More on the Teapresso

We are now into our third week here at Chai Baba with the Teapresso.
Our sales of tea lattes have risen substantially and we have also realized the we can make ALL brewed teas through the unit - no more dunking infuser balls and tea-sacs.
As well, the shots can be poured over ice to make a fresh brewed iced tea.

Think of this common scenario:

A patron walks into your tea store and picks one of the hundred or so offerings of loose leaf tea from your shelf. She says that she would like this iced & to-go.
What do you do?

Tell her that this is not the iced tea of the day and have her walk out? or,

figure out how to take the dry leaves from the container, brew them, ice them and get the resulting beverage into her hands pretty quick.

So where do you start?

For years, I used a tea press with double the leaves and half the water. To expedite the steeping, I would slowly push the plunger up and down 8-10 times over a 3 minute period. I would have my cup full of ice waiting.

This was the way I used to do it.

~now

The teapresso produces a stronger, more concentrated shot and mimics the versatility of espresso in many ways - except the possibilities with tea/infusions are infinite.

Drop 2 scoops of tea into the porta filter, push the programmed button, walk away and get your glass of ice ready. 1 minute later come collect your shot, pour over ice, hand to the customer and off she goes.

I would also like to point out that Customers who were consuming tea lattes before the teapresso arrived have said the drinks are now significantly better.

The Teapresso opens up the doors for teahouses and tea bars to create an endless array of drinks that are all tea or infusion based and, DO IT quickly!

The tea bar can now compete drink for drink with the hippest coffee bars.

Isn't this what we all are trying to achieve?

Hey, it's an asset we all could use.

happy sippin'

BW

The TEAGUY scores one of Canada's first TEAPRESSO's

With great excitement and serious fascination, we ripped open the crate that just arrived from Taiwan.

Inside was a revolutionary machine - a machine that will transform the tea cafe industry. Here was one of North America's only TEAPRESSO's and it was here in Kelowna, BC at Chai Baba Teahouse.

With the growing trend towards tea based lattes and fresh brewed iced tea, this tea specific unit operates and looks a lot like a conventional espresso machine. Here at last, was a machine that the tea barista could actually get serious about.

So far, we have had it in operation for about 48 hours and it has proven to be everything we expected and more.
Customers are raving about the quality of their drinks.
I actually feel like a kind in a candy store right now....
more later,

Brendan