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Making the Most of Those Tea Samples UPDATED: 20 May 2019 Tea samples are a great way for you to expand your experience with different teas. Yes, there are different teas – hundreds, in fact. And they vary in how best to enjoy them. S…

Teamaking – Art or Science? Teamaking, that is, the turning those freshly plucked tea leaves into the form that you end up steeping for that delicious cuppa, is under debate. Some say it is an art. Others say it is a science.…

7 Signs That Your Teapot Is on Strike Humans go on strike now and then. Things get so intolerable that they just say “Enough!” and stop working. Well, we teapots go on strike now and then, too. You didn’t know that? That’s because we a…

The Rise of “Clonal” Teas Having steeped numerous “clonal” teas for my humans over the years, we thought it was time for a good look at what they are and how they are gaining in number among the teas carried by various vend…

Tea and the Early U.S. Presidents An item posted online awhile ago made me and my humans start thinking about what tea our U.S. Presidents in the early days of this country would drink. Tea was much more popular then with those “co…

Little Yellow Teapot Advises: Treat Dad to Tea for Fathers Day! This little teapot might be just a teapot (albeit a very sassy and knowledgeable one), but I understand dad’s very well. And I can assure you that they love having a great tea time with their…

An Assam Tea Party Courtesy of Lochan Tea Ltd. Lochan Tea Ltd. sources teas from a variety of tea gardens in West Bengal, Sikkim, and Assam, India, as well as representing their own tea garden, Doke, in Bihar, India. They were kind enough to se…

Our Guide to Chinese Teas Is Finally Here – TOOOT! My humans and I have been hard at work for over a year working on gathering information about teas from China off of hundreds of sites on the internet. And now we present this to you. TOOOT!

Doke Hand-made Teas a Work of Heart The Doke Tea Garden in the state of Bihar, India, has turned once-useless land into lush greenery. This is thanks to the Lochan family, headed by Rajiv Lochan, a long-time veteran of the tea indust…

First Flush Teas from India Shine On! First flush teas can have some of the best flavor profiles, lighter yet with distinct qualities for their growing region. And in India, where a major part of the world’s tea supply is grown, there …

Tea Therapy for the State of Being “I just want to drink tea, save animals, and nap.” —- Buddha Teas 

Tea Tourism Season Is Here! Tea tourism is in full swing, but you still have plenty of time to make that trip. Before you go, though, this little teapot wants to pass along some tips and info on what you might expect while th…