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Three glasses displaying different shades of brewed tea next to loose tea leaves and a yaupon holly branch with berries.

Yaupon Tea Loose Leaf: America's Native Tea, Fi...

Yaupon grew wild across the American Southeast for thousands of years before it was nearly forgotten. Today, loose-leaf yaupon is showing up in specialty shops and small-batch roasters — and...

Yaupon Tea Loose Leaf: America's Native Tea, Fi...

Yaupon grew wild across the American Southeast for thousands of years before it was nearly forgotten. Today, loose-leaf yaupon is showing up in specialty shops and small-batch roasters — and...

A top-down view of a glass of amber tea on a vintage map next to a yaupon holly plant branch with red berries.

Where Does Yaupon Grow? Mapping a Native Americ...

Yaupon is one of the few caffeine-bearing plants native to North America, and it grows across a wide stretch of the American Southeast. Here's where it thrives, why it's so...

Where Does Yaupon Grow? Mapping a Native Americ...

Yaupon is one of the few caffeine-bearing plants native to North America, and it grows across a wide stretch of the American Southeast. Here's where it thrives, why it's so...

A top-down view of four iced cocktails in glasses with yaupon holly plant leaves, lemon, and red berries on dark slate.

Yaupon Cocktails & Mocktails: 4 Recipes for Sip...

Yaupon makes a remarkable cocktail base: smooth, earthy, and rooted in centuries of Southeastern tradition. Here are four ways to pour it.

Yaupon Cocktails & Mocktails: 4 Recipes for Sip...

Yaupon makes a remarkable cocktail base: smooth, earthy, and rooted in centuries of Southeastern tradition. Here are four ways to pour it.

A steaming yaupon latte with beautiful leaf foam art sits in a dark mug on a stone surface beside a gold mixing spoon.

The Yaupon Latte: A Café-Style Recipe at Home

Yaupon brews into a smooth, mellow tea that takes beautifully to steamed milk. Here's how to make a café-quality yaupon latte at home, no espresso machine required.

The Yaupon Latte: A Café-Style Recipe at Home

Yaupon brews into a smooth, mellow tea that takes beautifully to steamed milk. Here's how to make a café-quality yaupon latte at home, no espresso machine required.

A tall glass pitcher filled with refreshing cold brew yaupon tea, loaded with ice cubes and topped with a mint sprig.

Cold Brew Yaupon: The Easiest Summer Recipe

Cold brew yaupon is the lowest-effort iced tea you'll make all summer. Two ingredients, one pitcher, no heat — and a glass of tea with real history behind it.

Cold Brew Yaupon: The Easiest Summer Recipe

Cold brew yaupon is the lowest-effort iced tea you'll make all summer. Two ingredients, one pitcher, no heat — and a glass of tea with real history behind it.

A pile of dried and crushed yaupon tea loose leaf next to a fresh sprig with green leaves and red berries on a dark background.

Yaupon Tea Loose Leaf: America's Native Caffein...

Before coffee arrived and long before green tea crossed the Pacific, Southeastern Indigenous peoples were harvesting a native holly shrub for a tea that contained caffeine, theanine, and centuries of...

Yaupon Tea Loose Leaf: America's Native Caffein...

Before coffee arrived and long before green tea crossed the Pacific, Southeastern Indigenous peoples were harvesting a native holly shrub for a tea that contained caffeine, theanine, and centuries of...