April 2014
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Tea Drinker’s Timeline (for Those Starting to Get Serious About Tea)
A tea gift basket can start a lifelong tea journey Your Tea Journey: From Casual Sipper to Full Enthusiast Tea can be like any other interest in life. It might be something you enjoy occasionally, a hobby you explore more deeply, or a full-fledged passion. So where are you on your tea journey? This lighthearted… Continue reading
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The Thrill of Seeing a Teapot Like One You Have Posted Somewhere Online
If you spend quite a bit of time online, especially on social media sites following some of your fave companies (like the owners of this blog), sooner or later you’re going to see a photo of some teapot just like one you own. It happened to me the other day and was significant in part… Continue reading
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Recipe for Puerh Tiramisu
Light, creamy and oh so delicious, this Italian based desert is one sure to delight. Traditionally this is made with coffee but, as that famous misquoted line from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre goes, we don’t need no stinkin’ coffee here. Puerh tea offers the depth and richness that coffee does as well as… Continue reading
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5 Teas That Are Meant to Be Served British Style
1 CTC Assam Let’s face it, this tea steeps up fast and strong. It is made from leaves of the Camellia sinensis var. assamica member of the tea plant family. There are a number of options for this tea, including organic Assam loose leaf tea and CTC-style blends available here . 2 English Breakfast Blends… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 18
A little while ago I wrote this article exploring tea spaces and Japanese tea house kits , which discussed kits available for building traditional-style tea houses. On a similar theme, consider this unusual property featured in a news report on a teapot-shaped house for sale in Scotland , which was listed at around £10,000. Here’s… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea – A Historical Perspective
This will hardly be a thesis, but I thought it might be interesting to get a little bit of historical perspective on oolong, that type of tea that is generally less known than black and green but better known than relatively obscure teas such as white, yellow, and puerh. Needless to say it’s not mentioned… Continue reading
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Tea Strainers Compared
Which tea strainers are best, out of all the options available to us these days and even more being designed every day, is a question those of us who steep our tea loose consider of some importance. Time to do a bit of comparing. Tea strainers have been a part of tea time since Anna,… Continue reading
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Taking Tea’s Health Claims with a Grain of Salt
Let’s be blunt about this whole tea and health thing. There are a lot of flaky claims being made these days. Which is not to say that there are no benefits to your health to be gained by drinking tea. It’s just that you need to take a lot of these claims with a grain… Continue reading
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What Your Choice of Teacup Says About You
Many of us think of a teacup as just something to hold the tea for us to drink. Others use teacups to read the signs and see what the future holds. And still others think a teacup is an extension of themselves and their personality. Well, that last one is so true. Time to see… Continue reading
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The Origin of the Tea Plant
By now I’m sure we all know how tea drinking got its start – or at least we know how the most popular legend about this subject goes. An ancient Chinese emperor, a kettle of boiling water, and some tea leaves that accidentally fall into it. There you have it. Which probably isn’t true, to… Continue reading
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