Blog Feed: The Ancient Art Of Tea

Chronic Ice Hemp Iced Tea

Published on 2012-05-22 18:00:00

Greenlight Beverages is a Los Angeles-based company focused on bringing healthful drinks to the alternative beverage market. Among Greenlight's present offerings is > read more

India: Controversy Brews Over Tea

Published on 2012-05-15 18:00:00

A national beverage war is raging on in India since Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia announced the decision to declare tea as the national drink of India by next year to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first indigenous tea planter who was also part of the 1857 mutiny against British rule. Drinkers of yoghurt-based lassi, for example, argue that the distinction should go to this original Indian drink and not something which is a British legacy. Milk produ [..] > read more

The Surging Demand For Black Tea

Published on 2012-05-08 18:00:00

A SURGE in demand for British- style black tea among China’s wealthy middle-class has began pushing up the price of a cuppa. Aditya Khaitan, managing director of McLeod Russel India, the world’s leading producer of black tea, whose customers include Tetley, Twinings and PG Tips, said the prices were among the highest ever seen. Speaking at the Calcutta headquarters of the 143-year-old business, Mr Khaitan said: “What we have seen is that China has started to import black tea for the firs [..] > read more

Sayama Tea Festivals Held on '88th Day of Spring'

Published on 2012-05-01 18:00:00

Tea festivals were held all across the tea producing region of southwestern Saitama Prefecture > read more

FERTILI - TEA

Published on 2012-04-24 18:00:00

According to experts, women who drink tea regularly > read more

Compassion Tea Company - Share Tea, Save Lives

Published on 2012-04-17 18:00:00

Compassion Tea Company distinguishes itself as an online tea company selling high-quality, premium teas from the major tea regions of the world by donating 100% of its after-tax profits to its parent organization, the CareNow Foundation. Since September, 2011, Compassion Tea has sold teas, accessories, and club memberships in the hopes of "inspiring compassion through sharing tea." Compassion Tea's products and services are now available on its comprehensive website, www.compassiontea.com. Com [..] > read more

Chinese Tea Merchants to Travel Ancient Tea Road

Published on 2012-04-10 19:42:00

The tea industry development research center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has announced that it will be organizing a trip that will see a team of hundreds of tea merchants and experts as well as 120 camels make their way across the ancient tea route that connects the Chinese hinterland and Europe in June 2012. "We organized this event to enhance the overall international reputation of Chinese tea, and to help Chinese merchants gain louder voices in international tea trade as well [..] > read more

Simply Because You Enjoy It

Published on 2012-04-03 18:00:00

"It's your cup of tea: you take it how you choose. The No. 1 rule is not to drink tea because it's good for you, but simply because you enjoy it." - Stephen H.B. Twining, 10th generation of the famous Twinings of London. > read more

Coors Light Iced T

Published on 2012-03-27 18:00:00

In an effort to broaden their appeal, the Molson Coors Brewing Co. will shortly be launching their new Coors Light Iced T. The citrus-like, iced tea-flavored beer will have a roughly 4% alcohol content , no caffeine and will be sold only in cans.The product, which is initially to be rolled out in Canada, will feature an extensive sampling program with the goal of reaching one million Canadians. “Trial is paramount,” said Jennifer Davidson, vice-president of marketing for Coors Light. “We n [..] > read more

Green Tea To Treat Bad Breath

Published on 2012-03-20 18:00:00

A study by a team from Israel’s Institute of Technology has found that antioxidants found in green tea, called polyphenols, destroy a number of compounds in the mouth that can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and even mouth cancer. The researchers examined more specifically the properties of the polyphenol called epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG). “EGCG constitute the most interesting components in green tea leaves,” the researchers reported in the journal Archives of Oral Biology. “All [..] > read more

Chakuza: Carbonated Tea and the Yakuza

Published on 2012-02-22 18:00:00

Chakuza is the latest innovative offering from the Thai company Oishi. The company hopes that the new carbonated tea drink, will help widen its customer base by appealing to more teenagers and help maintain its leadership position in an increasingly competitive market. Chakuza combines the health benefits and refreshing taste of tea (“cha” in Japanese) with the badass attitude of organized crime (“yakuza” in Japanese). And it seems to be working.... really well! Chakuza comes in three [..] > read more

