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You're a teaholic, tea-lover, tea-obsessed, tea-drinker, tea-o-phile, whatever you want to call yourself, and suddenly your world has come crashing down. Caffeine is no longer your friend. At least in the afternoon or evening, that is. While your morning cup of tea holds...

It's been pressing on your mind. Every day, the same thoughts. The same checking your personal list of dos and don'ts to figure it out. Your diet is fine, more or less. (Sometimes less than more.) Exercise? You're not an Olympic gymnast, but you're defi...

What Is Black Tea? Black tea is the most oxidised of all tea varieties, and like white, green, Read more

"Stinky boots!", I exclaim, offering the open bag to our newest, bright young team member. "It helps you sleep!" "It doesn't smell so bad", he states after a brief whiff. I'm disappointed. I usually get a more satisfying reaction than that. "Hold a tick, you d...

Do you prefer tea with a smoky aroma? The type that reminds you of a campfire? Lapsang Souchong is a black tea made of Camellia sinensis leaves, smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. Its name comes from Fuzhou dialect words “La” (pine), Sang “wood”, and “souchong” (small sort).

It is 1843, Chatham St, New York. Richard Davies, a recently emigrated apothecary from Hull, London, boldly approaches a New York import agent eager for credit to start a business. As a newcomer and a stranger to the big smoke, he has no friends and no business

Have you recently found a shoe in the fridge? Stepped out of the car and realise you haven't switched the engine off? Found your morning cup of tea in the microwave at 5pm? You may be in desperate need for some calming tea and these practical ways to vanquish stress.

Have you ever heard of theanine? If you haven't heard of theanine, you've definitely heard of caffeine. You know what I'm talking about... your friend, your worst enemy, both. That pesky but well-loved stimulant that seems to keep the world turning.And theanine? It's the best ...

What is white tea? If you're new to tea, your immediate answer to this question would very likely be "well, that's just tea with milk, isn't it?". And you couldn't be blamed for giving such a bleedingly obvious answer, after all, the milky question always posed is "would you l...

Not everyone loves Earl Grey tea, but there are a couple of reasons Earl Grey tea is often particularly unpleasant - and doesn't need to be. The first reason is that low-grade black tea is used. A simple trick big tea companies use to lower costs is to douse low-grad...