Recent Posts Tagged With 'green tea'

• When I Take My Sugar to Tea: To Sweeten or Not to Sweeten

  Posted on Tuesday September 2nd, 2008 at 10:59 in green tea, sugar, black tea, george orwell, samovar, sweet tea, sweetened tea, unsweetened tea, tea and sugar

  By William I. Lengeman III The writer Henry Fielding once remarked, love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. But for many of his countrymen a cup of a black tea with milk and sweetened with sugar wins the prize hands down and has become an ...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Iced and Bottled vs. Hot Tea

  Posted on Sunday August 31st, 2008 at 13:25 in green tea, antioxidants, black tea, white tea, polyphenols, iced tea, hot tea, catechins, bottled tea

  By William I. Lengeman III The Twinings Tea Blog has featured numerous articles discussing the health benefits of tea and this summer also brought a number of articles about iced tea. With that in mind, it seems like as good a time as any to look at ...

• Cold Brewing Iced Tea

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 19:33 in green tea, black tea, toddy, iced tea, gyokuro, shincha, cold brewing, cold brew, cold brewed, ice brewing

  By William I. Lengeman III Fall may be approaching, but summer hasn't given up the fight just yet. There's still plenty of time to enjoy a nice cold glass - or pitcher - of iced tea. The Twinings Tea Blog has featured a number of articles about iced ...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Temomi-Cha; Vincero!; September Co-Op Tea Swap; Tea Chest Bass/Tea Eating Pigs

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 10:53 in green tea, darjeeling, tea chest, aged tea, tea swap, temomi-cha, tea chest bass, tea eating pigs

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find highlights from the best tea blogs from tea lovers around the world. Temomi-Cha Looking for something a little different? ...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Odds and Ends

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 18:09 in green tea, antibiotics, bacteria, polyphenols, albert einstein, anemia, fluid overload, superbugs, health benefits of tea, caffeine sensitivity, einstein's tea leaves

  By William I. Lengeman III Tea is good for you. While perhaps not quite the miraculous wonder substance that some make it out to be, there's strong evidence nonetheless to indicate that tea has a number of worthwhile health benefits. The Twinings Tea...

• China's Teas: Special Olympics Edition

  Posted on Monday August 18th, 2008 at 20:20 in Yunnan, green tea, olympics, chinese tea, keemun, dragonwell, lapsang souchong, puerh, pi lo chun

  By William I. Lengeman III All eyes - or at the very least, hundreds of millions of them - have been turned toward China lately, as it plays host to the 2008 Olympic Games. Which makes this as good a time as any to revisit some of the Twinings Tea Bl...

• How Much Caffeine is in Tea?

  Posted on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 at 11:05 in green tea, black tea, white tea, caffeine, oolong, caffeine content, puerh, caffeine content of tea

  By William I. Lengeman III One of the side benefits of tea, for many drinkers, is that it contains caffeine. Consumed in moderation, caffeine is generally considered to be a safe way to get a little boost, although for people who are sensitive to thi...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Tea May Help Ease Arthritis Woes

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 17:02 in arthritis, coffee, green tea, caffeine, rheumatoid arthritis, polyphenols, osteoarthritis, egcg, arthritis foundation, epigallocatechin-3-gallate

  By William I. Lengeman III Arthritis in its many forms is a condition whose ill effects are very widespread. According to the Arthritis Foundation, rheumatoid arthritis affects 1.3 million people in the United States alone. Another 27 million America...

• Roasting Tea: An Overview

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 10:53 in green tea, genmaicha, kukicha, hojicha, bi lo chun, roasted tea, roasting tea

  By William I. Lengeman III Heat in one form or another is part of the process of making many types of tea. But there are a few types of tea that go through a stage that qualifies them to be called roasted tea. There are even some tea enthusiasts who ...

