July 2010
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Blackcurrant Black Tea
The Subject: Blackcurrant Black Tea from The English Tea Store. Rating: Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: Black Scents, flavorings, etc.: blackcurrant, other unspecified Aroma, dry: Bitter, weedy smell that’s familiar but can’t identify Aroma in the cup, plain: Bitter, weedy smell that’s familiar but can’t identify Taste, plain: Blackcurrant strong,… Continue reading
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Nile Delta Chamomile
The Subject: Nile Delta Chamomile from The English Tea Store. Rating: Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: herbal (not a tea) Scents, flavorings, etc.: N/A Aroma, dry: Fresh, bright, lively, sweet, rich Aroma in the cup, plain: Fresh, bright, lively, sweet, rich Taste, plain: Rich yet mild, not bitter, relaxing Aroma… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea
By most accounts there are six main categories of tea. All of these come from the same plant — Camellia sinensis — and do not have anything to do with those beverages often known as herbal teas or tisanes. Categories of real tea include black, green, white, yellow, puerh and oolong. The latter might also be… Continue reading
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Book Review — “Time for Tea” by Michele Rivers
When an American hears the phrase “afternoon tea,” it conjures up images of fancy tea rooms, lace tablecloths, and silver tea services. For the English, afternoon tea is far simpler. Sometimes, having afternoon tea just means sitting down in the afternoon for a relaxing cup of tea. No fancy accessories required. My dearest friend, Liza,… Continue reading
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Icy Cold PG Tips
Stepping outside, it almost feels like you could swim through the air. That’s humidity in Northern Virginia, and with temperatures remaining in the eighties and nineties, iced tea weather is here to stay. Luckily, I’ve got a good stash to keep me going. PG Tips is on the same wavelength, and they recently sent me… Continue reading
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Who Drinks the Most Tea?
So who does drink the most tea? There are probably many tea lovers out there who think that the trophy for this singular achievement should go on their mantle, but in this case we’re actually looking at rates of tea consumption by country. If you were going to guess, just right off of the top… Continue reading
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Thinking Outside the Teapot
Get ready to think outside the teapot. There are other ways to steep your teas. It’s time to explore a few of them. Just as the most creative and imaginative people tend to “think outside the box” when they are facing a tricky issue or new situation, you can approach tea steeping with the same… Continue reading
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Tea Accessories Just for the Heck of It
Tea accessories are often just too tempting and cute to resist, even when they aren’t, strictly speaking, necessary. You can always set them around the house as decorations or put them to a use other than the one intended. Of course, your other alternative is to hold more tea parties so you have an excuse… Continue reading
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Scottish Breakfast Tea
Breakfast – it’s the most important meal of the day, or so we’re told. Which means that our breakfast tea is the most important cup (or two or three) of the day. Of course this is not always the case, but there are still many places in the world where coffee has not exerted its… Continue reading
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China Black
Black tea might not exactly be the Rodney Dangerfield (gets no respect) of the tea world but nowadays it seems that the other five varieties tend to get more attention. To review very briefly, there are generally thought to be five main types of tea in addition to black – green, oolong, white, yellow and… Continue reading
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