Top 75 Best High-End Tea News, Reviews, Resources

• 5 common medicines you must never have with tea or coffee - "Antibiotics, thyroid, asthma, diabetes, and Alzheimer's medications were notably affected. Caffeine interfered with these drugs' absorption, metabolism, and excretion, leading to issues such as restlessness, headache, and reduced medicine efficacy."
• 10 Benefits of Jasmine Green Tea That Makes Me Drink It Everyday - Lifehack.
• A brief history of tea in the UK - The Guardian.
• AFTERNOON TEA - definition & explanation.
• All about tea - Gayot.
• Biggest British-American Tea Kerfuffle Since ... Well, You Know - "An American chemistry professor has a surprising thought about how to make the best cup of tea: Add a pinch of salt. Not everyone in Britain is eager to embrace the idea."
• BLACK TEA - Wikipedia.
• Bubble tea - also known as pearl milk tea or boba milk tea, is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in Taichung in the 1980s. Most bubble tea recipes contain a tea base mixed/shaken with fruit or milk, to which chewy tapioca balls and/or fruit jellies are often added.
• CAMOMILE TEA - Wikipedia.
• Here’s the Evidence on Tea’s Health Benefits - The New York Times.
• Can this smart tea set actually brew better tea? - The Verge.
• Cold brew tea - Wikipedia.
• Could we soon run out of Darjeeling tea? - The Telegraph.
• Da Hong Pao - (Big Red Robe) is a Wuyi rock tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains. It is a heavily oxidized, dark oolong tea. The highest quality versions frequently sell as the world's most expensive tea. In China, it is often reserved for honored guests. Da Hong Pao can sell for up to US$1985745 per kilogram or US$35606 per ounce (20g of Da Hong Pao tea from one of the mother plants was sold for ¥15896 in 1998).
• DARJEELING TEA - Wikipedia.
• Does drinking hot tea cool you down in a heatwave? - The Telegraph.
• Don’t Call It Darjeeling, It’s Nepali Tea - "The Himalayan country’s growers are in the budding stages of a loose-leaf revolution."
• Drinking tea every day delays biological aging - "This finding by Chinese scientists hints at the possibility that the traditional brew, rich in certain health-promoting compounds, may play a role in enhancing longevity. Historically, black tea has been recognized for its potential health benefits, particularly in enhancing heart, gut, and brain health. Moreover, animal studies have indicated that flavonoids, abundantly found in tea, could potentially increase the lifespan of organisms ranging from worms and flies to mice."
• Drinking tea may be linked to lower risk of death, study suggests - "Data from UK Biobank suggests people who drink two or more cups of black tea a day have lower risk of mortality."
• EARL GREY TEA - Wikipedia.
• First Flush Darjeeing Tea - explained by Twinnings.
• FLAVONOIDS - an antioxidant found in green teas.
• Gin & tonic overtakes tea as Britain’s favourite drink - "The two drinks arrived in the country in the 17th century and the UK is the world’s biggest market for gin, but sales of black tea are flagging."
• Goodbye soggy teabags: Britain is having a tea revolution - The Telegraph.
• GRAND DEDO - tea boxes.
• GREEN TEA - Wikipedia.
• Green tea, rather than black, may help you live longer - "Drinking green tea, rather than black, may help you live longer, new study suggests. Drinking tea at least three times a week could reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and is linked with a longer and healthier life, at least in China, a new study suggests."
• Green Tea Really ‘Nature’s Ozempic’? - "Here’s what experts said about the beverage’s link to weight loss. People turning to green tea to lose weight 'can't expect a big effect, and certainly nothing close to medications like Ozempic,' said Rob van Dam, a professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University."
• GYOKURO TEA - a green tea.
• Here’s the Evidence on Tea’s Health Benefits - The New York Times.
• HIGH TEA - definition & explanation.
• HISTORY OF ENGLISH AFTERNOON TEA
• HOJICHA - a green tea.
• Horlicks or nocturnal teas: are hot drinks the secret to the perfect night’s sleep? - "Sales of the malt drink are up, and many people swear by a cuppa before bed. The soporific effect may have less to do with what’s in your mug - and more with the routine of making it."
• How teapots were used to spread Russian propaganda - "In 1917, pastoral scenes gave way to smoking chimneys and telegraph wires on porcelain manufactured by a factory in St Petersburg, writes Deborah Nicholls-Lee."
• How to become a tea expert in 6 simple steps - The Telegraph.
• I drink more than 50 cups of tea a day - "I judge every tea against four categories: zing, sparkle, colour and body. I taste at double strength, before spitting it out."
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• iKettle - since 2013. "Smart Kettle with Wi-Fi & Voice Activated." The iKettle 3rd Generation is a kitchen essential with lots of clever features such as 'Wake Up' and 'Home' modes. Controlling through the Smarter app the iKettle will improve your routine and control the water for your coffee or tea with smart precision.
