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Tregothnan, Earl Grey (Hot) & More
The United States has never been known as a nation of tea consumers or tea producers, although for a long time now we’ve had our own homegrown tea estate – South Carolina’s Charleston Tea Plantation. Over in the United Kingdom they are known for their immense consumption of tea, but they have never done much… Continue reading
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“Chinese Method of Preparing the Different Sorts of Tea” by Alexis-Marie de Rochon
Have you ever found yourself wishing for an article that was translated from French into English and published in a Scottish magazine on the topic of how the Chinese prepare tea? Well, funny you should mention it. I’ve got just the thing for you. The Scots Magazine got underway in 1739 and it still publishing… Continue reading
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Celebrating a 2nd Year as Blog Editor
One thing that is normal in any profession, especially where some creativity is involved (as is the case with writing), is personal growth and development. That has certainly been true for me. Reading back through some of my early articles can make me cringe. As the anniversary of my second year as editor of this… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report IV
While most of these reports seem to focus more on the gadget side of things, I’d like to start off this month with one of the wackier bits of offbeat tea-related news I’ve heard for a while. Consider this headline from a recent edition of The Japan Times – Viagra-green Tea Cocktail Combats Cancer. No,… Continue reading
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“Tea Machinery, and Tea Factories – The Book” by Alexander James Wallis-Tayler
Writers of yesteryear were hardly known for being economical when it came to their book titles and Alexander James Wallis-Tayler was no exception. His 1900 work, Tea Machinery, and Tea Factories: A Descriptive Treatise on the Mechanical Appliances Required in the Cultivation of the Tea Plant and the Preparation of Tea for the Market, might… Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on Terroir and Tea
The term “terroir” gets tossed about with regard to certain crops like grapes (especially those used to make wine) and tea. But what is it? Well, I can give you my layman’s thoughts on terroir and how it relates to tea. For something more official, you will need to consult someone more expert in this… Continue reading
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Tea Developments, Monthly Report February 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. Assam Green Tea Green tea is growing in popularity here in the U.S. as well as other countries, even ones like the UK where black tea has reigned for centuries.… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books
If I had a copy of every book I’ve written about since taking up this tea writing thing, I’d surely have a bookshelf with several feet of books devoted to the subject. But tea is a whopping big topic, and there are always more books on the horizon. Here are a few of the latest… Continue reading
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On the Tea Cultivation in Western Ssŭch’uan: and, The Tea Trade With Tibet viâ Tachienlu
If you want to get an idea of the history and customs of certain countries (especially India and China) during certain periods of time you could do a lot worse than to read some of the many books about tea that have been written over the years. I’ve reviewed many of these books in these… Continue reading
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On Gloom, Doom, and the End of Tea as We Know It (Or Not)
I’m going to go out on a limb here. I don’t have any special insight into the future, but I’m going to hazard a guess even so. Tea has been with us for many thousands of years and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Although you wouldn’t know it from the “tea is under assault”… Continue reading
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