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Coffee BarThe Best Half Caff CoffeeTea & MatchaOolong Tea vs Green Tea: What's the Difference?
Tea & MatchaSachet vs Tea Bag vs Loose Leaf Tea: What's the Difference?Coffee BarThe Best Half Caff CoffeeSix half caff coffees from about 75 cents to $1.70 an ounce, dark or mellow, ground or whole bean, with about half the caffeine of your usual cup.Tea & MatchaOolong Tea vs Green Tea: What's the Difference?They come from the same plant. What changes is how far the leaf is left to oxidize, and that changes how the cup tastes and how you should brew it.Tea & MatchaSachet vs Tea Bag vs Loose Leaf Tea: What's the Difference?Same plant, three ways to buy it. What's inside each, what a cup costs when one tea comes all three ways, and which one I'd keep in the cupboard.Just updated
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