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Young Mountain Tea Tales: Our Blog

  • Green Tea Strawberry Basil Cocktail

    4 Recipes for Cocktails with Tea

    By Mitra Nite

    If you’re seeking cocktails (or mocktails) that let the flavors of your favorite loose-leaf shine, check out our summer sippers recipe round-up.

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  • 2 Tea Blends For Your Health

    2 Tea Blends For Your Health

    By Raj Vable

    Get our founder Raj's family recipes for wellness-centric tea blends that infuse our most popular Himalayan single-origin teas with health-boosting herbs that taste great too (WITH VIDEOS).

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  • Tea’s Carbon Capture Potential

    Tea’s Carbon Capture Potential

    By Raj Vable, 5 comments

    Tea is a tree whose leaves drink carbon out of the air throughout its 100+ year life. How much carbon does that all add up to? And what does this...

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  • A pyramid tea bag being dipped into a glass mug filled with hot water.

    Tea Bags Vs. Loose-Leaf

    By Raj Vable

    For the first nine years, our company offered only loose-leaf teas. But now, as we close in on a decade under the leaf's influence, find out what led us to...

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  • How Green Tea Is Made

    How Green Tea Is Made

    By Raj Vable

    More than 1,500 styles of green tea exist, from matcha to jasmine pearl. Discover how tea makers get green tea's verdant aromas and umami flavors via specific cultivation, harvesting, and...

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  • Masala Chai Popsicle Recipe

    Masala Chai Popsicle Recipe

    By Mitra Nite, 2 comments

    Beat the summer heat by making delectable Masala Chai popsicles (including a vegan option) with premium Assam tea, coconut milk, and a variety of spices including saffron and cardamom!

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  • A 4-Step Guide To Tasting Tea

    A 4-Step Guide To Tasting Tea

    By Raj Vable, 1 comment

    A guide to understanding the four key fundamentals of tea tasting, including visual, taste, mouthfeel, and finish. Plus, we’ve got a new tea tasting wheel to help you pick the...

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  • How To Make Sun Tea

    How To Make Sun Tea

    By Raj Vable

    Get our founder Raj's family's recipe for sun tea. It uses the power of the sun's rays to infuse more complex flavors than you'll get with iced or hot tea...

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  • First Flush Vs. Second Flush Tea

    First Flush Vs. Second Flush Tea

    By Raj Vable, 1 comment

    Have you ever looked at different teas and wondered what a first flush tea is? And for that matter, what is second flush tea? Read our blog to discover the...

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  • Tea plant and new buds glistening with water droplets.

    Grow Your Own Tea Plant

    By Raj Vable, 10 comments

    Growing your own tea plant doesn’t have to be daunting. Get tips for how to make your first foray into planting Camellia sinensis a success with suggested resources for sourcing...

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  • Why Empowering Farmers Matters

    Why Empowering Farmers Matters

    By Raj Vable, 1 comment

    India has unbelievable untapped potential in its villages. However, without change, that potential will all leave for the city, and the tea industry may collapse. Find out how and why...

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  • Black tea leaves next to a cup of tea on a Himalayan pink salt cutting board.

    How Black Tea Is Made

    By Raj Vable, 5 comments

    Discover the fascinating process of turning fresh tea leaves into rich and delicious premium black tea, where tradition meets chemistry to create sippable magic!

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