“Make tea not war,” was Monty Python’s famous proclamation that has since become a catchcry for peace-loving tea enthusiasts. But where does that leave the ancient, venerable sport…
The simplest way to understand what produces the differences among teas is through a short semi-science tutorial: Tea as a chemistry lab. The leaf is anything but inert.…
Here’s a totally boring statement about tea: it is enjoyable, healthy for you, and inexpensive. That’s about as interesting as saying that that guy Rembrandt sure could splash…
There’s a straight-faced line in a scientific report that innovation in tea making in Japan has a fairly standard timetable: every 400 years. Tea growing is a conservative…
You know the situation well. You have a dear friend or family member, of sterling character and deserving the best in life. But, alas, they are tea-deficient and…
The recurrent question “Does tea help you lose weight and prevent and cure illnesses?” often makes tea seem more like a medicine than a drink and very much…
Most evenings, the talk is about tea, the weather and the prices of green leaf in Kotagiri and Silas. Then there is also talk of how someone is…
Of course not all iced tea drinkers are irrational. I am talking about the people who spend a lot of money buying iced tea in bottles. There has…