What became colloquially known as “the people’s tea” for its accessibility by the common man, Genmai-cha, simply put,  is a green tea mixed with roasted grains of brown rice, giving it a warm seductive and

Nicole Wilson runs the interesting blog Tea For Me Please and has just released her first book: The Tea Recipe Book. We spoke her about tea trends and conservatism within the tea industry. “The trend I would

Dan Cong is a complex and high quality type of Chinese oolong tea that is particularly notable for its ability to mimic flowery and fruity fragrances and flavors, making it one of the most diverse

We human beings are a highly superstitious bunch. All throughout our time on this planet we have been captivated by the irrational and supernatural, from fortune telling, to lucky amulets, to spirits, to provide us

Midway through the 18th century British customs officers intercepted a shipment of illegal goods off the coast of Dorset. After the shipment was impounded a group of 60 smugglers brazenly rode in and reclaimed their

While tea aficionados swear by the superior quality and taste of tea made from loose tea leaves, the fact of the matter is that the vast majority of tea-drinkers in the West simply use tea

It might sound like something out of a movie, but in 1866 five of the best clipper ships of its age set sail from China on an almost 16.000 mile race around the world to