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Whole Loose Leaf Tea vs. Tea Bags

by Annaliese Keller July 20, 2020

While there are some brands of bagged teas made with high quality whole tea leaves by a few tea merchants, the generic tea bag you find on the supermarket shelves is not representative of a truly great cup of tea.

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A Journey into the World of Tea

by Annaliese Keller April 30, 2018

Tea is the second-most consumed drink in the world, surpassed only by water. An often surprising fact to tea novices is that all teas come from the...

Posted in black tea, green tea, malabar trading company, oolong, tea, tea differences, white tea

Learn to Taste Tea Like An Expert - Part 1

by Annaliese Keller February 02, 2018

Tea tasting is similar to wine tasting. Specific methodologies are used for tasting tea and an entire language exists for describing tea characteri...

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Learn to Taste Tea Like An Expert - Part 2

by Annaliese Keller February 01, 2018

Expert tea tasting focuses on the appearance of the leaf, the aroma, both before and after leaves are infused, the color of the infusion (or “liquo...

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How Teas Are Made

by Annaliese Keller February 01, 2018

All varieties of tea – black, green, oolong and rare white tea – come from the same plant, the Camellia Sinesis bush, but are distinguished by diff...

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