Two Leaves and a Bud - What's in a Name?

One thing we’ve always loved about our company name is how just mentioning it in casual conversation often leads to an informative conversation about tea, its origins, where it’s grown...

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Chai-chada! - an authentic Mountain High Chai-spiced horchata

The horchata we know of today has very ancient roots in North Africa where it was originally made from tiger nuts, spices and milk.  From...

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Two Leaves and a Bud - What's in a Name?

Two Leaves and a Bud: What’s in that name? With all apologies to fair Juliet, we want to quibble a bit when she so memorably...

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How to Style an Afternoon Tea

Although tea was founded by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, when a leaf fell into the cup of water he prepared, Afternoon Tea was later...

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What is Tamayokucha? And Who is Tamy?

Tamayokucha is a shaded green tea, made using the Japanese method of steaming the leaves and then rolling them in a coiled, “comma” or rounded...

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