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  • Upcoming Tea Books

    Start making space on your tea bookshelf now. There are always new tea books in the works and the upcoming months are no exception. New titles in our future include the latest installment in a popular tea-themed mystery series, another tea-related novel that’s not a mystery, a how-to on reading tea leaves, a travelogue on… Continue reading

  • Offbeat Teas and Tisanes

    As we’ve noted here before, what type of tea you drink probably has a lot to do with where you were born and what type of culture you grew up in. If you’re from the United States there’s a good chance that you don’t drink tea. If you’re from the United Kingdom, you probably like… Continue reading

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  • Tea Blogs — An Overview

    There’s just something about tea. Something, to be a little more precise, that makes people want to share information, as well as their thoughts and experiences regarding tea drinking and culture. If you beg to differ on this point, consider that there are literally hundreds of tea lovers out there who are so anxious to… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on Flavored Tea

    There are those tea drinkers (myself among them) who believe that a good cup of tea needs nothing else, whether it be milk, cream, sweeteners, or lemon. But everyone likes what they like, and, of course, there are many people who could not even conceive of drinking a cup of tea without assorted and sundry… Continue reading

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  • Spotlight on White Tea

    If you’ve been following the media’s coverage of tea in recent years, you must surely have noticed that at some point green tea pulled ahead of all other varieties when it came to popularity. This was due, in large part, to a number of studies that suggested that green tea might have assorted and sundry… Continue reading

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  • An Introduction to Guayusa

    If you strive to keep on the cutting edge of what we might call herbal beverages, for lack of a better term, then you may already know about Ilex guayusa, which is more commonly known as Guayusa. If not, then it’s time for a brief introduction. Those who keep tabs on this sort of thing… Continue reading

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  • Why Tea II?

    What’s your hot beverage of choice? Well, that probably depends. In most cases it’s likely to be an accident of birth, for lack of a better term. If you live in the United States odds are good that you’re going to be a coffee drinker. If you hail from the United Kingdom and assorted and… Continue reading

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  • Spotlight on Oolong Tea

    If you’ve done even a cursory Web search for oolong tea – which often goes by such names as wulong and a host of related variations – then you’ve probably already discovered that it is the weight loss miracle of the ages. Of course, you’ll want to take these tidbits of information with a grain… Continue reading

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  • Why Tea?

    Why do you drink tea? Hmmm…made you think, didn’t I? There are any number of reasons why someone might drink tea. Some of us may have only one reason and others perhaps a combination of several but they will generally tend to fall into certain broad categories. Let’s take a look. Because It’s There In… Continue reading

  • Tea, Coffee & Brain Tumors

    Can’t decide between coffee and tea? It’s not a problem I’ve ever experienced, thank you very much. But if are having problems deciding between these two beverages it may help to know that both of them have been found to possibly lower the risk of getting a brain tumor. Both coffee and tea have been… Continue reading

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