Art of Tea is a readable book that takes us through the author’s journey from despair to recovery and developing a successful tea business. On the first page, he reveals his philosophy: “tea is timeless, and it’s analog. It offers us a simple way to incorporate sensory experience and ritual in […]
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Spill the Tea is a quick primer on the blended tea business. The book is pocketbook size, 5×8 inches, and, at 110 pages, is a quick and easy read. Dietz became interested in tea at 15 when he tried it to soothe a sore throat. Soon he was reading avidly, both books and […]
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Learning by Brewing is an apt title for this book, for that is what Jens Dennig wants us to do. He wants us to try teas and decide for ourselves what we like. Of course, he has pages of suggestions. This book is a veritable encyclopedia of tea, although, as Dennig […]
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When I do a tea tasting with customers or friends, I often give them our tasting wheel to help them figure out words to best describe their experiences. It is a bit more fun than using a rating scale. If you have ever been to a tasting, you’ve probably seen something like this before. The same words can describe flavour for almost anything you are tasting.
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This book is for every person who has ever dreamed of having formal tea with the upper classes, perhaps at Downton Abbey. The photographs of bone China cups and saucers, three-tiered plates of scones, savories, and sweets, and settings for enjoying afternoon tea’s decadence will make you swoon — a true hedonist’s delight.
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This book is a sensual delight: in it, you learn to explore tea using your senses, including sight, smell, taste, and even sound. Dr. Lovelace describes experiments you can try at home with tea using budget-friendly materials. This is a fascinating journey into the science of tea you can take without leaving home.
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Whether it’s gorgeous coffee table books, intimate tea memoirs, or comprehensive volumes on the different tea regions of the world, tea lovers, love books about tea. Making them the perfect gifts for those tea enthusiasts in your life.
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