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Part of a series on evaluating online tea stores. A look at Thunderbolt Tea in the areas of quality, selection, and tea community. Selection:  Thunderbolt’s location and connections with Darjeeling estates allow it to offer a first chance at teas. That means fresher teas. It can also mean that it buys lots or batches in a [...]

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Using The Right Teaware The Right Way

by Jason on August 2, 2012

in review

In June of 2012, industry leaders gathered for a panel discussion at World Tea Expo. World Tea News chronicled the panel’s estimation that  tea sales in North America would beat coffee sales by the year 2017. What will that mean for tea we drink at home, at work, or at school? There is a growing [...]

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. It has been over 1 year since I received the Piao I Travel Buddy Tea Infuser 580cc, and I have been quite pleased with the results. Here are a few observations: 1. I don’t usually go for plastic, but this is high quality polycarbonate. When I spoke with the good people at Piao I [...]

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Book Review- The Story of Tea

by Jason on June 27, 2012

in review, Voices of Tea

. The Story of Tea gives you a thorough account of what you would see and hear if you owned a tea company and traveled to origin to talk to producers and source teas. The Heisses, who own Tea Trekker, provide a collection of information they have gathered over the years, especially in regard to [...]

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Part of a series on evaluating online tea stores. A look at Canton Tea Co. in the areas of quality, selection, and tea community. Quality:  Of the teas I have reviewed from Canton,  the majority of them were on the higher end of the score scale. And it wasn’t just me who thought so. Their teas [...]

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