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A Brief Look at Some of the Lesser Known Black Teas
As I’ve mentioned many times in these pages I’m a big fan of black tea. While I drink other teas on occasion, these days it’s the black stuff that makes up the greatest portion of my consumption, and when I find a new tea site that’s always the first section I look at. I’d venture… Continue reading
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10 Egregious Tea Time Behaviors
Having tea by yourself relieves you of having to worry about your behavior. But a tea time where you have company present is another matter and one where good behavior can be a must. Even with friends and family where you are all at your ease with each other, there are some things that are… Continue reading
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Tea for Three
A little while ago I wrote on article on tea for two, and since then I have ended up hosting tea for three people a few times. Tea for two is a fairly straightforward undertaking, but somehow I find tea for three can become unduly complicated. Maybe it’s that it’s harder for three people to… Continue reading
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Teacup Styles — Form and Function
Form follows function. At least, that’s what a lot of designers, me included, tend to say and follow. It is as true of teacup styles as it is of User Interface Design (my former profession). First, it might be good to look at what the functions of a teacup are: To hold tea To drink… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 10
In the time I’ve been writing about tea I’ve run across my fair share of gadgets. Many of them are kind of blah and aren’t really worth mentioning in these columns. But there are always plenty that stand out from the pack. I have to confess to a fondness for those high-tech, sleek looking tea… Continue reading
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Tea Moment — A New School Year Begins
Across the nation the school break for Summer is at an end, the backpacks have been filled with the requisite supplies (paper, pencils, pens, and more), and another nine months of “reading, writing, and ’rithmetic” begins. You, the parent, get your tea moment in what is now a relatively silent house. Which can be good… Continue reading
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How Much Tea Should You Be Drinking?
So, how much tea should you be drinking? The question is subjective, and each person will have their own answer. But are there any guidelines? It’s safe to say that you shouldn’t be drinking 150 tea bags worth of tea in a day, like the Michigan woman who did so for 17 years and ended… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: “Black Oolong” Teas
To some of us the term “black oolong” can be a bit of a puzzle. We know black teas as one thing and oolong teas as another. Time to take a closer look. First, we here in North America and much of Europe know black tea as a fully oxidized tea where the dry leaves… Continue reading
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Tea Quiz: Can You Match the Tea to the Leaves?
In a previous article I had shown some photos of tea leaves and asked if you could identify them. Some were easy and at least a couple were difficult. One responder commented that a look at the steeped liquid helps when identifying teas from photos. I thought it would be good to see how this… Continue reading
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Stephen Twining – 10th Generation Tea Guy
Many decades ago, for a school assignment, I undertook the task of seeing how far back I could trace my ancestry. Given my limited resources, I was only able to go back a few generations but it was an interesting project nonetheless. In this particular respect I find it a little hard to relate to… Continue reading
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