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Tisanes

A tisane is not a true tea, but a herbal concoction that is brewed just like tea. While tea is a leaf plucked from the Camellia sinensis plant, tisanes are leaves plucked from just about everything but the Camellia sinensis plant. These herbal drinks can include anything from Chamomile to Peppermint and can even [...]

The Many Faces of Tea

by Stephanie Hanson
For such a simple leaf, the tea plant has undergone amazing transformations in the cups of its drinkers over the centuries. There are as many ways to drink tea as there are leaves on camellia sinensis.

The Chinese people today drink tea as a simple infusion. But there was a time that so many [...]