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| Lately, it seems there are quite a few articles being written comparing the various attributes of two of our favorite beverages--wine and coffee. As Sonoma County's leading purveyor of sustainable coffee, we can appreciate the similarities. Both require a painstaking labor of love and in return offer us an intriguing world of flavors and aromas to explore. Both come to us from distinct regions around the world and take on a signature, or terroir, from the unique places they are grown. Both have developed into a kind of personal ritual, often as bookends to our day.
But the comparison fails us when it comes to one important difference: freshness. While wine can often improve with age, we can say from experience that this does not hold true for coffee. Coffee is best when it is fresh, and in this respect is perhaps more akin to bread than wine. Over time coffee, like bread, loses its essential flavor and becomes a shadow of its former self. In fact, in our opinion, more breakfasts are spoiled by stale coffee than by stale bread.
In recent months, Taylor Maid's continuing concern over our environmental footprint together with the recognition of the importance of sourcing more of our food locally, has led us to reconsider the practice of offering our coffees through our website. Fortunately, the United States is now populated with a number of coffee companies that serve their local communities with fresh, high-quality products. Our belief has always been that local communities are best served, and are actually strengthened, by supporting local businesses.
It is for these reasons that Taylor Maid Farms will no longer be offering our products by mail. If you have been purchasing our coffee and tea at your local grocery store, café, or our own Maid at Home stores, we encourage you to continue buying our fresh and locally roasted products. For those of you who live in other parts of the country and would like to continue to purchase our products, we recommend that you order through Dandelion Goods, www.dandeliongoods.com, our neighbors here in Sebastopol & exclusive mail order partners.
Please continue to access our website for information about specialty organic coffees and teas, tips on coffee preparation, organic agriculture as well as news about the coffee industry. Also, we will soon be adding a store locator feature to assist you in finding Taylor Maid Farms coffee in your neighborhood.
With best wishes,
The folks at Taylor Maid Farms
Tea Brewing Tips:
- Boil filtered water.
- Measure 1 level tsp. of tea per 8-10 oz. cup into teapot, infuser or t-sac
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- Pour boiling water over tea and steep covered (5-7 minutes for
black tea; 3 minutes for green tea; 5-10 minutes for herbal
tisanes). When drinking a tisane for its health benefits, steep
for at least 15 minutes.
Experiment with quantities and steep times to find your perfect
cup. Enjoy either with or without milk and sweetener.
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Certified Fair Trade.
Our rendition of the classic blend of black teas enhanced with oil of bergamot with colorful cornflower pedals. This favorite of so many tea drinkers will entice you with its heady scent. Ingredients: Fair Trade black tea, oil of bergamot, cornflower petals
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Inspired by India's traditional spiced tea, our blend of tea and exotic spices is a delight with milk and honey! Traditional brewing recipe included. Ingredients: ginger root, cinnamon bark, cloves, cardamom pods, nutmeg, Darjeeling, vanilla beans
Contains caffeine. |
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Certified Fair Trade.
A lively blend of Assam and Ceylon black teas with colorful cornflower petals will brighten your day, with its hearty, rich brew. Ingredients: Fair Trade Ceylon & Assam black teas, cornflower petals
Contains caffeine. |
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Our gentle and calming blend has been reformulated to include passionflower, lavender, rose petals and cinnamon bark, adding color, vibrancy and complexity. A great way to wind down the day. Ingredients: chamomile flowers, spearmint leaves, passionflower herb, rose petals, lavender, cinnamon bark
Caffeine-free. |
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Aside from their centuries-old reputation as cure-alls, dried mint leaves have been brewed for their aroma, refreshing flavor, and cool aftertaste. Some add them to India and Ceylon black teas, and they are traditionally used in Morocco with Pinhead Gunpowder tea. Ingredients: peppermint leaves
Caffeine-free. |
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Our mineral-rich tisane offers an interesting twist on the traditional hibiscus based blends. Vita Flora is elegant, multi-layered and sophisticated. Ingredients: Alfalfa, nettle, peppermint, oatstraw, lemongrass leaves, red clover, hibiscus flowers and horsetail.
Caffeine-free. |
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Certified Fair Trade. Closer to green than Oolong tea, our Jasmine is selected from hundreds of fine teas, the leaves picked at their flavor peak in the spring, before the rain and the period of fast growth. The tea, a Pauchong, is then held with special care until blended with summer's best flowers to impart their rare and delicious perfume. It is a tea of teas: extremely fine, delicate and aromatic. Ingredients: jasmine silver hair tea
Contains caffeine. |
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Certified Fair Trade. Hand-rolled into tight little pellets that resemble gunpowder, Pinhead Gunpowder brews a clear amber liquor with a tint of green, a light fragrance and a clean, lively, bright taste that is vaguely sweet and haunting. It has surprising body. Use a bit more water than usual when brewing. Add our Pure Peppermint to create your own “Moroccan Mint” blend. Ingredients: pinhead gunpowder green tea
Contains caffeine. |
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This tasty tonic of nettle, spearmint, lemon balm, calendula petals and Japanese green tea, brews a deep green, mineral-rich and flavorful infusion. Ingredients: lemon balm, spearmint, Japanese-style green tea, nettle, calendula petals
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