Pakistan's Illicit Tea Trade

Published on 2012-02-15 18:00:00

Tea smuggling in Pakistan is a genuine problem hurting legitimate tea importers as well as depriving the nation of important revenues. It is estimated that about 48,000 tonnes of tea was brought into the country illegally during 2006. Tea smuggling further increased to 100,000 tonnes in 2009-10. This is a staggering figure considering, for example, that it is equal to the amount of tea consumed in Iran annually. > read more

A Short History of Irish Tea

Published on 2012-02-08 18:00:00

There's no doubt that the Irish are mad for their tea. Drinking hot tea became popular among the wealthy in Ireland in the 18th century but high prices kept the average Irish person from enjoying the new beverage. Tea sales blossomed in Ireland once Irish traders, spear headed in 1835 by merchant Samuel Bewley and his son Charles, began to import tea directly from China. Luckily their gamble paid off - the Irish importers were able to lower the price and hence discovered a very receptive market [..] > read more

A Review Of Stash Premium's Chai Green Tea

Published on 2012-02-01 18:00:00

Like Jackie Chan and Indian actress Mallika Sherawat in the movie “The Myth", Chai spices and green tea, at first, tend to be strange partners and do not form an obvious harmonious combination, until that is, you mix in the steamed milk and the dash of sugar. Like the Kashmiri version of chai, Stash's Chai Green Tea, is brewed with green tea instead of the black tea and has a more subtle blend of flavorings. As the tea infuses, you are immersed in a universe of Ginger Root, Allspice, Nutmeg, [..] > read more

Babelcarp

Published on 2012-01-25 18:00:00

Are you baffled by chinese tea terminology? How often have you had the name of a Chinese tea in front of you and even though it's not in Chinese characters, the sequences of English letters it's been transliterated into mean nothing to you. Enter Babelcarp. Babelcarp is a free website that lets you type or paste tea-related phrases in Chinese characters or romanized Chinese, click a button, and see the phrase's translation into English. You can give Babelcarp a try at: http://babelcarp.org/ba [..] > read more

Twinings' Perfect Brew

Published on 2012-01-18 18:00:00

How to make the perfect brew according to Stephen H.B. Twining, 10th generation of the famous Twinings of London line: Be patient and take your time. Use good-quality tap water because it's oxygenated Fill the kettle with fresh water. If it's boiled too many times, it loses its oxygenation. After the kettle boils, leave it for three to four minutes to cool to the correct temperature or use a digital kettle. Warm the teapot by swirling boiling water around it. Use a tea bag or a teaspoon per pe [..] > read more

TEA RECIPES: A New Twist To Your Holiday Cooking

Published on 2011-12-23 12:54:00

Whether for lunch, dinner or dessert, Bigelow's website is overflowing with ideas and mouthwatering recipes, all of which contain a special ingredient -- Bigelow tea! From Spicy Pineapple Pork to miniature vegetable quiches to orange spice carrot cake cupcakes and individual fudgy brownies, adding tea to your recipes increases flavor without calories and offers a new twist to your holiday cooking. > read more

NEW WORLD RECORD: Largest Teabag in the World

Published on 2011-12-19 18:00:00

A tea company based in Portsmouth has broken the record for making the world's largest tea-bag, a record previously held by G4's "Attack of the Show!" in Los Angeles, California, USA.The British company All About Tea, a manufacturing wholesaler and distributor of speciality teas, has claimed the record for all Britain Andrew Gadsden, founder of All About Tea, said: "Tea is typically British and I'm so proud and pleased that we've not only smashed the record, but we've brought it home where it b [..] > read more

Pu-erh is still a good investment in China

Published on 2011-12-13 12:48:00

Pu-erh is a dark tea that is fermented after drying and whose taste mellows with age. Its history dates back to between one and two thousand years, with legends of growers in mountainous Yunnan province ferociously guarding their cultivation secrets. Over the past 20 years, prices for aged Pu-erh have rocketed with the middle-class joining the wealthy in buying it up - less to drink, and more to collect and invest. Tea from the 1930 to 1950 era now sells for up to HK$200,000 (over $25,000 USD) [..] > read more

