{"id":3867,"date":"2015-07-22T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T19:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michelleonbell.com\/blog\/tomas-casa-de-te\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T23:47:07","slug":"tomas-house-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michelleonbell.com\/blog\/en\/tomas-house-of-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom\u00e1s House of Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tea houses are usually not my cup of tea, especially if I am a first timer in the place and don’t know what type of tea to get. The other day I happened to have a work meeting at Tom\u00e1s. To be honest I wasn’t very psyched about it and I thought to myself I will probably order a tea blend I will end up not liking, as usual.
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Well I had a really pleasant surprise, not only did I love the place I loved my frappe green tea! Tom\u00e1s is a tea house with two different locations in Mexico City. I visited the one in the Condesa neighborhood in a remodeled mansion.<\/p>\n

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I had the opportunity to meet Eugenio Larrinaga, one of the owners of Tom\u00e1s who talked to me about the overall concept of the place and the teas they sell which are imported from countries like China, Japan and India.<\/p>\n

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Why is it called Tom\u00e1s? The name of Tom\u00e1s<\/span> refers to<\/span> a remarkable<\/span> character<\/span> of modern<\/span> and commercial<\/span> history of tea<\/span>:<\/span> Thomas<\/span> Sullivan.<\/span> Settled<\/span> in New<\/span> York<\/span>, he put<\/span> the tea leaves<\/span> into<\/span> small<\/span> silk bags<\/span> before distributing<\/span>. This<\/span> new presentation<\/span> became<\/span> a new habit<\/span> to<\/span> countless<\/span> people<\/span>, leaving behind<\/span>\u00a0the idea of an elitist<\/span> concept for<\/span>\u00a0tea consumption.<\/span><\/span>
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What I found most unique about this place is that it allows customers to experience their diverse tea offerings in a didactic manner. In each tea container they use a format where three numbers are placed on the label to recognize them. The first number is used to label the type of tea or tisane, the second number is used for the predominant flavor and the third number is to label the type of Tom\u00e1s edition to facilitate customers choice. This numeric coding makes the experience more personalized and easier for the customers to choose when ordering.<\/p>\n

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You can order your tea either hot, cold, frappe or as soda (with bubbles). The latter being the first of its kind in the country and a much healthier choice than a regular soda can! All their tea varieties can be bought in bulk to be consumed at home. To complement the experience Tomas offers desserts such as scones, tea cakes and chocolates. If you are a tea lover and enjoy trying different spots this is a place you must try in Mexico City!<\/p>\n

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