Note that this visit was a part of a Yelp sponsored experience!
Welcome to the divine world of Tea. This place is not only a storefront but also acts as a small warehouse and distribution center for Linda, and her tea business. The box for the yelp event was well wrapped in a gift box containing 4 different tea flavors for us to try.
Linda shared her challenges trying to do businesses around the world and the cultural barriers that she had to hurdle through for being a women. Linda has been in business for 25 years and not only does she have tea leaves from a variety of countries but also tea from different regions of a specific country. In addition, she carries other small accessories for your kitchen like bottle brush, sprout brush, merchandise to mention a few.
The store moved to its current location in Clifton Park, NY, from its prior location in Schenectady NY. I've been living in Clifton Park for the last 23 years and just found out that there was this Tea place today on route 9 for the last 5 years, where I pass by on a weekly basis. My friend is an avid tea drinker and he never knew a place where to get quality tea from. Had I known this, he would have loved it.
Thank you to Yelp community manager, Caitlin,who put this event together and familiarized me with the unique businesses in my area.
Yelp experience has been really wonderful and has helped me explore food and businesses that I wouldn't have if I were not part of this elite squad. I can only educate people as I get educated myself. A big thank you to Yelp for bringing communities together.
If you are a tea lover or use tea to brew you kombucha, dont forget to stop by and try something new in addition to supporting a women owned...
Read moreLinda is very personable and friendly with lots and lots of help for anyone looking for exactly the right tea for any occasion, mood or taste. She has taught my wife Jocelyn and me a lot - and when my wife told Linda about a certain mint tea I enjoyed as a 6 year old (40+ years ago) while traveling in Morocco, she pointed out a Moroccan mint tea that tastes just the same as I had in Marakesh. Linda explains the flavors very well, and I loved seeing her blending the different base teas together to make up our custom order. She helped Jocely choose teapots and other hard to...
Read moreSometimes you just need a 6th star in Google reviews! The place itself and the tea products were great, but the owner, Miss Linda, is the star of the show. She has devoted her life to tea and she gave me and my very interested 9-year-old a master class in tea brewing and helped him explore exactly what teas interested him most. She gave us her full attention and her energy was infectious!
I will now forever scoff as I pass anyone shopping for boxed tea bags in the grocery store. Better yet, maybe I'll tell them to go see...
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