Rare teas are generally ones that are fairly unknown and available in small quantities, but along with this the term is meant to indicate high quality. A number of these teas come from China, which is no surprise since they remain the top country for tea growing but had also at one time a few …
Continue reading Teas of the World: Chinese Rare and Lesser Known Teas
You could probably make a vocation out of studying those many and varied old texts about tea that are now available for free, in digital editions, if you were so inclined. Which would be great work if you could get it and I've written about quite a few of them at this site. Some are …
Continue reading A Mistress and her Servant. – Dialogues on Trade in Tea and Sugar, Etc.
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