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Information and Articles on Chinese Tea and Tea Culture

Making Holiday Shopping Easy With Tea Gift Sets!

With the holiday season fast approaching, you may be looking for thoughtful gifts for the tea drinker in your life. Luckily, most of the big tea companies are well ahead of you, and have put together a wide range of tea boxes and gift sets which work well as gifts. Here are a few reasonably [...]

So You Like…Earl Grey

A black tea blend flavored with oil derived from the rind of the Bergamot orange, Earl Grey is a sweeter, more citrusy variation on the traditionally bitter British black tea. This makes it a prime candidate for replacement by a number of Chinese teas, which are traditionally noted for their sweetness and delicacy. Check out [...]

So You Like…Lipton (Or Other Generic Black Teas)

Quite possibly the most prevalent tea distributor in America, Lipton’s yellow label teabags are synonymous with a low-quality, somewhat weak brew. Utilizing up to 20 different teas in their blend, sourced from all around the world, Lipton tea is a mish-mash of flavors which average out to something quite forgettable, lacking any truly definable characteristics. [...]