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It may seem like we named this tea “Moroccan Mint” because they both start with the letter M.  However, have you seen how difficult it is to spell Moroccan?  Anyone who has seen me struggle to spell the name of this tea in the shop knows for a fact that I cannot do it.  Were we just trying to find a word which alliterates with “mint”, we would have chosen “majestic” or something else which I can actually spell.  Moroccan Mint is called Moroccan Mint because Moroccan Mint tea is actually a real thing. For those who are unfamiliar with...

When you haven’t seen a friend in a long time, and you want to catch up, what do you do?  If you’re me, you invite them out for coffee.  When you’re meeting someone whom you don’t know very well for the first time, and you don’t want to bring them into your home, you invite them out for coffee.  When you’re looking for a place to study with friends, where do you go?  Out for coffee. Coffee is an easy social crutch.  It’s an excuse to be in a place- that place being a coffee shop.  It gives you something...

Valentine’s Day is coming up.  You didn’t forget, did you?  Whether you did or not, we can help.  Flowers and chocolate are unimaginative.  Furthermore, cut flowers look lovely when their first purchase them, but inevitably begin to wilt and fade, until you have a vase full of rotting plant matter, which needs to be somewhat unpleasantly disposed of.  It seems a little unpleasantly symbolic, especially if your relationship is new. My own significant other is allergic to chocolate, which meant getting creative.  Well, not that creative.  Everyone in my own life gets tea as a gift.  But in this particular...

I personally go out of my way to maintain the public persona of death before decaf, but that isn’t entirely honest.  I did a bit of international travel over the holidays, and the jet lag had me looking into teas to help me sleep at reasonable hours.  In the last few weeks, a warm cup of rooibos has become a major staple of my evening routine.  Here’s my guide to our most relaxing teas, and how to make them part of your life: Tea can be important in that it is a ritual.  If you make yourself a cup of...