Shabnam Weber’s dual leadership role signals closer alignment between Canadian and U.S. tea associations at a moment when trade policy, health research, and sustainability standards are increasingly interconnected across borders.
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Author: Dan Bolton
Tea Advances from the Ground Up
Aarti Shah and Dan Bolton discuss challenges in the tea industry, focusing on innovation, oversupply, and regeneration. Shah highlighted the importance of systems thinking, collaboration, soil health, and modern technologies like gasification and biochar. They also discuss the need for government policies that promote tea and foster a strong consumer-driven business culture in Kenya.
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Resilient Sri Lanka Rebounds from Ditwah Deluge
Sri Lanka’s tea industry is once again demonstrating resilience in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, which brought intense rainfall, flooding, and localized infrastructure damage across parts of the island, killing more than 650 people, many in tea. While the storm disrupted transportation and caused hardship in several tea-growing districts, industry bodies and local authorities report that core tea manufacturing capacity remains intact, and recovery is already underway.
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Global Dubai Tea Forum 2025
Forum for Uncertain Times: Tea industry leaders and experts discussed how changing trade alliances, increasing tariffs, and geopolitical instability are transforming global tea markets — and how collaboration, innovation, and flexibility might shape the future.
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US Holiday Retail Outlook Dims Ahead of the 2025 Season
Shoppers are expected to seek smaller, meaningful gifts focused on health, comfort, and authenticity—categories where premium tea performs well. Retailers that emphasize craftsmanship, sustainable sourcing, and personal storytelling stand to fare better than those competing on price alone.
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Northwest Tea Festival 2025
The 15th Northwest Tea Festival brings together tea enthusiasts of all skill levels to discover global traditions and modern innovations. Visitors enjoy interactive experiences, meet vendors, and deepen their appreciation for the culture, artistry, and community of tea in a friendly and engaging setting.
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Indi Khanna: Making Tea “On Demand”
The inaugural two-day Paris Tea Festival, taking place on June 14-15, offers an expansive program of immersive experiences, including tastings, tours, and tea preparation demonstrations, as well as sessions on growing tea, a staging of the Japanese tea ceremony, and the German East Frisia tea ceremony, alongside conference sessions. | Episode 218 | Tea Biz Blog | Podcast
Read MoreWest Bengal ICC Tea Conclave
A two-day conclave hosted by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of North Bengal, aimed at promoting tea to India’s youth, brought together industry leaders, innovators, and change-makers nationwide to reimagine tea as a next-generation consumer and lifestyle product. Hear the Headlines Head the Headlines | Seven Minute Tea News […]
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Spotlight | Relentlessly Pursuing Quality
US Tea Trading Partners Face Single Rate Country-Specific Reciprocal Tariffs | Renewed Airstrikes in Yemen Elevate Tea Transit Risk | A Study of 1400 Mother-Child Pairs Found that Drinking Tea During Pregnancy is Linked to Enhanced Cognitive Development in Children
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Tea MeetUps: Brewing Connection Online, Pouring Community Offline
Across the globe, from Paris to Tokyo, tea lovers are transforming online chats into in‑person gatherings. These Tea MeetUps—grassroots, inclusive, and free—bring strangers together to share a pot, learn brewing styles, and discover teas they might never have encountered otherwise. What began as a riverside gathering in Paris has now […]
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Aspiring to Be Good Fathers: Dreams of Boys
Fatherhood is not just about being there physically but also about being emotionally present and engaged. Boys are motivated to create and sustain meaningful relationships when they witness this healthy behavior in their fathers.
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How Much is Too Much?
“We all know that green tea is healthy,” read the 2018 article “Tea Nuances: Exploring the World of Green Tea Blends.” Research published after that was written tells us it’s not that simple. The first of the two main complications is how much we take in over a period. As […]
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Nepal’s Specialty Tea Evolution
The Barbote tea farm is nestled in the steep hills of Ilam, Nepal, planted by his grandfather and tended by his father but grower Narendra Kumar Gurung spent most of his working years with the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Like most of Nepal’s new-generation farmers, specialty tea is a new endeavor built on a century-old foundation of commodity production.
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Music Video: Railgadi Jhumur
“The indentured migrant laborer community of the tea plantations in Assam and North Bengal in India, has always intrigued,” writes Dr. Sunayana Sarkar. “Their history has also appalled, at times,” adds Sarkar, a professor of structural geology and geotechnics and a gifted musician. Sarkar, the daughter of a tea researcher […]
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Alfred Mwase: Crafting Orthodox Teas Amid a Sea of CTC
The Satemwa Tea Estate, founded in 1923, began to revive the production of orthodox teas about 15 years ago. It is the only estate in Malawi crafting orthodox teas. Taster Alfred Mwase says, “my only experience prior to 2010 was CTC. My first tasting of specialty stimulated interest in these unique teas. Satemwa is a pioneering estate that is open to experiments with new tea cultivars, withering times, rolling techniques, oxidation times, and drying cycles.”
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Andrew McNeill on Down-Chain Tasting
“Down-chain tasting invites creative adventures into language and experience that is independent of a single lexicon. The focus is on concrete references to scents and aromas but abstract descriptors that personify overall quality are effective. Of course, your words have to describe something that touches on a shared experience — otherwise, it’s useless.”
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Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
Tea Journey readers span the globe. Half of the magazine’s subscribers reside in Asia and Europe and Africa. That’s why this year’s last-minute gift guide features festive items from India, Europe, and China. These gifts bring to mind holiday celebrations around the world
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Summer Fun
While hot tea still cools millions worldwide, it is iced and cold-brewed tea that quenches the thirst of urban dwellers on the go. Our Summer Fun gift issue offers some great iced teas, pitchers, tea makers and teaware. Now is the perfect time to review the terrific selection of recipes for A Summer Barbecue by Culinary Tea author Cynthia Gold. Recipes include tea-smoked salmon, tea-grilled wings with hot dipping sauce, matcha and white bean dip, and gourmet s’mores.
