ARTISAN CRAFTED IN SEATTLE — PEPPERMINT Leaves - Large Cut - Herbal Infusion/ Tea Sachets, Varietal No. 45 — By SMITH TEAMAKER

What is it about really, really good tea? You hold the cup in your hands, take a sip, and the whole world seems to collapse down to the very moment at hand. You relax, the noise and distractions of Every Day Life fade and the present becomes clear. Some call it mindfulness. Ahhhhhh.... And that is why when I first tasted Steven Smith's exceptional teas, heard their story and learned about their small-batch blending process with top quality, sustainability oriented ingredients from around the world, I knew we had to bring them to you!  In no generation in the past 5,000 years have we had more than a few people like Steven Smith. He makes astonishingly good blends. — James Norwood Pratt, author of the definitive Tea Dictionary The Most Uncommon Name in Tea. The lexicon of tea is full of exotic terms. Oolong. Pu-erb. Matcha. Mao Feng. To these, we humbly add Smith. In a former blacksmith shop on tree-lined Northwest Thurman Street in Portland, Oregon, you could find Steven Smith — one o