For a large number of tea drinkers in the modern world, tea bags are the norm. In any regions where European influences have shaped the tea culture, bagged teas are readily available in grocery stores and cafes, while loose leaf teas are sold in specialty shops, associated with special brewing rituals, or generally considered ātoo fancyā for everyday consumption.
In fact, the difference between bagged and loose leaves is only that: packaging.Ā Loose tea leaves are not always of better quality than those found in bags, and bagged teas are not always āeasierā to brew. As with any aspect of tea, the manner in which the leaves are packaged is a choice that each tea drinker can make for themselves.Ā In this blog post, weāll break down what you can (and canāt) tell about a teaās quality from the way it is packaged.
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