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Sri Lanka, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka has the ideal geography and climate for cultivating tea—high elevations, adequate rains and mist, the perfect balance of sun and shade, w...
Purple, the Color of Royal-TEA
An added bonus of purple tea is the seamless way it blends with other tea and herbs. Creating your own blend with your favorite teas and herbs allo...
What is Elephant Friendly Tea?
Have you ever heard of elephant friendly tea? Where elephants were threatened by agricultural practices, certified elephant-friendly tea estates co...
Shizuoka prefecture The Green Tea Capital
The fascinating legend of Shizuoka tells the story of a Buddhist monk named Enni Ben'en, also known as Shoichi Kokushi, who brought tea seeds from ...
Tea Fit For Samurai: Miyazaki Prefecture
Tea has been a part of life in the region for a long time, with tea gardens that have been passed through generations of tea farmers for hundreds o...
Green Tea Flourishes in Sunny Kagoshima
Because Kagoshima is known for its agriculture, its tea farmers take pride in their work. Likewise, Kagoshima’s Tea manufacturing companies go the ...
The Trip of a Lifetime & Uji City, Japan’s Charming “Green Tea Village”
In the 15th century when the popularity of green tea in Japan was on the rise, wealthy merchants utilized the tea ceremony as an opportunity to sho...
Rwanda, Kenya, and Volcanic Terroir
The terroir of African teas is remarkable. Tea farms in Rwanda are mostly situated in and around the Virunga mountain range, a huge chain of volcan...
Rooibos: The South African “Tea” That Isn’t Tea
Rooibos, (pronounced ROY-boss), means ‘red bush’ in Afrikaans. Archeologists are unclear when traditional tea production methods began, but the Kho...
The White Teas of Fujian Province, Ancient and Amazing
White tea is the least processed tea in comparison to other types of tea. There are two main types of white tea produced in China today, the tradit...
Mountains of History and Mystery
Legend has it that a farmer was tending an ancient, abandoned temple for the Chinese Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. She is a beloved Bodhisattva, a Bud...
Pu-Erh Teas of Yunnan Province
Most Pu-Erh tea falls into one of two categories. “Sheng cha” is stored for a period of time to allow its flavor to develop, which results in a gen...