June 2010
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Review: Bingo Blueberry Herbal
© 2010 A.C. Cargill photos and text – All rights reserved. No copying, posting on other sites, or other uses allowed without written permission of the copyright holder. The Subject: Bingo Blueberry Herbal from The English Tea Store. Rating: Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: Not a tea, is an herbal… Continue reading
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Torturing Your Tea Leaves
Cramming your full-leaf teas into a tiny infuser ball or tea stick can be tantamount to torture. At least it seems so to this tea drinker. All that effort to grow, harvest, process, package, and bring to market those leaves of the Camellia Sinensis bush, and you don’t let them unfurl fully in that hot… Continue reading
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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
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Tea Showdown — Devonshire Tea vs. PG Tips
My tea adventures have ranged far and wide over the past year. While my focus has been on loose leaf teas (strongly preferred), a few bagged teas have crossed my path. PG Tips has been a favorite for years and has a long history dating back to the 1930s (although the company was started in… Continue reading
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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 Many Ways to Make Iced Tea
There are a variety of methods of making iced tea. And as the warmer weather approaches and the sunny days make us reach for something cold, icing down your tea is a great way to get your favorite flavors and blends in a way that is refreshing. It makes me wonder why anyone would buy… Continue reading
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The Tea Pillow of My Dreams
Ever thought you could dream on a pillow of tea? Me neither. In fact, when I was asked awhile back if I wanted to try a tea pillow, my first thought was, “Get real. A pillow made of tea?” It was a reasonable question. After all, tea is, well, you know, sort of liquidy, at… 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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Enjoying a Winter Tea in Summer
There are teas that are perfect for Winter and teas that are perfect for Summer. And never the twain shall meet. Oh, yeah? Daring to be different has always been one of my hallmarks. Those who know me well can attest to this. When others zigged, I zagged. When others cheered, I booed. When others… Continue reading
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Teatime with Dad on Father’s Day
Many of you think tea is just for “delicate flowers” like me, a tea drinking, pinkie pointing, hat wearing, long hair flowing female. I beg to differ. Men throughout the world enjoy a brew that can range from a delicate pale white tea such as Bai Hao Yin Zhen from the Fujian province in China… Continue reading
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