A seemingly innocuous question with a surprisingly complicated answer, we both relish and dread the frequently asked: "how much caffeine is in X tea?". We relish this question about caffeine in tea because the answer is fun, but we dread it because the answer is anything but straightforward. In a...
DISCLAIMER: We do not currently serve Boba at our Tea Bar. We encourage you to try the bubble milk tea at Storied Coffee just down the road in Scotia, instead! You asked and we answered! Saratoga Tea and Honey has been working behind the scenes to bring you boba tea...
The sun is shining, little bits of green are already starting to peek through in our upstate gardens, and the days are getting longer and warmer... This of course has us thinking about what iced teas we're going to be enjoying at home, on the lake, and at our Tea...
Like traditional teas, herbal infusions are very often rich in antioxidants, and this month's Wellness Tea of the Month is no exception! What makes Spirit of Life so special is the type of antioxidants it contains, glutathione and aspalathin. Aspalathin, which is found only in rooibos tea, has anti-diabetic properties, meaning...
by Kyra Fiber If you are an avid tea collector, you may not get around to drinking all of your teas as quickly as you had hoped when you bought them. And although tea, if kept dry, won’t go rancid, it can get old and stale. But don’t worry! We...
Mother Earth is our answer to one of the most requested herbal blends since we started expanding our wellness collection. Part of our women’s health collection, Mother Earth was formulated to promote fertility and alleviate the symptoms of hormonal imbalances such as PCOS. Aptly named Mother Earth, because it’s a...
Now that many of us are spending more time at home, we are also brewing tea at home more than before. Due to this, we have decided to take a closer look at the brewing process, and review the components that lead to a wonderful cup of tea. Things to...
Gabacha is unique for its high levels of the amino acid and neurotransmitter gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA). Inside of us are neurons, cells that transmit information within the nervous system. Postsynaptic neurons are neurons that receive a signal. Neurotransmitters relay information to postsynaptic neurons, and this information can be either excitatory...
Now more than ever, we all seem to be making a more conscious effort to keep our immune systems strong and healthy to help our bodies fight the nasties we may come in contact with. While we will not promise any miracle cures or preventatives, we do promise you the...
Of all the tea categories white tea seems to be one of the most misunderstood, and yet quite neatly, the simplest of all. From bud to cup, it is the most minimally crafted of all the camellia sinensis tea categories. Very plainly, high quality white tea is the first glorious bud of...
Welcome back to another Wellness Wednesday! This month we are featuring an herbal tisane crafted specifically to detox our livers, Teatoxify! Toxins are literally everywhere; they are in our food, our air, our water, in the products we clean with and those we apply to our skin. Our livers are...
Did you know that herbs and spices have been historically used for centuries for their antimicrobial properties to increase the safety and shelf life of food products by acting as a shield against pathogens and bacteria that would otherwise spoil the foods? Plants with antimicrobial properties have also been long...
At the tea shop, we have budding interest curious in our traditional tea selection, including our special aged teas or hei-cha. In this brief article we are going to begin to touch upon what is pu er tea, a subcategory to hei-cha teas that are produced exclusively in Yunnan Province, China. At the shop, we...
In the remote woodland hill regions of northern Thailand, in the province of Chiang Rai, tea trees flourish in the tropical climate. This area is part of the historical tea regions that anthropologists have found as the birth place of tea. This tea belt traverses through Yunnan Province, China to northern Assam, India,...
Just when you've steeped your last cup and you think your tea leaves have no goodness left to give, hold on, they actually do! Our below short list of ideas for spent tea leaves was developed for pure, traditional tea leaves. 1. Add your tea leaves to a stock or broth. More...
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