Short answer: we don’t know for sure. Longer answer: the discovery of tea is tied to legend, oral history, and thousands of years of daily life. What we have is...
Tea Time Blog
Reading tea leaves feels romantic, a little mysterious, and deeply old-world. A cup of tea emptied, the leaves clinging to the bottom, shapes slowly revealing themselves if you know how...
Ginger tea might feel like a modern wellness staple, but humans have been steeping ginger in hot water for a very long time. Long before it showed up in mugs...
If you think holiday tea feels nostalgic now, you can thank the Victorians. During the Victorian era, tea wasn’t just a daily drink. It was a ritual, a status symbol,...
The winter solstice marks the longest night of the year. The day when darkness stretches the furthest and the light pauses, just for a moment, before beginning its slow return....
Every culture has its version of comfort during the colder months. For many of us, that comfort begins with a steaming mug of tea. Around the world, tea has always...