Green Tea, Red Lights and Alzheimer's

Published on 2011-11-29 18:00:00

A research team, led by Dr. Andrei P. Sommer, at the University of Ulm in Germany has found that one of the ingredients in green tea, Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and red laser light can act as a powerful combination in annihilating beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s patients It can be difficult getting drugs into the brain, but animal experiments show that the green-tea extract can penetrate the so-called blood-brain barrier when given orally together with red light. The light, which can [..] > read more

Tea Tech: Leo, Lyons and Tea

Published on 2011-11-22 18:00:00

Contrary to what one might think, the first business computer was not made by a highly-specialised technology firm but rather by J Lyons and Co, operator of tea shops, manufacturer of biscuits and founder of the Wimpy burger chain. Following a trip to America in 1947, two of their managers with wide experience of clerical procedures produced a report for the Lyons board stating that electronic computers held the key to office efficiency. With that specific goal in mind, the company embarked upon [..] > read more

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten

Published on 2011-07-02 18:00:00

Long before the commercial production of tea started in India in the late 1830s, the tea plant was growing wild in the jungles of north east Assam. In 1598, a Dutch traveller, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, noted in a book about his adventures that the > read more

Like A Tea Tray In The Sky

Published on 2011-06-28 18:00:00

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea tray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle ... - Recited by the Mad Hatter during the mad tea-party, in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventur > read more

Tea As Toothpaste ?

Published on 2011-06-24 18:00:00

It is said of Chairman Mao that he never brushed his teeth instead he prefered to rinse his mouth with tea and rub tea leaves on his teeth giving his teeth a distinctly green color. > read more

English Teapots

Published on 2011-06-20 18:00:00

The English are famous for their teapots and tea sets, and understandably so. While they did get off to a shaky start when they first started trying to make fine porcelain ware, they soon became known for creating some of the finest and best English > read more

Gary Snyder On Tea

Published on 2011-06-16 18:00:00

"There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work." "And those who stay clean, just appreciate things. At breakfast they have milk and juice at night." "There are those who do both, they drink tea." > read more

World's Largest Tea Bag

Published on 2011-06-12 18:00:00

A new Guinness World Record for creating the world's largest tea bag was set on January 19th, 2011. The bag weighed in at 68.5 kilograms (the equivalent of 34,000 bags of English Breakfast Tea) breaking the previous record of 60.0 kilograms held by L > read more

A Review Of Stash Premium's Pomegranate Rasberry Green Tea

Published on 2011-06-08 18:00:00

Stash's sassy, scarlet brew is a delicate blend of green tea, chamomile, hibiscus flowers, orange peel, citric acid, pomegranate flavor, rasberry flavor and japanese matcha. Colorful, bold, refreshing...I couldn't help but think how outstanding it w > read more

Thomas Garway

Published on 2011-06-04 18:00:00

The merchant Thomas Garway was among the first to trade tea in Britain. He sold both liquid and dry tea to the public as early as 1657 from his coffee house the 'Sultaness Head' in London's Exchange Alley. In 1660, Garway issued a broadsheet selling > read more

US Tea Stats

Published on 2011-05-31 18:00:00

In 2009, according to the Tea Council of the U.S.A., Americans consumed more than 2.8 billion gallons of tea. It also reported that consumer purchases of tea increased for the 18th consecutive year, with retail supermarket sales alone surpassin > read more

The Naming Of Teas

Published on 2011-05-27 18:00:00

The naming of teas is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your everyday games- Some might think you as mad as a hatter Should you tell them each goes by several names. For starters each tea in this world must belong To the families Black or Gree > read more

An Introduction To Sencha Tea

Published on 2011-05-19 18:00:00

Green tea has taken hold of health-minded individuals around the world because of its proven benefits inside the human body. You can now walk into any store and pick up bottled green teas or go to the grocery store and purchase a wide variety of drie > read more

Drink Your Tea Slowly

Published on 2011-05-15 18:00:00

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. - Thich Nhat Hanh, expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. > read more

The Return Of The East India Company

Published on 2011-05-07 18:00:00

After more than a century of dormancy, The East India Company, considered the first multinational company during British colonial rule in India, is being re-launched as a luxury brand by it Indian owners. The new East India Co. store off Regent > read more

