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Tips, Tricks & Tales from the SESA Beverage Lab
Ever wonder how to steep the perfect cup of tea? Fear no more.... we've put together a comprehensive list on how to steep each kind of tea to make the best flavor!
First, our Pin offers an at-a-glance view of how to steep tea. For our temperatures, you might need a thermometer, though. Below, we've explained just how to tell if your water's the right temperature without having to use a thermometer. Black
The tea with the highest amount of caffeine and a ton of beneficial flavonoids (a type of antioxidant) is best enjoyed steeped in boiling-hot water.
To make a perfect cup of black tea: Boil 8-12 ounces* (1 - 1.5 cups) of purified water Drop in one teabag or 1.5 teaspoons** of loose leaves in a strainer Cover & let sit for 3-6 minutes
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Our Suggestions for the best teas to drink this holiday season.
The holidays can be stressful, so why not unwind with one of the 5 best holiday tea flavors?
Don't know where to start? No worries -- we've hunted for you & come up with the most appropriate flavor profiles, without sacrificing health benefits. Continue reading for our list of the top 5 teas for the holidays! ...online & in-store shopping!We are finally ready to launch our online store & open our doors for walk-in customers. We are featuring a limited initial product launch focusing on our core teas. On November 1st we opened up virtual & physical shop! We are thrilled to offer our classic black tea Three Estate & our house Masala Chai blend in loose leaf 3 ounce packages in our online store. Both teas are steeped in Sesa tradition & reflect our devotion to the highest quality product & the most luxurious tea experience. We are focusing on three of our Wellness Blends in-store! Breathe, Revive & Inner Wellness each contain ayurvedic ingredients to enhance, clear, & calm the tea-drinker. After 13 years of providing the best tea, coffee & ingredients to our wholesale clients in Central Texas and beyond, we could not be happier to begin sharing our offerings with you! We strive to offer the highest quality, best value, and most dynamic tea, coffee, and ingredients on the market. We have developed personal relationships with our partner farmers in India & seek to bring the freshest product, packed and blended with love straight to your door. Since 2005, we have been creating craft blends at home in Austin, and continue to develop partnerships throughout South Asia to offer the finest raw ingredients. or stop by our shop We may not have your favorite Sesa product online or in-store at first launch, but never fear! We will be expanding our online & in-store offerings to include much of our wholesale menu. We do specialize in custom blends for some of our wholesale customers, however, so there may be some products we provide exclusively to select restaurants & cafes. Stop in for a cup of tea today & Drink Different. Drink Better.Categories All
Our custom Three Estate Black Tea blends the finest leaves from partner farms in each of the three primary tea-growing regions in India. Each estate's terroir provides a unique flavor - blending into a delectable cup of tea & a veritable trip throughout India.
The Three Estates:
Regions of India
ASSAM - Matured in the Assam valley, at the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, the single-estate Assam is a black leaf tea whose body holds a brisk, malty flavor, and shows a strong, bright color. The region of Assam is the world’s largest growing tea region and much of the tea here is grown at or near sea level.
DARJEELING - Prized for centuries as the most subtle and aromatic of the Indian teas Darjeeling has come to be known as the Champagne of Teas. Descended from Chinese small-leaf varieties bred for their fragrance, their leaves are subject to a lighter oxidation process than most black teas, resulting in a brew famous for its floral overtones. NILGIRI - The younger sibling of the 3 fundamentals, this fragrant and newfound leaf is born of the Blue Mountains in the Nilgiri region of South India. Earning its place as The Fragrant One, it’s often grown in higher elevations where it captures a superior fragrance and flavor. Grown among other trees native to the region, many times Nilgiri may end up with flavors of mint, lemon, eucalyptus, and cypress. Also known as a “frost tea” for the special harvest season between December and March, the leaves of Nilgiri are at risk of frost during the harvest season but keep the special property of not clouding when making iced tea. |
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