Tea Shop Misc

Tea Shop: Miscellaneous

Filter Lids • Tea Books • Green Tea Mints

Filter Lids - designed for loose leaf tea to go!

From high-quality tea or the superior taste of freshly French pressed coffee, the Filter Lid does all the work.
Simply add loose-leaf tea or ground coffee, pour in hot water and snap on the Filter Lid.
Once the tea has steeped out, it provides the perfect flavor—from the first sip to the last.
The Filter Lid even minimizes messy sloshing and spilling.

• Upgrade to luxury loose-leaf tea
• Save time and money versus lesser-quality bagged tea
All Filter Lid components are FDA food grade approved.
Available in SOLO or Dixie standard sizes for 12 oz and up.
A perfect cup—every time!

Won’t the tea get bitter if it stays in the cup?

First, it’s important that you DON’T follow the directions on your tea box. Second, you should use only
high-quality loose-leaf tea. Here are our serving recommendations:
Green, black, oolong and white teas: 2 grams per 10-12 ounces of water.
Rooibos, herbal and fruit teas: 3.5 grams per 10-12 ounces of water.
Peppermint tea: 0.2 grams per 10-12 ounces of water.
Coffee for French press style: 8 grams per 12 ounces of water.
If the Filter Lid costs more than a plain lid, how am I saving money?
The extra per-unit cost of the innovative Filter Lid can be quickly offset by the fact that this in-cup
brewing process requires less tea than the traditional timed steeping process.

How does the Filter Lid reduce spills and sloshing?
The same innovation that makes the Filter Lid perfect for brewing loose-leaf tea in the cup also helps
reduce spills and sloshing by up to 90%! In fact, the built-in filter is much better than plugs or reclosable
lids, because it doesn’t require two hands (a great benefit while driving).

Sleeve of 50 Lids

Liquid Jade

In this lively, exhaustive survey of the history and politics of tea, Hohenegger travels from ancient Asia to 15th century Europe to present day concerns about fair trade practices and organic farming. Focusing mainly on the drink's most enthusiastic supporters, the Chinese and the British, Hohenegger uses tea to tell no less than the "the story of the traumatic encounter and clash of cultures between East and West." Trailing tea over continents and centuries as it grows in popularity and becomes a power unto itself-in the form of the East India Tea Company-Hohenegger covers an interesting mix of topics, including Zen Buddhism, the Opium Wars, the first and only "tea spy," and, of course, the rise and fall of the British Empire, each of which were integral in the beverage's journey from storied "elixir of immortality" to simple commodity. The book's third part, a series of brief discussions on topics more typically the purview of purists, such as water quality, the role of the tea tester and the ongoing debate between the opposing MIF (Milk In First) and TIF (Tea In First) camps, is surprisingly engaging. Told with authority and affection, this narrative history is a stimulating treat. ~Publishers Weekly

$25.95

The Story of Tea

“An engaging historical and cultural study, this quide is geared toward both novice and consummate consumers intrigued by the world’s 2,000-year-old tea habit.”
- Publishers Weekly

"An absolutely exhaustive yet readable study, the Heiss's Story of Tea is at once the best and only book you'll ever need on the subject."
--Michael Rogers, Library Journal Xpress.

“A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to tea history, lore, cultivation and appreciation.”
- The New York Times, October 2007

“For more than seventy-five years, William H. Ukers’s All About Tea has generally been considered the bible of the tea industry—that is, up until now.
THE STORY OF TEA is a sweeping treatise that will serve as required reading for generations of tea professionals and consumers seeking to expand their knowledge.”
- JOSEPH P SIMRANY, president of The Tea Association of the USA

“Here is the first truly comprehensive cultural history of tea, from its cultivation and manufacture to the politics, ethics, and aesthetics of its drinking—all conveyed with deep knowledge and a passion that captures the romance of this extraordinary leaf. THE STORY OF TEA belongs on every library shelf and kitchen counter.”
- DARRA GOLDSTEIN, editor-in-chief of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture

$32.50

Harney and Sons Guide To Tea

The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by Michael Harney, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea is an illuminating resource for tea drinkers interested in developing and refining their palate as well as their understanding of the complex agricultural, historical, and cultural significance of tea.

