{"id":425,"date":"2021-02-15T20:13:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.littlewoodsherbal.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2021-02-15T20:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:13:33","slug":"tea-so-good-its-presidential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littlewoodsherbal.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/15\/tea-so-good-its-presidential\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea so Good, It’s Presidential!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Obama Oval meeting with King of Jordan \nOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today is president’s day and we wanted to celebrate the favorite teas of our Presidents thoughout the history of our county. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer: This is made up for fun and based only loosely on guess work and a few facts<\/em>. This article in no way is endorced, approved, or supported by the White House or any presdient. I have met Obama once, he came and talked to my class at my community college when I was 17 year’s old when he was running for Senate in Illinois. I’ve never had the chance to actually offer him tea<\/em>. But if I do…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started with the question of, if Obama ever came to Ames and ordered a tea from Little Woods, what would it be? With a little digging, the recommendation was obvious: Eternal Youth Iced Tea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it just kept going from there. Here’s a round up of five presidents and the teas they would enjoy the most at Little Woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biden: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fireside<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not a tea drinker — we get it… you just haven’t found one you like… YET. Fireside is our gateway tea for coffee drinkers like Biden. When he visits the shop, it’s what we will recommend. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Obama: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eternal Youth <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Naturally caffeine free, it’s tart and fruity. Refreshing iced or hot. I like it unsweetened, but many love it with a little simple syrup or honey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Roosevelt: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lapsang Souchong<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What started out as an accident has turned into a staple of russian tea drinking. A chinese black tea that is smoked with pine. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jefferson: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Namaste Green Tea<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A green tea that is smooth and subtly sweet. It has hand chopped freeze dried strawberries and lemon balm mixed with our Mao Jian green tea. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Washington: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Keemun Black Tea<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of our favorite black teas, it’s a chinese black tea (red tea) that has a malty robust flavor. It’s wonderfully smooth on it’s own or with a little milk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bush Sr: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gyokuro<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our top shelf loose leaf green tea, we were lucky to meet this Japanese tea company two summers ago. Vegetal with a rich mineral tone. The color is a vivid yellow green when brewed to perfection. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Want to get a little steeped in the history of Tea at the White House? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I really enjoyed these articles and books about the subject, particularly the first by Sara Shacket of Tea Happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(this is the main image that Tea Happiness used, with a degree in painting and a love of art history I couldn’t help but share it with you)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n