Tea Blog

We’ve written about Tregothnan Estate several times here—see this collection of articles about Tregothnan Estate tea production in England for proof. What makes it noteworthy is that it remains one of the few significant producers of tea in the United Kingdom, a country known more for consuming tea than growing it.

Recently, it was announced that English-grown tea has begun appearing in British supermarkets, marking an important milestone for domestic tea production. Tregothnan is also reportedly exploring opportunities such as exporting tea to China and expanding into its own branded tea houses.

If “cereal tea” is a new concept to you, you’re not alone—I hadn’t encountered it until recently either. Essentially, it’s a playful idea inspired by the flavor of milk left over from a bowl of cereal. According to this guide to making cereal-infused drinks inspired by tea preparation methods, it’s brewed in a tea-like fashion but typically doesn’t contain actual tea—though there’s nothing stopping you from experimenting.

Tea continues to find its way into unexpected places. You may recall references to tea-dyed fabrics; similarly, this report on fashion using kombucha-based textiles highlights designers who create materials from fermented tea cultures. While kombucha isn’t technically tea in the traditional sense, it often begins with a tea base.

And of course, no roundup of unusual tea-related items would be complete without novelty tea infusers. This time, take a look at this collection of creative and unconventional tea infuser designs, which showcases just how inventive tea accessories can be.

For more quirky and unusual teapot designs, explore this example of an offbeat teapot featured in a specialty teapot collection and other similar finds.

See more of William I. Lengeman’s articles in this archive of tea industry news and commentary.

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