Aloha and Tea Greetings!
Before summer closes on its final swing – there is still time to enjoy ourselves! Maybe it is too hot for you to enjoy a soothing cup of tea shared with friends? Yet, tea comes to the heat rescue. Here are a few Icy Tea recipes and ideas perfect for that [...]
This summer Sarah, Selena and I have been practicing tea tasting. We sampled black, green, and dessert teas. I am very excited to begin offering this service to our customers. It is surprising how much there is to learn about tea!
The tea plant is an evergreen shrub named “Camellia Sinensis”. At our tea tasting [...]
What is Tea?
Tea is brewed from an evergreen shrub named “Camellia Sinesis”. The difference of flavor and color is determined by the lack of or amount of oxidation.
What is oxidation?
The process where leaf enzymes are exposed to oxygen. This creates a chemical change – the various flavors develop according to the length of time oxidized.
Where [...]
