On April 28th join NM Tea Co. and Bookworks for a special event featuring Alexander McCall Smith, author of the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" book series. We will be serving Rooibos teas at 6:30 PM right before his talk. For more information visit our event page HERE. In-order to purchase a ticket, buy McCall Smith's newest book at Bookworks.

Our tea is also being served every Sunday for free at the "Church of Beethoven", a group of musicians from the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra who present a varied program of classical music and poetry. More Info HERE.

Products

Tea Pockets: Tea Pockets self-sealing design keeps even the smallest leaves out of your cup.This makes brewing tea easy and mess-free.

Ginza Tea Stick: The top is angled to form a spoon shape to scoop the tea up. When you bring the stick right side up the tea falls down to the bottom where the holes allow the leaves to steep.

Kyoto Tea Strainer: The Kyoto Tea Strainer is used if you put loose tea directly in your teapot. Hold the strainer over your cup and pour the tea through to strain any leaves that escape the pot.

Tea History

A question many people ask when they come into the tea store is: how do I brew this loose leaf tea? Historically, tea was simply put in a tea pot and hot water added. Tea was poured out into a cup, often through a tea strainer, sometimes not. It was the Dutch, first importers of tea to Europe and America, who came up with the idea of infusers. Today, there is a huge variety of infusers. Some come already installed in the newer teapots. Some are little round balls that are hinged on one side that are suspended in the hot water. There are tea infuser sticks and simple mesh baskets all of stainless steel which doesn't affect the taste of the tea.

Remember all you have to do now is mention that you're on our mailing list, and you will get your free ounce of any of our loose leaf bulk teas. Internet customers can request a free ounce in the comment section on the order page.

Tea Tastings:

Tea tastings free of charge that cover a wide selection of teas offered in the store. We also discuss tea history, brewing techniques, and anything else that comes up. Call for Reservations.

(Tastings Page)

First Friday:

This Friday at 4pm Lori Hirsch, a local artist, will be in the store to talk about some of her paintings that are on display.

(Events Page)

Tea Tin Recycle:

Please feel free to bring in your tins and have them filled up with our tea, even if the tin is from another store. Also if you would like to get rid of your tins, we will be happy to accept them, and find some interesting use for them.

Find our Tea at:

Golden Crown Panaderia

Sunshine Cafe

Betty's Bath

Böttger Mansion

Review us:

Feel free to share your experience of shopping at NM Tea Co. on the following sites that offer user reviews.

Google Maps

Teamap

Local.Yahoo

Insider Pages

Local.Live

Other Links:

Online Store

Store Info: