Recent Posts Tagged With 'tea history'

• Chinese Tea Culture and History: Special Olympics Edition

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 19:08 in olympics, tea history, tracing tea, chinese tea, teapot, teaware, james norwood pratt, all in this tea, ancient tea horse road, tea and china

  By William I. Lengeman III In recognition of the increased focus on China during this summer Olympics season, the Twinings Tea Blog is rounding up a number of previous articles about various aspects of Chinese tea culture. For a collection of article...

• The Leaf Magazine Offers Steeping After Steeping of Tea Wisdom

  Posted on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at 15:29 in tea history, tea culture, lu yu, the leaf, tea magazines, james norwood pratt, puerh

  By William I. Lengeman III As noted in a recent article here at the Twinings Tea Blog, there are a number of worthwhile tea magazines currently in circulation. But until recently, it's probably safe to say that there wasn't an English-language public...

• The Tea Drinker's Bookshelf 3: Another Five Essential Tea Books

  Posted on Saturday March 29th, 2008 at 13:59 in tea history, pettigrew, tea shop, tea room, blofeld, tea companion, standage

  By William I. Lengeman III It's time for one more installment of The Tea Drinker's Bookshelf. Be sure to check out the previous installments here and here. This time around, a pair of books that look at tea from an Asian perspective, advice on openin...

• The Tea Drinker's Bookshelf: Five Essential Tea Books

  Posted on Saturday February 16th, 2008 at 16:30 in tea, tea history, heiss, macfarlane, tea flavors, gautier, hohenegger, tea books

  By William I. Lengeman III If you're looking to increase your knowledge of tea, there are many excellent resources available, including a host of Web sites and a number of excellent magazines and books. If you're ready to make a few additions to your...

• Tea Bag History Culminates in Gourmet

  Posted on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 at 15:50 in tea, tea history, iced tea, tea bag, gourmet tea, specialty tea, premium tea, pyramid tea bag, george peal, thomas sullivan

  By William I. Lengeman III The commonly accepted story for the origin of tea is that it was discovered in 2737 B.C., by Chinese emperor, Shen Nung, a forward-thinking ruler who advocated boiling water to purify it. One day, the emperor was boiling a ...

• The Evolution of Tea - A Brief History

  Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 16:53 in Sri Lanka, assam, tea history, ceylon, chinese tea, japanese tea, tea ceremony, shen nung, tea blending

  By William I. Lengeman III Coffee gets its fair share of press nowadays, but tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, after water. Although the exact origins of tea drinking is uncertain, its likely that the ancient Chinese were the firs...

• The Prolific History of Tea Blending

  Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 16:35 in green tea, black tea, tea history, earl grey, twinings, tea blending, blended teas, indian chai, cha jing

  By Rebecca Gasca Lore has it that tea was discovered in 2737 BC when a few dried tea leaves blew into Chinese emperor Shen Nongs cup of boiled water. From this simple birth the consumption of tea spread throughout China. In 758 AD, a Tang Dynasty wri...