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As of mid-September, 2019, Yaupon Brothers will be sourcing all tea offerings at Foxtail Coffee's eleven Central Florida locations. The first roll-out will include five Florida-grown Yaupon blends - Florida Chai, American Green, Fire-Roasted Warrior, Lavender Coconut, and Blue Lagoon. Also offered are two camellia blends, an organic black tea from the Nilgiri Mountains of Southern India, and an organic spring green tea from China. A caffeine-free Raspberry Rosé will also be offered. Yaupon Brothers Eco-Tubes will also be available for purchase at select Foxtail locations.  Foxtail Coffee is a fast-growing presence in Central Florida, founded by entrepreneur, Alex Tchekmeian...

Yaupon is just as delicious iced as it is hot! We've been serving iced Yaupon at our events and markets, and we've been getting lots of requests from sweltering Yaupon fans who are parched and want to know how to do iced Yaupon. 

Author: Bryon White, (386)-566-3826, Bryon@YauponBrothers.com Company: Yaupon Brothers LLC Source: Member Press Releases Categories: Member Press Releases; May 30, 2019, New York, NY – Yaupon Brothers is pleased to announce the premier of two new herbal tea products made from Florida-native Yaupon Holly, at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. Yaupon is North America’s only native caffeinated plant species, and a delicious and healthy alternative to other caffeinated drinks. For thousands of years, Florida’s native people drank tea made from the native Yaupon holly. It was revered as a sacred bringer of good health and mental and...

Prior to 2015, there was no record of hop production in Florida. Now, in just three short years, Florida has found an ability to produce a crop that is critical to brewing craft beer twice a year, essentially doubling productivity. Research facilities such as the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm and private commercial production growers like Central Florida Hops in Zellwood (Orange County’s first commercial hopyard) are finding no shortage in demand for locally grown hops, and that a second season harvest allows for continued gains for this highly valued specialty crop. Likewise, breweries — from famed Cigar City in Tampa to Florida beer...