disasters in the Virgin Islands from Hurricane Irma and now Irma is on its way to Florida. Harvey dropped as much as 50 inches of rainfall in parts of Texas and Louisiana, and islands such as St. Thomas are now wrecked landscapes of twisted galvanized roofing, smashed cars and toppled trees.   We’re lucky here in Upstate NY to not be in the path of disaster, however many of us, including some here at Good Life Tea, have family...

You may have heard us talk about tea on the go, about our Loose Leaf Tumblers, French Press Thermoses and how great they are for work or class. But one of our customers, Luke, took tea on the go to a whole new level. Literally. So we asked him to sit down with us and share his experience hiking in the Adirondacks with Good Life Tea!  Brit: “So Luke tell us a little about your trip!” Luke: “My friend Taylor and I headed to the Adirondacks to see how many peaks we could climb in two days. We ended up...