Here’s a quick look at some tea developments that may not necessarily be new but are still not in the mainstream of tea drinkers’ awareness. First Flush Darjeeling Teas Coming Soon The first time of patience for tea drinkers (when the plants are dormant but then start to grow that first time) is almost at… Continue reading

While most of these reports seem to focus more on the gadget side of things, I’d like to start off this month with one of the wackier bits of offbeat tea-related news I’ve heard for a while. Consider this headline from a recent edition of The Japan Times – Viagra-green Tea Cocktail Combats Cancer. No,… Continue reading

Here’s a quick look at some tea developments that may not necessarily be new but are still not in the mainstream of tea drinkers’ awareness. Assam Green Tea Green tea is growing in popularity here in the U.S. as well as other countries, even ones like the UK where black tea has reigned for centuries.… Continue reading

Tea is grown and consumed the whole world over and, as we’ve been led to believe, is alleged to be the second most popular beverage in the world – after good old H2O. Here are a few more news flashes from that great wide world of tea. Did you hear the one about the tea-drinking… Continue reading