• Types of Tea: Jasmine Tea

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 10:51 in green tea, jasmine, tisane, oolong, earl grey, jasmine tea, flavored tea, jasmine flowers, epicatechins

  By William I. Lengeman III There may be more popular flavored teas on the market - Earl Grey comes to mind - but the light, pleasant aroma and flavor of jasmine tea makes it a favorite in this category. Though typically made with green tea and occasi...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Temperature Matters; Tea and Food Pairing; Tea & Coffee in the Age of Dr. Johnson; Cha Xi Contest

  Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 17:42 in coffee, green tea, food pairing, water temperature, dr. johnson, pairing food with tea, cha xi

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find highlights from the best tea blogs from tea lovers around the world. Water for Tea: Temperature Matters If you're consiste...

• Iced Tea Season Rolls On

  Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 13:42 in green tea, black tea, jasmine, iced tea, arnold palmer, yerba mate, rooibos, sweet tea, terere, polyphenol

  By William I. Lengeman III Summer is here (unless you're in the southern hemisphere), temperatures are rising and there's no better time to cool down with a glass of iced tea. Previous iced tea articles at the Twinings Tea Blog have included this ove...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Studies Show That Tea May Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer

  Posted on Saturday July 19th, 2008 at 17:49 in Cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, green tea, black tea, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, tea and health

  By William I. Lengeman III The Twinings Tea Blog has reported on a number of studies that suggest a link between tea and better health, including several that have looked at various types of cancer. Among these - breast cancer, prostate cancer and lu...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Teaviews Publishes its 500th Tea Review!; Tai Ping Hou Kui; Book Review - Tea Art; The Bitter Weeping of Oversteeped Tea Leaves

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 19:37 in green tea, tea reviews, sommelier, tai ping hou kui, monkey king, tea sommelier, teaviews, tea art

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find highlights from the best tea blogs from tea lovers around the world. Teaviews Publishes its 500th Tea Review! If you're no...

• Tea May Help Guard Against Breast Cancer

  Posted on Wednesday July 9th, 2008 at 18:06 in Cancer, breast cancer, antioxidant, green tea, black tea, egcg, national cancer institute, epigallocatechin-3-gallate

  By William I. Lengeman III Breast cancer is an issue that receives no small amount of attention these days and with good reason. The National Cancer Institute estimates that, in the United States alone, more than 180,000 women will be afflicted with ...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Rooibos: Some Health Information; Teaware: Chataku; Wakamatsu-no-Mukashi Matcha from Ippodo; Stringing Tea

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 17:45 in green tea, matcha, rooibos, tea ceremony, redbush, chataku, chatuo

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find the best tea blogs by tea lovers from around the world. Rooibos: Some Health Information Elliot, at the Miro Tea blog, con...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Rooibos: Some Health Information; Teaware: Chataku; Stringing Tea

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 17:45 in green tea, matcha, rooibos, tea ceremony, redbush, chataku, chatuo

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find the best tea blogs by tea lovers from around the world. Rooibos: Some Health Information Elliot, at the Miro Tea blog, con...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Studies Show That Tea Might Help Reduce Fatigue

  Posted on Saturday June 21st, 2008 at 19:12 in green tea, green tea extract, chronic fatigue, cfs, fatigue, cfids, catechin, egcg, epigallocatechin gallate

  By William I. Lengeman III It almost seems a bit redundant to point out that tea might have the ability to alleviate fatigue. After all, for many people who drink it (and coffee) that's one of tea's most appealing features. But, according to more tha...

• How to Make Iced Tea

  Posted on Sunday June 15th, 2008 at 14:25 in green tea, iced tea, coffee maker, sun tea, tea maker, bottled tea, shincha, cold-brewing, cold brewing, iced tea maker

  By William I. Lengeman III The Twinings Tea Blog has weighed in on iced tea several times recently, including an overview and an article examining some of the many options available to fans of this drink. While those options also include a wide varie...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Tea and Lung Cancer

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 11:01 in Cancer, smoking, lung cancer, antioxidant, green tea, tobacco, black tea, cigarette, flavonoids

  By William I. Lengeman III The health concerns posed by tobacco smoking are surely no secret to anyone these days. What probably isn't so well known is that tea may help protect against lung cancer, 90 percent of which, according to some experts, can...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: How To Pour Water; Aquarium Charcoal; Ice-Infused Shincha; Book Review - Tea Cookbook

  Posted on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 at 16:29 in green tea, tea recipes, iced tea, shincha, tea cookery, tea cuisine, tea cookbook, cold-brewing

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find the best tea blogs by tea lovers from around the world. How To Pour Water Pouring water is surely one of the simplest aspe...

