New Teas at American Tea Room

by Administrator on July 18, 2011

We are always on the prowl for more (and better) teas with which to delight our customers. From single-estate, limited teas to custom blends that are bursting with flavor, we curate a collection of the best teas we can find. Recently, our collection expanded a little more to include the following teas:

American Beauty: An organic blend of white tea, rosebuds, jasmine and mint. You’ve heard of floral-sweet, tippy Oriental Beauty; now try our American Tea Room’s reiteration of it!

Black & Blue: Created in honor of one of our favorite artisan jams. Sweet, ripe blueberries meet tart-sweet blackberries in this organic tea blend.

Blushing Berry: Another organic, custom blend based on one of our favorite jams. This blend features whole, dried red berries and tart, bold flavors of black tea and berries.

Organic White Tea with Mandarin Essence

Mandarin orange, jasmine and grapefruit essences meet mint and white tea in our Royal Mandarin blend.


Royal Mandarin: An organic white tea with a fresh citrus flavor, custom blended for us. Not just for fans of mandarin orange, grapefruit and lemon myrtle, this blend also offers a top note of blossoming jasmine.

Singbulli SFTGFOP1Q First Flush Darjeeling: A rare, single-estate, early harvest Darjeeling. Incredibly subtle and complex, this is a must try for connoisseurs of Indian teas.

Wondering what we’ll add next? Check back on the American Tea Room blog often for more of our offerings, including new tea ware, new teas, featured teas and tea recipes.

New Iced Tea Recipes

by Administrator on July 7, 2011

Although hot tea is consumed year-round in many cultures, there’s nothing wrong with opting for iced tea on hot summer afternoons. During the summer heat of Beverly Hills, we at American Tea Room love crafting iced teas with fresh fruit from our local farmers market, sprigs of fresh herbs, sparkling water, our whole-leaf teas and other ingredients. And, sometimes, our iced tea concoctions end up being so delicious and simple to make that we can’t help but share them with our customers! Here are a few of our recent favorites:

Nirvana Iced Green Tea with Lemon and Mint

Citrus, mint and Nirvana Green Tea make Nirvana Blush an unforgettable iced tea.

Nirvana Blush

Makes 64 oz. of iced tea.

1. Prepare 48 oz. of Nirvana Green Tea. (Steep 8 tbs of tea in 24 oz of 175°F water for 3 minutes, then remove leaves.)

2. Pour hot tea over 2 cups of ice to chill.

3. Add sliced rounds of 1/2 lemon and 1/2 lime along with eight or ten large springs of fresh spearmint.

4. Add 2 cups of Trader Joe’s Organic Pomegranate Limeade.

5. Serve over ice.

Tangier Iced Tea with Apricots

One of our most popular teas, our apricot-flavored Tangier is made even better with the addition of fresh apricots.

Tangier Supreme

Makes 64 oz. of iced tea.

1. Prepare 48 oz of Tangier Black Tea. (Steep 8 tbs of tea in 24 oz of 200°F water for 4 minutes, then remove leaves.)

2. Pour hot tea over 2 cups of ice to chill.

3. Add 4 sliced apricots, chill and place in refrigerator.

4. Garnish with apricot and serve over ice.

Iced Romanoff Black Tea with Blood Orange

Brilliant in color and bold in flavor, this is an ideal iced tea for barbecues.

Iced Romanoff Sunset

Makes 64 oz. of iced tea.

1. Prepare 48 oz of Romanoff Black Tea. (Steep 8 tbs of tea in 24 oz of 200°F water for 4 minutes, then remove leaves.)

2. Pour hot tea over 2 cups of ice to chill.

3. Add 2 cups Blood Orange Italian Soda (available at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods).

4. Slice one blood orange into rounds add to iced tea and use as garnish.

5. (Optional) Pair with pastries or toast and our handcrafted Romanoff Blood Orange Marmalade.

What are your favorite American Tea Room teas to drink over ice?

Custom Gifts for Weddings & More

April 25, 2011

Wedding season is starting soon, and at American Tea Room, that means one thing: customized gifts. We offer custom gift labels for all kinds of events and gifts, such as corporate gifts, awards shows, film premiers, baby and bridal showers, retirement parties and bat/bar mitzvahs. However, each spring, our most popular use of custom gift [...]

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Why Fresh Tea is Best

April 19, 2011

Like most food products, tea is generally best when it’s fresh. Most people probably wouldn’t eat a stale croissant or a brown banana, yet many people keep teas in their cupboards for years at a time. This tea-hoarding habit results in tea that is subpar in flavor and in health benefits*. At American Tea Room, [...]

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Win a Tea Party for Four from American Tea Room!

April 11, 2011

Last year, to celebrate the spring harvest, we gave away a prize each day during Golden Week (a national holiday that’s held each year in Japan) through our Facebook page. This year, we’re doing things a little differently, and offering one huge prize for one lucky American Tea Room customer and three of his/her friends. [...]

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AmericanTeaRoom.com’s Makeover

April 5, 2011

Recently, we embarked on a serious overhaul of our website. We worked with a brilliant team of experts from the fields of web design, online merchandising and copywriting to make the American Tea Room site better than even before. Our goal? To make your shopping experience at AmericanTeaRoom.com as easy and enjoyable as the experience [...]

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Upcoming Tea Events at American Tea Room

March 29, 2011

A number of our local customers have had the pleasure of visiting our Beverly Hills shop for one of our many events, which have traditionally been tea classes and tea tastings. More recently, we’ve begun to include include tea pairings, tea parties and other exciting tea events aimed at introducing you to the culinary potential [...]

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New Teas & Teaware at American Tea Room

March 25, 2011

Our website design isn’t the only thing that’s new at American Tea Room! We’ve also introduced new teas and teaware. Our new teas vary widely, and include teas based on old favorites, as well as completely new blends beyond compare. Here’s the lowdown on our new teas: Nirvana Green Tea — For years, we’ve been [...]

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Black Beauty – Ruby Black Tea

April 28, 2010

I admit it….I am selective when I chose my personal tea favorites. I tend to favor the greens and whites (especially Japanese Green teas) over all others. How can it be that while I appreciate the complex nuance and taste of the exquisite array of black tea from India and China we have at American [...]

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American Tea Room Debuts Sunday High Tea Mothers Day May 9th

April 9, 2010
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American Tea Room is pleased to announce the debut of Sunday High Tea at our tea emporium starting Mother’s Day ~ May 9, 2010. Join us starting May 9th and each following Saturday & Sunday and enjoy a new tradition of fine tea dining created in concert with Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections. American Tea [...]

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