Curious about how to steep yaupon? Our founder, Abianne, shares the methods of preparing Yaupon. The good news is that yaupon is a versatile beverage that you can prepare a number of ways to suit your taste! On a busy day, keep a pitcher chilling in the fridge to refresh your cup as you conquer that to do list. On a laid back day, add hot water throughout the day for a delicious cup as...

CatSpring Yaupon is not your average caffeinated drink. So, what makes CatSpring Yaupon so great? For starters, Yaupon is the only naturally caffeinated indigenous plant in North America, and was brewed for centuries by Native Americans. When the Spanish arrived in North America, they even exported this indigenous plant, but the English didn't want anything to disrupt the power of the tea trade, so they downplayed this native resource. Now, Yaupon is making a comeback. We partnered...

You’ve probably heard of vitamin D, which we get from exposure to the sun, and vitamin C, from citrus fruits. We’d like to introduce you to another vitamin.  Vitamin P, also known as rutin. That’s right. Way down the vitamin alphabet is this remarkable compound found in yaupon. And it works hard in your body with antioxidant, cytoprotective, vasoprotective, anticarcinogenic, neuroprotective, and cardioprotective abilities.  Rutin helps the body produce collagen and utilize vitamin C, major...

We have three different preparation methods-- Pedernales, Lost Maples, and Marfa.  These are, respectively, our green yaupon, medium roast, and dark roast preparations. That’s great, but what does it mean? It took time to finesse our preparation process for our yaupon.  In our work with yaupon, we drew on a number of influences. Our process now is a hybrid of traditional Japanese tea and Yerba Maté preparation methods.  All our preparation methods start with leaves...