As a tea lover, it is important to have a great way to bring tea with me anywhere I go, whenever I want. Sometimes the typical thermos just does not do the trick when I want to get the full tea experience when traveling all while keeping my tea at the perfect temperature. The beauty of the beverage also comes with the steeping process–watching the leaves release their flavours. That’s something I can’t get with my regular thermos.
I have to share this new product as it deserved to be highlighted. “This is not a travel mug or a thermos. It’s the Qterra NOVO Multi-Steep Travel Tea Brewer with CoolStraw technology.”
At the push of a button, the Qterra NOVO Travel Tea Brewer steeps loose-leaf tea multiple times and cools it quickly to 140 degrees Fahrenheit for comfortable drinking. Another high plus, is that the unit is spill proof and easy to operate with one hand.
Qterra’s mission is to combine traditional practices from around the globe with cutting-edge technology to make products that enrich today’s modern lifestyles. As explained by the inventor, Pierre Baston, the “Q” stands for the cutting-edge technology added to create unique solutions for a modern world. The “terra” stands for the earth that produces the tea and food that everyone loves.
Pierre was inspired to create the NOVO when he visited his girlfriend’s family in Argentina. As mate lovers, he noticed that drinking it away from home meant carrying many equipment and involves spills. He wanted to provide an easier way for her family to enjoy their passion for mate in the traditional way and equally work well for other loose leaf teas.
“There have not been many devices that enable tea brewing without requiring the user to open it to insert leaves in water and remove spent leaves—operations naturally accompanied by the risk of accidental spills. I am confident there have been none before the Qterra NOVO that enable totally contained, spill proof multiple steepings, and that cool the beverage almost instantly to a perfect drinking temperature. The result is that with the NOVO, you can enjoy quality tea experiences in the Chinese gongfu style while riding a subway, bus or train, in a park or at the beach, or even while driving a car, for a moments of flavorful tranquility in the middle of even the busiest day,” Pierre states with passion.
To support the Qterra NOVO Travel Tea Brewer with CoolStraw technology visit their Kickstarter Campaign. You will also find more information, photos and video on the product. The campaign ends January 5, 2015 and hopes to reach its goal of $150,000.