Tea Guides

  1. Read more: White Tea: A Complete Guide to Styles, Brewing & Caffeine
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    White Tea: A Complete Guide to Styles, Brewing & Caffeine

    by Andriy Lytvyn

    Ask ten people to describe white tea and you will get ten versions of the same sentence: "the least processed tea, delicate, low in caffeine." It i...
  2. Read more: Best Tea for Sleep: What Actually Works (Complete Guide)
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    Best Tea for Sleep: What Actually Works (Complete Guide)

    by Andriy Lytvyn

    Search "best tea for sleep" and every article leads with chamomile. Every one. It's the default answer the way "drink more water" is the default we...
  3. Read more: Best Matcha Powder: How to Choose a Good One (Guide)
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    Best Matcha Powder: How to Choose a Good One (Guide)

    by Andriy Lytvyn

    Picking the best matcha powder is harder than it should be. Walk into any tea shop and you will see tins labelled "ceremonial", "premium", "barista...
  4. Read more: What Is Oolong Tea? A Complete Guide for Tea Lovers
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    What Is Oolong Tea? A Complete Guide for Tea Lovers

    by Andriy Lytvyn

    Ask ten tea drinkers what is oolong tea and you'll get ten half-right answers. Some call it a stronger green tea. Others call it a milder black tea...
  5. Read more: Best Tea for Anxiety and Stress: What the Research Actually Supports
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    Best Tea for Anxiety and Stress: What the Research Actually Supports

    by Andriy Lytvyn

    For best tea for anxiety and stress, the teas with the clearest research support are the ones that deliver meaningful doses of L-theanine, the tea ...
  6. Read more: Japanese Tea Culture: More Than Just Matcha
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    Japanese Tea Culture: More Than Just Matcha

    by Andriy Lytvyn

    The short answer on Japanese tea culture: sencha is the everyday cup, gyokuro and matcha come from shade-grown leaf, hojicha is roasted bancha, and...
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