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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Typhoo Tea Commercial With Richard Branson
Here's Richard Branson trying to pick up a few bucks by singing the praises of Typhoo Tea.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
The Growing Popularity of Matcha
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
The Growing Popularity of Matcha
By William I. Lengeman III
When I began exploring tea and tea culture about seven years ago the only thing I knew about matcha was that it was a powdered Japanese green tea used mainly in the Japanese tea ceremony. While it may have had other uses in Japan and elsewhere, here in the U.S., as far as I was aware, it was still quite obscure.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Tea Gadget & Offbeat News Report
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
The Tea Gadget & Offbeat News Report
By William I. Lengeman III
You don’t have to look too hard to find a silly news headline these days. One of my favorite tea-related ones in recent weeks comes from the British press. It’s the one that claims that Yorkshire Tea Saved My Lamb’s Life. While I thought I’d heard of many, if not most, of the alleged health benefits for tea, somehow this one got by me. Apparently, said sheep had eaten poisonous rhododendron leaves but was saved by her quick-thinking owner, who proceeded to brew a very strong cup (8 bags per cup) of Yorkshire tea every two hours for two days. And that’s how it’s done.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Diamond Jubilee Tea
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Diamond Jubilee Tea
By William I. Lengeman III
Say what you want about royalty, but don’t say it doesn’t come with a measure of job security. Political unrest aside, it’s a safe bet that most royals have the gig for life or until they decide to step down.
At 60 years and counting on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is not the longest serving British monarch. That distinction is held...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
These Are a Few of My Favorite Iced Teas
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
These Are a Few of My Favorite Iced Teas
By William I. Lengeman III
Summer is almost here, which for most of us is the cue to break out the pitchers and tall glasses. Here in the United States, where we supposedly drink about 80 percent of our tea iced instead of hot, those pitchers are an integral part of warm weather living, and they’re sure to get a workout.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Tea in Assam, by Samuel Baildon
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Tea in Assam, by Samuel Baildon
By William I. Lengeman III
If pressed to choose a favorite type of tea, I wouldn’t have a problem. I’d go with any one of a number of single-estate black varieties from Assam, a state in northeastern India. Though it’s important to note that much of the tea grown in Assam, the world’s single largest growing region, is not necessarily of exceptional quality.
A relative newcomer to the business of tea production, Assam had only been growing the stuff for about a half century when Samuel Baildon published...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
TGS Featured at Alex Zorach's Tea Blog
If you know anything about Alex Zorach you probably know that he's the tea guy behind RateTea, one of a number of great resources featured in our listing of Tea Review Sites. Alex also holds forth on tea-related topics at the appropriately named Alex Zorach's Tea Blog, where he writes about "tea, business, sustainability, herbs, culture, ecology, and more." Which makes for pretty interesting reading and I don't say that just because Alex was kind enough to profile Tea Guy Speaks recently. Here's the link.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
News Bites From the World of Tea
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
News Bites From the World of Tea
By William I. Lengeman III
As mentioned in a recent article here, India’s tea industry is hopeful that the government there will declare tea the country’s national drink. At least one government official cautiously suggested as much not so long ago. But a more recent news report claims that another government minister is not so confident, citing a similar initiative that failed in 2006.
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
The Many Moods of Sencha
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
The Many Moods of Sencha
By William I. Lengeman III
As I mentioned to my esteemed editor when I proposed this article, some of the worst teas I’ve ever tasted were sencha. On the other hand, some of the best teas I’ve ever had the pleasure to sample were sencha. Which is something that could probably be said about many varieties of tea – Assam is one that immediately springs to mind. There’s a wide range of quality even within some of the most narrow categories of tea, but for some reason sencha is the one that stands out for me.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
TEA Magazine Celebrates Re-Launch
TEA Magazine Celebrates Re-Launch at 2012 World Tea Expo
(from a press release)
Since 1994 TEA Magazine has been a lifestyle publication that celebrates tea and tea culture, showcasing tea establishments, informing readers of science-based health advances, and introducing tea drinkers to those who grow and craft tea in exotic places.
Now in its 18th year, TEA Magazine has undergone a beautiful transformation in both content and design as it was acquired by ITEM Media in January from The Olde English Tea Company. ITEM Media celebrated the re-launch of TEA Magazine at the 2012 World Tea Expo in Las Vegas (June 1-3, 2012) by inviting all tea professionals in attendance to a cheerful toast.
Enthusiasm and high energy permeated the cocktail party as individuals streamed in representing companies based in Nepal, India, China, Sri Lanka, Africa, Japan, Taiwan and the Azores. Among the who’s who were two of the oldest family-owned tea companies, which were represented by Hartley Johnson of Mark T. Wendell Teas and Cyndi and Jim Harron of Simpson & Vail.
Additional attendees included Janice Duis of Jamba Juice; Shane Talbott and Steve Nakisher of Talbot Teas; Rajiv Lochan of Lochan Teas; Dan Robertson of World Tea Tours; Photographer Matthew London, who is completing a new book of photos entitled “The Spirit of Tea”; members of the International Tea Cuppers Club; and the new Tea Master for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Bruce Richardson.
