The Latest Tea

Enjoying a cup of tea has never been more elegant. Gone are the days of fiddling with tea infusers. With the new Smart Cup, loose tea can expand and steep freely and strains as you sip. Brilliant!  

You may have noticed that some coffee bag labels brag about the fact that their coffee beans are 100% Arabica. Although it does sound like something magicians say, it isn’t gibberish – it refers to the type of coffee species in which the beans are from.There are over 100 coffee species, however the two main ones that are widely produced and sold are: Coffea Arabica and Coffea Canephora (also known as Coffea Robusta).Here’s a list featuring 10 differences between the two coffee species:The most commonly known: Taste. Often Robusta has its taste described as burnt tires or rubbery, which… sounds...

Echinacea Echinacea is an herb. Several species of the Echinacea plant are used to make medicine from its leaves, flower, and root. Echinacea is widely used to fight infections, especially the common cold and other upper respiratory infections. Some people take Echinacea at the first sign of a cold, hoping they will be able to keep the cold from developing. Other people take Echinacea after cold symptoms have started, hoping they can make symptoms less severe. The people who use Echinacea to treat symptoms have the right idea. Research to date shows that Echinacea modestly reduces cold symptoms, but it’s not clear...

This week is marked by Honey Bee day on August 15th.  At Cornelia Bean we love honey, for not only does it taste especially delicious in tea and coffee, there are a number of health benefits that can be gained by eating honey as well!  A special treat only available at Cornelia Bean is our Manitoba Summer Blend, which is handcrafted using pure clover honey infused with our famous Manitoba Rooibos.  In the store we carry locally crafted honey produced by The John Russell Honey Company and Wendell Estate Honey.   As a natural sweetener, honey will add just the...