2014
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Tea Themes on Our Blog
Over the years, our blog has addressed lots of tea themes. From what tea is and how to prepare it, to different tea customs, history and teawares. We have looked at every twist and turn and nuance of tea and yet the articles keep coming. Why? Because that is tea – ever present and changing… Continue reading
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$5 Cup of Tea – Meet $6 Cup of Tea
What’s the largest sum of money you’d pay for a cup of tea? My answer is not very much, though I can’t really narrow it down to a precise dollar (or cents) figure. I’ve discoursed on tea economics here many times now and I won’t go into it too deeply except to say that the… Continue reading
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6 Things That Are Unique About American Tea Drinking
For all of you tea drinkers coming to the U.S. and expecting what you are used to at home, I present this list as a sort of public service. We Americans are a breed apart…a distinctly odd breed in some ways. And wonderfully unique in other ways. Tea drinking is one of them. I selected… Continue reading
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The Tea Anarchist’s Handbook
I spend all of my day drinking tea. I taste for professional reasons. I blend and taste and I taste the blends of others in our company. I taste competitor teas. I don’t ever taste tea bags, except every so often when someone invents a “new kind that actually tastes good”, which it invariably doesn’t.… Continue reading
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Some Relatives of the Tea Plant to Grow in the U.S.
The rush to grow tea in the U.S. is on, with brave agronomical pioneers in several states boldly going where… you know the rest. But wait, there are already several relatives of the tea plant (Camellia Sinensis) blooming from coast to coast. Well, almost. Camellias, azaleas, and rhododendrons are the generally known names. You can’t… Continue reading
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Who Drinks Coffee, Who Drinks Tea?
Of all the nations on Earth, which one drinks the most tea? That would have to be the Irish, of course. Or would it? Well, if the truth be told, the nation that consumes the most tea of them all is…China. Which is fitting enough, I guess. The Chinese are said to put away about… Continue reading
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5 Signs That You’re “Going Victorian” at Tea Time
The natural thing to do in these times when nostalgia is all around us is to “go Victorian” at tea time. You don’t have to live in a house built during the Victorian era (1837-1901) for that to happen. It’s just a little thing here, a little thing there – all signs that you’re “going… Continue reading
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Recipe for Tea Scalloped Potatoes
When considering comfort foods one delights in visions of mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes, soup, pasta and so much more. In most of these visions you will be hard pressed not to find some kind of cheese or potato in the recipe. There is just something about the rich full flavor of cheese and the hearty warmth… Continue reading
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Tea Moments – Doing Laundry Revisited
The time has come to revisit that most special of tea moments – the one where you have the laundry well under way and are being lulled by the swish of the washer and hum of the dryer. It’s been awhile since I wrote about enjoying any kind of quiet tea moment. In fact the… Continue reading
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The History of the Perfect Cup of Tea
I write a few monthly columns for this site, one about tea books and one about tea gadgets and offbeat news. Though it might seem otherwise, I don’t actually write on a monthly basis about perfect tea. But I’ve covered the topic many times already and I’m about to do it one more time. For… Continue reading
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