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Could Cold Brews be My New Hot?

Thank you Shreya for taking the time to pen a blog post about your experience with TE-A-ME. We truly appreciate your effort in taking photos for the post as well. We feel proud to feature your post along with the photos you’ve taken in our official blog and share with other loyal fans and lovers of TE-A-Me teas!
Here goes the blog post.

I was visiting my friend’s house after a long day at work. A relaxed evening was long due. Post-work traffic can end up taking a toll on your general energy levels. I managed to reach in time. Phew. I rang the doorbell, and before I could politely respond to his greetings,

“Sahil, water”, I asked sheepishly.
He rolled his eyes, smiled and nodded.

While my friend went inside to fetch a bottle of water that I requested, I decided to walk around his new home. I walked past his desk, and something caught my eye.

I noticed a beer mug, kept right next to his laptop. Before I decided to get judgmental for what it looked like, I saw a tea bag in there. I smiled and reached out for the half finished mellow looking fluid. I already anticipated the refreshing “feels” when I saw the drink. I picked the glass. And just when I was about to drink, Sahil entered the room.

“Wait wait wait!”, he yelled.
He ran inside, and I quickly sneaked a sip. Oh boy, I was already in love with whatever it was!
“This is really nice, I hope you don’t mind me…” I said
“You should have that with ice”, he interrupted, walking towards me squeezing an ice tray.
Well, the drink didn’t have any ice at first, but it tasted perfect to me.
Sahil then added a bunch of cubes in the mug. And I took a sip.

Now if you’re a 90s kid, I’ll need you to try and remember the Liril TV Commercial from Doordarshan. It shows a super happy woman dancing in cool, refreshing waterfall, shot between ultra green mountain valleys.

I pretty much felt like a fully clothed version of her.  I looked up and grinned. I asked Sahil what on earth it was! Who has even seen a tea bag steeped in ice cold water!?

“It’s a cold brew” he said.
“Huh” I felt stupid.
“Iced tea baba” he smiled.

Unlike me, Sahil never talks more than what is asked. I made a mental note of the tag on the tea bag, finished that magical drink and we left for dinner.

As for the bottle of water, it was left untouched. Little did I know, my equation with that bottle had changed. For good.

“TE-A-ME Ice Brews”, I googled. Two reasons why I got home that night and did this.

  • I am big on beverages, so I have a habit to nerd everything out. But more on this later.
  • After an ultra spicy Mexican dinner, I secretly craved the minty fresh drink from over Sahil’s desk.

The search engine took me straight to the TE-A-ME website.
See now I didn’t want to shop for tea, I only wanted to take a look at it. But the website had 10% off on their products and I found myself reaching out for my card. I got the Mint and the 5-in-1 box. Yayyy.

The term “Cold brews” still had me intrigued.
On digging more, here’s what I found:

Cold brewed tea isn’t simply Iced Tea (Sahil lied and it definitely didn’t taste like one). Ice teas are water-boiled tea extracts and sugar syrup served over cold water or ice. Cold brews, on the other hand, are steeped or brewed in water that is cold or room temperature. This absence of heat and boiling does all the magic. It basically keeps your water from extracting the bitter acidic compounds from the tea leaves.

Now I believe most of us have had that slightly bitter tasting iced tea. So what you asked for is some extra sugar. Right? Well I thought that’s how it’s supposed to be. I was wrong.

Cold brewed ice tea takes your normal ice tea to a next level. The ice brewing method keeps the natural sweetness of your tea INTACT! Thus your drink is not bitter, instead, more fruity, naturally sweet and absolutely thirst quenching!

I got my TE-A-ME ice brews in just two days and I was sold! Can you guess what is the first thing I noticed on the box? “NO ADDED SUGAR”.  And thereon, I have been on a spree!

  • Post-lunch sugar cravings? Ice brew.
  • Fancy guests at home? Serve ice brew.
  • Pre run, on run, post run drink? Ice friggin brew – tea bag goes right into my water bottle!
  • Thirsty? Ok, NOT thirsty? but need to finish the day’s water quota?
    ice brew my friend!

The good Ice brew steeps are naturally sweet, just absolute pleasant. Plus the low caffeine content in this drink keeps me fresh without getting jittery. Mind you, my skin texture has improved, my sugar calories from post-run energy drinks have decreased, and my general water consumption has increased.

Ice brews usually take a couple of hours to steep. TE-A-ME brings this to you in just 5 minutes! You can even leave the tea bags in your water jar for as long as you like.

“What is wrong with you”, my mom yelled, “I am seeing these tea bags in every water container you use.”

I was on Netflix with a beer mug, of course, without the beer. I paused my show, looked up and handed the mug to my mother. Yet another water monster was created in my house. Sometimes I wonder if I should figure a way to add a couple of tea bags in my RO, but that is taking it a bit too far.

These Cold brews, have become my new Hot 🙂

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TEAME Green Teas: Feel the Difference


Thank you Rishika for taking the time to pen a blog post about your experience with TE-A-Me. We truly appreciate your effort in taking photos for the post as well. We feel proud to feature your post along with the photos you’ve taken in our official blog and share with other loyal fans and lovers of TE-A-Me teas!
Here goes the blog post.

