William I. Lengeman III
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Tea People: Roy Fong
If you’re up to date on some of the more prominent names in the specialty tea industry, then Roy Fong might ring a bell. While most people who know the name may know of him as Roy Fong the tea merchant, there are also those who may know him as Roy Fong the author and… Continue reading
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Compo Tea 101
When I was but a young fellow I didn’t really have much of a concept of what tea was. Tea, at our house, was a powdered concoction that came in a big jar and was mixed in a pitcher and stored in the refrigerator. I drank just enough of it to confirm that it was… Continue reading
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A Timeline of Tea
A timeline covering all of the major developments in the world of tea would be a sizable piece of work. So, without further ado, here’s one that hits a few of the high points. Year Zero Despite the legends that surround the discovery of tea, it’s likely that this discovery actually took place at a… Continue reading
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On the Science of Perfect Tea
I currently contribute a monthly column to this site on tea books and one on tea gadgets and offbeat news. I don’t intend to start writing about perfect tea on a regular basis, but given how many people are offering advice on achieving this lofty goal it’s safe to say there’s no shortage of material… Continue reading
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Who Invented the Tea Kettle Whistle?
If you’re like me – or the majority of the people on Earth – you probably don’t give a lot of thought to tea kettle whistles. All that really matters is that they work when the water starts to boil. Not so long ago, while writing an article for this site on the science of… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 12
While I try to keep up with all of the latest and greatest tea books, it seems that I somehow missed a recent release – The Infusiast: Diatribes From The Devotea, by tea merchant Robert Godden. I won’t say much about it other than to direct you to this review by my Esteemed Editor and… Continue reading
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Hot Toddies and Tea
Writing articles for this site has been something of a learning experience for me lately. One of the last topics I wrote about was cream tea, about which I knew absolutely nothing prior to getting started. From there we turn to the topic of the hot toddy. Which is a term I’ve probably heard all… Continue reading
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A Beginner’s Guide to Cream Tea
I’ve been writing about tea for a while now, and I’ve learned quite a few things during that time. But there are probably as many – or more – things I still don’t know. Like, for example, what is cream tea? Until I decided to write this article, I’d always assumed it was tea with… Continue reading
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(Sort of) Arcane Tea Terms: Congou
Language is an ever-changing thing, as anyone who’s ever struggled to read Chaucer or Shakespeare can probably attest to. The British Library was so convinced that the English language is constantly in flux that they created a web site to try to document some of those changes. Of course, the language of tea has changed… Continue reading
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The British Are a Nation of Coffee Drinkers (Really?)
So it’s been decided. The British are now “a nation of coffee drinkers.” I know. It came as something of a shock to me too, given that all this time I thought of the United Kingdom as one of the all-time great outposts of tea consumption. Of course, it’s just possible that it’s not quite… Continue reading
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