Culinary Teas

Culinary Teas Fine assortment of tea accessories & gourmet teas from around the world
🏢 Family-owned
📍Fulfilling your orders from Michigan!

We believe in Gourmet Tea for Every Taste. Over 600 Teas in store, gourmet food line, spices and more!

09/11/2026

INTRODUCING BURNT SUGAR CHAI

A robust black tea blended with cinnamon, coriander, cardamom and star anise, finished with the toasty sweetness of caramelized sugar and a smooth, creamy edge. Rich enough for milk and sugar, balanced enough to drink black.

Ingredients: black tea, cinnamon, coriander, cardamom, star anise, natural flavors.

Small batch blended and packed.

09/08/2026

The tea mistake almost everyone makes? Water temperature.

After 20+ years steeping (and re-steeping) every kind of tea, this is the one rule we always come back to: the water has to match the leaf. Too hot and delicate teas turn bitter. Too cool and you’re left with a flat, weak cup.

Here’s the simple guide we use every day, no thermometer or special equipment required:

🍵 Green & white tea → pull it right as tiny bubbles start rising
🍵 Oolong → wait for a steady stream of larger bubbles
🍵 Black & herbal tea → let it come to a full rolling boil

Just watch the pot, and you’ll get it right every time.

Save this for your next cup, and tell us in the comments: what’s your go-to tea?

matcha samplers now in tins 😊😊🤯 Marketing team: genuinely so cuteee heheheh 😍
09/08/2026

matcha samplers now in tins 😊😊🤯

Marketing team: genuinely so cuteee heheheh 😍

09/03/2026

There’s something magical about roasted hojicha and pumpkin coming together — the toasty, nutty depth of Japan’s roasted green tea melting into creamy pumpkin cold foam and a hint of maple syrup.
It’s cozy, earthy, and just sweet enough to taste like fall in a cup.
This isn’t your average pumpkin drink — it’s smoother, more balanced, and made with high-quality hojicha from the top 4% of harvests.

🎃 Iced Hojicha Latte with Pumpkin Cold Foam

🧋Hojicha Base
• 4g hojicha powder
• 40g room-temp water
• Milk of choice (oat, almond, or whole)
• Ice

Instructions:
1. Whisk 4g hojicha powder with 40g room-temp water until smooth and frothy.
2. Fill a glass with ice and pour in your milk of choice.
3. Slowly pour the whisked hojicha over the milk for a layered look.

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🎃 Pumpkin Cold Foam
• 2 tbsp pumpkin purée
• 4 tsp heavy cream
• 1 tsp milk
• Drizzle of maple syrup (adjust to taste)

Froth until you reach creamy consistency.
Pour it over and enjoy!!!

08/31/2026

wasn’t the best asmr… but it was fun so we posted it… and it tasted BOMBBBBB!!! andddd I could use it in this hot weather!

08/27/2026

We posted this video exactly a year ago. At that time we had 2,000 followers. Yesterday we hit 20,000 followers!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

What started with a love for truly good tea has grown into a community we’re incredibly grateful for. Every order, comment, share, recipe, review, and cup you’ve made with us has helped shape Culinary Teas into what it is today.

Thank you for being here, for supporting us, and for making tea part of your everyday rituals.

Also… We had to bring this video back 🫣🫣

08/26/2026

Your tea isn’t weak. It’s over-steeped.

If your cup keeps coming out bitter or astringent, steeping longer isn’t the fix, it’s the problem. Extra steep time pulls more tannins out of the leaf, which is what gives you that harsh, dry aftertaste.

The fix: use more tea leaves and stick to your steep time. You’ll get a fuller, stronger cup without the bitterness, especially for iced tea and lattes.

This is part of our Tips for Home Baristas: Tea Edition series. 20+ years of learning tea, one tip at a time.

Save this for your next brew. What’s your go-to steep time?

08/25/2026

summers coming to an end 😢😢 but there is some good news….

don take our word for it… listen to MS 🫡🫡🫡
08/21/2026

don take our word for it… listen to MS 🫡🫡🫡

08/18/2026

don’t drink dead matcha.

🥥🌴 NEW TEA DROP: COCO LOCO 🥭🍋Meet Coco Loco — a tropical black tea bursting with creamy coconut, juicy mango, sweet papa...
08/18/2026

🥥🌴 NEW TEA DROP: COCO LOCO 🥭🍋

Meet Coco Loco — a tropical black tea bursting with creamy coconut, juicy mango, sweet papaya, and fragrant lime leaves.

Smooth, full-bodied, and finished with a fresh citrus twist, it’s made for sipping hot or over ice. ☀️🧊

One sip and you’re officially on island time. 🌺

08/03/2026

Cold brewing tea is one of the easiest ways to stay refreshed all summer.

This Peach Mango Oolong Cold Brew is naturally smooth, lightly sweet, and finished with a honey syrup made using Taylor Pass Manuka Honey.

The result is a crisp tea that’s packed with flavor without relying on heavy syrups.

🍑 Peach Mango Oolong Cold Brew 8oz recipe(scale as necessary)
* 4-6g Peach Mango Oolong Iced Tea
* ⁠8oz of room temp. filtered water
* Cold brew in the refrigerator for 8–12 hours (or overnight)
* Strain and serve over ice.

🍯Manuka Honey Syrup
* Honey to Warm Water Ratio: 1:1
* Stir until completely dissolved.

🥤 For an 8 oz Glass
* Fill the glass with ice.
* Pour in the cold brew tea
* Slow pour the honey syrup (adjust to taste)
* Garnish with a lemon wheel or fresh mint

Save this recipe for your next hot day, and let us know which cold brew you’d like us to make next.

08/01/2026

✨ Your new favorite sparkling tea is here.

Bright, bubbly, and naturally refreshing. 🍋🫧

Made with our Raspberry Lemonade Herbal Tea, this easy cold brew is perfect for warm summer days.

🌿 Here’s how:
• Fill a glass with ice
• Squeeze in fresh lemon juice
• Pour tonic water as the base
• Slowly top with cold-brewed Raspberry Lemonade Herbal Tea for a gorgeous layered finish
• Garnish with a lemon slice and fresh raspberries

Simple ingredients. Incredible flavor.

Would you try this sparkling tea refresher? 🍋👇

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07/28/2026

Cold Brew Green Tea • Grapes • Lime • Mint

A naturally smooth and refreshing cold brew that’s bright, crisp, and bursting with fresh flavor.

Ingredients (16 oz):
🍵 3-4 tsp of green tea (I’m going with dragonwell green tea)
🍇 8–10 green grapes
🍈 1 oz fresh lime juice
🌿 8–10 fresh mint leaves
🍯 1 oz simple syrup (optional, adjust to taste)
🧊 Ice

Method:

1. Add the grapes, mint, to a cup
2. Gently muddle until the grapes release their juice and the mint becomes fragrant.
3. Add in the green tea
4. Add 16oz of water
5. Place in fridge for 8-12 hours
6. Squeeze half a lime while assembling
7. Add ice, simple syrup(or sweetener of choice)
8. Pour it over with the cold brewed green tea
9. Garnish with a sprig of mint, a lime wheel, and a few sliced grapes.

✨ Cold brewed for a smoother, naturally sweeter green tea with no bitterness.

Save this recipe for your next summer drink! 💚

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