William I. Lengeman III
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Tea in Strange Places (and the Olympics) – Sochi
Like so many others I have to admit that I’d never heard of the Russian city known as Sochi until I found out that it would be hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014. Sochi is located in the far western region of the country, on the Black Sea. It’s notable for tea lovers because it… Continue reading
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A Mistress and her Servant. – Dialogues on Trade in Tea and Sugar, Etc.
You could probably make a vocation out of studying those many and varied old texts about tea that are now available for free, in digital editions, if you were so inclined. Which would be great work if you could get it and I’ve written about quite a few of them at this site. Some are… Continue reading
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Why I’ve Become Impatient with (Some) Tea
The last time I checked there were only 24 hours in an average day. As you may know. While I might have been willing to spend a few more of those hours on so-so tea at some time in the distant past, I’m not often in the mood for it much anymore. For my own… Continue reading
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On Houqua the Tea Guy and Hu-Kwa the Tea
As I’ve said many times before, there are a few types of tea I’ve tried really hard to like. But in several of these cases I finally realized that all of my efforts were in vain. There’s Earl Grey, of course, which still tastes like liquid perfume to me, and there are a few others.… Continue reading
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A Petite Primer on Picking Pickled Teas
I guess you could pickle just about any food item you put your mind to (including a peck of peppers), but I’m sure there are certain items that are better suited for this sort of thing. Until recently, my only knowledge of pickling, in relation to tea, had to do with lahpet, a pickled tea… Continue reading
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On the Science of Sweetened Tea
I’ve never been particularly keen on sweetened tea. I don’t know if that puts me in the minority of tea drinkers but the fact is that there are plenty of people who do like their tea sweetened. Enough to apparently make it worthwhile to do a research study on the topic. Or a bunch… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 8
Arguably one of the first books to truly take tea seriously, James Norwood Pratt’s Tea Lover’s Treasury came out in 1982 and predated the relatively recent upswing of interest in “fine” teas. If you’re looking for a copy of this book, it can seem a little confusing but (if I’ve got my story straight) it’s… Continue reading
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Louis the PG Tips Chimp – RIP
Not to be too much of a downer, but it was revealed not so long ago that a certain individual named Louis passed on at the age of 37. I omit his last name because I gather that he didn’t have one. Louis, one of the beloved PG Tips chimps, was living out his twilight… Continue reading
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Strange Research on Tea
In the course of my time writing for this fine site I’ve commented on numerous research studies about tea. Most of them appeared to me – a layperson – to be well-thought out and fairly sensible, for the most part. But as I was doing a little research of my own recently, I ran across… Continue reading
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Tea and the Tea Trade, circa 1850
An American merchant who spent much of his life living in China, Gideon Nye wrote a number of books on various aspects of Chinese studies, many of which are available in your favorite free digital archive. For purposes of this article, the most noteworthy of these tomes was the 1850 volume (the third edition) he… Continue reading
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