Originating from China, White Tea is yet another form of tea that I was determined to learn more about when I started out. I’ve heard many people swear by its ability to rejuvenate your senses thanks to its potency, taste, and aroma. Fortunately, you don’t need to go to China to enjoy a cup of White […]
I love the occasional sweet tea just as much as the next person. So, I decided to try and make some sweet tea at home. I searched online and went through different recipes till I found the perfect one (in my opinion!) So, how do you make sweet tea? Here’s the recipe: 10 Steps To […]
Originating from the Indian Subcontinent, Chai Tea has now become a strong contender for one of the most commonly drank beverages in the world. What was once nothing more than a regional indulgence, has now become a global phenomenon. So I simply had to write about it! So, what exactly is Chai Tea? Chai Tea […]
This has been a pretty interesting exercise. I’ve been looking lately at what the top tea producers in the world are. There are more and more tea plantations opening all the time and in so many different countries now it’s actually getting harder for the industry to keep up. So where is tea grown? Countries […]
I grew up drinking tea that was made by pouring boiling water over a tea bag and taking the bag out when the color “looked about right.” Then, last week, a tea head friend came for tea and informed me I was doing it all wrong. She’s something of a tea expert so naturally, I […]
Now there’s a question. I used to have milk in my black tea when I was a tea bag ‘teahead!’ But that’s almost a different subject entirely when it comes to Green tea. I answered a question similar to this on Quora recently which was concerning whether to add Milk first or after – perhaps […]
I’ve seen this mentioned a number of times and wondered what exactly was meant by tea liquor, or the liquor of tea. It’s one of those things that you think you probably know, but wouldn’t necessarily want to ‘assume’ for the fear of being wildly wrong! And at what point do we discuss tea as ‘having’ […]
Previously I boiled the kettle, dumped a low-grade teabag in a cup, and doused it with the boiled water! Since toddlerhood, I just thought that was what you do! Never gave the temperature of the water a second thought. Perhaps we do need to give this more attention, it’s actually pretty influential on how good […]
This sounds like one of those harmless childhood dares! But I have often wondered this myself and I’d be surprised if it hasn’t crossed every tea drinker’s mind at some point. So did I dare to try it… well yes … of course. I kind of eat tea leaves all the time and this post […]
It might seem obvious at first, that green tea is a form of herb, but long ago I thought all teas were just tea, black, green or herbal. It doesn’t take much to find out that there are a number of types of ‘actual’ teas with minor differences in production. Herbal teas are different from […]