Read Your Tea’s Label

Whether you’re trying a new tea or revisiting one that you haven’t had for awhile, check out the vendor’s label on the package or, if there isn’t one, their information about the tea on their web site. Even for teas with which you’re familiar, information about the tea could have changed. I have noticed this …

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The A-Z of Tea Terms

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "argot" as "an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group." Read on for a few examples of argot specific to tea and check out The A-Z of Tea Types here. Agony of the Leaves A fanciful description of what happens to tea leaves when hot …

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