You’ve read on this site, as well as in the media, about the rapidly growing body of research showing that tea has myriad health benefits. It has become increasingly clear that within the scientific community, despite the awareness of the need for more large scale human studies, most researchers are … Continue reading
We have always believed that who you buy your tea from is a very important decision. As you will see from reading the following article, there are still many tea estates that use pesticides and which produce poor quality tea, not only in China as this article discusses, but in … Continue reading
T3 – Time. You’ll find brewing times to be similar to issues about brewing temperatures. Everyone has different preferences. We’ll include the recommended times established by the Specialty Tea Institute as a good guide for starting. I would always err on the side of less time. *In fact, I begin … Continue reading
T2- Temperature. If you go to 10 different tea web sites and see what they recommend for the ideal temperature to brew different types of teas, you’ll probably see 10 different recommended times for each type. We want to make this easier for you. Below please find the recommended temperatures … Continue reading
T1=Premium whole leaf tea – that’s what we recommend. Today you can find whole leaf tea available in pre-packaged containers. The quality is substantially better than tea bags from years past, but we still prefer and recommend people use whole leaf tea. One of the problems with tea bags (and … Continue reading
W= waterT1 = premium whole leaf teaT2= temperatureT3=time. Let’s begin with water. A cup of tea is 98.5% water. It’s very important to be aware of the quality of your water. Some communities have excellent water while others are poor. If the taste of the water isn’t good, you’ll never … Continue reading