Category: Brewing
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Recipe: Hojicha Tea Latte
A staff favorite for years, it’s officially on the Tea Bar menu! Here’s how you can enjoy a hojicha latte for those blustery days when you are just too cozied up at home to make it downtown. Making a Hojicha Tea Latte Ingredients: Equipment: Directions: Enjoy! Read more
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Scones at the Shop
We get questions about our scones just about every day. Who makes them, where are they from, what’s the recipe, are they fresh baked? Let’s take a quick behind the scenes look at our scone making this week. Where are Little Woods Scones From? Right here in our shop. We developed a way to make… Read more
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Falling into Autumn at Little Woods
The fits and starts of fall in Iowa can make it difficult to know when to release what and how to feature our favorite flavors. Read more about teas that are excellent iced and hot, and what’s been brewing at the tea bar this week. Read more
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Brewing Phoenix Oolong
Brewing Phoenix Oolong | Mi Lan Xiang (米蘭香) Origin: Phoenix Mountains, Guangdong Province, China Cultivar: Mi Lan Xiang, subspecies of Shui Xian Grown in the Fenghuang (Phoenix Mountains) Oolong Style: dān cōng 單樅 (“single bush”) One of our favorite full leaf oolongs for daily drinking. Phoenix Oolong (Mi Lan Xiang/米蘭香) is a dān cōng (單樅/ “single bush”) tea.… Read more
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Recipe: Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea)
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Food, festivals, and family fill this Mexican/ Mexican-American holiday! Bring a taste of this joyful celebration into your home this year with Spiced Hibiscus Iced Tea – a classic drink served in Mexican taquerias! It’s a great mocktail option to serve along side your favorite margarita! Here at Little Woods we… Read more
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Tea so Good, It’s Presidential!
Tea So Good it’s Presidential! Read our latest blog for a round up the teas we would serve presidents throughout history if they came in our shop today! Read more