Maya Tea

White Tea

What’s Right About White Andrea Graham – Maya Tea Company During the Song dynasty in China, the ‘poet-Emperor’ Huizong declared that Bai-cha or white tea was the most superior of all teas. Centuries later, the western world has begun to take notice of the sweet, delicate, and healthy beverage that is white tea. With names like Silver Needles, White Peony, Golden Moon, and White Cloud it’s impossible n Read More

American Tea Plantation

Only Tea Plantation in America Reopens We get many questions about where tea is grown and if there is any tea grown here in the USA. We have tried to grow some tea seeds here in Tucson but the climate is a bit too dry and the sun way too strong to really do this effectively. Other friends of ours have tried and successfully grown some tea bushes as house plants here in the States. But there is one plantation her Read More

Iced Tea

Iced is Nice By Andrea Graham – Maya Tea Company In 1904, the World’s Fair in St. Louis was attended by one Richard Blechynden, a tea merchant from India. He’d come to the fair to promote tea drinking. It was a hot summer day and there was no interest in his hot tea. In order to boost sales, he added ice to his tea and created a new beverage, iced tea. It was a big hit and an American tradition was born. Read More