I am not much of a great “tea lover” but eventually, started having tea when I started with my first job. And then it was unavoidable to not to have a cup of tea daily. A sip of this hot drink was like it was sharing my work related pressure and suddenly I would feel rejuvenated. Thus, started my journey to a regular tea drinker and along with it started some acidity related problems. And one day my doctor abstained me from drinking any more tea. Now, I had to find a substitute and then my mother suggested me to have Green tea. She told me innumerable benefits of consuming it regularly. Green tea has an abundance of antioxidants and is helpful in digestion, thus reducing some extra accumulated stubborn fat.

Then I was convinced to opt for green tea after doing a detailed research about its positive outcomes. I bought my first packet of green tea of a well known brand but was not pleased by its sour taste. I never drank it again until I came across TE-A-ME green teas.

TE-A-ME teas taste is too good. I got 3 flavours Natural Green tea, Honey Lemon green tea, Tulsi green tea. All of them are so good in taste that I’m love with them. Now I consume them every day.

Although we can add these added ingredients to simple green tea for additional benefits, but TE-A-ME has introduced different flavours to enable its users to consume tea with convenience.

All I can say is “Te Amo” to “TE-A-ME”. It is just like what their tagline says “It’s better, not bitter”.

My Rating: 5/5

Packaging: Superb. Each tea bag is enclosed in a sealed pack. Which ensures locking the natural aroma of rest of the tea bags, even after opening the outer pack.

Availability: Easily available on their website on good discount(if applicable). Order yours now! And feel the difference.

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Which Green Tea is the Best for Health Benefits


‘Don’t have time for gym. Hectic life…’
‘Same with me; though I have started taking green tea.’
‘Does that helps?’
‘Of course! Green tea offers loads of health benefits.’
‘Wow! Is that so? Can you suggest which green tea is good for weight loss?’

Well; that was a conversation between two friends, in their 30s, we just overheard few days back. Busy work schedule is robbing off time from our daily life. We don’t get much time to take care of our health and fitness. So, it is very important to maintain healthy diet; like, having green tea regularly. Now you might ask which green tea is best for health benefits. Let’s have quick look.

Different green teas and health benefits:

As you know green tea is not heavily oxidized unlike, black teas and oolong teas; it helps to keep qualities of natural anti-oxidants intact in green teas. And because of this reason, green tea is full of goodness for your health, like,

  • Revving up metabolism
  • Helping to lose weight
  • Keeping heart safe
  • Reducing diabetes mellitus
  • Managing pimples and acnes

There are different types of green teas available, starting from natural green tea leaves to exotic infusions of green tea; each offering different types of health benefits. Let’s have a quick look.

  • Mint green tea – Made of natural extract of mint and green tea leaves. It naturally boosts immunity; relieves stress, anxiety; helps overcoming respiratory troubles and tackle bad breath.
  • Jasmine green tea – Made of extracts of Jasmine flower and green tea. Other than the soothing aroma it prevents common cold, tackle bacterial infections and helps improving blood circulation.
  • Honey lemon green tea – It is made of pure honey lemon and natural green tea. Honey lemon is famous for improving immunity, helping digestion and cleansing your body by removing toxins.
  • Tulsi green tea – Natural Tulsi extract helps to detoxify body; prevent common cold and infections.

You can start with any one of these varieties or simple natural green tea unless you have any specific requirement. Regular 2 to 3 cups of green tea would surely boost your health. TE-A-ME Teas offer wide range of green teas. They are all made of natural extracts and naturally blended for the best possible benefit. So, do not wait any more. Start your healthy diet with healthy cup of green tea.

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Where One can Buy Green Tea?


Shalu! I am planning to start having green tea daily.
That’s good. It is full of goodness you know.
Yes. But not sure yet where to get buy green tea.
Why? Does that matter?

Absolutely!

Yes. Green tea is fantastic for the health; but taking care while getting your green tea is equally important. Otherwise, there could be consequences.

Pesticides – Usage of pesticide is common in tea plantation. It is equally common finding the traces of such chemicals in your cuppa if proper care is not taken while processing. So, always be particular about sources of your green tea. Organic is definitely better. Don’t just settle for anyone claiming organic. Check their certificate. Otherwise, you can go for companies sourcing their green tea for trusted sources.

Whole leaf – Loose green tea leaves are far better and richer in quality compared to your regular green tea bags as you get more whole leaves while buying loose teas. However, we all know tea bags are convenient to store and easier for making your cup of green tea. So, you don’t need to ditch green tea bags when and where it is needed. Just take care of the brand and sources of raw leaves.

Freshness – This is another important thing to look out for; date of plucking. Generally, on retail packages we get date of packing and not the date of actual plucking. So, be careful about that. The fresher your green tea leaves the better it is.

Having said all, how could you actually buy a pack of green tea that fits all these criteria? After all, there is not point in destroying your mental composure for a cup of good green tea!

Don’t worry! We have few check list that you can trust while buying green tea.

  1. Don’t rely too much on your grocery store guy for selection of your green tea.
  2. Bulk tea makers or supermarket green tea brands are not reliable for good quality green tea. They are in volume business and not after nitty-gritty of quality. Take no offence please!
  3. You can rely on specialized green tea brands as it is their forte. Though, they are mostly available online.
  4. Always check background of the brand and the company.
  5. Try tasting multiple brands before zeroing on any one as your trusted choice of green tea.

In case you are interested, TE-A-ME teas fits all the above check. They take meticulous care in every aspect of green tea before packing; and after packing too. And TE-A-ME green teas are available in multiple naturally blended flavours for your all sorts of green tea requirements. Give it a try.