Jan
12
Tea 201 - FTGFOP - Leaf Classifications and What They Mean
FTGFOP. Phew what a mouthful! It feels like a code of some kind. In a way it is. It is
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Chris Giddings
Jan
11
Tea 201 - Tea and the 20th Century
While tea has been around for centuries, it wasn’t until recently in the 20th century that the popularity of
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Jan
10
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
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Jan
09
Tea 201 - Fair Trade - The Effects of Sustainable Investment in People
Fair. Trade. You see these words thrown around in tea shops and coffee shops. But what does it mean? Why
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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