Tea Tips
Afternoon Tea Week
Just so you know, it’s National Afternoon Tea Week in Great Britain from August 11 to August 17. If you’re heading on over there, tell them I said hello!
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Piper & Leaf
The best place to buy tea in town is Piper & Leaf now located at Lowe Mill. I had to do a double-take when I discovered them last year at…
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SororiTea Sisters
There is a great blog (another great blog?) I’m happy to refer you to called “SororiTea Sisters, a sorority of sisters who love tea,” at http://sororiteasisters.com/. I’ve been visiting their site…
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Funky 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…
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Steeped 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…
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World 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…
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Brewing 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…
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The Four Types of Tea
There are four types of tea all made from the same plant but processed differently. In order of strongest to weakest they are: Black Oolong Green White More on the manufacturing process later…
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Savannah 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…
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Grades 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…
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