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A Few of Our Favorite Tea Associations
Please pardon me for restating the obvious, but when people share common interests they have a tendency to gather together into groups to explore those interests. Tea people are no exception, mind you, and the same for those tea people that are in the business of producing and/or selling tea. Rather than being a comprehensive… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books V
So what’s the deal with tea cosies? I’m starting to get the impression that they’re a lot more popular than I ever realized. I’ve never owned one and since I don’t prepare tea in a teapot I don’t suppose I ever will. But given the number of books that I’ve run across while writing previous… Continue reading
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3 Reasons to Standardize the Spellings of Tea Names
In a recent article, Bill Lengeman, that intrepid tea guy and reporter of all things tea, wrote about the “poetry” of tea names. Awhile ago, I wrote about the “circus” of tea names out there in this article. Let’s face it, consistency is not a byword in the world of tea! Romanizing tea names can… Continue reading
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Canada’s First Tea Farm?
In the years that I’ve been writing about tea, I’ve commented a number of times about the relative scarcity of tea growers in the United States. We’re not really renowned for drinking tea here or growing it, although there is one producer of note – South Carolina’s Charleston Tea Plantation – and a number of… Continue reading
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Tea Is Tops with Natural Foods Shoppers
What are “natural” foods? Hmmm. If there was ever a term that brought to mind the phrase “buyer beware,” it’s that one. There’s apparently no clear definition for “natural,” as it relates to food, but that doesn’t keep grocery shoppers from gravitating toward foods that are perceived as such. As one tea news site reported… Continue reading
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Tea or Coffee Reigns Supreme in the UK – Which Is It?
So, which is more popular in the United Kingdom – coffee or tea? Well, that’s an easy one. After all, the United Kingdom might not be the place where tea drinking was invented, but they certainly spared no enthusiasm when it came to adopting the practice. But’s it’s not quite that simple. Or at least… Continue reading
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The Poetry of Tea Names
If you haven’t noticed yet, let me direct your attention to the fact that many tea names are comparatively bland and utilitarian. Let’s leave aside for now any names that have to do with a specific tea merchant such as Twinings, PG Tips, and the like, and focus on some of the rest. Perhaps one… Continue reading
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Tea Developments, Monthly Report May 2013
Here’s a quick look at some tea developments that may not necessarily be new but are still not in the mainstream of tea drinkers’ awareness. U.S. Tea Growers Expanding Nigel Melican reports: “I now have positive responses from tea growers in eight US states – and many more potential growers – that’s marvellous [sic] in… Continue reading
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Virtual Tea Estate Tours
I’ve noticed something over the course of the years that I’ve been writing about tea. Actually I’ve noticed quite a few things but the one most pertinent to this discussion is that while there are a zillion and a half tea merchant sites, tea blogs and whatever other Internet stuff related to tea, there don’t… Continue reading
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The Wonders of Teabagging Machines
Even though I don’t use teabags, the machines that make them fascinate me. Imagine a machine that takes the processed tea leaves and dumps a small amount into a little bag, adds a string, adds a tag, and does this by the thousands. Wow! Of course, teabagging machines are part of a line of machines… Continue reading
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