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March 7, 2011

  • Famous “Tea” Expressions

    Expressions about tea abound. Not surprising. Tea is becoming of more interest, and we humans tend to fold our interests into our vocabulary, sort of like folding chocolate chips into cookie dough. They make the cookies sweeter, and the expressions make our daily speech more interesting. Probably the first expression that comes to your mind… Continue reading

  • Major Assam Tea Estates

    When Robert Bruce first brought tea plants smuggled out of China to India, he discovered that the inhabitants of the Assam area were already enjoying tea made from a tea bush varietal growing wild (Camellia Sinensis assamica). He set about cultivating the plant and in a few years tea was being exported to London. Today,… Continue reading