Tea at TeaChoice by Adagio Teas

You want to start a tea program. You're thinking loose tea, you want to do a nice job, need to know how to serve loose in-house, how to repack for your own wholesale customers, and how to serve to-go. I have versions of this conversation with many of you, so thought I'd spell out some thoughts and steps here. You might be serving X brand of tea now, but want to step it up. Or you've been focused on coffee and tea is new to you. Either way, you've come to the right place.

Pyramid shaped teabags allow you to serve our gourmet whole leaf teas in the most functionally convenient format available. No teapots needed. No measuring or cleanup involved. Simply add hot water and enjoy. 50ct foodservice quantities now available, no strings [or tags] attached. Relabel with your shop or brand name, or proudly serve with ours.

While Long Island Iced Tea might win a popularity contest for cocktails related to tea, this one has no actual tea in it at all. It mostly gets its flavor from sour mix and a splash of Coke, to deceptively hide the 5 or so alcohols mixed in. Real tea, however, (actual tea, Camellia sinensis) successfully lends itself to a host of other interesting alcoholic beverages. Beer with Tea, Champagne with Tea, Mar-tea-nis, and even tea liqueurs have all been explored. Some familiar ones here, and some some I've experimented with over the years.

A little bit of tea knowledge could go a long way towards boosting sales. In this, the Year of the Dragon, success for new endeavors is all but guaranteed, according to Chinese astrologists. Here are some basic tips to kickstart your tea program. The stars are aligned, and we're here to support you, so start steeping!

Tea is the most popular beverage worldwide behind only water but in the US ranks behind a handful of other beverages with soda in the lead, leaving room for huge growth here. As studies and concerns mount against the fizzy behemoth, tea and its purveyors are poised to win big.

Fall is the time when tea's myriad of colors seem most at home in the world, like a windy woodsy New England road, vibrant in its Technicolor glory. Whether fall means back to school, the start of football season, or just time to prep for the holidays and colder months ahead, for us in the tea world, fall is the season we look forward to most. Tea sales climb as customers take renewed interest in our favorite beverage. Here are some recommendations for your menu this fall to dazzle and delight.