Store loose leaf tea

How to store my tea?

Has your supply cabinet just been replenished with new loose leaf tea? Then of course you want to do everything you can to keep the best flavors in the tea. Therefore, we share with you some useful tips and advice on how to enjoy your tea for a long time (if you haven’t finished it already).

Store loose leaf tea

Loose leaf tea is a dried product and therefore has an unlimited storage life. As long as you store the tea under the right conditions. The higher the quality, the more complex tea flavors are released during brewing. Of course you want to keep these, so it is useful to know how you can contribute to this.

Airtight & cool

Our tea comes in a resealable standing bag. If you seal the bag well airtight after use and store in a constant dry, cool (room temperature) place, the tea will retain its flavor for about 2 years. After that, the intensity of the aromas may reduce somewhat, but the taste will never really change.

Drink the tea!

Light oxidized teas, such as the Pouchong oolong or Baozhong, are at their best when fresh. Our advice is to drink these within a few months after they are picked so that you can enjoy their most complex, fresh aromas before they will weaken. Fortunately, a beautiful tea it will always be.
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Other aromas

Also good to keep in mind is that tea can easily take on aromas. If you want to store your tea in a jar or can, make sure there are no scents left over from other teas or food items.

UV-light

Never store your tea in a glass jar or other transparent material. Light and UV radiation cause a decrease in flavor and aromas. If your glass pot with tea is in an always dark and cool place you don't have to worry about that.

Ideal environment

In summary, moisture, light, UV radiation, air, heat and other scents - try to keep these far from your loose leaf tea in order to keep the beautiful aromas.

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Organic tea is produced using methods that meet the standards of organic farming, which strives for ecological balance and the preservation of biodiversity. Tea can be grown organically by the farmer, but it does not have a quality mark because the farmer has not applied for it. This may be because the process to an organic quality mark costs time and money. Farmers regularly opt for organic cultivation simply because chemical fertilizers and pesticides cost money. HAO TCHA tea does not have a certification for organic cultivation. The Empress Oolong, Oriental Beauty Oolong and Honey Black are teas that are not sprayed to invite the Jacobiasca formosana grasshopper to visit the plantations. Without biting the leaf of the tea plant, these teas do not develop their unique honey flavor.

Loose tea can be brewed in different ways. It is important that the leaf is given room to open during infusion so that it can release more flavor. You can use 2 grams of tea for a cup of tea and 6 grams for a pot. The pulling time is on average 1 to 2 minutes and the water temperature between 80 and 100 degrees. Consult the brewing advice for the tea in question. A stainless steel or paper tea filter is very suitable for brewing loose tea. But also a teapot with a (built-in) strainer, the frenchpress and magic teamaker make a nice cup of tea.

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