Man Dives Into Tea & Parrot Drinks Tea

In the interests of not violating anyone's copyright, I'm not going to actually publish either of these photos. But they're worth a look, all the same. Check the man diving into tea here.

And here is the link to the parrot drinking tea.

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Tiny Tidy Teapot Turns Heads

Tiny Tidy Teapot Turns Heads at World Tea Expo
(from a press release)

Napa Valley entrepreneurs Ron and Suzan Sculatti were delighted to learn that their single-serving One Touch Teapot was voted Best New Product For 2011 by the World Tea Expo. Uniquely engineered to provide a perfect cup every time, the contemporary borosilicate glass vessel turned more than a few heads and took top honors in the teaware category amongst stiff competition.

Brew a perfect cup every time:

The ingenious vessel, which made its debut this past January, is the first product being offered by the TeaTimeTrading Company and appears to be a hit straight out of the box. The contemporary styled borosilicate glass pot is offered in two designs – one with a traditional spout and one with a modern brim profile. The BPA free plastic infuser has a stainless steel filter and is perfect for loose or bagged tea. Simply add the tea to the infuser, pour in boiling water and close the locking lid. The ingenious glass design allows the user to keep an eye on the brewing process, and release the tea from the chamber when the desired strength is reached with the push of a button.

Simple and easy to use:

A perfect 8oz. brew can be repeated to create up to 16oz. of tea in a serving. And best of all, since the tea leaves are separated from the liquid as soon as the steeping is complete, there is no over brewing and no bitter after taste. To clean, simply remove the infuser, discard the tea and rinse. Both pieces are top shelf dishwasher safe.

Available now online and through approved retailers:

The One Touch Teapot is an ideal solution for anyone seeking a perfect cup of tea. MSRP of $30, available online at www.teatimetrading.com.

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Tea Business Spotlight 10 - Tiesta Tea Company

Tiesta Tea Company
Champaign, Illinois

Welcome to the tenth of our Tea Business Spotlights, in which we allow tea people to share insights on running their business. If you're a tea business owner and you'd like to take part in an upcoming spotlight, please contact us.

How long have you been in business?
We started the business while still in college (March of 2010). Our product was introduced to the public on store shelves in Champaign, IL in August of 2010.

What is the size/scope of your business?
We are currently in about 70 stores - mostly in the Midwestern USA but we have entered a couple stores on the coasts as well.

Kickstarter Project: Hiya Tea Bags

We designed a specialized tea bag to solve this problem that contains the highest quality all-natural green tea from Japan. Together, it can freshly brew the tea in seconds and only requires a resealable bottle.

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Absolut Wild Tea: Behind The Scenes

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Tea: The Miracle Cure?

I've written my share of articles discussing the various health claims for tea. I've seen the evidence that tea might be of some aid in improving our health and yet I still drink it for the taste. And if it didn't taste good I probably wouldn't drink it at all, even if it could cure my baldness, banish that lingering case of boanthropy (the delusion that one is an ox) I've been struggling with and make me irresistible to members of the opposite sex.

If you haven't noticed there are some merchants who tend to get a bit creative when it comes to touting tea's health claims. Which kind of bugs me a bit. Apparently it also bugs Charles Cain, at TeaRetailer, who recently wrote about this very same topic in an article called Tea: The Cure For What Ails. Sorry to spoil anything for you, but if the notion of a shot of rooibos in your gyokuro doesn’t make you cringe you're made of stronger stuff than I.

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Japanese Green Tea

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Tea Room & Tea House Directories

(Updated 06/09/2011)

Best Brewed Beverage Bets - Zagat Survey

Benjamin Press - Publisher of The Great Tea Rooms of America, The Great Tea Rooms of Britain, Tea in the City: New York, Tea in the City: London, and Tea in the City: Paris.

Great Tea Rooms of America - Claims to list more than one thousand tea rooms and allows you to search for them by zip code, state and city.

National Trust - National Trust (UK) shops, tea-rooms and restaurants by region.

TeaGuide - Bills itself as "the Original Tea Room and Tea Shop Directory" - Lists tea rooms and shops in the U.S. and worldwide and includes a number of reviews.

The Tea House Times - Establishments Serving Tea

Tea Lover's Room - Lists tea destinations in northern California.

TeaMap - Tearoom directory from Adagio Teas. Search for tea destinations by zip code or state and features ratings and reviews.

The Tea Room Directory

Great Tea Rooms of America - Buy Now

Tea Book Buying Guide

Welcome to our Tea Book Buying Guide. It's not a comprehensive guide to tea books, mind you. Just a look at some of the more interesting titles I've reviewed or otherwise encountered over the course of the past few years.

The Empire of Tea:The Remarkable History of the Plant That Took Over the World
by Alan MacFarlane & Iris MacFarlane
You know you've read too many books on tea history when you find yourself getting weary of that quaint little myth about tea's origin. You know the one - the Chinese emperor who just happened to be boiling water...outside. A few tea leaves just happen to blow off of a conveniently located tree and land in the water. The emperor drinks it and oila, thousands of years later everyone's got their drawers in a pinch about how good this stuff is for you.
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The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide
by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
In the two years I've been publishing a Web site about tea I've learned enough about it to make me realize that I really don't know much about it. Which is a roundabout way of saying that tea is a vast subject. This point was driven home recently when I read The Story of Tea, by Mary Lou and Robert Heiss. As "A Cultural History and Drinking Guide," it's got to rank right up there with the best of them. But there's really no way that such a work can do much more than scratch the surface of this topic.
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Tea Guy Speaks Top 5 Posts

Here are our top five posts of all time:

Tea Chats & Forums
Tea Blog List
How To Grow Your Own Tea
Tea Of The Month Clubs
Coca-Cola's Gold Peak Premium Iced Tea

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Tea Chats & Forums

Here's the latest list of tea-related chats, forums and whatnot. If you know of any others worth a visit, please leave a comment.

(Updated 06/04/2011)

Adagio Teas TeaChat
eGullet Forums: Coffee & Tea
FoodBanter: Tea
O-Cha.com: Green Tea Forum
Steepster
TalkTea.co.uk Forum
Tea-Drinking Community
Teadrunk Forum
Tea Forums at Tea Review Blog
Teaviews Forums

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