Chris Giddings

Chris Giddings

Jan
11
From the Tea-Guy.com Archives

Tea 201 - Tea and the 20th Century

While tea has been around for centuries, it wasn’t until the 20th century that the popularity of tea really began to rise.
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Jan
10
From the Tea-Guy.com Archives

Tea 201 - Varietals - What's in a breed? (Camelia Sinensis)

Tea. Camellia sinensis. By now, you should be well familiar with these words and how they are synonymous with each other.
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Jan
09
From the Tea-Guy.com Archives

Tea 201 - Fair Trade - The Effects of Sustainable Investment in People

You’ve probably seen the words Fair Trade in tea shops and coffee shops. But what does it actually mean?
2 min read
Jan
06

Tea 201 - Indian CTC Black Tea

CTC sounds like a company’s acronym, no?  While it is an acronym, it actually stands for the process that
1 min read
Jan
05

Tea 201 - What Makes a Yellow Tea

There are, in fact, two types of so-called “yellow tea” out there in the world!  The first refers to the
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Jan
04

Tea 201 - Oxidation - The Process of Making Tea

The process of oxidation is very important in tea.  This is essentially the part that differentiates each of the teas.
1 min read
Dec
22

Tea 201 - Indian Black Tea - Assam vs Darjeeling

Assam and Darjeeling…some of you may have heard those words thrown around (I know I have).  They are both
1 min read
Dec
21

Tea 201 - English Tea

While the English are known for drinking copious amounts of tea, we all know by now that they did not
1 min read
Dec
16

Japanese Tea Ceremony in Practice

And now….we will take a look at how the Japanese Tea Ceremony progresses: Before the ceremony begins, the guests
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Dec
16

Morning Cup #56 - Sweet Addiction Fruit Tea

I find this Sweet Addiction Fruit Tea from FullyLoadedTea in my cup this morning! This tea is quite a contrast
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