• How to Make Bad Tea: A Few Thoughts

  Posted on Saturday June 7th, 2008 at 19:30 in green tea, orwell, good tea, bad tea, perfect cup of tea, okakura

  By William I. Lengeman III In The Book of Tea, Kakuzo Okakura noted, we have good and bad tea and quoted the poet Lichilai who said that one of the most deplorable things in the world was the utter waste of fine tea through incompetent manipulatio...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Taiwan East Coast Tea Pickers; The (Not So) Bitter End; Running the Boseong Green Tea Marathon; World Tea Expo

  Posted on Thursday June 5th, 2008 at 18:16 in taiwan, Korea, green tea, infusion, world tea expo, boseong, tea picker, multiple infusions

  By William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find the best tea blogs by tea lovers from around the world. Taiwan East Coast Tea Pickers Did you ever wonder how tea gets sta...

• Iced Tea Options are Limited Only by Imagination

  Posted on Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 in green tea, black tea, white tea, iced tea, oolong, sweet tea, puerh, tea punch, tea popsicles

  By William I. Lengeman III A recent article at the Twinings Tea Blog marked the onset of iced tea season, focusing mainly on the background, origins and history of this warm weather favorite. Which is all well and good but the best thing about iced t...

• Types of Tea: Yellow Tea

  Posted on Saturday May 31st, 2008 at 14:35 in green tea, black tea, white tea, oolong, yellow tea, jun shan yin zhen, puerh, meng ding huang ya, silver needle

  By William I. Lengeman III As mentioned previously in these pages, there are, for all intents and purposes, five major categories of tea manufactured from the Camellia sinensis plant. While black and green tea are probably the best-known and most pop...

• Chanoyu: A Brief Look at the Japanese Tea Ceremony

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 12:53 in green tea, matcha, urasenke, chanoyu, shincha, japanese tea ceremony, the book of tea, kakuzo okakura, omotesenke, mushanokojisenke

  By William I. Lengeman III Given the fact that it's been around for centuries and that there are those who have devoted their lifetime to studying it, it's obvious that chanoyu - often referred to as the Japanese tea ceremony - is not a tradition who...

• Spring Shincha Harvest is a High Point for Japanese Green Tea Fans

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 16:18 in japan, green tea, sencha, shincha, first flush, uji, teachat, ichinbancha, first harvest

  By William I. Lengeman III In the spring, to paraphrase Tennyson just a bit, a tea lover's fancy will often turn to thoughts of shincha. As noted in a previous article at the Twinings Tea Blog, Japan is well-known for its many types of green tea and ...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Oolong Tea and Weight Loss - A Closer Look

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 in green tea, obesity, polyphenols, oolong, wulong, wu-long, wu-yi

  By William I. Lengeman III When assessing health claims made for various products - including tea - it's good to proceed with a degree of caution. There are many reliable studies documenting the health benefits of tea, but there are also marketers an...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: Gong Fu Tea; Dandelion Tea & Sassafras Tea; Drinking Matcha; Yunnan Pu'er

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 10:35 in Yunnan, green tea, dandelion, herbal tea, sassafras, matcha, gong fu, puerh, steap tv, pu'er

  by William I. Lengeman III This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find the best tea blogs by tea lovers from around the world. Gong Fu Tea Looking for a good overview of the Chinese Gong Fu styl...

• Types of Tea: Collectors and Connoisseurs Covet China's Puerh Tea

  Posted on Tuesday May 20th, 2008 at 10:53 in green tea, black tea, white tea, pu-erh, oolong, pu erh, pu-er, puerh, pu'er, pu'erh

  By William I. Lengeman III As noted in these pages previously, there are essentially five major types of tea derived from the Camellia sinensis plant - black, green, white, oolong and puerh. In the West, black tea is reasonably well known and green h...