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Richard Twining’s Observations on the Tea Trade (1785)
It should come as no surprise that the various family members of a prominent English tea company should come in for a mention here now and then, at a site that’s focused on English tea and tea culture. That family is, of course, the Twining family, whose firm started operating long before Americans had even… Continue reading
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Resolving to Drink Better Tea
The new year is almost upon us and, as always, the first of January is the signal for those who engage in such practices to roll out a bright shiny new list of New Year’s resolutions. January 6 is, of course, the day by which 96.4% of those resolutions have fallen by the wayside, but… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 14
As you may be aware, the United Nations has declared 2013 the Year of the Novelty Tea Infuser. Well, that’s not true, actually. The UN surely has better things to do and the good people who bring us novelty tea infusers actually seem to be quite active every year. I wish I’d had the good… Continue reading
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“Tea Culture: The Experiment in South Carolina” by Charles Upham Shepard
It’s probably safe to say by now that tea production in South Carolina has progressed beyond being an experiment or that the experiment has succeeded or what have you. Of all of the many states that currently produce tea – most on a very modest scale – South Carolina is the most significant. It’s home… Continue reading
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Crowdfunding Tea
Perhaps you’re unfamiliar with crowdfunding, a word that’s new enough that it doesn’t appear in my spellchecker. It’s a concept that’s become popular in recent years and tea companies have certainly embraced it, so here’s the Reader’s Digest version. Though not a completely new concept, it’s one that was arguably “kickstarted” four years ago when… Continue reading
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Tea Across America
When it comes to growing tea the United States tends to be overshadowed by the world’s other tea producers. That’s not surprising. Tea has been grown here for centuries but never in sufficient quantities to be much more than a curiosity. China, India, and Africa account for much of the world’s tea production, with a… Continue reading
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On the Science of the Tea Kettle Whistle
A tea kettle whistle is just a tea kettle whistle. It’s a way to notify you that the water is boiling and that your cup of tea is that much closer to being complete. Right? Well, not so fast. Whether we need to know or not, it turns out that scientists have spent some time… Continue reading
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Red & Green Teas for the Holidays
Did you ever wonder how it came to pass that red and green are the dominant colors of Christmas? I never thought about it until I started writing this article but here’s what seems a well-researched and sensible explanation for how it came to be. There’s really no reason I can think of to color-coordinate… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 11
The tea books keep coming. Which is a good thing because this would not be much of a monthly column otherwise. Here’s the latest batch of new and forthcoming titles. Wine sommeliers have been around for some time now, but the notion of a tea sommelier is a relatively new one. The Tea Sommelier Handbook… Continue reading
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Reducing Stroke Risk With Tea?
I frequently grumble about the exaggerations that various parties make for the health-giving properties of tea. But I don’t necessarily deny that there might be something to this “tea is healthy” notion, and I’ve written my fair share of articles on the topic. I thought for sure I’d covered the potentially beneficial relationship between tea… Continue reading
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