Rishi Tea Sponsors National Yoga Month

Rishi Tea Announces Sponsorship of National Yoga Month
(from a press release)

Rishi Tea is proud to announce a new partnership with National Yoga Month. As part of this partnership, Rishi Tea has been named Official Beverage of Yoga Month, which is every September. Additionally, Rishi Tea will be donating a portion of its sales from Organic Unity Herbal Tea to the National Yoga
Month organization.

Yoga is an important part of the culture at Rishi Tea. In fact, the employees participate in a weekly yoga class every Friday afternoon. Held at the Rishi offices, the class gives everyone an opportunity to wind down after the busy week and gives them a chance to center themselves before heading into the weekend.

When the class is over, many of Rishi Tea’s staffers enjoy a cup of Unity Herbal Tea. This blend is a great fusion of herbs and roots that enliven the senses while helping to maintain a relaxed state of being. Spicy ginger, soothing licorice root and zesty lemongrass provides refreshing energy, perfect for pre or post yoga teatime.

During Yoga Month, Rishi Tea will donate 25% of all online sales and 10% of all wholesale sales of Organic & Fair Trade Unity Herbal Tea to the National Yoga Month organization. The donation will help this important organization promote yoga and healthy living across the country. Rishi wishes all tea drinkers and yoga practitioners a healthy, well-balanced September. For more information on Rishi Tea please visit www.rishi-tea.com or like Rishi Tea on Facebook.

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Free Tea Recipe eBook

From the good people at teadog.com, a free copy of Your Great Grandmother Made Better Tea: 50 Ice Tea, Tea Punch, Tea Dessert Recipes from 1890 to 1920. As they describe it, it's full of "tea recipes that have been lost over time with a compilation of 50 tea recipes from 1890 to 1920."

More here.

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Tea Council of the USA Global Internship Winner Returns

Twenty-two-year-old Masters student Taylor Caldron is “steeped” in new knowledge and insights about tea and the tea industry, thanks to his once-in-a-lifetime internship in Sri Lanka, Kenya and the U.S. this summer, sponsored by the Tea Council of the USA.

Taylor’s creative video on the health benefits of tea was the winning entry in the Tea Council’s Sip of Success internship contest. The contest was designed to give a young entrepreneur a leg-up in the tea business by providing first-hand educational and cultural experiences on the tea estates of some of the world’s most iconic tea producers. As the youngest student at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Taylor is eager to apply his learnings to his study of sustainable business and a future career in the tea business.

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Tricks With Iced Tea

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Tea Review 116 - Adagio Teas Gourmet Tea Collections

Artisan Comfort Collection
Sweet Medley Collection
Adagio Teas

Up today, two collections of gourmet tea from Adagio Teas. Each contains five pyramid bags of six different teas. The Artisan Comfort Collection features mostly unflavored black, white, green and oolong teas and the Sweet Medley Collection contains flavored black, white, green, oolong, rooibos and a tisane.

I won't comment on each one of these teas, but there are a few that stand out for me. Not surprisingly, given my preference for unflavored tea, those are the ones I liked best. Especially noteworthy, at least for me, the Dragonwell, Oolong Goddess, and especially the Golden Yunnan, all from the Artisan Comfort Collection.

As for the Sweet Medley Collection, I liked the Peach Oolong best and I always go for a good strong Peppermint. Also surprising, since I don't like Earl Grey or vanilla, is the relatively palatable blend I came up with when I blended the former with the Vanilla Rooibos.

Artisan Comfort Collection
Jasmine Pearls
Silver Needle
Dragonwell
Wuyi Oolong
Golden Yunnan
Oolong Goddess

Sweet Medley Collection
Earl Grey
Citrus Green
Peach Oolong
Peppermint
Blueberry White
Vanilla Rooibos

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Baird/Ishii/Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA Collaboration

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Introducing the Tellurex World Pot

Heat your tea and charge your gadgets at the same time.



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Tea Review 115: The Art of Tea

Biodynamic Breakfast
Classic Black
Mandarin Silk
The Art of Tea

My apologies to the good people at The Art of Tea, who sent some samples a while back. I'm not sure what happened but the review got a bit sidetracked somewhere along the way. In any event, here are some thoughts on a few of the samples I tried, which include two black teas and a flavored oolong.

