Bare your blissful darkness, a dance, wisps of smoke reveal, satisfaction weaves taste buds of time, craving moments alone – a smokey kiss, embers sparkle in the night. Lapsang Souchong from the Wuyi mountains of Fujian province, China, is a twisted-leaf black tea and is made from the lower leaves away … Continue reading
Hailing from the Fujian Province is the graceful Bai Mu Dan or Pai Mu Tan tea, which means “white peony” in Chinese. Royal White Peony tea is enjoyed by steeping a single bud and two leaves. Tealicious and delicate, the petals gently unfurl as leaves swirl in an elegant dance inside my teapot. Time … Continue reading
Recently I read an article in Small Biz Trends titled 18 Tea Franchises to Challenge Teavana. They could have added ‘to challenge David’s Tea or Argo Tea’ as well, I suppose. But, in looking at the companies mentioned, I saw lots of boba/tapioca tea places and some with spices as … Continue reading
Two retail specialty tea concepts have become public companies since 2011. One was Teavana, now owned by Starbucks, and one very recently joined the stock exchange: David’s Tea, headquartered in Canada, with stores and growth aspirations in the United States as well. Most consumers in this country have probably never heard of David’s, and … Continue reading
With the growing interest in tea, many tea lovers have chosen to follow their passion in becoming a tea retailer. Some may have dreams of wealth and fame, but the honest truth is that it’s a hard business and the only thing keeping them motivated is their love for tea. Continue reading
June is quite a busy month for me … and it’s not over yet! In my role, I’m constantly getting calls about sponsoring this event or that charity. Continue reading