Tea – Other
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Have Bagged Teas Gotten a Bad Rap?
I’m starting to think that bagged teas have gotten a bad rap (or maybe just a bad “wrap”). Generally speaking, tea in bags aren’t a staple item in my tea pantry. As one who lives the “tea life,” bagged tea is not to me what tea is all about. Hubby and I are the types… Continue reading
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New Teas for the New Year
Pull out the good china, the nice linens, and invite a friend over because the English Tea Store has something you’ve never had before – teas so unique they simply must be shared! No time like the present for trying things, what with it being a New Year and the start of a new decade.… Continue reading
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Holiday Tea Time — New Year’s Eve
By A.C. Cargill The last day of 2009 is approaching — time to throw an end-of-year tea time bash! While champagne bottle corks will be popping across the nation and the world, hubby and I will be enjoying the “champagne of teas”: Darjeeling. One deep inhalation of the steam rising from the teapot’s spout can… Continue reading
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Pyramid Teabags
By Kathy McCarthy [reposted from our sister blog] A pyramid teabag is exactly what it sounds like, a teabag in the shape of a pyramid. Introduced a little over ten years ago, this teabag was thought to be an improvement over the traditional pocket-shaped teabag because the pyramid shape gives the tea leaves more room to… Continue reading
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Tea from Mauritius
My step-mother has led quite an interesting life, including several years of living in Mauritius, a small island off the east coast of Africa. Her tales of Mauritius are so far from the simple life she now leads with my father, like the state dinners she attended, with servants in livery standing behind the chairs… Continue reading
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The Switcheroo: Coffee to Tea
by William I. Lengeman III Tea has made considerable inroads in North America in the last decade or so, but it’s still safe to say that the beverage of choice here is coffee. As tea has increased in popularity, one could also safely say that many newcomers to tea have been recruited from the ranks… Continue reading
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Just Add Heat: Roasted Tea
Heat is an integral part of the process of making many varieties of tea, with the amount of heat applied varying according to the type of tea. There are some varieties of tea that go through another stage of firing, one that qualifies them to be known as roasted tea. While many of these teas… Continue reading
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The Languages of Tea – Japanese
by Adam Yusko Avid tea drinkers and enthusiasts can find a plethora of information on the Internet related to tea. There are countless tea forums, wiki sites and articles out there, many of which are rather international in their tea-coverage. If you’ve ever browsed or contributed to some of these forums, you may have seen… Continue reading
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World Tea
Tea is a drink, a ritual and a ceremony that’s been uniting people around the world since the first tea bush was discovered in China about 5,000 years ago. So let’s take a quick trip around the world and see how different cultures enjoy their tea. For many years the Chinese Empire dictated how tea… Continue reading
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Tea Cocktails for Your Evening Tea Time
With tight budgets, more and more people are turning to nights in instead of out. So, for your next girls’ night in, have an evening tea. This is not your pinkies-out afternoon tea, and tea companies are catching on. Create a lounge time atmosphere by picking fun music and having guests dress as if they… Continue reading
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