White, Green or Black and Health
We get a lot of questions like “what is the helathiest tea?” We typically recommend people find the teas that they like and drink them regularly. 4-6 cups per day is recommended to get the maximum helath benefits. The is a recent article on Canada.com whcih provides a nice summary of health benefits by “color” of tea.
Some quotes from that article include:
”Most people don’t drink enough to get the kinds of results seen in research studies”
“like its greener kin, black tea contains antioxidants”
“To get the most of tea’s benefits, drink it freshly brewed, rather than bottled. Let tea steep for a few minutes to release the catechins”
It is a nice read and supports the consensus that all teas are good for you in different ways. It is great to have something that tastes good AND is good for you!
Souvia on ABC15 SmartShopper
The segment on loose tea vs. tea bags aired last evening. We talked about white tea and looked inside a teabag. Take a look at the video on the ABC15 site.
Red, White, and Blue Teas
Both Souvia locations will be closed July 4th in honor of Independence Day.
However, July 2-7th we’ll be featuring our Red, White, and Blue Teas at 20% off.
Enjoy a safe 4th of July Holiday….
World Tea Expo Level III Certification Day 1
We tasted a *lot* of teas today focusing on the Sri Lankan (Ceylon) and Indian teas. The Level III certification includes history, geography and chemistry. In fact, the Sri Lanakn presentor is a chemist who drew wonderful diagram of not only the processing equipment but alsom explained the chemistry behind teas taste! We tasted Assams, Darjeelings, Nilgiris and even a White Tea comparable to silver needle. Amazing
We all took lots of notes on the material presented
Every cup is meticuously analyzed as we expand our palates!
Will try to post more tomorrow!
Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water?
Great article today on the BBC website of a study on tea. It is a concise summary of tea’s benefits. I guess we should say that a couple of cups a day helps keep the doctor and dentist away!
Welcome to the Souvia Tea Blog!
We’ll use this section of the site to post information we discover about, tea and tea ware. We will also archive past newsletters and questions.
Bret Wingert, Souvia
