Every so often it happens — the tea in my cup disappoints. It’s happened less during the past few years as I have learned more about how to choose good quality teas, for, you see, starting with the best makes disappointment less likely. That’s why this incident was so startling — it was a quality …
Day: May 4, 2012
Tea, Variety, and the Spice of Life
"Variety's the very spice of life," or so said the English poet William Cowper, which is a name that probably doesn’t turn up in many reading lists nowadays. And while I wouldn't have much problem choosing black tea as my favorite of the six main types (black, green, oolong, white, yellow, puerh), I have to …