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 Different Grading Systems, Makes It Complicated Understanding how tea is graded is quite confusing. All tea is graded based on the size of their leaves. Most people have heard of the term Orange Pekoe or OP.  Many tea drinkers think this is a style of black tea, but it is actually a is a term that is widely used in the tea industry to describe the size of the leaf tea.  OP is the most famous tea grading system and this type of grading is popular in the tea growing countries that were former English colonies, like India, Africa etc. In...

Test Your Tea Knowledge.   Tea is not complicated but there is a lot misinformation out there.  If you follow our instructions you will have a perfect cup of tea every time, Use Loose Leaf Tea  Tea bags might be simple but would you drink instant coffee? No, I don’t think so. It’s time to step up to premium loose leaf teas and explore a whole new world in taste.  So let’s get started.  Read this to learn why we not keen on some tea bags. Steeping Times Don’t let things get bitter. Teas have different steeping times.  Too short...

We give away a lot of tea.  Whenever someone orders tea from us, we usually give them a handful of similar samples, just to try.  Whenever someone purchases something in person, we usually ask them if any teas looked particularly interesting.  If they did, we’ll give that person a sample of whatever that tea was.  The samples which we hand out are enough loose tea for a single cup, in a small bag with our name on it.  All of these samples are portioned into bags by hand, in a process which takes far too much time, for the love...

Tea is remarkably prominent in Russian culture.  This is largely due to the fact that tea is hot, and Russia is cold.  Thus, tea there, as it is consumed in most places in the world, is consumed hot.  It was introduced to Russia in the mid-1600’s, but by the 1800’s, it was being imported in such large quantities that it became accessible to most Russians, rather than just the wealthy.  Some tea has been grown in Russia, but it isn’t exactly a thriving industry, because Russia is, again, cold. Russian teas tend to be known for their smoky flavor.  The...