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Twitter Contest!

Great news, everybody! English Tea Store has decided to spread the word about its great-tasting tea and nifty tea accessories by giving stuff away! Just convince five of your friends to follow ETS on Twitter and you’ll be entered to win the following: a 2-cup Ceramic Infuser Teapot (you pick the color) and a sampling [...]

Making Tea

by Stephanie Hanson
It seems that for every variety of tea out there, there is a different way to prepare it. The basic concept is simple: heat water, steep leaves in water, separate the leaves from the water, drink. And yet, there are myriad ways to do it.

Take the basic teapot, for example, in which the [...]

Tea & Water Quality

While we spend a lot of time talking about tea and tea leaves, but if you think about it 99% of tea is water. Therefore, it’s probably a good idea to take a minute to look at the water you’re using to make tea.

The finer, more delicate teas are more apt to be affected by [...]

English High Tea

by Adam Yusko
English High tea has slowly spread throughout the entire world. Many people are very demanding when it comes to how their tea is served and conducted. But suppose you wish to have a tea party, or host a high tea, here are some essentials you should be sure to have.

The food which should [...]

Tea in the Movies

by A.C. Cargill
Confession time: I’m a movie addict. Romance, comedy, drama, mystery, historic, sci-fi, romantic comedy, dramatic romance, mysterious sci-fi, romantic historic, sci-fi comedy… well, you get the idea!

We can learn a lot about life and lifestyles from these movies. Some try to depict how we really live. Others show how they think we live. [...]

Tea Moments - The Kids Are In School

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 [...]

A Nice Cup of Tea

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 [...]