Category: Production

#48 – MAN OR MACHINE?

27 June 2017

While it is stating the obvious that careful and selective picking of tea leaves by hand will always give you better quality tea, the case is now being made for mechanical plucking methods. The best tea is produced by careful picking by hand of two... Continue reading

Production

#46 – SINGLE ESTATE TEAS AND BLENDED TEAS

24 April 2017

Single Estate Teas are teas produced from a single plantation or even from a particular garden (sometimes referred to as a division) within a particular plantation. These teas will vary in flavour depending on the time of the year in which the tea is harvested,... Continue reading

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#45 – CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FLAVOUR OF TEA

26 February 2017

While there are many who doubt that climate change is taking place, the reality is that changing weather patterns, particularly around the Indian Ocean rim are causing variations in the flavours of tea. Tea production in the major tea growing areas of the world had... Continue reading

Production

#35 – ‘BUY ME’ EMBLEMS AND SLOGANS

7 October 2015

Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Heart Tick, Ethical Partnership, Conservation, UTZ, PETA, Organic Certified, Halal, Kosher, Australian Made, etc. etc. These are some of the emblems that adorn packages of food and beverages that are sold in supermarkets in Australia. At the rate they are increasing the sizes... Continue reading

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#30 – TEA BAGS, COFFEE CAPSULES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

6 May 2015

A recent article by the gentleman who invented the coffee capsule stated the he regretted having done so. The reason? The environmental impact of millions of used capsules, some aluminium, some plastic. While producers claim that they are recycled, with the best of intentions, most... Continue reading

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#29 – CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FLAVOUR OF TEA

17 April 2015

Most of the tea produced in the world is from countries which border the Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, Kenya, and India to name a few). High seasonal rainfall caused by monsoonal weather patterns have been vital for agricultural pursuits in this region – going back... Continue reading

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#20 – TEA TASTING TERMS – SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THE TEA TASTER AND BLENDER

20 August 2014

A tea taster or blender tastes many hundreds of tea samples each week. This process determines the quality of the tea and the price that it will attract. Descriptive terms used by the tea trade exist for dry leaf, infused leaf and the beverage (called... Continue reading

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#16 – AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED TEA, HOW TRUE?

6 March 2014

Some companies in Australia claim to supply ‘Australian produced tea’. The tea plantations in Australia which are run by these companies in Queensland are relatively small in acreage compared to the plantations run in the traditional tea producing countries. The yield (the amount of leaf) from... Continue reading

Brewing

#15 – TEA AND COFFEE – SO VERY DIFFERENT

12 February 2014

The only common factor between tea and coffee is the use of boiling water to infuse or brew them. Even that is not quite the same as the correct water temperature for infusing teas varies with type of tea being infused. Tea leaf versus coffee... Continue reading

Production

#13 – ALL TEABAGS ARE NOT THE SAME

7 November 2013

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

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#12 – ORGANIC TEA, COFFEE AND WATER(?)

15 October 2013

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

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#11 – HOW DO YOU TELL IF A TEA IS GOOD? THE 7 STEPS

4 October 2013

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

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Category: Production

BLACK TEA

Ceylon

China

India

Blends

Single Estate

FLAVOURED BLACK TEA

Earl Grey

Chai

Flavoured Black

GREEN TEA

China

Japan

Oolong Tea

White Tea

Flavoured Green Tea

Artisan & Speciality Tea

HERBAL & FRUIT INFUSIONS

Fruit Infusions

Herbal Infusions

Rooibos