Ethical Tea Partnership on the International Women's Day
International Women's Day 2019 is a welcome occasion to celebrate our Ethical Tea Partnership and its successes to date. The Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) is a non-profit organization of tea traders like alveus®...
Matcha - the super fast Superfood
Matcha is considered to be the best, healthiest tea and superfood par excellence. With its extremely high concentration of valuable vitamins, caffeine (tea), amino acids and cell-protecting antioxidants, Matcha is unique. And with about 20 seconds preparation time, Matcha is probably the fastest superfood in the world.
Why I converted to tea as a coffee junkie: Confessions of an 'addict' who loves/d both sides.
A tea manufactory makes a tea-coffee comparison? All right, thinks the reader. First, the facts about tea and coffee...
5 tips for your regeneration days
After the holidays our body longs for light food, a lot of rest and gentle fitness for a good start into the new year. With these simple tricks, the first time of the year is like a little wellness holiday:
10 ingredients for a better immune system
When people are sniffing and coughing in the subway, the office and the checkout line, it is a clear sign for autumn. With these treasures you can strengthen your immune system and avoid the one or other cold.
Tea Cupcake
The sweet seduction with a hint of tea Try out our delicious cupcake recipe and our alveus® Premium Organic Tea will become indispensable like flour and sugar when baking!
Creamy ice cream made from fine cocoa blends
Your favourite cocoa as a true all-rounder in summer! Our alveus® Cacao blends are the ideal basis for chocolaty refreshments and provide cool ice moments.
Spicy turmeric shots
India's spicy powder combined with other healthy ingredients refreshes and inspires at the same time. Many vitamins that strengthen your body in both summer and winter!
Jelly made of fruit blends
Heavenly delicious jelly can be combined with any alveus® fruit blend and is always a unique dessert.
Tea enjoyment like with the Bedouins
In the summer heat only a warm tea helps to cool the body properly. The Bedouin desert people show how it works.
Delicious banana sorbet with fruit blends
Enjoy refreshing sorbet in summery alveus® style with this recipe!
Ice-cold teas for the perfect summer!
With our alveus® IceTeas you will be cooled down by extraordinary tea blends in organic quality and can enjoy the long sunny days at best.
VeggieTea® Tomato Twist
Recipe: alveus® Tomato Twist with sea salt. Get the ultimate taste experience from the vegetarian allrounders!
VeggieTea® Captain Carrot
Recipe: Glazed Carrots with alveus® Captain Carrot. Get the ultimate taste experience from the vegetarian allrounders!
VeggieTea® Pirate Pumpkin
Recipe: alveus® Pirate Pumpkin with pepper. Get the ultimate taste experience from the vegetarian allrounders!
VeggieTea® Bouncing Broccoli
Recipe: Rice pan with alveus® Bouncing Broccoli. Get the ultimate taste experience from the vegetarian allrounders!
Hidden treasures of nature
The special tea enjoyment of our NEXT LEVEL RARITIES is created from compositions of rarities from all over the world and finest organic oils. The ingredients used for this are of the best organic quality. But where does our tea come from? Find the answer here!
The most chocolaty temptation since cocoa exists!
Give yourself and your loved ones a moment of sweet reflection and try out our delicious Choc Dog cake in the cup! If the desire for some chocolate grows too big again, we have the quick solution for every sweet-eater. With this mug cake you always have the right recipe at the hand to give yourself or your loved ones a little pleasure.
Green tea in the evening?
In the cool winter months, you and your customers need optimal refreshment at any time of the day. alveus® offers you a wide range of premium quality organic tea blends that will create a moment to meet your needs. But first of all, there is a question: Which tea suits my moment?
The Power of Herbs
In the season of coughs and colds, herbs are the secret stars. These little helpers are well-known for their soothing effects on minor complaints. A slight scratchiness in your throat? An upset stomach or just feeling generally unwell? A hot cup of tea can help.
Your perfect tea moment
The days are getting shorter, the evenings longer and the summer is slowly coming to a close. For many, this is the time of year when a daily cup of tea becomes part of everyday routine again. We have developed an exceptional tea for you and your customers specially for this unique tea moment. It combines the best aromas from the cold months and lures you into an irresistible moment of pleasure. Prepare to be enchanted by our new Cozy Moments Bio!
Winter Chai pancakes with candy-apple compote
Recipe: Whether as a gift, pick-me-up, source of warmth or tasty ingredient – our WinterTeas are always the stars of the show during the colder half of the year! And our irresistible chai pancakes offer a way to enjoy those cold days through food as well as drink.
Tips and tricks for the perfect GreenTox cleanse
There’s a wealth of knowledge about detoxing, but there’s no need for it to get complicated.
Precious artwork for tea indulgence
Hisanori Masuda is well-known far beyond the borders of his home country, Japan.
How tea came to Thailand
Thailand is especially famous for its Oolong tea – which for tea connoisseurs rivals among Chinese and Taiwanese Oolongs.
Refreshing summer recipes
Recipe: Here you'll find recipes for fresh and fruity summer moments.
Delicious veggie bread
Recipe: Bread is a welcome guest on everyone’s breakfast table and a perfect snack between meals. But eating the same bread all the time is boring, so why not bake some yourself? Simple, quick and totally according to your own taste! With our Veggie Tea Bread, you will do not only your palate a favour, but the palates of everyone around you.
