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  • Teas of the World: Mid-Grown Sri Lankan (Ceylon) Teas

    The number 3 or 4 player in tea growing in the world is the island nation off the south coast of India. Formerly named “Ceylon,” it is now called Sri Lanka. The teas, though, are still referred to as Ceylon teas. They are used in many blends, including brands like Barry’s and PG Tips, instead… Continue reading

  • Tea and a Good Book

    Few things are as satisfying as sitting down with a good cup of tea and a good book. I sense many of you readers nodding along in agreement, but I wonder exactly why this is the case. Having recently (and unusually) had some time to get deeply stuck into a good book, I have been… Continue reading

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  • Green Tea and Your Tummy

    Green tea, as healthy as it is claimed to be, can engage in some very unfriendly activity with your tummy. While I am not one who drinks tea for health reasons and indeed tend to ignore or pooh-pooh some of the health claims that abound, I can give you plenty of personal anecdotal evidence that… Continue reading

  • Tea as a Weapon

    I can’t really presume to speak for the good people who bring you this blog, but in this instance I’m going to make an assumption. I’m going to assume that they, like yours truly, do not condone the use of their fine teas as a weapon. But if the truth be told, from time to… Continue reading

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  • The Wonderful Variety That Is Tea!

    I’m a person who knows what I like and who doesn’t hesitate to say so. I’m also a person who knows that other people have their own preferences. Sometimes, being so vocal about what I like is taken by them as more of a dictate, dissing their choices. Purely unintentional. One person stating an opinion… Continue reading

  • Is Replacing Your Water Intake with Drinking a Lot of Tea a Good Idea?

    (Tea in this article means tea in terms of tea, the old Chinese cult beverage gained from different varieties of the Camellia Sinensis plant and processed in various different ways. Separate considerations would have to be made to cover this question for tisanes instead.) If you’re a true tea geek, you must have come across… Continue reading

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  • What the 800-Pound Gorilla Has to Say About Tea

    If you’re of a certain age, you might recall popular commercials for a certain stockbroker (if not, you can always turn to YouTube). After the mere mention of their name reliably caused an entire room to go silent, the proceedings closed with the catchphrase, “when E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” Which is a roundabout way… Continue reading

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  • Stopping for Tea in Bremen, Germany

    Should you find yourself wandering around Bremen in need of some tea, rest assured that there is a delightful place to stop. Bremen, a small city in north-western Germany, is an extremely walkable city, especially if you are spending most of your time in the cultural and historic centre of the city known as the… Continue reading

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  • Tea and Remembering Mom

    How do you comfort a beloved father for the loss of his wife of almost 40 years? That’s the dilemma I faced with my own father when mom passed away many years ago. Theirs had been a very loving relationship. Time for a pot of tea, and a quiet moment of reflection as Mother’s Day… Continue reading

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  • PG Tips Monkey Pens Life Story

    It might be stretching the point a bit to say that PG Tips, the popular British tea maker, built their success on their clever advertising campaigns. It would have all been for nought if no one liked their tea but it probably didn’t hurt that they’ve come up with some of the best known ad… Continue reading

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