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  • Traditional Yerba Mate Drinking: Curing the Gourd

    Once upon a time Americans would not have had ready access to yerba mate, nor would they have known what to do with it if they had. But let’s clarify that statement a bit, as it refers specifically to North Americans. In South America, yerba mate has long been a favorite beverage, to the point… Continue reading

  • Water vs. Tea

    By now most of you tea lovers must surely be aware of the fact that tea is the second most popular beverage in the world (or at least this is what we’ve been told). At the top of this particular heap, of course, is good old-fashioned water. Putting aside for now the fact that tea… Continue reading

  • Gongfu Cha

    With the ever-increasing interest in premium tea these days there has also been an increase of interest in the preparation style called gongfu or gongfu cha. This method of tea preparation has been well established for many centuries in China, where it originated. In recent years gongfu cha has become more popular with tea enthusiasts… Continue reading

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  • Is Tea Good For You?

    I’m sorry if I’m the one who had to break this to you, but tea is apparently not perfect. Amid the seemingly endless flurry of reports on the many positive health benefits that we can realize from drinking tea, you’ll occasionally run across one or two not so good reports. For instance, it’s said that… Continue reading

  • Iced Tea Season Commences

    June is National Iced Tea Month and while the month is almost at an end there’s no reason to stop celebrating just because July is about to commence. In case you hadn’t noticed, summer is here, the temperatures are rising and it’s a great time to kick back with a glass of iced tea. The… Continue reading

  • All About Teapots

    You’re not likely to find a magazine about teapots at your local newsstand or bookstore. So if you’re looking for information about teapots your best bet is to head over to teapots teapots teapots, where their slogan is “all the latest teapot news and pictures updated virtually every day.” The site is the creation of… Continue reading

  • Flowering Tea

    For many tea drinkers, one of the best parts of the tea drinking process is when they can put life on hold for a short time and watch as the hot water causes the tea leaves to unfurl, a process this is greatly enhanced by the use of glass teaware. Check out this article for… Continue reading

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  • The Best of Japanese Green Tea

    Japanese green tea — if you wanted to distill that phrase down to its very essence you could just say Japanese tea. For when it comes to tea production and consumption in Japan it’s safe to say that green tea is by far and above the overwhelming favorite. Not that black tea is totally unknown… Continue reading

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  • Tea and Antioxidants

    Tea is not just good but it’s also good for you – or so the story goes. There are a number of research studies that have offered compelling evidence in favor of this notion. A number of brief articles have also appeared at this very site examining how tea might help us in treating various… Continue reading

  • Tantalize Your Taste Buds With Tepid Tea

    At this time of year (June) in the Arizona desert nobody thinks about it much when the temperature exceeds 100 degrees. It’s no more out of the ordinary than a white Christmas in the Yukon. But it’s also not the sort of weather that finds you craving a cup of hot tea. What’s interesting, though,… Continue reading

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