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  • The World’s Best Cup of Tea?

    The world’s best cup of tea — if there was ever a phrase to make tea lovers leap from their chairs and take notice, this has got to be the one. It’s also mighty high praise for a mere cup of tea, and one might wonder who’s to decide when it comes to awarding such… Continue reading

  • These Are a Few of My Favorite Flavored Teas

    I like tea as well as the next person and in many cases probably quite a bit more. But I’ve never had much use for some of the most popular varieties of flavored tea. Earl Grey, arguably the most popular of all flavored teas, has always reminded me somewhat of liquid perfume. Lapsang Souchong, the… Continue reading

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  • We All Scream for Tea Ice Cream

    Summer is here (unless you hang your hat in the southern hemisphere), and temperatures are soaring to the point where a liberal dose of ice cream may be called for. Whether it’s 110 degrees, like it has been in my corner of the world recently, or a little bit milder, it’s still a great time… Continue reading

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  • More on Perfect Tea

    In an article recently published in these pages I took a look at the notion of perfect tea and concluded that a perfect cup of tea may not be attainable. But you can probably come close to this goal if you start with great tea and prepare it to the best of your ability. I… Continue reading

  • Offbeat Tea News

    Most of us have probably heard the one about monkey-picked tea. It’s a popular legend (most likely with no basis in truth) about specially trained monkeys who were once sent out to pick leaves that were inaccessible to less agile humans. Trying to go this notion one better, China’s Jiuhua Mountain Tea Plantation recently went… Continue reading

  • The Decline of Tea?

    The decline of tea is a notion that the media seems to like. It probably makes for good press, but is there anything to it? The first thing to keep in mind when discussing tea’s alleged decline is that it’s a matter of perspective. Here in the United States no one is likely to bemoan… Continue reading

  • What to Call Tea Lovers?

    Quick, without looking it up – what’s an oenophile? If you like to drink wine or you know anything about it, you might already know that an oenophile is, as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary puts it, “a lover or connoisseur of wine.” It’s a word that’s derived from “oinos,” the Greek word for wine. According to… Continue reading

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  • Celebriteas

    It’s fair to say that we live in a culture that’s obsessed with celebrities. According to a recent Adweek/Harris Interactive poll, many American consumers claimed that they weren’t influenced by celebrity endorsements, but that doesn’t stop advertisers from throwing the big bucks their way to plug their products. It’s a group of advertisers that includes… Continue reading

  • The Evils of Tea

    So, it’s unanimous. Tea is a good thing, it’s good for you, and we can all gather in a circle, drink it until our eyeballs float, hold hands and sing its praises. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but nowadays most people who have an opinion will probably agree that you can do worse things for yourself… Continue reading

  • Boost Immune Function with Green Tea?

    Oh, the many and varied wonders of tea. Not only does it taste good, but there are a boatload of studies that indicate that it probably is quite good for us. Which is great news, even for those of us who primarily drink it for the taste. The studies on tea and health keep on… Continue reading

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