tea leaves
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How Much Does the Tea Leaf Consistency Matter?
Tea enthusiasts often pay close attention to the appearance of dry leaves. Uniformity, color, shape, and size are frequently viewed as indicators of quality. But how important is leaf consistency, really? The answer depends entirely on the type of tea. For some teas, consistency of leaf shape and size is a critical quality standard. For… Continue reading
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Who Cares What the Tea Leaves Look Like?
Anyone who reads tea reviews regularly has probably noticed a recurring theme: reviewers seem almost obsessed with photographing tea leaves. There are pictures of dry leaves, wet leaves, unfurled leaves, close-ups of buds, and occasionally enough leaf photography to rival a botanical textbook. For those who enjoy tea bags and simply want a comforting cup,… Continue reading
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Crafting with Tea Leaves
Generally I do one of two things with spent tea leaves: toss them into the begonia, or just throw them into the garbage can. A few years ago, a tea friend came up with a more creative idea for using infused tea leaves. She sent me a greeting card that she’d created by incorporating used… Continue reading
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Torturing Your Tea Leaves
Loose leaves need space to expand Stop “Torturing” Your Tea Leaves Cramming full-leaf tea into a tiny infuser can feel like torture—at least from a tea lover’s perspective. Think about it: those leaves have gone through a long journey—from growing and harvesting to processing and packaging—only to end up tightly confined in a small metal… Continue reading
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Pyramid Teabags: Shape with Purpose
By Kathy McCarthy [reposted from our sister blog] A pyramid teabag is exactly what it sounds like, a teabag in the shape of a pyramid. Introduced a little over ten years ago, this teabag was thought to be an improvement over the traditional pocket-shaped teabag because the pyramid shape gives the tea leaves more room to… Continue reading
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Proper Tea Tasting Techniques
By Stephanie Harkins Tea tasting, much like wine tasting, cheese tasting or any other sampling of a food or beverage, includes utilizing all five of your senses and focusing on how the experience feels to you personally. By using your sense of smell, sight, taste and touch, you can not only evaluate teas accurately, but… Continue reading
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The Importance of Water
I’m sure this won’t be the first time you’ve seen a discussion about the importance of using the right water for tea. In fact, there have been similar posts on this very blog, but it’s an issue important enough to bear repeating. Tea is, of course, largely water by volume, so it makes sense that… Continue reading
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