Ordering online is quite commonplace nowadays — the change from store hopping (driving from one store to another) to web site hopping (cruising online from one web site to another) has been relatively swift. Thanks to this wonderful development, we lovers of all things tea have a plethora of choices at our fingertips. There are …
Day: June 26, 2012
A Narrative of the Conduct of the Tea-Dealers
There are those tea merchants who pride themselves in cutting out the middlemen and dealing directly with the people who grow tea. But there are probably more cases in which tea goes through at least one of those middlemen before it gets into the hands of the people who sell it to us, the consumers. …
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The Mystery of Milk Oolong
Milk oolong is a tea that has generated a loyal following, but also a lot of controversy and confusion. There are countless online discussions asking, “what is milk oolong?” and about as many conflicting answers. Even on this blog, writers have given several different explanations of milk oolong. Of course, it doesn’t help that the …
