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Newsletter Articles:

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• Fall, 1998: London's Last Tea Auction
• Winter, 1998: Tea Revives the World
• Summer, 2000: Tea Comes to Japan (Part I)
• Fall, 2000: Tea and the Samurai (Part II)
• Winter, 2000: Tea Becomes a Way (Part III)
• Spring, 2001: Advent of Thatched Hut Tea (Part IV)
• Summer, 2001: The Perfection of Cha-no-yu (Part V)
• Fall, 2001: Curious Teapot Designs
• Winter, 2001: Upton Tea Imports Relocates
• Spring, 2002: The Practical Teapot
• Summer, 2002: Merchant Ships of the 1830's
• Fall, 2002: America Launches Extreme Clippers
• Winter 2002: Great Britain Responds...
• Spring 2003: Tea Tasting Basics
• Summer, 2003: Making Sense of Taste Research
• Fall, 2003: 2003 Calcutta Auction Prices Set Record
• Winter, 2003: Tea and Caffeine
• Spring, 2004: Thanks to Our Customers
• Summer, 2004: Tracing the Origin of Iced Tea
• Fall, 2004: Highlights of the Upton Tea Survey
• Winter, 2004: The Practical Teapot
• Spring, 2005: Early Attempts at Cultivating China Tea
• Summer, 2005: Tea Consumes India
• Fall, 2005: Setting the Stage (Part I)
• Winter, 2005: From Mail-Order Sales to ... (Part II)
• Spring, 2006: Lipton Enters the Tea Market (Part III)
• Summer, 2006: Lipton's Crowning... (Part IV)
• Fall, 2006: Tea & Horse Trading (Part I)
• Winter, 2006: The Yüan Dynasty (Part II)
• Spring, 2007: The Sea Route to China (Part III)
• Summer, 2007: The Dutch Trade ... Orient (Part IV)
• Fall, 2007: The Golden Age of the Dutch... (Part V)
• Winter, 2007: The Struggles of [...] England (Part VI)
• Spring, 2008: The Royal Exchange... (Part VII)
• Summer, 2008: The Financial Capital Moves... (Part VIII)

Product Information:

• Using our tea accessories
• Using our digital tea scale
• Manual: Our Electric Tea Kettle  (84kb)
• View our organic certificate

Historical Information:

• Tea historical traditions from around the world.
• History of tea in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
• History of tea in China.
• History of tea in Japan.
• Europe discovers tea (Euro Part I).
• Tea gains popularity in Europe (Euro Part II).
• England attempts to cultivate tea (Euro Part III).

General Tea Information:

• Download our "Brief Guide To Tea"  (126kb)
• Dictionary with over 400 different tea terms.
• Iced Tea: A Great Way to Cool Off...
• A customer shares his cold-water iced tea method.
• Various types of tea and how they are made.
• Common blends and varieties of Camellia Sinensis.
• Loose tea - why not teabags? No name brands?
• Orange Pekoe, SFTGFOP, etc... what do these mean?
• How to "brew" the perfect cup of tea.
• How do I store my tea properly? Will it go stale?
• How much tea should I order? Tea conversion table.
• Caffeine and other health issues.
• Decaffeinated teas and the decaffeination process.

Recommended Reading:

• The Tea Companion, Jane Pettigrew
• All the Tea in China, Kit Chow and Ione Kramer
• Tea in the East, Carole Manchester