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We get a lot of questions in our shop about tea storage.  People want to know, when they buy in bulk, or if they don’t drink tea all that often, how long their tea will stay fresh for, and what happens to old tea.  Here at Good Life Tea, we thought we’d make a master list of all of the major questions we get regarding the storage of your tea. Will my tea go bad? Unless your tea gets wet in some way (moisture is the enemy of tea), it will not go bad.  You will never open an old...

Decaf VS. Caffeine Free Tea 5 Key Takeaways: Decaf vs. Caffeine-Free: Decaf tea has been processed to reduce caffeine content but still contains a small amount (around 1-2% of its original caffeine), equating to about 2 mg per cup. Caffeine Levels in Context: Compared to decaf coffee (2-12 mg per cup) and regular coffee (75-200 mg), decaf tea has minimal caffeine, but even this can affect very caffeine-sensitive individuals. Truly Caffeine-Free Options: Caffeine-free teas, such as fruit tisanes and rooibos blends, have never contained caffeine. These options are ideal for those who want to avoid caffeine altogether. Flavor Variety in Caffeine-Free...

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of variety of teas out there, here's a basic guide to get you started.  We've found that people who come in tend to know that they like a certain kind of tea, usually black or green, and are a little afraid to adventure out into the complicated world of oolongs and rooiboses and tisanes and mate and other things they can't pronounce.  Hopefully this guide will serve you well as a map to your tea journey.   Black  Black, green, oolong and white teas are all made from the same...

SOME OF OUR TEAS SMELL DELICIOUS  That’s a lie.  I would say that all of our teas smell delicious.  However, those delicious smells tend to get into everything you store them around, in much the same way that your high school pizza shop job likely made everything you owned smell strongly of french fries and garlic.  I personally kept a bag of marshmallows next to a bag of Hot Cinnamon Spice for a few hot summer days, and while the effect was delicious, it was pronounced and certainly unintentional.   In addition to making all of your food smell like...