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You may have noticed, either or in our shop or online, small, odd-looking dishes, always with lids, and sometimes on saucers.  While these dishes can range from primitive and earthy to ornately decorated, they all seem to have one thing in common-- they intimidate tea novices.  Something about the traditional Chinese gai wan feels foreign, like you’re going to use it incorrectly, offend someone, and probably burn yourself in the process.  In this post, I’d like to ease those fears, and explain exactly how simple and not-at-all scary gai wans are.   Gaiwans can be used to both brew and...

Some customers of ours really liked our Hot Cinnamon Spice tea.  By this, we mean that they liked it even more than most people like Hot Cinnamon Spice.  They actually liked it so much that they tried adding it to a beer in their home microbrewery.  The resulting ale was good enough for them to bring it to VB Brewery, who then also liked it enough to put the unusual beer on tap.  Fireball ale is apparently served with a Fireball candy, and in spite of the competing flavors of the cinnamon and beer, the taste of rich, black tea...

Rooibos tea, also called red tea, is in fact not a tea at all. This herbal from South Africa is brewed like tea, and tastes similar, but comes from an entirely different plant. This low, grassy shrub is totally caffeine free, and has been making headlines lately for being unusually healthy. The name, by the way, is pronounced Roy-boss. Feel free to practice saying it in your own home. We have a lot of requests for Reebus tea, Ryebus tea, and especially Rubious tea. We understand what you mean, but if you want to impress your friends with how much...

Hi, I’m Aubrey.  I wanted to take a moment to step out from behind the curtain of Good Life Tea, and talk about tea from the perspective of my own personal experiences.  I’m a college student, and going into my sophomore year.  I’m also one of those people who just really wants to do all of the things, and do them well, all at the same time.  My semesters are busy, and I can’t afford to fall asleep while writing an important paper, or miss a class because I’m sick.  In high school, I maintained this feverish pace with coffee...