It’s Not Easy Being Green

Next to black tea, green tea is a more recognizable tea in Western society. A lot of this comes from the health benefits that are widely discussed of green teas. In fact, most scientific studies into the health benefits of tea use green tea as the focus. As a result, green tea drinking in the […]

How Do They Make Tea?

“All there is to making tea is to pick it, steam it, pound it, shape it, dry it, tie it and seal it.” -Lu Yu, The Classic of Tea This is an excerpt from the first ever book on tea, called the Ch’a Ching, or The Classic of Tea. Written in the eight century (yes, […]

What Exactly is Tea?

What exactly is tea, anyway? It seems like you just put any (non-poisonous) plant or herb put into hot water and – VOILA! – tea! Easy an answer as that would be, that’s not exactly how it works. Actual tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, a tree native to China. […]