Matcha, Japan’s most precious powder
Today matcha has found its way to the world’s metropolitan cities, where it is highly prized for its many valuable nutrients and unique health benefits. It’s not just in the mornings that it can invigorate you with its high caffeine content, working like a ‘healthy espresso’ and pick-me-up. We have put together a carefully chosen selection of different matcha qualities for you and your customers. Experience the unique benefits of this little tin of green energy.
Yoga and Ayurveda
Healing, prevention and a long life The sciences of yoga and Ayurveda encompass what is likely the oldestsystem of medicine in the world that is still known today. It is believed to have been created over 5,000 years ago by Indian Rishis (Sanskrit: seer,sage) and was recorded in writing for the first time in the Vedas(sacred texts of India) circa 1500 BCE. It refers to the naturalsecret of healing, prevention of illness and a long life. This holistic system of medicine includes the use of medicinal herbs inteas and ointments. Massage, meditation andphysical exercise are other extremely effective components. Yoga can be considered a part ofAyurveda.
Miracle workers from the flower garden
Everyone loves a lush abundance of flowers. But the beauties hiding in our parks and gardens are capable of much more.
Soul of Sri Lanka Chai Cake Recipe
Recipe: In keeping with Christmas, we’ve created a delicious Chai cake featuring our ‘Soul of Sri Lanka’ charity tea. The black tea, with a bittersweet yet subtle touch of cinnamon, is the ideal match for the candied fruits which give the cake its final touch.
Christmas spice – eternal companion and nature’s secret weapon
Winter is approaching and in the shops you can once again find the usual Christmas time trappings such as gingerbread, cinnamon biscuits etc. Whenever you think of Christmas, your head is filled at once with many different images. Candlelight, a huge table laden with food, a plate of biscuits and a lovely hot cup of tea. You could carry on dreaming like this for ever. But the spices that we use in our Christmas baking are also true secret weapons of nature. They help in a natural way to ease many different complaints and are not stuffed full of chemicals.
Christmas Tea Cake
Christmas is a time when you take time for those dearest to you. We enjoy the company of other people and having something nice to eat with a cup of tea is part of this. We have come up with something very special for these indulgent moments. Spoil your nearest and dearest with something special.
Ceramic artwork from Korea
alveus® has something very special for its customers. The '4 Color Cup Set' is designed by the award-winning ceramic artist Son Minyoung from the South Korean town of Icheon, which is known all over the world for its outstanding ceramic artwork.
Traditional manufacture
Matcha is no ordinary green tea powder. For four weeks before being harvested the tea plants are shaded, to have the leaves grow more slowly. Discovered by chance when the plantations needed to be protected from the ash of a volcano, the procedure hugely influences the flavour of the tea. The concentration of precious nutrients such as chlorophyll and tea-polyphenol increases, and the leaf takes on a darker colour. Matcha is ground in stone or granite mills as slowly and carefully as possible. Each production step is carried out with the utmost care and attention, bringing the drink to its fullest richness.
Matcha Punch and Matcha Latte
Recipe: Here are a few wonderfully refreshing recipes for summer, and don't worry, Matcha features in all of them.
Matcha - The preparation is a ritual in itself
The Matcha powder is stirred in a little cold water with a bamboo brush...
Herbalism for spring
Fresh herbs add an extra kick to tea and can be a decorative eye-catcher for guests or a cosy wellness evening. Spring is the right time of year to grow many of these popular green revitalisers. If you don't have a garden, a plant pot on your balcony or windowsill is usually more than adequate. There are however a few things to bear in mind. Some herbs like the sun, but some prefer the shade. Some like sandy soil while others like damp, nutrient-rich earth.
Matcha – a magic powder from the land of the rising sun
The fine powder glows a bright green. Matcha, Japanese for "powdered tea” and a central part of the Japanese tea ceremony, is very popular in Germany. Many know it as "Green Chai", "Matcha latte" or even as a non-alcoholic long drink.
How tea changed the world to mark International Tea Day, 15 December
Thirst is worse than hunger. Humans cannot survive for more than a few days without fluids. And just as an abundance of water was the catalyst that brought about the progress of humanity, a lack of this precious resource hindered development considerably. More recently, drinks have shaped the political and cultural history of humankind. Alongside coffee, Coca Cola, beer, wine and rum, tea also changed the world. It is the most popular drink in the world after water. To honour the significance of the international tea trade and all actors involved in tea production, from the plantation to the finished product, many tea-producing countries have celebrated International Tea Day every 15 December since 2005.
Classic tea pleasure
Why not live one's habits deliberately: when it comes to tea we are real traditionalists - and we stand to it. Tea is deeply anchored in the society, be it the English tea time or the Japanese tea ceremony. And classic tea pleasure does not necessarily have to be simple or spartan. It is worthwhile having a glimpse at the traditions of other cultures and to taste the variations arousing from a touch of cream or a dash of lemon given into the tea.
Preparing tea
There is more to real tea delight than just the quality of the tea leaves. The choice of the suitable equipment and the best possible storage conditions are decisive for your tea pleasure.
Organic – controlled quality
Organic and quality – these terms belong together. The reason being that those who understand and live the organic thinking will imperatively obtain quality products. The consumers today are more and more estimating products from organic and non genetically modified agriculture.
Consistence and quality
The quality of the tea not only depends on a proper harvesting but is also deeply influenced by the processing that follows. Will the leaves be used as whole leaves, will they be broken or even crushed?
