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Fleur De Vie – Flower of Life Valentine’s Tea
from Art of Tea
(available now thru end of Feb)
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Teas Etc. Year of the Tiger Sale. 20% off everything . Use code: TIGER at checkout.
Tay Teas:
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In centuries past, it took Western tea traders decades to figure out that the same plant could produce black, green, and wulong tea. The difference came in the harvest and processing. Fortunately, the modern reader can pick up Roy Fong’s The Great Teas of China and learn how some of the most treasured teas on earth come to be.
Fong’s book tells the stories of teas’ journeys. You almost get the impression that the book is written from the tea leaf’s perspective. Few of the popular books on tea go into such detail on when teas are harvested, and how they are processed.
Along the way, Fong relates how he came to be a part of the tea story. He includes anecdotes of meeting farmers, smelling rooms full of fresh tea being processed, and his first experiences of tasting teas.
The book is interesting from a production perspective, especially considering Roy has begun work on creating his own California tea farm. From the tea drinker’s and tea shopper’s perspective, you are somewhat at a loss as to what to do with the book. Does knowing the production stages a tie guan yin tea goes through help one buy a better tea? Can a tea audience taste a tea, knowing which stage of harvest or production developed the nuances they enjoy in their cup?
Aside from the enjoyment of learning it provides, The Great Teas of China validates Roy Fong’s stance as a patriarch of the US loose leaf tea renaissance and the role of the Imperial Tea Court in that movement.
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Samovar’s Romance Tea Gift set. The world’s first tea set for romantics
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Mighty Leaf Valentine Gifts. Chocolate truffle teas, tea flowers, spa gifts, tea pouch gift tins and display boxes
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Surprise your Valentine with a bouquet of Adagio tea flowers, thrilling to observe and delightful to drink.
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Stash Tea’s Valentines Day Sale
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Introducing Floral Infusions Gift Set! Rishi’s gift of organic white teas is an aromatic delight. Experience two stunning teas that bring to life the first days of spring: Wild Rose, a perfect infusion of smooth white tea and wild harvested roses, and Peach Blossom, which infuses peach, tangerine and jasmine blossoms with white tea harvested in the high mountains of Fujian, China.
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Rishi paired up with Theo Chocolate, the first and only organic and Fair Trade chocolate factory in the country. Theo appreciates origin; buying direct from cacao farmers and grower cooperatives. Here are a few Theo + Rishi pairings: Aphrodisiac Collection paired with Golden Yunnan and Pu-erh Vanilla MintMilk Chocolate with Pink Peppercorn & Cherry paired with Cinnamon Plum
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Suppose you had a time machine and could travel back to some of the most significant periods of the development of modern man. More than any other drink that has marched through history with us, you’d find a cup of tea there to witness those defining achievements.
In The True History of Tea, Messrs. Mair and Hoh guide us through the religious, social, economic, and political marks that tea left on human history. Among the shining moments that tea played a role include:
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If you enjoy tracing tea’s fingerprint on human society, this is the book for you. You’ll be captivated to learn how tea spread from Buddhist monasteries to affect the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties. And you’ll grieve over how the drive for tea contributed to the Opium Wars.
While Mair and Hoh relate fascinating trivia and vignettes on tea’s history, you will not find the most captivating narrative. There were times when the flow of history got bogged down with details. Even though growth in demand for tea was significant, minutiae on how Tibetan recipes for yak-butter tea and the number of tea cakes traded for a horse did not need to be covered with such thoroughness as to lose the story’s flow.
Overall, The True History of Tea offers a worthwhile read. At the same time, I recall Monty Python & The Holy Grail when the knights consulted the Book of Armaments. Skip a bit, brother.
This book was purchased, and was not given to WTR by the author(s) or publisher.
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Dec 15-17
Adagio’s White Monkey. Special priced sampler pack here.
SpecialTea’s Ceylon Lover’s Leap BOP.
Harney Fanciest Formosa. Use code: WALKER29 for 20% off 2oz or 1lb sizes.
Other Stories & News:
Vintage 50s Wuyi Shui Xian Oolong- How often do you get tasting notes on 50 yr old wulong?
Tea Moments Contest- a YouTube video contest hosted by Chris Giddings
Tea Escapade’s 2009 Tea Custom Contest- essay contest by Nikki Means.
Review: Roy Fong’s Great Teas of China- Tony Gebely reviews Roy’s book. Roy did a lot of translation work, so is there content that is radically new to the English reader?
The Influence of Brewing Vessel on Tea Quality- wine drinkers have been tricked by wine glasses and perception of wine quality, but what does that have to do with tea? Read on.
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