• Is Kombucha Healthy? Here’s What Experts Say - TIME Magazine.
• Kombucha - variety of fermented, lightly effervescent sweetened black or green tea drinks that are commonly intended as functional beverages for their supposed health benefits.
• LAPSANG SOUCHONG TEA - Wikipedia.
• List of Chinese teas - Wikipedia.
• List of tea companies - Wikipedia.
• matcha: Should you switch to matcha or stick with coffee? - "Considered by many to be superior to coffee, Matcha has been treasured for centuries for its restorative powers."
• MATCHA TEA - a green tea.
• Microplastics: Premium teabags leak billions of particles - study - "Some premium tea bags might be leaving billions of microscopic plastic particles in your cup, new research suggests."
• Mouthwatering afternoon tea recipes - The Telegraph.
• Never boil water twice when making a cuppa - The Telegraph.
• PU-ERH TEA - a green tea.
• Refresh your routine with this summer drink - "You're starting to slump but don't want another turbocharged cup of coffee. Why not turn to a refreshing glass of iced tea?"
• Risking their lives to bring people tea - "Pregnant women are risking their lives to bring people tea."
• Robert Fortune - (1812-1880). Was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller, best known for introducing around 250 new ornamental plants, mainly from China, but also Japan, into the gardens of Britain, Australia, and the USA. He also played a role in the development of the tea industry in India in the 19th century.
• Rooibos TEA - "10 Health Benefits Of Rooibos Tea."
• SENCHA TEA - a green tea.
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• S'well Bottle - since 2010. "The Best Reusable, Insulated Double Walled, Stainless Steel, Insulated Wine, Tea, Coffee and Water Bottle - Cold for 24 hours, Hot for 12."
• Take time for tea and give your brain a lift - Daily Mail.
• Tannins - principal human dietary sources of tannins are tea & coffee.
• TEA - Wikipedia.
• Tea & Storage Tin Containers - Specialty Bottle.
• TEA AT AMAZON.COM'S GROCERY & GOURMET FOOD - 6,000+ results as of December 3, 2022.
• Tea Fit for a Queen - "Understanding the Intricacies of Earl Grey Tea."
• Tea-growing areas to be badly hit if global heating intensifies - "In Kenya, the area of optimal tea-growing conditions will be reduced by more than a quarter by 2050."
• Tea in a microwave? New research says it could be the perfect cuppa - "Chinese scientists reckon they have found the way to make a proper brew without a kettle. Heresy or scientific fact?"
• TEA PARTY - definition & explanation.
• Tea traditions around the world: in pics - The Telegraph.
• Tea varieties - Wikipedia.
• Teabag taste test: the best and worst breakfast blends - The Guardian.
• the best biscuit for dunking into your tea - The Telegraph.
• The fascinating story behind one of Asia's favorite drinks - "The rise of bubble tea, one of Taiwan's most beloved beverages."
• The mystical tea that fetches $1,850/kg - "India’s rare tea picked under a full moon. On the slopes of the Himalayas, workers at the world’s first biodynamic tea farm wait patiently until the planets align to pick India’s most expensive tea."
• The mythos of drinking tea: What makes it essentially British? - "When a US chemist suggested adding salt to tea, a storm brewed online. But why does tea, and the right way to make it, strike such a nerve for so many people, especially in the UK?"
• The psychology behind a nice cup of tea - The Guardian.
• The tea tycoon who was 'the world's best loser' - "Say the name Lipton, and most people think of tea. But behind that brand lies the extraordinary story of a rags-to-riches tycoon, self-publicist, philanthropist and sportsman who was honoured as 'the world's best loser'."
• Time for tea: refreshing alternatives to alcohol - "Off the booze? Sparkling tea and kombucha make for an elegant change."
• Tisane - a medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water; a herbal tea.
• True cost of our tea: Sexual abuse on Kenyan tea farms revealed - "Sexual exploitation has been uncovered on tea farms that supply some of the UK's most popular brands, including PG Tips, Lipton and Sainsbury's Red Label."
• We’ve swapped Rich Tea for Oreos - "What happened to the UK’s dunking spirit?"
• Wen Zhenheng on Tea - Wen Zhen Heng's book: Zhang Wu Zhi (Treatise on Superfluous Things).
• WHITE TEA - Wikipedia.
• Why this Chinese tea costs more than $184,000 per kilogram - "The Niu Lan Keng Rougui, a rare variety of Rougui tea from a valley brook of the same name in the Wuyi Mountains. The retail price? HKD36,000 ($4,560) for 25 grams, or $184,615 for a kilogram, at the time of writing. Enjoying one brew of the tea at the restaurant costs HKD28,000 ($3,577). o put this into context, a small 150-200 ml pot of tea is usually made with about five grams of tea leaves."
• Wuyi tea - formerly known by the trade name Bohea in English, is a category of black and oolong teas grown in the Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, China.
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