About Tea & Peace

Why Tea & Peace exists

Tea & Peace began with a simple frustration: most tea online is either impossibly precise — obsessing over water temperature to the exact degree — or so vague it never actually helps you make a better cup. We wanted a middle path. Clear, tested methods you can follow in a real kitchen, written in plain language, with the calm, unhurried spirit that makes tea worth drinking in the first place.

Our name says what we are about. Tea is one of the few daily habits that asks you to slow down. You boil water, you wait, you pour, you breathe. Cold brew takes that even further — you set it up, walk away, and let time do the work. "Tea & Peace" is our shorthand for that idea: slow tea, calm mind.

What we cover

The site is organized into a few clear areas, each built out with in-depth guides:

• Cold brew tea — our home base. Smooth, low-bitterness tea brewed in cold water: methods, ratios, steep times, the best teas to cold brew, and troubleshooting.
• Iced tea — classic and modern iced tea recipes and methods for warm weather.
• Tea types — green, black, oolong, white, matcha, and herbal tisanes: how to choose them and brew each one well.
• Chinese tea — varieties, gongfu brewing, and the tea ceremony, written for curious beginners.
• Teaware — honest, practical picks for kettles, teapots, gaiwans, infusers, and tea sets.
• Tea rituals — calm, mindful tea practices for focus, rest, and slow living.

Everything is evergreen. We are not chasing trends; we are building a reference you can come back to.

How we work

We research thoroughly, cross-check specifics against reputable sources, and write in a consistent voice. Our articles are researched with the help of AI tools and then edited by a real person — Sukie Gao — before publication, so the final piece reflects genuine judgment about what actually works. You can read more about this on our editorial process page.

We take accuracy seriously, and we are careful to stay in our lane. Tea is a beverage we love, not a medicine. When we mention how a tea might fit into a calmer evening or a more focused morning, we are talking about everyday experience and general wellbeing — never medical advice.

Who writes Tea & Peace

Tea & Peace is founded, written, and edited by Sukie Gao, who has spent years brewing and studying tea at home and sharing what she learns. You can find more of her tea content on her YouTube channel, @sukiechinese, and read her full profile on the author page.

How the site is funded

Tea & Peace is free to read. To keep it that way, some of our guides include affiliate links to teaware and tea we genuinely recommend — mostly through the Amazon Associates program. If you buy through one of those links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes what we recommend or what we write. You can read the full details on our affiliate disclosure page.

Get in touch

We would love to hear from you — a question, a correction, a tea you think we should try. Reach us any time through our contact page. Thank you for reading, and here is to a calmer cup.