Drew Bednasek, the Teaxplorer, began his love for tea in his early twenties. Now residing in the UK, Drew keeps an extensive blog where he can discuss his love of tea and show off is photos with tea enthusiasts worldwide. He has extensive knowledge of tea and is active on Twitter (as the @teaxplorer) with a large following. Read his full review of our Bi Luo Chun Green Tea here. Drew...
Amanda Wilson is a tea enthusiast from Kansas City with a passion for trying new teas and writing lengthy descriptions about them. She keeps an organized blog for her tea reviews and posts them on Twitter as @Amanda on a near-daily basis. Read her full review of our Shan Lin Xi Premium High Mountain Oolong here. Amanda writes:"Time for the first steep, and what a light and delicate one it is!...
Drew Bednasek, the Teaxplorer, began his love for tea in his early twenties. Now residing in the UK, Drew keeps an extensive blog where he can discuss his love of tea and show off is photos with tea enthusiasts worldwide. He has extensive knowledge of tea and is active on Twitter (as the @teaxplorer) with a large following. Read his full review of our Ali Shan High Mountain Oolong here. Drew...
Drew Bednasek, the Teaxplorer, began his love for tea in his early twenties. Now residing in the UK, Drew keeps an extensive blog where he can discuss his love of tea and show off is photos with tea enthusiasts worldwide. He has extensive knowledge of tea and is active on Twitter (as the @teaxplorer) with a large following. Read his full review of our Shan Lin Xi Premium High Mountain...
Summer is here, and tea enthusiasts worldwide are looking for a way to escape the heat while maintaining their passion for drinking quality loose-leaf tea. Cold-brewing tea adds a completely new dimension to the tea drinking experience, and is both easier and more delicious than one might expect. The first beautiful thing about cold-brewing is that the tea will be completely void of any bitterness or astringency. As opposed...
In contrast to the West, teabags are not very common in Taiwan and China. Whole leaf tea is vastly different from the tea found in your average tea bag. Besides being primarily picked by hand instead of machine, they are also much healthier and more flavorful. The reason for this is that broken leaves found in typical tea bags usually lose the majority of their oils during production leaving them...
The Western style of brewing tea denotes using a large teapot or infuser and steeping tea leaves for an extended period of time – usually a one-time process. Because the tea is steeped for a longer period of time, a smaller amount of tea is typically needed and the leaves are usually discarded after one or two steepings. This style of brewing is suitable for those who are making tea...
Tea can help you maintain healthy weight, reduce wrinkles, improve vision, fight diabetes, lower cholesterol, prevent cancer, and eliminate stress. Black, green, and oolong tea are all made from the plant Camellia sinensis, which has been examined and proven to provide various health benefits when infused in hot water. When steeping tea, dry tea leaves come into contact with hot water and water-soluble compounds within the leaves dissolve into the water,...
