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Review ― Formosa Oolong from The English Tea Store
Tea Name: Formosa Oolong Estate Tea Tea Type: Oolong from Taiwan The British found out centuries ago that tea drinking was essential and drinking good tea was even more essential. How do you have civilization without a good “cuppa”? You can certainly feel civilized after a cup of this tasty oolong. Oolongs are semi-oxidized, that… Continue reading
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Automatic Tea Makers — The Best of the Rest
Nowadays, there are a number of tea-making gadgets on the market whose makers have sought to automate the process to as great a degree as possible. While they can be quite useful, they also tend to be pricey, and tea purists often look down their noses at them. But the notion of an automatic teamaker… Continue reading
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Review — Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea
Name: Jasmine With Flowers Green Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Green tea, scented Form: Loose leaf Review: This is a ridiculously inexpensive tea ($3.89 for four ounces as of November, 2011) and, for the price, brews up a respectable cup of jasmine green tea that should suit jasmine lovers well. The dry leaf itself… Continue reading
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My Christmas Mug Gift List Line-up
’Tis the season for a host of those oh so cute Christmas mugs to pop up everywhere. I have a collection that hubby and I have bought and that others have given us as gifts. We tend to give such mugs as gifts, too, being careful not to give the same mug design to someone… Continue reading
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Mixing Teas
How many varieties of tea are there? There’s no way to be sure, but there are probably more than anyone would dare to count. First, let’s consider that there are numerous varieties that fall into one of the six major categories of tea: black, green, oolong, white, puerh, and yellow. Next, consider that there are… Continue reading
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Review ― Yorkshire Harrogate from The English Tea Store
Tea Name: Yorkshire Harrogate Tea Type: A blend of unspecified black teas This tasty and economical version of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire tea is a true find! Open the pack and inhale a wonderful jammy fragrance emitting from those dark brown broken tea leaf pieces. Hubby and I steeped some of those leaves for 4… Continue reading
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UK Tea Revisited
As I returned to the UK for a blend of business and pleasure, I swelled with pride as I went to cafés and eateries and found the bar had been raised on the quality and range of teas available. A visit to the National Memorial Arboretum in the centre of England was accompanied by a… Continue reading
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Review — Genmaicha Japanese Green Tea
Name: Genmaicha Japanese Green Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Green tea Form: Loose leaf Review: Genmaicha has long been my “go-to” tea for initiating green-tea newbies. It combines sencha with roasted rice, producing a unique flavor: The rice mellows out the sencha, while the tea itself produces a pretty, light green liquor and a… Continue reading
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Making the Switch from Bagged to Loose Tea
Many of us tea drinkers start out with the proverbial tea bag and a mug of hot water when we make our first forays into drinking tea. Often, this is due to influences at home or from other tea drinkers. Mainly, it is a result of the extreme popularity of tea bags as a convenient… Continue reading
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Tea Can Keep You from Overindulging During the Holidays
Overindulging during the holidays is so easy to do, but tea can help you keep your intake to a somewhat reasonable level. That will save you a lot of dieting in the New Year ― a feat in and of itself worth celebrating. The main cause of this overindulgence, or so I theorize, is that… Continue reading
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