In addition to several authors and tea educators, such as James Norwood Pratt, Jane Pettigrew, and Lisa Boalt Richardson, the TEA Magazine staff joined the excitement, including Graham Kilshaw, Editor/Publisher Dan Bolton, Advertising Director Ed Avis, Designer Bryan Clapper, Founding Editor Pearl Dexter, and Contributing Editor Katrina Ávila Munichiello.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Rapping About Tea
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Rapping About Tea
By William I. Lengeman III
Like it or not, in the minds of many people tea still has a reputation as being a somewhat stodgy item favored by aging ladies with garish hats nibbling sandwiches with the crusts painstakingly trimmed off. Though it should be noted that this image has been undergoing some revision in recent years.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Tea Pioneers: The Bruce Brothers
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Tea Pioneers: The Bruce Brothers
By William I. Lengeman III
For quite some time now tea and tea culture have been considered a rather genteel sort of pursuit, whether it be the tea parties favored by ladies of a certain age or the quiet meditative pursuits of Asian-style tea drinking and ceremonies. But when it came to the pioneering efforts of certain key tea pioneers, it was another story entirely. It’s not for nothing that one of these pioneers, Robert Fortune, has been likened to an “Indiana Jones of tea,” a result of some of the wild and wooly situations he sometimes found himself in.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Tea Merchant, Distinguish Thyself
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Tea Merchant, Distinguish Thyself
By William I. Lengeman III
When I came up with the idea for this article it was based on the following question: “Can tea sellers really succeed by offering the same bland, slapdash selection of tea?” It’s a valid question, but it seemed that I’d phrased it a bit harshly and I considered toning it down for the article.
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Friday, June 08, 2012
Rooibos Revisited
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Rooibos Revisited
By William I. Lengeman III
Rooibos is not for everyone (as the esteemed editor of this fine publication will confirm) but this herbal beverage that’s produced solely in South Africa is beloved by increasing numbers of consumers and has been much in the news lately. Rooibos is also known as redbush, for the deep reddish color of its fine leaves and the resulting liquid. It’s reputed to have a wide range of health benefits, though many of these have yet to be confirmed by actual research.
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Thursday, June 07, 2012
Teas' Tea "Let The Good Times Roll" Contest
Teas' Tea Kicks Off the Summer With "Let The Good Times Roll" Promotion
(from a press release)
ITO EN (North America), INC., the world's leading purveyor of green tea leaves and tea beverages, announces the launch of their TEAS' TEA "Let The Good Times Roll" Summer Promotion. In the spirit of summer fun, thousands of instant win prizes will be given away over the summer months via Facebook. The Grand Prize will be an eco-friendly 2012 Toyota Prius v2, along with additional prizes to include TREK Cruiser Bikes, Otterbox iPhone/iPad covers, TEAS' TEA beach towels & totes and Arctic Zone Coolers.
In keeping with the company's long history of being eco-friendly with their recycling of green tea leaves, the summer promotion will help make the world a greener place by offering consumers the opportunity to letting the good times roll in a Prius, while enjoying the green tea health benefits of TEAS' TEA, an award-winning line of bottled teas.
The promotion launched on Memorial Day and will run through Labor Day, September 3, 2012. Participants can enter all summer long, entering up to once a day on-line at Facebook.com/itoen.TeasTea.
Entrants can have a chance to win the following by entering via Facebook at Facebook.com/itoen/teastea
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Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Green Tea Leaves vs. Supplements
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Green Tea Leaves vs. Supplements
By William I. Lengeman III
The potential health benefits of green tea are hardly a well-kept secret these days. Sometimes it seems like you can barely turn around without running into another report breathlessly touting the merits of this fine beverage. Given this, it’s probably not surprising that some enterprising merchants have attempted to take the essence of what’s good (healthwise) about green tea and distill it into supplement form.
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Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Tea Business Spotlight 11 - Breakaway Matcha
Breakaway Matcha
San Anselmo, CA
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Welcome to the eleventh 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?
The website went live in March 2011 (we’re online only).
What is the size/scope of your business?
We ship globally to matcha enthusiasts in many countries, and provide matcha to some of the best restaurants in the world, including The French Laundry and Manresa. Our matcha is also served at the White House.
Why tea?
I’ve been a matcha aficionado since the 1980s, when I first began living in Japan. There’s plenty of cooking matcha to be found on the internets, but I wasn’t able to find any artisanal matcha that tastes amazing just straight up, as tea, and not as a cooking ingredient. So I set out to find it, mostly because I just wanted to have a steady supply (it’s somewhat addicting once you discover it). But when I served it to friends, everyone wanted some, and voila, the business was born.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Tea — India’s National Drink?
In addition to publishing Tea Guy Speaks, I'm a regular contributor to The English Tea Store blog. Here's an article I recently wrote for them. Click the link to read the full article.
Tea — India’s National Drink?
By William I. Lengeman III
It seems like a natural assumption that people who live in countries that grow a lot of tea drink more of it than those in other countries. But it’s not always true. The Chinese, who grow more tea than any other nation, are ranked 33rd on the list of tea consumption on a per capita basis. As for India, the world’s second largest tea growing country, they rank 53rd on the list, drinking an average of just over a pound of tea per person per year. For some perspective on the matter, consider that the world’s top tea drinkers, in the United Arab Emirates, average nearly fourteen pounds of tea a year.
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Friday, June 01, 2012
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