Drawing on his singular experience, Michael masterly explores the full range of teas, revealing how each tea is distinctive, with a taste that derives from a precise combination of cultivation and production techniques, and influenced by the geography as well as its history. These lively profiles of diverse tea varieties—from delicate white tea to aged black puerh tea—include brewing instructions and vivid descriptions of the beverage scent, taste, and appearance; everything you need to become a connoisseur.

Tea has long been popular in the United States, but only recently have Americans treated this nuanced beverage with a deeper curiosity, more refined approach, and wider appetite. The Wall Street Journal reports that total U.S. tea sales are nearly four times what they were in 1990, and this growing population of discriminating consumers will celebrate the new vocabulary provided in The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea.

Unique in scope, candor, and accessibility, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea will quickly become the classic reference and staple in the library of every serious tea drinker.

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$25.95

New Tea Lover's Treasury Book

New Tea Lover's Treasury
By James Norwood Pratt
Pages: 210 pages
Publisher: Publishing Technology Associates (1999)
Language: English

This is primarily a book on the story of tea. The history is fascinating and invaluable to the avid tea drinker. More than half the book Pratt dedicates to tea history. Following this, the author describes the various teas throughout the world. This is more than just a list, but a detailed look at the regions that produce them, the technique and conditions that impart their unique characteristics. Part three concludes with the author's own advice on tea preparation, and a concise but adequate discourse on tea ritual. After reading this book my respect and adoration for tea skyrocketed. That alone makes this book priceless.

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$25.50

Green Tea Mints

    These mints all look like the shape of a leaf. You can suck on them in your mouth, or you can suck on them and then start chewing the mints. They are all a little thick in appearance. On the mint, there is an imprint of a leaf. Three of these Green Tea mints all add up to a whole serving of Green Tea itself.
    There are three different flavors of Green Tea Mints: Original, Delicate Pear, and Lemongrass. They help freshen your breath, and feel cool in your mouth. The mints are hard, so you should suck on them. Delicate Pear and Original both taste sweet.
    However, Delicate Pear, Lemongrass, and Original have different characteristics. Delicate Pear tasted warm and like cinnamon. Original tasted like mint ice cream. Lemongrass just tasted like a solid version of lemongrass. The mints have different colors according to their flavors.

Delicate Pear: This mint smells somewhat like sap, honey, and syrup all combined, but tastes a little bit like pear extract, but overall, plain. Just like the original flavored mint, the powdery inside is sweet and sugary, even though it too, is sugar free. The mint is shaped like a leaf, just like the other two flavors of tea mints. It also grants the same health effects as one cup of tea after three mints. All the mints aid in naturally inhibiting the root causes of bad breath.

Lively Lemongrass: These lovely pale colored, leaf shaped, mints smell like sour sap, honey, and syrup mixed together almost exactly the same as the other two flavored tea mints. It is also sugar free, caffeine free, helps with bad breath, and contains the health benefits of one cup of tea after consuming only three mints. The following ingredients are in this flavored mint: Blend~ Organic Green Tea Extract, Organic Lemongrass, Fresh Ginger Root, Natural Flavors, Lo Han Guo. The other ingredients are Sorbitol, Xylitol, and Calcium Stearate. They are all Green Tea Mints.

Original: This mint tastes flavorless and plain at first, but after you chew it, the powdery inside is sugary and sweet, even though it’s completely sugar free. It’s also caffeine free, and three of these mints have the same health effects as one cup of tea. The tea mints are also fair trade approved, meaning that they support equity in international trading. To hopefully destroy whatever worry you might have left about this organic tea mint, the mint helps to naturally inhibit the root causes of bad breath. The mints are shaped just like tea leaves.

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