Paper Packets

Published on 2011-05-03 18:00:00

John Horniman became a tea merchant in 1826, establishing his warehouse north of the city in Shepherdess Walk. Mr Horniman is credited as being one of the first merchants to have had the idea of selling tea in packets. This was primarily done to prot > read more

Australian Tea Blend To Be Launched By Twinings

Published on 2011-04-29 18:00:00

The 300-year-old tea-making company has announced that it will create a new Australian tea blend to sit alongside its popular English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Russian Caravan and NZ Breakfast blends. In order to determine Australian tastes, Twini > read more

Tea Rescues Over 160 Australians From Suicide

Published on 2011-04-25 18:00:00

Donald Taylor Ritchie is an Australian who has rescued at least 160 people from suicide over the last 45 years. Mr. Ritchie resides next to The Gap, a cliff in Sydney, Australia known for suicide attempts. He originally moved to a house outside Sydne > read more

Over My Tea Cup

Published on 2011-04-21 18:00:00

This homely can of painted tin Is casket precious in my eyes; Its withered fragrant leaves within, Beyond all costly gems I prize. For in those crumpled leaves of tea, The sunbeams of long summer days, The song of bird, the hum of bee, The cricket's > read more

Japanese Green Tea Powder - The Real Scoop

Published on 2011-04-17 18:00:00

Japanese Green Tea Powder is becoming the choice for more and more people everyday. That is because we are becoming more knowledgeable and health conscious. The most important thing you need to become aware of is that there is a huge difference in th > read more

American-style Iced Tea

Published on 2011-04-13 18:00:00

American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957. - British novelist Tom Holt > read more

The Health Benefits Of Commercially Bottled Tea : Perception vs. Reality

Published on 2011-04-09 18:00:00

The market for commercially bottled tea has been growing rapidly driven by people's awarenes that they contain polyphenols and antioxidants that are essential in reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. However, a recent study led by Shimming L > read more

Red Rose Tea

Published on 2011-04-05 18:00:00

Red Rose Tea was established by Theodore Harding Estabrooks in 1894 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Initially, Red Rose was sold mainly in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, but soon distribution expanded into other parts of Canada and into the > read more

Kenya's New Purple Tea

Published on 2011-04-01 18:00:00

Kenya is to launch a new variety of tea which Kenyan researchers claim will provide a greater health benefit for consumers. Researchers at the state-owned Tea Research Foundation of Kenya claim that this new purple variety, or clone, has higher med > read more

100 Strangers,100 Cups Of Tea, 100 Stories To Tell

Published on 2011-03-28 18:00:00

Greg Dion is a 25-year-old Canadian now living in London, England, on a year of travel and searching for "some proper direction in life". The 100 Cups project initiated in the summer of 2010 is his way of getting strangers to connect more - "to embr > read more

What Would The World Do Without Tea?

Published on 2011-03-24 18:00:00

Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? -how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea. - Excerpt from "Recipe for Salad." by Sydney Smith (1771-1845), english writer and Anglican cleric. > read more

Lapsang Souchong Tea - Going Beyond The Limits Of Tea

Published on 2011-03-20 18:00:00

In today's world, tea drinkers seek far more than the average tea could offer and the Lapsang Souchong tea can deliver exactly that. The Lapsang Souchong tea is black tea by nature. It can be obtained in the form of black tea leaves, black tea powder > read more

Shameless Tea Drinker

Published on 2011-03-16 18:00:00

I am a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of the fascinating plant; who with tea amused the evening, with tea solaced the midnight, and with tea welcomed the morning. - Samuel Johnson ( > read more

Jasmine Tea Kit Kat

Published on 2011-03-12 18:00:00

Kit Kat is one of the world's best known chocolate bars. Originally created in England by the Rowntree company in 1935, it is now sold around the world including Japan where consumers are tempted with an endless variety of flavors. Most are introduce > read more

Trump Tea

Published on 2011-03-08 18:00:00

The Trump Organization and Talbott Teas have partnered to launched Trump Tea, a premium line of teas bearing the Trump logo. There are, in total, four whole leaf tea blends created by master blender Shane Talbott and named for some of Trump's f > read more

Honest Tea - Organic Bottled Tea

Published on 2011-03-04 18:00:00

In February 2011, Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea based in Bethesda, Maryland told shareholders that Coca-Cola, which already owned a 40 percent stake in the company, intended to exercise its option to buy the remainder of the bottle organic > read more

London Fog

Published on 2011-02-28 18:00:00

The "London Fog" is the name of a tea beverage which may have originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is common in Washington and Oregon, as well as in BC's lower mainland and throughout British Columbia and Alberta. The drink, also c > read more

Tea!