Classic Black
I don’t think I've ever met a Yunnan black that I didn't like and this was no exception. Never mind that it's a blend of Yunnan black with Nilgiri, a black tea from India. It was quite good, with a very smooth, mellow flavor. I would have guessed that it was perhaps a high-end Ceylon, but I guess that shows what I know. This was a winner in the Black Tea category at World Tea Expo and I can see why.

Biodynamic Breakfast
Another nice black tea, though perhaps not as good as the aforementioned. Very smooth and flavorful. I've noticed that the components of breakfast tea can vary quite widely from one merchant to the next. There's no indication at Art of Tea's web site what makes up this one but it's worth a taste nonetheless.

Mandarin Silk
I'm not a fan of flavored tea - plain and simple. But I was kind of surprised by this one. I wouldn't say it bowled me over but given my general lack of interest in this sort of thing I'd say it's not so bad. It's a mix of Pouchong tea with lemon myrtle, marigolds and natural essence of vanilla. Perhaps a little heavy on the latter but pretty decent overall.

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Honest Tea: The Most Honest City In America

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Tea Brain Animated Video

Tea Brain from Mighty Nice on Vimeo.

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Layers of Tea

Perhaps I'm just leading a sheltered life but this is the first time I've been exposed to the notion of layered tea. It came to my attention recently thanks to a post in one of the Wall Street Journal's blogs. It's a brief article that recounts the story of the inventor of a seven-layered tea. This is apparently a rarity of sorts, given that others have not been able to manage anything more than five layers. Check out the article (and a better photo) here.

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World Tea East Gathers The Tea Industry

World Tea East Gathers The Tea Industry In Philly, Sept. 9 -10
(from a press release)

The tea industry is headed to Philadelphia this September for the launch of World Tea East, Sept. 9 – 10 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The East coast-focused Expo features more than 100 leading-edge tea manufacturers and suppliers, providing professionals the opportunity to discover new products, optimize merchandise, gain product knowledge and network with peers in an intimate setting.

World Tea Media, the organizer of World Tea East, expects more than 2,000 retail buyers, tea professionals, food and beverage manufacturers and decision makers in related industries, including hoteliers, spa owners and restaurateurs.

In addition to the Expo, the World Tea East conference features three programs: Core Conference Sessions, an Executive & Technical Series and a New Business Boot Camp. Seminar topics cover the latest trends, answer current business challenges, provide real solutions and debunk both tea and business myths. Focused Tea Tastings include type-specific tastings as well as advanced training in detecting defects and assessing quality.

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The World's Largest Sweet Iced Tea

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Numi Organic Pu-erh Iced Tea

Numi Organic Tea First To Market Organic Pu-erh Iced Tea
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Premium tea purveyor, Numi Organic Tea, has continued its tradition of innovation by introducing the industry’s first Organic Pu-erh Tea as ready-to-drink iced tea.

Known for its unique, earthy flavor, Pu-erh is transformed into a light and refreshing iced tea offered in six flavors: Jasmine, Peach, Moroccan Mint, Earl Grey, Mango Passion and Classic Pu-erh.

Numi’s Organic Pu-erh Iced Tea has three times the antioxidants and 40% less sugar than leading green and black iced teas. Pu-erh is an ancient healing tea picked from 500-year-old organic wild tea trees in Yunnan, China. Pu-erh tea leaves are piled, dampened and turned in a unique 60-day fermentation process. This results in Pu-erh’s deep earthy flavor and many health benefits that have been touted for thousands of years.

Numi Organic Pu-erh Iced Tea’s is available for an SRP of $1.99. They are sold at Whole Foods Markets Northeast and Whole Foods Market South, Fairway Markets in New York City, Lunds & Bylerly’s, Ahold, Cost Plus World Markets nationwide as well as online at www.numitea.com.

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Anita Renfroe: Big Ol' Sweet Iced Tea

A paean to the many charms of sweet tea. As a northerner I don't get it, but hey, everyone likes what they like.



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