I'm an avid coffee drinker, and have always preferred it to tea. But perhaps I can be converted. According to tea expert Kiley Holliday, she used to feel the same way about coffee, drinking it constantly throughout the morning. Yet today, she's the youngest female certified tea master in the United States, and owns l'Age de Thé, a New York City-based fine tea company specializing in custom, hand-blended teas.
I asked Kiley to offer some pointers for an uneducated tea drinker such as myself. As she shared her suggestions, I realized I've been making tea all wrong —  which means that now I need to give it another chance! Are you brewing your tea the right way? Find out when you read more.