Published on 2011-02-24 18:00:00

Tea! thou soft, thou sober, sage, and venerable liquid,... thou female tongue-running, smile-smoothing, heart-opening, wind-tippling cordial, to whose glorious insipidity I owe the happiest moment of my life, let me fall prostrate. - Excerpt f > read more

C. S. Lewis On Tea

Published on 2011-02-16 18:00:00

You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. - C. S. Lewis, Irish-born British novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is best known for his fictionThe Chroni > read more

World's Largest Cup Of Tea

Published on 2011-02-12 18:00:00

A world record for the largest cup of tea was set in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo in October 2010 when over 4,500 litres of tea were poured into a giant 3.05 metre high x 2.44 metre wide cup. The red metal cup contained 4,546 litres of water, 64 > read more

A Review Of Stash Tea's Fusion Green & White Tea

Published on 2011-02-08 18:00:00

Stash's Fusion Green And White Tea is a wonderful blend of white tea, Japanese green, Chinese green, Assam green, Darjeeling green, and organic green teas. The tea infuses to a light yellow-green liquid with a subtle scent and a sweet, delicate, flor > read more

Tea Advertisement from 1658

Published on 2011-02-04 18:00:00

"That excellent and by all pysitians approved China drink called by the Chineans Tcha, by other nations Tay, alias Tee, is sold at the Sultaness Head, a Cophee-house in Sweetings Rents, by the Royal Exchange, London. - Advertisement from the weekly > read more

Scotch And Sweetened Green Tea

Published on 2011-01-31 18:00:00

In bars all across China, it is now common to see premium scotches like Chivas offered in promotional “packages” for relatively high prices, typically bundled with a bucket of ice and several bottles of sweetened iced green tea. This popular mix > read more

The Song Of Right And Wrong

Published on 2011-01-27 18:00:00

Feast on wine or fast on water And your honour shall stand sure, God Almighty's son and daughter He the valiant, she the pure; If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for his kind attentions, Go and pour them down the si > read more

What Is Green Tea?

Published on 2011-01-23 18:00:00

Green tea is a type of tea made from Camellia sinensis leaves. Its brewing process involves minimum oxidation of the tea leaves, making it unique among other tea varieties. There are a lot of different kinds and varieties of it not only in China, > read more

The Duchess of York On Tea

Published on 2011-01-19 18:00:00

"As long as it's hot and wet and goes down the right way, that's all that matters." - Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959) > read more

Three Cups Of Tea

Published on 2011-01-15 18:00:00

The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family. - Balti proverb (The Balti are Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Ba > read more

White Tea And Weight Loss

Published on 2011-01-11 18:00:00

According to a 2009 study, an extract from white tea could help in the battle against obesity by reducing the number of new fat cells produced and breaking down the fat in existing ones. To investigate how natural substances influence lipolysi > read more

Pidgin English

Published on 2011-01-07 18:00:00

As the tea trade in China grew in importance and the need to better communicate was felt, a unique language known as "Pidgin English" developed. Created solely to facilitate commerce, the language was composed of English, Portuguese, and Indian wor > read more

Flowering Tea - A Delightful And Distinctive Gourmet Tea Experience

Published on 2011-01-04 18:00:00

If you're a tea connoisseur, you'll appreciate the distinctive aroma and innovative presentation of flowering tea. Quite spectacular in its ability to enthrall and captivate the onlooker, flowering teas provide a luxurious bouquet and an innovative d > read more

A Small Garden

Published on 2010-12-31 18:00:00

Over the balcony the cool moon shone bright The fence gate was still ajar in this young night Strolling lantern through the woods ushered my guest Rising smokes from the bamboo bush responded to my tea request Scattered dog barks accompanied falling > read more

Global Market Size For Tea In 2007

Published on 2010-12-27 18:00:00

The global market size for tea in 2007 in terms of retail value was $23.323 billion and in terms of retail volume was 1,765 million kilograms. - “Global Market Information,” 2008 Euromonitor International. > read more