Love your tea latte? Learn how to make one at home that will far exceed any box-store bought one. Lindsey lays out the steps to making a tea latte that won’t kill you with sugar but will cool and delight you!
Category: How To
Read, watch, experiment, and taste to see what works best for you. Also check out our YouTube page for tips on how to use tea ware to get the best flavors out of your tea.
Chilled Teas – When it’s Hot, Serve it Cold
Tea tastes great hot or cold. During the warm summer months, our chilled teas are some of the most popular drinks on the menu. Here’s a quick intro to making your own refreshing chilled teas. “The slow way”: brew your tea as you normally would, add sweetener such as coconut palm sugar if desired and then […]
How to Make a Matcha Shake
The Soy Matcha Shake has been a longtime favorite at the Lounges. Now we’re excited to make the Samovar Sweet Matcha Shake Mix available through our online store. To make a matcha shake: Combine five ice cubes, one heaping tablespoon of Samovar Sweet Matcha Shake Mix, and eight ounces whole milk, soy milk, or almond […]
How to Taste Tea the Samovar Way
One of the great things about tea is that it taps into something very basic, human, and elemental. Good tea stimulates all of the senses. All of them. Perhaps tea is so profound because, let’s face it, everything boils down to sex. Sight, sound, smell, touch, taste. Tea is in fact very sensual. It touches […]
How to Brew Green Ecstasy
Green Ecstasy green tea is a new Samovar classic. A creamy, brothy, caffeinated-chlorophyll hit of deliciousness. Matcha-infused first flush Asamushi sencha to impart joy in every sip. To Brew this tea: 1) Use delicious (filtered or spring) water, a “side-handled” Japanese kyusu teapot, and a decanting pitcher. 2) Add 1– 2 tablespoons of tea leaves […]
How to Brew Sencha Green Tea
Suggested tea and tea ware: Nishi Green Tea Samovar Vivid Brewpot Lotus Tea Cups Bamboo Tea Tray
How to Brew with An Infusing Basket
All the teaware shown here is available in our online shop Bamboo Tea Tray Infusing Mug
How to Brew with a Gaiwan
Here is how we like to use this gaiwan (start with these guidelines, and then experiment on your own): * Pre-warm the cup by adding some hot water to it, and then discarding that water * Brew the tea directly in the cup by adding 2-3 tbsp of dry leaves * Awaken the leaves. For […]
Simple Brewing Tips For You
As whole leaf begins to replace the standard tea bag, one major question arises: How do I brew this tea? There are hundreds of methods out there, some ancient, some new-age. Here at Samovar, we don’t believe there is ONE correct style. In fact, we encourage creativity and innovation of brewing methods. It’s all good […]
How to Brew Tea
The Three Pillars of The Perfect Brew: Tea, Temperature & Time. If you’ve read How Tea is Made, then the next question is perhaps, “Ok, how do I make a cup?”. This art involves the balancing of three variables: amount of tea, water temperature, and steeping time. Since flavor is subjective, only you can determine […]