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  • Smoking Tea?

    If you’re in the mood to consume tea, there’s a very good chance that you’re going to drink it. That almost goes without saying. But drinking tea is not the be all and end all of tea consumption. As the growing number of tea-related cookbooks will attest to, you can also consume tea as an Continue reading

  • The Color Purple (of Tea)

    Of the six main categories of tea, four are commonly associated with a specific color. There’s black and green, of course, and there’s also white, a variety that has become more popular lately. Yellow tea is lightly processed and is more or less produced along similar lines as green tea. Yellow tea is not nearly Continue reading

  • What Is Wild Tea?

    I got into a — uh — er — “discussion” with someone on Twitter who swears that the “wild tea” I had just reviewed wasn’t — wild, that is. His claim was that the tea plant/tree had to be at least 100 years old and basically uncultivated, that is, unpruned, unirrigated, or otherwise aided in Continue reading

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  • Men’s Names and Tea

    Tea may be seen as a “woman’s beverage” in Europe and the U.S., but men play a very significant role in the growing, processing, distribution, and enjoyment of this wonderful beverage. While many teas are named after women, there are some named after men, too. Plus a host of tea companies with men’s names. Members Continue reading

  • Tea Meets Vodka

    If you like your tea to have a little bit of a kick, you’re in luck. There are many varieties of alcoholic beverages these days that are flavored with tea. One of the more popular of these categories lately seems to be vodka. Perhaps it’s because vodka is a clear, relatively flavorless liquid that distillers Continue reading

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  • More Offbeat Teas

    Tea is grown and produced in many countries around the world, but there are several tea-growing regions that are best known for turning out one specific variety of tea. Take Japan, for instance, which is known primarily for its many varieties of green tea and not much else. Or the state of Assam, which is Continue reading

  • Tea Name Circus

    Sometimes it can seem like there is a tea name circus going on out there. “In the center ring! … a high-flying green tea! … the great Longjing … no, wait, that’s Dragonwell … uh, I mean, Lungching … whatever!” Yes, I fuss a lot about calling those herbals things “teas” versus “tisanes” but this Continue reading

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  • Taking Tea to the Next Level

    Who will be the Starbucks of tea? Don’t laugh – it’s a phrase that’s cropped up in recent years as tea’s popularity continues to grow and Starbucks remains the 800-pound gorilla of the hot beverage market. In fact, it’s a phrase that’s become popular enough to return about three thousand results on a Google search. Continue reading

  • The Controversy of “Tisane” versus “Tea”

    A big controversy is swirling in the world of tea: what is a “tisane” versus what is a “tea.” Every time I get into a discussion of this with people, either in person or through social media (Twitter and Facebook), I’m reminded of a recent conversation of “car” versus “bicycle”:  “How do you like my Continue reading

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  • Women’s Names and Tea

    Tea has been seen as a “woman’s beverage” in Europe and the U.S. since it was popularized in Britain by Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza after her marriage to Prince Charles II. As tea became more popular, a lot of tea rooms became havens where women could go and not be seen as wild or Continue reading

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