December 2009
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Tea Tips for Newbies
By Stephanie Harkins [reposted from our sister blog] Just getting acquainted with the wide, wide world of tea? Have you only just started to branch out beyond the familiarity of bagged tea or realized that tea comes in a lot more varieties than black or green? Tea can be very intimidating to someone just learning about… Continue reading
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A Guide to Tea Review Sites
By William I. Lengeman III There’s no way to be sure how many varieties of tea exist, but the numbers may run into the thousands. It is safe to say that it would take a lifetime of devoted sampling for anyone to be able to taste even a fraction of them. Even the combined efforts… Continue reading
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Holiday Tea Recipes
By Stephanie Harkins [reposted from our sister blog] Tea can make a wonderfully flavorful addition to holiday festivities. And even though a pot of hot tea on a cold winter’s day is a delight indeed, there are also a few recipes that I myself have created with teas to make the holidays a bit more special.… Continue reading
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Maple Tea & Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”
The English Tea Store brand of maple-flavored black tea may not quite be what you expect to taste upon trying it. The scent of maple wafts from the tin, promising a candy sweetness. As it brews, it releases even more aroma, watering the mouth in anticipation. With a little sweetener and a dash of cream,… Continue reading
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Taking Tea for Cold, Flu and Allergies
What do colds, flu and allergies have in common? They make you feel lousy, of course, but more important is the convincing evidence that suggests that tea might help keep all of these maladies at bay. If a cold is laying you low, tea might be of some assistance, or so say a group of… Continue reading
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Review — English Breakfast Blend No. 1
The Subject: English Breakfast Blend No. 1 from The English Tea Store. Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: Black Scents, flavorings, etc.: No added scents or flavors Aroma, dry: Good, strong black tea aroma Aroma in the cup, plain: Light scent, a bit smoky Taste, plain: Mild, hint of an edge,… 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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How to Make Bad Tea
Make bad tea? Why would anyone want to do that? Well, to be honest, pointers on how to make bad tea are typically offered so that you’ll know what steps to avoid and will ultimately wind up with a good cup of tea. For it’s easier to make bad tea than good, it seems, to… Continue reading
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Tea Spoon Collecting
By Kathy McCarthy While you do not give much thought to an ordinary spoon as you stir your warm cup of tea on a blustery winter’s eve, teaspoons can tell the story of the ages. Many collectors use spoons in their collections as an historic reference hearkening back to significant changes, either political, social or… Continue reading
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