Category: Our Recipes
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The Tea On Cold-Brew Teas – A Scam?
Cold-brew teas are all the rage right now, and tons of companies are marketing their own cold-brew blends. These big name brands (rhymes with “vinings” and “Tavid’s” if you catch our drift…) claim these blends make the best iced tea – less bitter, smoother, and more flavorful than regular tea blends. In fact, one brand…
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Black, Green and Grey – A Blackberry Bourbon Tea Cocktail
Summer is in full swing in Chicago, and so is berry picking! In the spirit of the season, we created this luscious blackberry bourbon tea cocktail infused with Green Earl Grey, our green tea and bergamot blend inspired by traditional Earl Grey. This cocktail is fruity, floral, and with just a hint of warmth from the…
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Miso Salmon with Green Tea Soba Salad
We drink a lot of tea here, but we also love to cook with it! While tea already lends itself to so many sweet treats, we’re interested in incorporating tea into all of our meals, sweet and savory. So when we saw this Miso Salmon with Green Tea Soba Salad we had to try it. The chilled,…
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Summer Citrus White Tea Jelly – Treat Yourself Tuesday
In the warm weather, out palettes tend to change. Instead of the heavier, richer flavors we look for in desserts in the colder months, now we’re searching for lighter, fruitier flavors. Citrus flavors are particularly nice in the heat. White Peony provides a light, bright base for citrus’s sweet and tart notes. Together, these create…
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White Tea Cocktail – White Peony Smash
There are tons of tea cocktail recipes out there, but very few white tea cocktails. This is shocking to us, considering many of it’s characteristics lend themselves to a refreshing summer cocktail! So we decided to make one, and came up with this White Peony Smash! White Peony’s mellow, fruity flavor, smooth body, and sweet…
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Green Tea Sour
Looking for a fun take on a gin sour? This Green Tea Sour is the answer! There are so many ways to add tea into a cocktail. From tea itself, to tea syrups, to infused alcohols, the options are endless. One easy way to incorporate tea into classic cocktails without changing the recipes is to use…