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August 4, 2014

  • David vs. Goliath in the Tea World

    Those Goliath-sized tea vendors out there are getting a bit of a licking from the smaller David-the-Shepherd-sized tea vendors out there. Premium teas are on the rise, and awareness that there is more than that dust-in-a-bag style tea is the stone in David’s slingshot that could topple those Goliaths. Or so my analogy goes. And,… Continue reading

  • Strange and Unusual Types of Tea

    Since I’ve been writing about tea, I’ve come across some pretty unusual varieties. One of the strangest is this article on “poo poo puerh” tea and its unusual production process —which, as the name suggests, is about as unconventional as it sounds. But tea flavored (in a manner of speaking) with dehydrated ants may be… Continue reading