Tag Archives: assam tea

Chai, chai cookies and … Darjeeling?

As the newest member of the two leaves and a bud team, I’m well aware that the fastest way into the hearts of my new coworkers is with baked goods. So when my first day in the office included a guided tasting of chai teas with Richard, it seemed like a no-brainer to go home and bake some chai sugar cookies. Maybe you’re familiar with chai tea, an Assam tea that’s blended with warm, hearty spices like cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. As it happened, I had a never-been-cracked-open bottle of McCormick’s Gourmet Collection Chai Spice Blend in my pantry, which is a blend of those chai spices that can be used to add that mysterious, spicy quality to cakes, puddings and cookies. So I used the spice company’s recipe for Chai Sugar Cookies, with the intention of pairing it with … Continue reading

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Steep Time – How much is enough?

We get asked all the time, “how long do I steep this?” It seems to be an age-old question and seems to elude many of us who are not native to tea-growing countries. Early in my better tea drinking days, I would return from Sri Lanka with wonderful tea only to find that it just did not taste the same at home – It always was too dense, too strong, over steeped! I am just sitting this morning with a well steeped cup of two leaves and a bud Darjeeling tea (an unabashed plug) thinking that I’ve been meaning to post on this for, like, years. So finally…http://www.twoleavesandabud.com/n_Steep-time—how-much-is-enough-38.html . Please let us know your steeping experiences and what works and doesn’t work for you. Cheers!

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Spring Skiing!

It may seem funny this time of year, but for those of us who love the mountains (montanophiles? is that a word?) late spring is the best time to get up high and ski! This weekend was cold and rainy in Basalt which means cold and snowy(!) at the top of Independence Pass, 30 miles east of here. We hiked and skied 2 peaks on Memorial Day – Geissler Peak and an unnamed one at 13,500 feet. That’s me slogging up the second peak on my skis and skins. It was steep and slow but beautiful once you got there! Don’t forget the sunblock! Yep, I got fried the day before on a really cloudy day so I have big white sunblock blotches but feeling great today. In fact, I am enjoying a cuppa’ our latest crop of Assam tea … Continue reading

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Organic Tea is hard to find, but not at Two Leaves and a Bud

Great organic tea is like great organic wine: Difficult to find. We work directly with the gardens to grow and harvest the finest organic whole leaf teas. The finest teas come from specific harvests, or “flushes” and we only buy teas grown during these peak seasons – second Spring flush for Assam, first and early second flush for Darjeeling… Chemical-free and pesticide-free, organic teas are great for the land and good for you. two leaves and a bud tea company is USDA certified organic through CERES and QAI. Enjoy one of our organic varieties by clicking directly or scrolling below.

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The Perfect Christmas gift for the tea lovers

Stand out when you give this all Red gift Set! We have combined a crimson red FORLIFE Tea Mug with 2 tea travelers of each of Assam and African Sunset Red Tea to make the perfect holiday gift! This 15oz Curve Tall Tea Mug is just the right size for brewing one of our whole leaf tea sachets! Each tea traveler has 4 tea sachets, making it a perfect travel companion! Gift-boxed -wrapping charge included

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