Traditionally crafted from wild tea trees picked by indigenous communities in China's Yunnan Province, these fermented and often aged brews unfurl with narratives as much as flavors.

Most green tea ice creams don't add enough matcha to capture the tea's signature umami flavor. Here's how we make the best matcha ice cream you'll ever eat.

All of these teas are made roughly the same way, but regional variation in climate and production style make for distinct differences that are easy to perceive in the cup. Here's a starter to guide to navigating the world of black tea.

Every season, we cup hundreds of individual lots, or “invoices” as they’re called in Darjeeling, to make our selections. But what is Darjeeling tea exactly, and why is it so popular?

What's lighter than a milkshake and more refreshing than an iced latte? A frozen hot chocolate with our roasted Hojicha Powder!

This delicate, ephemeral taste of spring is one of our specialties at IPOT. Each year we sample dozens of new productions from the Darjeeling hills' many gardens to find single origin lots that stand out from the pack.