English Tea Store Tea Header

Tea Blog

Official Blog of the English Tea Store

William I. Lengeman III

  • Don’t Mess with My Earl Grey

    Earl Grey can be something of an acquired taste for some tea drinkers, present company included. But for those Earl Grey fans who have acquired the taste, it’s one that they’re quite passionate about. If you need any proof of that, then consider the outcry that recently broke out when Twinings changed the formula of… Continue reading

    , ,
    ,

  • Smoking Tea?

    If you’re in the mood to consume tea, there’s a very good chance that you’re going to drink it. That almost goes without saying. But drinking tea is not the be all and end all of tea consumption. As the growing number of tea-related cookbooks will attest to, you can also consume tea as an… Continue reading

  • Tea Gadgets of Yesteryear

    If you follow this blog at all, you may have noticed that from time to time we post articles featuring the latest and greatest in tea gadgetry. The articles just keep on coming, quite frankly, because the flow of tea gadgets keeps on coming. This has apparently been the case for quite some time now,… Continue reading

  • Taking Black Tea Seriously

    Is black tea the Rodney Dangerfield of the tea world? One could make that argument. Dangerfield, you may recall, was a popular comedian best known for his self-deprecating humor and the catchphrase, “I don’t get no respect.” So why doesn’t black tea get the respect it sometimes deserves? Unless you’re in Asia or a few… Continue reading

  • The Color Purple (of Tea)

    Of the six main categories of tea, four are commonly associated with a specific color. There’s black and green, of course, and there’s also white, a variety that has become more popular lately. Yellow tea is lightly processed and is more or less produced along similar lines as green tea. Yellow tea is not nearly… Continue reading

  • Yerba Mate Revisited

    If you and I lived in certain parts of South America, there would be no need for me to explain yerba mate to you. Since I definitely don’t live there and you, the reader, probably don’t, I should point out that yerba mate is best described as an herbal beverage that’s wildly popular in many… Continue reading

  • More Tea Gadgets

    It’s gadget time again, tea lovers. We’ve reported on tea gadgets many times in these pages and will probably continue to do so, given that the flow of these items never seems to abate even in the slightest. All in one tea prep gadgets may not exactly be all the rage these days but they… Continue reading

    ,

  • Keep on (Tea) Trucking

    It might be premature to say that there’s a food truck revolution afoot, but these wheeled contrivances seem to be getting more popular nowadays. They’ve even got a reality show, the Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, which recently kicked off its second season. These are not your father’s roach coaches, mind you. While… Continue reading

    ,

  • Tea Tidbits and Trivia

    And now, without any further ado, a few tea-related bits that didn’t quite merit a full article but were too good not to share. Who drinks their tea the strongest? Hard to say, but in The Little Tea Book, published in 1903 by Arthur Gray, the author noted, “In the interior of Australia all the… Continue reading

  • Panacea: A Poem Upon Tea

    Are there more poems devoted to the joys of tea than to its cousin in the hot beverage field, coffee? I haven’t done the research and thus concede that I might be wrong, but I’d be willing to bet that there are. There’s just something about tea that inspires devotion and praise in a way that… Continue reading

search

Recent Posts

follow us

Newsletter

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Tag cloud

Assam Tea Autumn Black Tea british british food caffeine cake Ceylon chai Chocolate Christmas Darjeeling Tea earl grey English Tea Store fall flavored tea Green Tea Herbal Holidays Iced Tea Loose Tea oolong PG Tips recipe recipes rooibos Scones stash Steeping Tea tea tea book Tea Books Tea Gadgets tea party Teapot teapots Tea Recipe Tea Recipes tea review tea reviews tearoom tea room tea time tisane twinings

blogroll

our stores

Awarded top 100 Tea Blog badge