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Review ― Assam TGFOP from The English Tea Store
Tea Name: Assam TGFOP Tea Type: Black tea from the Assam area of India Assam tea is made from a varietal of the tea plant called Camellia Sinensis assamica and is grown in the Assam state in northeast India where the Brahmaputra River flows. The Indian people had cultivated this plant for centuries before the… Continue reading
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20 Reasons to Drink Tea in December
December is upon us. It’s a month chock full of all sorts of activities, from cleaning up the Thanksgiving leftovers to baking and shopping and partying to celebrate the Winter Holidays. Keep the teapot full of hot, tasty tea to celebrate these times, to serve to guests who drop in for a holiday visit, and… Continue reading
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Winter Yard Work and a Cup of Tea
Yard work doesn’t end when Winter comes. It just gets a bit easier, mainly because there are fewer bugs on the hunt for fresh feeding grounds (like my arms and legs). You do have to bundle up a little more, though, since the weather is usually a bit nippy then. A hot thermos of tea… Continue reading
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Tea and the Brass Buttons
Tea is known to stimulate and to calm. What better beverage to partake of while doing something tricky (at least to this person who rarely holds a needle and thread) like replacing all the buttons on an otherwise splendid blazer? For this teetotaler there is none. The problem: A few years ago, I bought a… Continue reading
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Teapot Shape Defies Infusers
Have you noticed that the best steeping teapots, no matter how “unique” they are, have a tendency toward stout? There are exceptions out there and some really “different” ones in that pack, but generally short and squat are regarded as the preferred dimensions for the best steepers. From the standard in many a UK kitchen… Continue reading
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A Special Thanks to Tea Growers
’Tis the season when we give thanks for the good things in our lives. Tea is one of the best things to us tea lovers out there, so a special thanks to tea growers is certainly warranted. Most of us have some awareness of how produce items get from the soil they grow in to… Continue reading
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Review ― Formosa Oolong from The English Tea Store
Tea Name: Formosa Oolong Estate Tea Tea Type: Oolong from Taiwan The British found out centuries ago that tea drinking was essential and drinking good tea was even more essential. How do you have civilization without a good “cuppa”? You can certainly feel civilized after a cup of this tasty oolong. Oolongs are semi-oxidized, that… Continue reading
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My Christmas Mug Gift List Line-up
’Tis the season for a host of those oh so cute Christmas mugs to pop up everywhere. I have a collection that hubby and I have bought and that others have given us as gifts. We tend to give such mugs as gifts, too, being careful not to give the same mug design to someone… Continue reading
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Review ― Yorkshire Harrogate from The English Tea Store
Tea Name: Yorkshire Harrogate Tea Type: A blend of unspecified black teas This tasty and economical version of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire tea is a true find! Open the pack and inhale a wonderful jammy fragrance emitting from those dark brown broken tea leaf pieces. Hubby and I steeped some of those leaves for 4… Continue reading
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