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Smoked Tea

When tealeaves are gathered there are four main factors that affect the quality of the tea that they produce. They are the following:

Where the tea is grown.
The season the tealeaves are picked.
What part of the tea plant is picked.
How the tealeaves are processed.

Generally there are three harvesting seasons for tea plants. They are spring, summer [...]

Jasmine Tea

by Lisa Richardson
Jasmine tea is an old form of scented tea which is flavored using jasmine flowers. The jasmine plant is commonly found throughout Asia and is used in many decorative Asian motifs. The jasmine flower is also unusual in that it only opens at night. Jasmine tea is very common in China.

Jasmine [...]

Hibiscus Tea

Hibiscus tea is a very popular beverage across the globe, with incarnations ranging from the Middle East all the way to the Caribbean. Hibiscus tea is a sour, fruity tea made from hibiscus flowers, which thus classifies it as an herbal tea, since it usually doesn’t include any Camelia sinsensis, the traditional tea plant.

You’ll find [...]

Bubble Tea

Bubble Tea, which originated in Taiwan in the 1980s, is a tea-beverage that’s shaken in a cocktail shaker and typically served cold. There are several variations of the drink which depend upon, naturally, the type of tea used. The most popular forms are those prepared with - what else? - green and black tea. However, [...]

Display Tea

If you’ve never had the fun of watching a display tea bloom into its final flower form, you’re missing a truly remarkable experience. These display teas, also called artisan teas or flowering teas, are a cluster of hand tied leaves. When you drop the little ball of leaves into a clear glass teapot the show [...]

Tea Varieties

All tea that can officially called tea comes from the tea plant Camellia Sinensis, but did you know there are two main varietals with numerous sub categories?
There is the varietal which takes its name from a region in India: Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica, which is known as being a larger leafed plant known for very [...]

Jasmine Tea

There might be a more popular flavored tea on the market - Earl Grey, for instance - but the light, floral aroma and flavor of jasmine tea makes it one of the favorites in this category. Jasmine tea is most often made with green tea leaves and occasionally a lighter oolong variety, but it is [...]