William I. Lengeman III
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The Growing Popularity of Matcha
When I began exploring tea and tea culture about seven years ago the only thing I knew about matcha was that it was a powdered Japanese green tea used mainly in the Japanese tea ceremony. While it may have had other uses in Japan and elsewhere, here in the U.S., as far as I was… Continue reading
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The Tea Gadget & Offbeat News Report
You don’t have to look too hard to find a silly news headline these days. One of my favorite tea-related ones in recent weeks comes from the British press. It’s the one that claims that Yorkshire Tea Saved My Lamb’s Life. While I thought I’d heard of many, if not most, of the alleged health… Continue reading
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Diamond Jubilee Tea
[Editor’s note: Bill and I both ending up writing on the same topic but from different angles (my article), so we are making this Diamond Jubilee Day on The English Tea Store Blog. Enjoy!] Say what you want about royalty, but don’t say it doesn’t come with a measure of job security. Political unrest aside,… Continue reading
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Iced Teas
Summer is almost here, which for most of us is the cue to break out the pitchers and tall glasses. Here in the United States, where we supposedly drink about 80 percent of our tea iced instead of hot, those pitchers are an integral part of warm weather living, and they’re sure to get a… Continue reading
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“Tea in Assam,” by Samuel Baildon
If pressed to choose a favorite type of tea, I wouldn’t have a problem. I’d go with any one of a number of single-estate black varieties from Assam, a state in northeastern India. Though it’s important to note that much of the tea grown in Assam, the world’s single largest growing region, is not necessarily… Continue reading
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News Bites From the World of Tea
As mentioned in a recent article here, India’s tea industry is hopeful that the government there will declare tea the country’s national drink. At least one government official cautiously suggested as much not so long ago. But a more recent news report claims that another government minister is not so confident, citing a similar initiative… Continue reading
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The Many Moods of Sencha
As I mentioned to my esteemed editor when I proposed this article, some of the worst teas I’ve ever tasted were sencha. On the other hand, some of the best teas I’ve ever had the pleasure to sample were sencha. Which is something that could probably be said about many varieties of tea – Assam… Continue reading
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Rapping About Tea
[Editor’s warning: The Prep-Unit video linked to in this article will inspire hilarity. Swallow you sip of tea first, and please watch responsibly!] Like it or not, in the minds of many people tea still has a reputation as being a somewhat stodgy item favored by aging ladies with garish hats nibbling sandwiches with the… Continue reading
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Tea Pioneers: The Bruce Brothers
For quite some time now tea and tea culture have been considered a rather genteel sort of pursuit, whether it be the tea parties favored by ladies of a certain age or the quiet meditative pursuits of Asian-style tea drinking and ceremonies. But when it came to the pioneering efforts of certain key tea pioneers,… Continue reading
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Tea Merchant, Distinguish Thyself
When I came up with the idea for this article it was based on the following question: “Can tea sellers really succeed by offering the same bland, slapdash selection of tea?” It’s a valid question, but it seemed that I’d phrased it a bit harshly and I considered toning it down for the article. Which… Continue reading
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