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  • 5 Teas to Get You Through February

    Phew! You made it through the first month of the year and are now embarking on the second. Did any of your New Year’s resolutions endure this long? Don’t feel bad if the answer is “no.” Mine went by the wayside a couple weeks ago. Best to look to the month ahead here. And tea… Continue reading

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  • Teas of the World: Chinese Fujian Teas

    Teas are grown in an ever-increasing number of countries in the world, with China still being one of the leaders. Your first stop on our world tea tour is the Fujian Province where a good portion of these teas come from. About the Province During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Fujian Province served as the… Continue reading

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  • Tea Kettle Philosophy — Being Too Advanced

    The simplicity of a tea kettle sitting on a stovetop—quietly heating water to the perfect temperature—often sparks a thought for me: sometimes things can become too advanced. By that, I mean we can accumulate so many gadgets that even the simplest tasks end up feeling unnecessarily complicated. Changes in our economic situation have led my… Continue reading

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  • Tea Tourism Revisited

    I’m pretty sure there are no statistics available on the topic, but I’d be willing to bet that tea tourism doesn’t quite stack up against other types of specialty tourism – at least not yet. To quote one of the authors of a recent article on tea tourism in India, as mentioned below, “It’s not… Continue reading

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  • Tea – The Disreputable Drink?

    Over the centuries tea has been many things to many people. Early on, in Asia, it was mostly the drink of emperors and other nobility. When it first came to Europe it was so expensive, due in large part to relatively scarce supplies, that no one but the rich and powerful could afford it. Even… Continue reading

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  • The Tea Truck Arrives!

    It can always be exciting when your order of tea arrives. That box or padded envelope or other style package can seem like that genie’s lamp full of wonderful wishes come true. Just imagine how you’d feel if a whole truck full of tea were to arrive! A little while ago, one of the writers… Continue reading

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  • The Shape of the Leaf

    You can’t judge a book by the cover – or so the saying goes. Whether or not you can judge a variety of tea by its appearance is a question for someone with more expertise than yours truly. But I can say, without any fear of contradiction, that tea leaves do come in a very… Continue reading

  • Milk First, Last, or Never in Your Tea?

    Awhile back I wrote adamantly that, if one uses milk in one’s tea, it should go in first, since it not only keeps those eggshell thin bone china teacups from cracking when the hot tea is poured in but it also assures a more even mixing of tea and milk. Others say it should go… Continue reading

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  • Mega Tea Vendors

    Large-scale producers supply much of the world’s tea Are Mega Tea Vendors Good or Bad for Tea Drinkers? Mega tea vendors produce the majority of tea consumed around the world. In recent years, large corporations—including those better known for coffee—have acquired major tea brands. This has led to understandable questions: Will quality decline? Will flavored… Continue reading

  • Brooke Bond Tea Company Picture Cards

    Brooke Bond & Company, the former manufacturer of PG Tips (now owned by Unilever), was founded in 1869 by Arthur Brooke and has been using collectibles to promote its products for decades. One of those collectibles is the picture card books that were included in packages of teabags. The picture cards and related booklets were… Continue reading

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