“If you are cold, tea will warm you.  If you are too heated, it will cool you.  If you are depressed, it will cheer you.  If you are excited, it will calm you.”  - Gladstone, 1865

Half-Dipper
An excellently-written tea blog by an English academia-gentleman in Oxford who loves his Chinese teas as much as his Afternoon Tea with home-made scones.

Cha Dao
A gathering of elite tea aficionados and guest contributors, whose essays and reflections on tea go well beyond the mundane and transcend into the realm of high intellect. A gem among tea blogs. Maintained by a Professor of Classics.

The Mandarin’s Tea
A Chinese tea blog by a professional graphic artist with an elegant passion for tea, teapots and the arts. A true tea aficionado, indeed!