I saw this discussion, jumped on to blow my own trumpet and found the orchestra were already warming up. Great to see.
We should launch in the UK in May. As our distributors source all of their raw products […]

I always have a china cup of tea to take to bed. Whilst I can drink any tea anytime,. Lady D does prefer the lighter offerings at night but is not overly fond of green or whites so we tend to drink 1001 Nights, […]

I don’t want to ruin the whole event for all of you, but I sadly won’t be there. I am seriously considering 2013 though, you heard it here first.

I try to add value. After I’ve done that, the market tends to indicate what value I’ve added.

Xavier said:
How do you find out the final brewing time and temperature of your blend?
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Do you mix together teas with really different temperatures and brewing times?

You can, and they change, and […]

The only way to learn about anything is to watch , listen to, discuss with or argue with those who know more than you.
Although it’s also not mandatory to have your knowledge at a particular level. If you’re Ok […]

It’s all Japanese tea.

Well done @liberteas
Comprehensive and I agree 100% with everything you said. Even the knitting.

I’m the worst person to ask.
I owned a tea shop with 164 teas, some scales, 64 herbs and a huge quantity of trays. Not everyone gets that chance.
I still primarily blend with high-quality, drinkable tea.
So […]

With respect @mbanu, that is a very limited view of blending.
Yes, most of the blending in the world is done so that cheap tea can be made to taste better, or to achieve long term consistency.
Even if 99.9 […]

It’s breakfast time in Australia. The tea is obeying the pull of it’s home tides.

I expect a Royal Warrant myself any day now.
“The Devotea, supplier of quality tea to the HM The Queen, and Arsonist-General of any tea shop that displeases one”

I think that more than one of them is Ken.

Thanks @jackie for this topic.
I’m very excited to be invited to design a tea menu to accompany a delightful high tea of clever and classy food.
I plan to serve the following:
Finbarr’s Revenge: A one-of Irish […]

I used Etsy at one point. It’s not a very exciting place to be for a tea lover, in amongst all those knitted booties.

I like the addition of the heating to what is already a good way to make tea
I buy a very similar device (just the brewing bit, not the fancy electronic and heating bit) from my friend @maykingtea . It works […]

Nerada is available in supermarkets here. Quite well known indeed.

I think @jackie is right about the NZ/Australia thing.
My reluctance to engage with NZ foods and beverages is based on the fact that NZ sends us all these bottles of grape juice, and quite frankly it’s all gone off.