Umi Tea Sets Blog

No matter what kind of tea you drink-black, green, or oolong-each shares components that affect how you feel and what you taste and smell. The main components of tea are...

Over the centuries, tea has been considered a healthy beverage as well as a pleasurable one. Its therapeutic powers have long been glorified by scholars, scientists, and journalists. Lu Yu,...

We describe old Puerh tea as having clear, transparent liquor, rich and changing mouth feel (kougan), distinct layers of flavor, mellow and soft texture in the mouth, distant and prolonged...

When is a tea not a tea? When it's an herbal infusion, or tisane. Technically speaking, only a beverage made from the leaves of one plant, Camellia sinensis, can truly...

What is quality Puerh tea? I am sure many new Puerh tea drinkers have pondered this question. Depending on one's perspective, its answer may be very simple, or very complex....

There are a variety of ways to brew tea, from the Mongolian practice of pulverizing tea leaves and boiling them with salted milk to the aesthetic Japanese ceremony of whisking...

Tea Customs Every country serves tea in a manner that expresses its own culture. In China a cup of tea is a customary way to welcome a guest, In Morocco,...

Black tea is the classic foundation for iced tea, but try experimenting with blended and flavored teas, green teas, and herbals. Here are two methods for making sure your iced...

My chai tea Preparing a single cup of chai is as easy as raiding your spice cabinet. Here is my current favorite recipe. One of the pleasures of chai is...

This herbal tea blend makes a flavorful afternoon pick-me-up. The chamomile has a restful quality and its taste is applelike, while the basil and citrus peels refresh with their peppery...

The first time I tasted sun tea was on California's Catalina Island when my dad and mom took my brother and me there in an old Chris Craft wooden cruiser....

The end of 2011 was a winter of gradually fading enthusiasm. Index products of many speculators progressively underwent rational price reductions. After Zisha pottery auctions failed to meet expectations, the...