By A.C. Cargill
Darjeeling teas are all the same, right? Wrong! This tea growing area in the West Bengal region of India among the Himalayan mountains boasts quite a variety, due in large part to the plethora of tea estates there. While some Darjeeling teas live up to the nickname “the champagne of teas,” others are [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
Breakfast - it’s the most important meal of the day, or so we’re told. Which means that our breakfast tea is the most important cup (or two or three) of the day. Of course this is not always the case, but there are still many places in the world where coffee [...]
What makes a tea desirable? It’s a tricky question and a proper answer could probably fill a volume or three. But when it comes to flavor profiles there are essentially two different mindsets.
By A.C. Cargill
Tea has many well-documented health benefits. One tea company even declares this in the name of its tea — “Typhoo,” from a Chinese word meaning “doctor.” It’s a tea that’s been around since the early 1900s and is still enjoyed daily by millions.
Modern medicine has only been around a relatively short time in [...]
By William I. Lengeman III
For some tea drinkers the vast number of options provided by the hundreds or even thousands of unflavored varieties are more than enough to keep their taste buds satisfied. The addition of various herbs, spices and fruit flavors allows for a nearly infinite number of combinations, but there are several flavored [...]
By Alexandra Hoover
Although originally considered the “peasant tea” of Japan, kukicha, or stem and twig tea, is growing in popularity in the Western world. In Uji, Japan, tea farmers made this tea from parts of the tea plant that were left over after the expensive buds and leaves were sold. The farmers drank these [...]
Founded in 1993, Golden Moon Tea is a tea company that sees tea as being more than just a healthy and refreshing drink. They see it as a beverage which, unlike any other, has been linked throughout history to a rich culture of serenity and overall sense of well being.
From the very beginning, Golden Moon [...]
By Stephanie Harkins
Tea is not only a treat for adults to enjoy, children can also partake in the beauty of tea drinking, especially with the endless varieties of tea available on the market - some specially geared towards children.
By Kathy McCarthy
If you have never been particularly fond of tea, consider for a moment what kind of tea you have been drinking. If your idea of brewing a cup of tea is grabbing a box of teabags off of your grocer’s shelf and dunking them in a cup of hot water until the color [...]
by Chris Robideaux
There are three main varieties of teas that come from India: Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiri. Assam, a black tea, is very rich and full-bodied. It comes from the temperate, forested Northeastern region of India which is very warm and wet, and has some very important health benefits. It’s rich in polyphenols, which aid [...]
