Tea, Altitude and Climate

Camellia sinensis, like any plant, has it's own personal set of preferences as to where it will happily grow. It likes an acidic, well drained soil and needs at least 50 inches of rain a year to flourish. It also needs a long day length, which limits the distance from the equator that it can …

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Review of Pomegranate Lemon Organic Black Tea by The English Tea Store

Name: Pomegranate Lemon Organic Black Tea Brand: The English Tea Store Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Warning! Warning! Warning! Pomegranate Lemon Organic Black Tea is a tasty tea when prepared correctly, but if you mess up, you'll end up with a sour, bitter mess. But don't worry, it isn't that much of …

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Hemisphere Teapots — Out of This World

Spode, Wedgwood, and many others are considered topnotch teawares, but they don’t compare for sheer tea time style to the Omniware Hemisphere teapot, especially when you add in the matching Demitasse Cup Set and the Cream & Sugar Set with its own color-coordinated tray. Don’t take the term “hemisphere” too literally here. The teapot is …

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