We are very excited to now be carrying a very limited quantity of unglazed porcelain teaware at our retail store in Kansas City. In our opinion, unglazed porcelain is unmatched in both aesthetic beauty and ability to produce the best tasting tea. Production of unglazed tea ware begins with sourcing only the very purest and highest grade clay (Kaolin). We use only premium clays found in the mountain mines that feel moist and smooth to the touch similar to candle wax. Lower quality clays will...

Our Brick Aged White Tea is a staff favorite, but is a tea that we do not talk about as much as some of our other teas. Today we wanted to explore how this tea is made and why it is one of our favorite teas to enjoy.First let’s talk a little bit about how this tea is made. After allowing freshly produced white tea to mature for 6-12 months, the tea leaves are lightly steamed to make them pliable. The leaves are then pressed into a cake that can be a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Finally,...

We recently found an article on WebMD that talks about some of the studies surrounding tea and prostate/breast cancer.  Please click below if you are interested in reading the article.Green Tea and Cancer Prevention: New Clues

Want to know how we brew our tea in the store? Here is a step by step guide to what we do.The Importance of WaterThe first thing that we look at when brewing tea is the quality of the water. If you have been using straight tap water, we recommend that at the very least you start to filter you water in some way, whether that be a brita filter, a fridge filter, or an undersink filter. This will remove some of the chlorine/chloramines, dissolved solids from your pipes, and other components that...