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Why Travelers are Loving Art of Tea Sachets

February 11, 2019

Where in the world are you heading in 2019? One of the best parts of a new year is a clear schedule and a fresh planner to jot down all of your upcoming travels! Whether it’s a road trip to visit family or a flight overseas to explore roads less traveled, most travelers like to have something with them that resembles the comforts of home. This is part of the reason we decided to create our Art of Tea pyramid sachet teabags. In our humble opinion, there is nothing like being able to sip your favorite tea from anywhere in the world.

Full Leaf Tea Sachets

Aside from their beautiful on-the-go packaging and eco-friendly factors, our sachets are filled with full leaf tea. There is no paper, no staples, and no glue used in producing any of our sachets. Additionally, instead of the dust or fannings that are swept into piles on tea factory floors and placed in many other teabags, Art of Tea sources all of our tea only from the top 2% of the bag of tea. This means that the tea leaves placed into your sachet are fully intact and definitely not swept up from the floor.

The Potato Chip Bag

One of our founder’s favorite ways to explain how Art of Tea sources our tea is related to an unsalted bag of potato chips. When you buy a new bag of unsalted potato chips you open it up and at the top, there are large, full-size chips. As you make your way down the bag the chips start to get smaller and smaller due to breakage. By the time you hit the bottom of the bag, you’re left with the crumbs and dust of what used to be full-size chips. At tea factories around the world, teas are sorted by size and quality. As they are sorting the tea, this is when the dust and fannings of the leaves begin to fall to the floor, similar to the bottom of the chip bag, and that dust is then swept into piles and placed into many other teabags. No thank you!

We are happy to say that the same loose leaf tea you love at Art of Tea is what is placed into each of our sachets. Additionally, our sachets are produced with love in our warehouse located in Los Angeles.

Art of Tea Sachets at Home

Our current sachet offerings include some of our most popular blends such as White Coconut Creme and Earl Grey Creme. If you know you have a favorite Art of Tea sachet, one of our favorite kitchen hacks is to purchase your favorite teabag in bulk (yes, we offer 50-ct boxes!) and place 6-8 sachets into our branded wooden box in your cabinet for ease (and Tidyness!).

Travelers Tips

If you’re looking to take your sachets on-the-go just simply grab and go! They will easily fit into a purse, pocket, and maybe even your wallet! Pro travelers tip: many coffee shops will happily provide you with a cup of hot water that you can use to place your Art of Tea sachet into at no cost. One of the best places to sip Art of Tea is from the air – just ask your awesome flight attendant for some hot water, grab your sachet from your carryon, and Woila!

There is nothing better than a taste of home while on the go. We look forward to seeing where you travelers take your Art of Tea this year!

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Resolution Check-In

January 30, 2019

Hello, 2019. How are your New Years resolutions going? We are officially at the end of January and we are here to say that if you haven’t joined that gym or if you are still not drinking the copious amounts of water you wish you were….it’s okay. Every day holds a new opportunity to start over which means it doesn’t have to be January 1st to set a new intention for yourself! This year we’ve decided to make our resolutions a smidge easier by centering our goals around drinking more tea.

Start Your Day with Matcha

Just because it’s the new year doesn’t mean we still don’t need that morning caffeine kick. Many people turn to coffee drinks filled with syrups and sugars while others turn to their trusty canned energy drink. We are here to step in an offer a quick and healthy caffeine solution! Pre-measured and packed into light and heat resistant sticks, Matchasticks make sipping your morning matcha easy and speedy. Matcha has the same caffeine content as coffee, but gives a longer, more even-headed caffeine buzz. If you’re newer to drinking matcha don’t fear as we have made it super simple to consume. You don’t need a matcha whisk or matcha bowl to enjoy Matchasticks. All you need to make Matchasticks is a shaker bottle, like this one, and some filtered water (and maybe ice if you like your drink extra chilled!). If you’re a matcha veteran, you will love our Matchasticks’ freshness because it is ground and packed at origin in Japan and immediately stored in a freezer to lock in the ultimate freshness.

Satisfy Your Sugar Cravings with Tea

Most people love a good post-dinner treat (and so do we)! After tonight’s meal, try reaching for a hot dessert tea instead of the box of cookies! Our dessert teas are the perfect substitute for any after dinner splurge plus having a warm beverage after a meal has been known to aid in digestion (added bonus!).

If you are a savory dessert lover try Aztec Spice, Chocolate Monkey, or Dark Chocolate Peppermint. If you are a fruity dessert lover be sure to check out our Vanilla Berry Truffle, Velvet, or Maui. If you are caffeine sensitive make sure to opt in for one of our herbal blends!

Pro Tip: If you still are craving that cookie, pair it with your tea!

Discover Your Morning Ritual

Sometimes the best way to have the best day is to have a plan in place, starting with a daily morning ritual. There is nothing better than getting out of bed and knowing what the first hour of your day will look like. We recommend beginning your day with a cup of tea and a few moments of mindfulness. Some of you may have participated in our previous Digital Detoxes, but it is a good habit to take time away from your phone and from others and center yourself. While your water heats up and your tea steeps, step away from your phone, tablet, computer, TV, and other digital devices. Watch the steam rise from the water, smell the tea leaves unfurl, and feel the warmth in your cup. Use this time to ground yourself and tune out the rest of the world. Our Time Collection is a great way to not only help guide your morning ritual but it can be a way to encourage you to take moments out of your day in its entirety.

As 2019 continues, enjoy each and every moment of it. We hope this year is filled with more time spent drinking tea and discovering new blends and varieties from Art of Tea. Also, don’t forget to share the love and share the tea with all of your loved ones.

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Keep Breath(e)ing

January 15, 2019

Sometimes getting back into the swing of things can be hard. As we settle back into our schedules and implement our “new year, new you” goals it is easy to get caught up in the stressors of just trying to do it all! That being said, we decided to come up with some ideas on how to pair a couple of our Wellness blends with mindful actions to help combat stressors as you continue to settle back into your daily routine.

Take a Moment to Breathe with Breathe

Some people say that the best way to avoid stress is to simply stop and take a few deep breaths. While we can’t promise anything, we can say that it is very important to keep breathing. Our newest blend Breathe is a turmeric, citrus, and spicy blend. Chili flakes provide subtle heat while refreshing cool notes of citrus round out the flavor profile. Most importantly, when you first brew Breathe and take in the aroma it smells just like one of your favorite childhood fruity and sugary cereals! (Trust us, it does! Let us know if you smell this too when you brew it!)

Ok, maybe that isn’t the most important part of what we are trying to convey here but it is a fact! Anyways, in addition to smelling and tasting delicious, Breathe was masterfully crafted to have both a heating and cooling effect from the citrus and the spice. You will find that sipping this blend hot or cold will accentuate the different flavor profiles. We encourage you to stop and take a few moments to brew yourself a pot of this delicious tisane while taking a few deep breaths.

Jot Down your Gratitude with Happy

Now, journaling may not float your boat but writing down 3 things you’re grateful for each morning while sipping Happy Tea may just change your life. Ok maybe that’s too grandiose of a promise, and again, we aren’t promising anything here… but try it! It doesn’t have to be pen to paper! In fact, you can make a continuous note in your phone that you add to each day. Whether it’s one-word bullet points or paragraphs, taking a few moments to think about the things you are grateful for might just be the thing you need to start your day off on a positive note instead of a stressful one – especially if you have your Happy Tea in hand.

We sincerely hope that your 2019 is off to a brilliant start and we look forward to sipping through the year with you.