Posts Tagged ‘loose leaf tea’
Funky Fairy update
I popped in the new Funky Fairy shop at Lowe Mill. They’re still on the second floor but they’ve moved into a larger spot across the hallway. Best of all they now have a much larger stock of loose leaf teas to choose from. It’ll take awhile to taste them all but I’m the person for the…
Read MoreMother’s Day 2014
We continued our afternoon tea tradition for Mother’s Day. Our theme this year was locally-made food! Up front on the left are the requisite crumpets served with toppings of lemon curd and locally-made Queen Bee Blueberry Lemon Jam. My sister made beautiful open-face cucumber sandwiches (front right, bottom tier) and olive nut sandwiches (front right, top tier).…
Read MoreFunky Fairy Tea
The Funky Fairy’s original location is in Killen, AL but they also have a location in Lowe Mill where I picked up some Cranberry Orange and Irish Breakfast teas. The Cranberry Orange was nice and strong but still smooth and not bitter. The orange and cranberry were more like supporting characters, not overpowering. It was…
Read MoreSteeped Tea
Here’s something new. I just learned this week that there is a Canadian company called Steeped Tea. They sell their teas through Independent Consultants who will hold tea parties or visit with you one on one. They’ve been on Dragon’s Den (Canada’s version of Shark Tank) and is one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. I…
Read MoreWorld Tea Expo
For the tea fanatic, the World Tea Expo will be held May 29 – 31, 2014 in Long Beach, CA. The leading conference and trade show for tea, World Tea Expo is solely focused on premium teas and tea-related products.
Read MoreBrewing a Pot of Tea
So now that you know to warm the pot and to boil only fresh water in your tea kettle what else is needed to brew the perfect pot of tea? Well, there’s any number of methods but here’s how I do it: Measure out the tea While the water in the tea kettle is coming to a boil,…
Read MoreSavannah Breakfast Tea review
I really like breakfast teas. They have a tendency to be stronger than your average tea and will really wake you up. I’ve never been much of a morning person so I can appreciate a good breakfast tea. This is a special blend of Chinese, Indian and Ceylon teas from the Tea Room in Savannah GA. …
Read MoreGrades of Tea
Like the wine ratings scale, tea has grade levels. If you see random letter groupings at the tea shop you know you’ve got a good supplier that understands higher quality teas. The different tea grades are (from lowest to highest): Dust: Break open your average lipton tea bag and you’ll see what this means. Fannings: Broken leaves. P – Pekoe: Attributed origin…
Read MoreThe tea leaf
All tea comes from the same plant: Camellia Sinensis – a cousin to our Camellia Japonica. All of the varieties of tea (black, oolong, green and white) are the result of the processing but all tea stems from the same source – the leaves of Camellia Sinensis.
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