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A Brief History of Earl Grey - the Black Tea and the Man Earl Grey is any black tea flavored with bergamot.  This is a traditional British tea, associated with a certain poshness.  It’s flavor is sophisticated, citrusy, and begs to be consumed on a gloomy afternoon, possibly with a book.  Earl Grey people, I’ve found, tend to also be the sort of people who like to know the history of the things  around them.  Earl Grey - The Man This tea is generally accepted to have been named after the British prime minister in the 1830’s, Charles Grey.  Outside of a...

Before your local Starbucks, coffee shop, tea house, and even quiet local diner got in on the chai tea craze, it was already culturally important to the people of India.   Chai tea, if you’ve managed to avoid it thus far, is a black tea (usually Ceylon), with any variety of spices added.  While the mixture of spices can vary wildly, most chais keep to a pallet of cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and pepper.  Some chais, such as our Vanilla Chai, also add sweeter flavor elements.  In spite of their spices, chais should generally come across as savory and sweet, rather...

If you had an 8-oz glass of orange juice with breakfast this morning, it was an extra 100 calories added to your day.  If you’re only drinking one, that’s perfectly reasonable.  But, if you’re drinking it all day long, those calories can quickly add up.  The more alarming part of that same glass of juice is that it probably contained about 20 grams of sugar.  To put that number into better perspective, a Hershey’s chocolate kiss has 22.  Clearly, if you’re drinking a glass of juice with every meal, that starts to be a problem.    Sugar isn’t an issue,...

Autumn clearly calls for a warm cup of loose leaf tea. The leaves are changing, your drive home is suddenly happening at sunset, and mornings are starting to feel a little chilly.  But, alas, this cup of tea can’t possibly be the Bella Coola you’ve been drinking all summer.  The change of seasons, along with its change of closets and leaves involves a whole changes of lifestyle.  If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed when you just thought you finally had this tea thing figured out, or are just looking for a few recommendations, here are a few teas which I personally...