Say what you want about life in the digital era, but don’t say that it hasn’t brought us a wealth of books in electronic form that previously were not readily available to most of us. Of course, that includes books about tea, a number of which we’ve taken a look at in these very pages.… Continue reading

There’s a type of tea for every letter of the alphabet (except maybe V – see below), but of course that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the great wide world of tea varieties. Won’t you sing along with me? ♪ ♫ “A, B, C, D…” ♫ ♪ Assam A state… Continue reading

If you’re getting ready to start a tea library or if you just want a few good volumes to help beef up your knowledge of tea, there are any number of options available to you. Here are a few good works to get started with. The True History of Tea By Erling Hoh, Victor H.… Continue reading

There are several well-known celebrities who have sung the praises of tea and gotten paid for it, presumably quite well. They include actor Hugh Jackman and rapper Eminem, who have done high-profile advertising campaigns for Lipton, and hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who has served as a spokesperson for Bigelow Tea. But those of us who… Continue reading