Review — Japanese Sencha Kyoto Cherry Tea

The Subject: Japanese Sencha Kyoto Cherry Tea from The English Tea Store. Water temperature: 180° F Steeping time: 3 minutes Tea type: Green (Japanese) Scents, flavorings, etc.: Cherry Aroma, dry: Strong cherry Aroma in the cup, plain: Cherry with slight grassy Taste, plain: Cherry and slightly grassy Aroma in the cup, enhanced: N/A Taste, enhanced: …

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Collectible Sadler Teapots

Teatime is a very British tradition, so a British themed teapot is a natural. Over the years, British style teapots from James Sadler have not only brought that theme to teatime tables everywhere, the teapots have become collectibles. Designs range from a wonderful racing car teapot to a teapot shaped like the head of King …

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Gateways to Tea

I've spent the last five years sampling a wide variety of tea, not to mention writing about tea, studying and reading about tea and more. But it wasn't always thus. For the majority of my days I was not a tea drinker. Growing up I barely knew what tea was - my only experience with …

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