What does it take to be an award winning Tearoom?
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Quirky, Tea Places | No Comments »Well, one of our favourite customers, Dartmoor Tearooms, has what it takes! They’ve just won the prestigious “Award of Excellence” from the Tea Guild. This is a landmark achievement, as the Tea Guild doesn’t give these out very often. They ...
Decaf For Me Please!
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Health | No Comments »In today’s modern world we take our health seriously; watch our weight, blood pressure, alcohol intake and try to exercise regularly. Diets, gym memberships and all sorts of things from books to TV shows tell us not to eat this ...
How To Use a Teapot
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea | No Comments »We all drink Tea and we all use Teapots on a regular basis; so much so that we rarely think about its origins or the proper way to use a teapot. The origins of the Teapot, as with all tea, starts ...
Why Use Loose Leaf Teas?
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea | No Comments »We're all tea lovers here, the simple fact that you're reading this post is a testament to that, but what if I told you that at least 96% of all tea drunk in the United Kingdom comes from a tea ...
Teas to Beat the Winter Blues
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea | 1 Comment »With Christmas over, New Year's eve celebrated and the overindulgence starting to take its toll, things can start to seem a little blue during January. With the word 'detox' flying around left, right and centre and various diets coming into ...
Darjeeling Tea Edges Closer to EU Recognition
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Indian Tea Industry, Intl Tea Trade, Tea History, Tea Places | No Comments »The long battle to win recognition for the Darjeeling tea region has taken a significant step forward. Now the region must wait anxiously for six months to see if anyone lodges an objection to the registration of a European GI Mark. The ...
OK, so what exactly does Yerba Mate contain?
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Health | No Comments »Still more on our occasional Yerba Mate theme! The questions keep flooding in. Recently: "What exactly does Yerba Mate contain?". Well, I had to seek the assistance of some of the scientific journals and Emily, my scientist next-door neighbour, but ...
The nature of black tea
Monday, October 12th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Tea History | 2 Comments »The state of Assam produces black teaMost people have heard about black tea – but as with many of the tea terms its precise nature may be unclear to many. So here is a handy guide to the product. Black tea is ...
The right way to make tea using a tea bag
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Tea Bags | No Comments »The “Ten Famous Teas” of China
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea, Chinese Tea | No Comments »You may already have come across the Ten Famous Teas of China. The list is not quite as set in stone as you might think. Different authors throughout time have given slightly different lists. But here is the list given ...
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