January 2014
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The Remarkable Captain Pidding
[Editor’s note: we welcome the first article from a fellow tea blogger. Enjoy!] From The Carlisle Patriot, 18 May 1844 : “CHINESE OLIO AND TEA TALK. – This is the title of a weekly paper just commenced by Captain PIDDING, whose celebrated mixture of teas is so well known. We have seen the first number,… Continue reading
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Tea Can Clear a Cloudy Day
Gray skies getting you down? A nice cup, or even a whole potful, of tea can clear a cloudy day, turning those skies a brilliant azure blue! Just another of the amazing effects that tea can impart. Winter is the time (in the Northern Hemisphere) when folks tend to get most down. The hours of… Continue reading
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(Sort of) Arcane Tea Terms: Congou
Language is an ever-changing thing, as anyone who’s ever struggled to read Chaucer or Shakespeare can probably attest to. The British Library was so convinced that the English language is constantly in flux that they created a web site to try to document some of those changes. Of course, the language of tea has changed… Continue reading
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Teacup Shapes Compared
Teacup shapes are varied and many. They can be quite mind-boggling, in fact, but a quick comparison will help sort the handy from the not-so-handy, the practical from the impractical, the visually pleasing from the eyesores, and so on. Some folks would probably say that any teacup shape that holds tea is fine. In truth,… Continue reading
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Recipe for Tea Bacon Jalapeño Poppers
The perfect bite is a marriage of flavors and textures on your palate that creates a symphony only a genius could write. This jalapeño popper combines crispy bacon and creamy cheese which in addition to creating the perfect bite helps to diminish some of the heat from the pepper. The use of Lapsang Souchong adds… Continue reading
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How to Add That Spa Touch to Your Tea Time
Time to de-stress, detox, and generally recover from those holiday indulgences, parties, and other excesses (such as going too long without sleep). There is a sure-fire way to do this. You need to add a spa touch to your tea time, and here’s how! What a Typical Spa Offers: Massage — You get a trained… Continue reading
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The British Are a Nation of Coffee Drinkers (Really?)
So it’s been decided. The British are now “a nation of coffee drinkers.” I know. It came as something of a shock to me too, given that all this time I thought of the United Kingdom as one of the all-time great outposts of tea consumption. Of course, it’s just possible that it’s not quite… Continue reading
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The Best of the English Tea Store Tea Blog in 2013
The year 2013 has been a busy one for this blog, where an array of writers have brought you a variety of views of tea. Tea Guy William I. Lengeman kept us informed with his monthly reports on tea books, gadgets, and other news. He’s also been trying some of the teas and herbals from… Continue reading
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Richard Twining’s Observations on the Tea Trade (1785)
It should come as no surprise that the various family members of a prominent English tea company should come in for a mention here now and then, at a site that’s focused on English tea and tea culture. That family is, of course, the Twining family, whose firm started operating long before Americans had even… Continue reading
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5 January Teas Not to Miss!
Another journey around the sun is complete, and a new one is just beginning. You probably have your resolutions all lined up, and I just know that trying new teas is one of them. But so should be getting more out of the teas you love. Either way, here are five teas that are a… Continue reading
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