A new generation is driving change in a tea category where for decades price has meant more than taste or goodness. The trend they are forcing is about taste and wellness but so much more. As younger customers turn to tea, they are demanding a more sincere appreciation of ethics and sustainability. This offers a glimmer of hope for passionate tea growers who make tea for the love of the leaf.
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Facts of TeaTea GardensTea TastingUnbelievable Tea Experiences
The Soul of the Leaf
by Dilhanby DilhanFor centuries the world has valued tea more than any other herb. Of course there is coffee, but the bean only shares a faint glimmer of the brilliance in tea.…
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Natural. Magical. Uva 2011 Seasonal Flush.
by Dilhanby DilhanThere is no beverage quite like tea. Brewed from the leaves of a herb first recorded as a medicine five thousand years ago, tea has since been celebrated in…
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Monkey Rock OP1 (Orange Pekoe 1) – Oh what a lovely tea!
by Dilhanby DilhanIn an earlier post I referred to terroir, the sense of place or the individual personality of fine tea. This month we will offer as a part of the VSRT…
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The beauty of the leaf evolves to take on a different appeal when infused. The spectrum of colour in the dry leaf, assumes a different plane, with more compelling and…