February 2012
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Tea Facts
Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water, and can be found in almost 80% of all U.S. households. It is the only beverage commonly served hot or iced, anytime, anywhere, for any occasion. On any given day, nearly 127 million people, or half of all Americans are drinking tea.
Annual Consumption: (U.S.) In 2001, Americans consumed well over 50 billion servings of tea, or...
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Organic Black Tea
Nowadays, almost everything used on or in the body has an organic option. This includes fruits, vegetables, washing soaps and lotions and now you can find organic tea. This is tea that is grown with 100% natural fertilizers and although it takes time to grow and manufacture—its health benefits are truly sought after. These are commonly found in China, Japan and Vietnam but there are many...
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Rooibos Tea
China and Japan has its own green tea and Africa, South Africa in particular, has Rooibos tea. This is a reddish herbal tea that is slowly gaining recognition the world over for its unique taste and color. This tea is grown in the Cedarberg region in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It can be found on the mountains and valleys of this breathtaking region. The most common...
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Ceylon Black Tea
Ceylon Black Tea has a history that dates back to 1824 to Ceylon by the British who visited China. This tea was then planted in the Royal Botanical Gardens. There was a man named James Taylor who introduced the growing of tea in Ceylon, Sri Lanka in 1852 and lived there on a tea plantation up to the time of his death. He began the growth of tea on his plantation of residence that was known as...
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White Tea
Many people have always thought that white tea is regular black tea with added milk or cream. As true as this technically is, there really is a kind of tea processed and sold under that name. It is known to come from the stem buds of the Camellia Sinensi plant which is also the mother of oolong, black and green tea. The reason why it is known as white tea is because it is the least processed of...
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Kenya Black Tea
Kenya as a country loves it and does the rest of the world. This is in reference to Kenya Black Tea which is grown in the Kenyan Highlands with its popularity soaring so high that after China and India, it is the 3rd largest exporter of world tea and the largest when it comes to the United Kingdom.
The high quality of teafrom this area is due to the fact that it lies on the Equator, there is...
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Assam Black Tea
Assam Estate Black Tea is the most common and popular type of tea in the world. This is the version that is usually sold as breakfast blends and it is also known by generic names like English Breakfast tea, Scottish Breakfast tea and Irish Breakfast tea among others. This tea produces and exports over hundreds of thousands of tons to various regions of the world. This tea is grown in the Indian...
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Chemistry of Tea
This is an amazing post. If you like tea, you need to pour yourself a cup, sit down and read the entire article. #worthit #timewellspent
This article was originally post at “Think Science Now” and was written by: Maria Angelica Linton, Principal Scientist
If you were impressed by the fact that a cup of coffee contains around 1,500 chemicals , you will not be surprised to find out...
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Flavored Black Tea
Black tea is lauded for its simple yet strong taste and also its enticing color when in the cup. However, there are those who are not afraid to try out something new on their palates. It is for this reason that many companies have come up with flavored black tea that still has the same benefits of tea but with a unique flavor.
The original flavor of tea is usually created while the withered tea...
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Chinese Black Tea
Chinese black tea is also known as Red Tea to the Chinese folk. This is because of the reddish black color the tea leaves give off in hot water. It is considered to be high quality tea but it is actually the least popular kind in China. This variation of tea, however, is also grown in countries like Kenya, Sri Lanka and India. This kind of tea is known as a ‘labor of love’ because the tea is...
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Japanese Green Tea
Japan is a country known for its exquisite culture, cuisine and most of all for its Japanese green tea. Although it originated in China, it was brought over to Japan by a monk known as Myoan Eisai who was the founder of the Rinzai Zen Buddhism School. There are variations of green tea from this region.
Gyokuro or Jade Jew is a light tea which is the largest produced among Japanese green tea....
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Quotes about tea
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. ~Henry Fielding, “Love in Several Masques” Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world. ~T’ien Yiheng There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company. ~Author Unknown...
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I've come to the conclusion that in every...
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Drink tea. Mad? Drink Tea. Sad? Drink Tea. Nervous? Drink tea. Happy? Drink Tea. the list goes on and on.
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Darjeeling Black Tea
High in the Himalayan Range, about 7000 feet above sea level, grows a unique type of black tea known as the Darjeeling Estate Tea. It is mostly grown in the Darjeeling area known as Mim found in the Northern region of India. The conditions in which this tea is grown are cool and misty which is different from the usual black teas that grow in places of humidity and heat. There is about 10,000...
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Oolong Tea
Lovers of Oolong tea can thank its originator, a man named Wu Liang who killed a deer by accident and in the process forgot to dry the tea he was picking. Upon remembering, he noticed that the tea had changed color so he decided to keep drying it instead of writing it off as bad tea. When he made a cup, he was pleased with the taste. After spreading the good news about his discovery, he was...
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Chinese Green Tea
Chinese Green Tea
Chinese green tea is yet another version of tea that is popular much like the traditional black tea. This is because it is considered to be chockfull of health benefits and itcomes in its most natural form. It was discovered in China as far back as 4000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese Emperor accidentally discovered this wonder drink. Black, Oolong and also green tea are...
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Tea Storage: How to store tea properly
Tea is commonly stored incorrectly.
Here’s why:
Do not leave it in the open - Tea picks up odors from surrounding items that have a strong (and even not too strong!) scent. Tea will very easily absorb the surrounding smells and scents and give the tea a generally undesirable taint. Making sure that tea is kept in an air-tight container is very important.
Do not refrigerate your tea - Despite...
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What is English Breakfast Tea?
Well, the answer to that has changed over the years.
Typically, English Breakfast was based on China Black Teas—a blend of similarly graded teas that has morphed into something that could be a blend of a China Black Tea, a Ceylon, a Nilgiri Black tea — or one — or all of them.
We have created a stunning blend for our English Breakfast Tea.
Country(ies) of Origin: Sri Lanka / Kenya / India ...
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Tea Health Benefits
We also started a post that will likely grow in size like our tea glossary, which is our black tea & green tea health benefits page.
We know that tea’s health benefits are enormous, but that’s a pretty good collection of what it combats and prevents. Enjoy!
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Tea Glossary
We made a very comprehensive tea glossary that we think you’ll like. We’ll keep adding to it as we uncover (remember) more items, but this is as big as we can make it.. for now. :-)
http://www.alltea.com/blog/2012/02/tea-glossary
January 2012
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Lots of tea...
Sorry for the overload on the photos, but we think they look purdy.
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