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Review — English Breakfast Blend No. 1
The Subject: English Breakfast Blend No. 1 from The English Tea Store. Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: Black Scents, flavorings, etc.: No added scents or flavors Aroma, dry: Good, strong black tea aroma Aroma in the cup, plain: Light scent, a bit smoky Taste, plain: Mild, hint of an edge,… Continue reading
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Proper Tea Tasting Techniques
By Stephanie Harkins Tea tasting, much like wine tasting, cheese tasting or any other sampling of a food or beverage, includes utilizing all five of your senses and focusing on how the experience feels to you personally. By using your sense of smell, sight, taste and touch, you can not only evaluate teas accurately, but… Continue reading
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How to Make Bad Tea
Make bad tea? Why would anyone want to do that? Well, to be honest, pointers on how to make bad tea are typically offered so that you’ll know what steps to avoid and will ultimately wind up with a good cup of tea. For it’s easier to make bad tea than good, it seems, to… Continue reading
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Tea Spoon Collecting
By Kathy McCarthy While you do not give much thought to an ordinary spoon as you stir your warm cup of tea on a blustery winter’s eve, teaspoons can tell the story of the ages. Many collectors use spoons in their collections as an historic reference hearkening back to significant changes, either political, social or… Continue reading
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Nothing Beats that “Golden Pour” of Tea
By A.C. Cargill Tea drinkers like gold, the rich color telling of rich taste. I’m talking about their tea “liquor” (the liquid resulting from the water pulling out the flavorful essence from the tea leaves) — from the pale yellow of Green Spring Snail (Bi Luo Chun) to the dark amber of Yunnan Red Gongfu.… Continue reading
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Tea Books Revisited
By William I. Lengeman III A revised edition of a classic book about tea, a pair of guidebooks to the finest American and British tea rooms, a guide to all – or at least most – of the tea in China and a study of the Japanese philosophy of tea. If any of this piques… Continue reading
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Tea Storage
By Kathy McCarthy While it would be ideal if you could wrap tea up, put it on the shelf and have it ready for you whenever you wanted it, unfortunately it is not quite that simple. While tea can last a good, long time if you store it properly, it does not last forever. White… Continue reading
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Loose Leaf Tea
By Kathy McCarthy [reposted from our sister blog] If you have never been particularly fond of tea, consider for a moment what kind of tea you have been drinking. If your idea of brewing a cup of tea is grabbing a box of teabags off of your grocer’s shelf and dunking them in a cup of… Continue reading
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A Practical Guide to Giving Tea
If you’re going to give somebody something, make it a gift with meaning. The holidays are about showing and sharing the love and appreciation we have for each other. It’s a time marked by bright lights, cozy fires, and wool sweaters. It’s a time of warmth. This year, give a gift that expresses that warmth… Continue reading
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Enjoying Tea
By Chris Robideaux [reposted from our sister blog] Enjoying tea is something many people around the world like to do. The most popular teas are probably black, green, herbal and chai teas. Brewing a good cup of tea is not only a great way to de-stress after a difficult work day, but a fine sensual treat… Continue reading
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