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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 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 steaming clay bowl of dark tea sitting on stone next to a bundled yaupon holly branch, a small woven basket, and a seashell, showcasing traditional yaupon tea health benefits.

Yaupon Tea Health Benefits: A Native American Brew

Yaupon grew here long before coffee ever arrived. Southeastern Indigenous peoples brewed it for centuries. Science is finally catching up.

Yaupon Tea Health Benefits: A Native American Brew

Yaupon grew here long before coffee ever arrived. Southeastern Indigenous peoples brewed it for centuries. Science is finally catching up.

A steaming clay cup of brewed tea on a tree stump next to a pile of dark roasted loose leaves and fresh green yaupon holly branches.

How Yaupon Disappeared From American Cups — And...

For a brief moment in the 1700s, yaupon was shipped from Carolina ports as "Cassina" and competed with Asian tea across the Atlantic. Then a damaging Latin name, a colonial...

How Yaupon Disappeared From American Cups — And...

For a brief moment in the 1700s, yaupon was shipped from Carolina ports as "Cassina" and competed with Asian tea across the Atlantic. Then a damaging Latin name, a colonial...