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Contrary to popular opinion, teabags do not necessarily make a bad cup of tea. Teabags are here to stay, convenience being their main advantage. The quality of the tea made by a teabag depends on the QUALITY OF THE TEA IN THE TEA BAG. The majority... Continue reading

Organic Teas have been sold since the 1980s when the Organic craze began. In spite of this the take up has not been as big as was expected. Many suppliers use the Organic claim in the hope that it will generate more sales of their... Continue reading

Learning to evaluate tea (or examine and taste it as the experts do), is not difficult. However it will require the use of all your senses, except hearing! The 7 step process: Visual appearance of the dry tea leaf. It must generally be uniform in... Continue reading

Although all tea is derived from species of the Camellia plant (mainly Camellia Sinensis), as distinct from fruit and herbal infusions, the method of processing the leaves gives rise to six types, colours or classes of tea. Black Tea: produced by the orthodox (drying, rolling,... Continue reading