The Caffeine Question: Part Deux

For those sensitive to caffeine that still want to enjoy your favorite teas, you can reduce the level of caffeine in tea easily.

Pour your very hot to boiling water over your tea leaves and let sit for 60 seconds. Discard this first cup. Then, pour more hot to boiling water over your tea leaves again, let steep and enjoy a reduced-caffeine tea. Studies show that heat releases caffeine.

Barefoot Tea offers a variety of caffeine-free infusions as well as decaf teas that remove this step. Email us or visit our NJ store for more details.

July 18, 2010 at 8:27 pm | Tea 101 | No comment

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