Umi Tea Sets Blog

Sugar became popular in tea in Britain and the colonies, by the end of the seventeenth century. In those days, sugar was available in cone-shaped blocks that had to be...

Tea cozies need very careful use. If placed over a pot of tea that contains tea leaves and hot water, the tea is likely to over brew and taste "steweed"...

The Infuser Pot There are several elegant glass pots on the market today which have their own in-built infuser sitting in the neck of the pot. To brew the tea,...

In the earliest Chinese history of tea drinking, leaves were boiled in water in open pans. But the Ming Dynasty fashion for steeping processed leaves in hot water created the...