Category Archives: Teas

Silver Tips Labor Day Schedule

We will be closed September 5 through 10th.  That is Labor Day, Monday September 5 through Saturday, September 10th.  We will re-open on Sunday, September 11 at 11 am.  We have minor repairs and general clean-up scheduled during this week.  We’ve found that a thorough maintenance needs to be done on an annual basis – [...]

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Who knew…

We receive several tea e-newsletters.  One of them yesterday carried this small, but important story on India calling for Tea to be its national drink.  This is carrying coals to Newcastle.  I mean, really?  Does India need to be urged to do this?  Shame, shame.  With Assam & Darjeeling regions known the world over for [...]

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Double Happiness

The Tea Room requested some new Flowering Teas – they said something dramatic please.  In our quest to find the perfect bloom, we sampled many, some with beguiling names – First Love, Sea Shell, Butterfly Flowers, Silver Treasure, etc.  We settled on a few, this one being a favorite.  You can see why it’s Double Happiness – [...]

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August Plans

Another month gone!  This being our off season, we are planning repairs, replacements and changes.  Here are some of our plans for this month: New Tea Catalogue  New Air Conditioning unit for the front of the store Repairs and changes to some items at the back of the house The new tea catalogue will have [...]

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Black Tea just as beneficial as Green Tea

This is one of the most frequently asked questions that we hear – isn’t Green Tea better than Black tea?  We have tried to spread the word that you should drink tea for its taste, not for specific health properties because ALL tea is beneficial.  Real tea, that is – Black, Green, Oolong, White.  This [...]

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