By A.C. Cargill
If you want to feel like royalty, just drink the “royal” tea — Imperial Formosa Oolong from Golden Moon Tea. There was a popular series of commercials when I was a kid for a particular brand of margarine. One bite and a crown would appear on your head. I feel like that when [...]
It’s the long , cold days of winter where I live, and tea is something I drink for taste, but also for warmth & alertness. But in my former days of more-coffee-drinking-than-tea-drinking, I was hooked on the caffeine levels in coffee vs. tea.
By William I. Lengeman III
When considering some of the rather lofty health claims made for certain products – yes, tea is among them - it’s a good idea to proceed with a degree of caution. There’s no shortage of apparently valid studies that indicate that tea does have some health benefits. On the other hand [...]
By Stephanie Harkins
After tea is prepared, it contains over 98% water. Because of that fact alone, using the highest quality water is essential in producing a good cup of tea. If you use poor quality water, you will produce a poor quality cup of tea. In fact, the higher quality of the tea, [...]
By Adam Yusko
I feel the need to write a post about Wuyi Oolong. It’s probably the most heard of tea out there, and is associated with one of the largest scams or marketing ploys ever to hit the tea world. I am sure any time you have searched tea, or oolong, you have seen [...]
by A.C. Cargill
Some teacups seem to go naturally with certain types of tea. Green tea seems best in a handleless cup, for example, while a hearty English or Irish Breakfast tea isn’t quite the same if not served in a sturdy mug. As I learn more about teas and living the “tea life,” my collection [...]
By A.C. Cargill
The school supplies have been bought, packed neatly into the kids’ backpacks, and await their chance to help your kids be the sterling scholars you know them to be. Your kids are outfitted in the latest “must have” fashions and equipped with the latest gadgets. These are all signs of one thing: It’s [...]
Brewing a delectable cup of tea requires more than just great tea. It requires pure ingredients to make sure that the full flavor of the tea shines through. Each infusion of tealeaves carries its own characteristics, sometimes bold and sometimes subtle, and if the water used to brew the tea is not pure, then [...]
