Tea Storage

Stale tea can sometimes be improved, but not rescued. Learn the one technique that helps, when it helps, and the cases where nothing will work.

Realistic shelf life for each tea type, how to tell stale tea from spoiled, whether to refrigerate, and the storage rules that actually matter.

Storage rules differ by tea type. Learn which teas need the fridge, which improve with age, and the four enemies that ruin almost every tea.