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Official Blog of the English Tea Store


February 27, 2012

  • All a-Twitter About Tea

    The so-called “social media sites” like Twitter and Facebook have been around awhile and have had a definite impact on people’s lives. This tea lover is no exception. Almost three years ago now I began to delve more deeply into knowing about a beverage I had enjoyed all of my adult life: tea. That led… Continue reading

  • On the Adulteration of Tea

    For tea drinkers these days it’s probably a pretty safe bet that if you’re dealing with a somewhat reputable tea merchant you’ll get the tea you’re paying for. In other words, you’ll get the tea leaves that were advertised without anything else added to the mix. Which wasn’t always the case. Once upon a time… Continue reading

  • You (Tea) Animal!

    [Editor’s note: I usually don’t layout articles like this (photo-text-photo-text-etc), but the last time I tried to do something snazzy, WordPress messed up the image sizing. These teawares are just too cute (I want them all!) to risk that happening again. Enjoy!] A lot of people collect “stuff” with animal motifs. A lot of tea people… Continue reading