Tea Articles

While tea has an impressive history stretching back 5,000 years, iced tea has a history stretching back only as far as the discovery of preserving ice. After all, what good was iced tea in the winter time? Iced Tea Punches While popular lore has iced tea being discovered by accident in the early twentieth century, there are documents dating the use of iced tea in the seventeenth century. In 1795, South Carolina was the only colony in America producing tea plants. It was also the only colony (later state) to produce the plant commercially. The plant arrived in the late...

Iced tea is more than just a drink - for many, it's an art form. The first ice tea was introduced to the masses on a hot day at the World's Fair quite by accident. In 1904, Richard Blechynden iced down his hot tea to sell it more effectively and a new craze was born. Of course, some households had been serving iced tea for decades previous to this, particularly in the Southern United States, but once iced tea was sampled by thousands in St. Louis, the beverage became an instant favorite. Simple Iced Tea There are many ways to...

Tea has great sources of health benefits! With the holiday season behind us, let's focus on a brighter, better & healthier version of you! Start your year with these Revolution Teas containing detoxifying ingredients: REVOLUTION TEA TEA-TOXIFYING INGREDIENTS HEALTH BENEFITS Golden Chamomile Herbal Tea Dandelion Aids in digestion, flushing the system of toxins and promotes a healthy sleep-cycle Honeybush Caramel Herbal Tea Rooibos Cleanses the skin, blood and liver Southern Mint Herbal Tea Mint Calms the stomach and reduces bloating Sweet Ginger Peach Black Tea Ginger Aids in managing glucose levels and helps promote healthy weight loss Blackberry Jasmine Oolong Tea...

So long as there has been tea, there have been tea "events." Thousands of years ago, the Chinese monk Lu Yu gave form and structure to Chinese tea preparation and drinking. This was just the beginning of the formality of tea. Japanese Tea Ceremonies In Japan, tea was introduced around 800 AD. Buddhist Priest Yeisei brought the beverage to the country, and had seen the benefits of a tea ceremony on religious ceremonies and activities including meditation. Thanks to his influence, tea spread rapidly through monasteries and royalty. Soon, drinking tea was elevated to a true art form still used...