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Announcing the Health & Wellness Issue
Tea is proven to enhance the well-being of those who drink several cups a day. It inspires a process of discovery among imbibers, cultivating a deep appreciation for the growing, crafting, and preparation of great tasting tea. Finding your own favorite tea leads to a daily ritual and, in time, a healthy life-long habit.
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Announcing the Incredible India Issue
Long before cut, tear and curl (CTC) dominated tea processing in the West, India exported sizeable quantities of handmade orthodox tea to an appreciative world market. Small factories at small gardens cultivated the art of rolling
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Tea Discovery: Crab Pincer Tea
Eons of evolution in the ancient tea forests of China has established a complex and delicate biomass. The gnarled, pale-grey and green trunks of the oldest trees are home to myriad adaptations of spiders, lichen, and the tree parasite known to locals as crab pincer, a tea mistletoe.
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Origin India: Rimpocha the Legacy of Makaibari
Siliguri, West Bengal During his 47-year stewardship of Makaibari Tea Estate, one of India’s oldest and most celebrated tea habitats, Rajah Banerjee, 70, instituted innovations that continue to reverberate globally. The 1,100-hectare estate was both laboratory and classroom. “I was never an owner, just a steward in passing,” he says. […]
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Time-lapse of Japan’s Shincha Harvest Tea
KYOTO, Japan — This time-lapse video captures the beautiful birth of this year’s shincha harvest. A special video camera, positioned at the Nakakubo Tea Farm, advanced a few frames every 5 minutes for about 30 days last month to show us the dance of the new leaves. The digital […]
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Curios: First Tea Humidor
Encasing tea in these elegant jewelry cases of inlaid wood was deceptively challenging. This is because the world’s first tea humidor is exquisitely designed for modern travel — with all its variations in pressure, humidity, and temperature. It took artisans in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy four years to perfect […]
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The Gift of Tea
Tea is the beverage that welcomes millions of holiday visitors in every land — instantly conveying warmth and comfort. Centuries of joy accompany the simple gift of food and beverage, a trend that is accelerating. Recipients and gift-givers alike find pleasure and value in the exchange which include home made […]
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Tea the Hero Crop
Large government-supported tea estates are failing. Scarcity of labor, the cost of large-scale production and reliance on chemicals and pesticides unwanted by consumers make plantations unsustainable. A legacy of colonial days, the vertically integrated multi-nationals that still dominate the tea value chain are witnessing a dramatic change as smallholders become […]
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Never at a loss for words…
Tea Journey was funded this week by more than 550 backers who contributed $127,500 making this magazine the third highest funded periodical in Kickstarter history… To our backers around the world: Those who know me well, know that I’m never at a loss for words… until now. Tea Journey was […]
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What is Tea Journey?
REMINDER: The Kickstarter campaign to fund Tea Journey launches April 3. Donors will be listed in the inaugural issue published in June and get their choice of an exquisite tea to begin their personal tea journey. — Tea Journey is a collaborative venture, self-financed by editors, writers, tea consultants and tea experts globally. […]
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Iced Tea Rises as a Functional Standout in the Wellness Beverage Movement
Iced teas, cold-brewed teas, and ready-to-drink teas are undergoing a strategic transformation, evolving beyond their traditional roles as refreshment and caffeine delivery to serve a broader array of health and wellness goals.
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Tea Clubs & Subscriptions
VIP Tea Lover’s Subscription Boxes are your passport to taste the world through tea. Go on an adventure with a new box every month. Four exciting boxes to choose from: World Traveler’s Box, Sweet Treats Delight, Calm Brews Decaf and Classic Elegance. – Veronica’s International Palace of Tea
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Tea Brewers
Developed in partnership with The UK Tea Academy, the Teamaster range embodies thoughtful design for brewing fine tea. Watch the tea unfurl through crystal-clear glass, revealing the liquor’s color and the brewer’s skill. Six pieces include a 500ml single-walled borosilicate glass brewer, a double-walled 200ml borosilicate glass brewer, a pair of double-walled borosilicate glasses with single-walled rims, and the Nishio 290x180mm Acacia tray.
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Origins: Kanchanjangha Organic Nepal Tea
RANITAR, Nepal Tea was a gift fit for their king that the humble people of Nepal have cherished since its arrival. Long before marketers labeled it organic, Nepal tea was grown with care. It was always the province of smallholders clinging to the mountain side like the trees they nurtured. […]
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Curios: Double Wall Gaiwan
Manual founder and creative director Craighton Berman funded this Tea Maker No.1 on Kickstarter. The minimalist tea brewer is made of slip-cast porcelain and cool-to-the-touch laboratory-grade borosilicate glass. Inspired by the Chinese gaiwan, its double-wall construction keeps the steep temperature stable. The tea maker holds 6 oz (175 ml), slightly […]
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Badulla’s Annual First Tea Festival
In Badulla, Sri Lanka, farmers bring their first tea harvest to the Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara Temple for blessings. Dan Bolton joins in the celebrations on a visit to the island, enjoying the vibrant cultural experience it offers.
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Curios: The Scent of Tea
Literally steeped in alcohol, the subtlety of the rare teas in this collection from Jo Malone London was completely preserved, according to master perfumer Serge Majoullier. “Infusion is a traditional perfumery process not often used today. We thought it would be interesting to revisit it to create a highly modern […]
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Tea On the Go
Regular travel mugs are designed to store water or beverages already made, which means one more thing to clean. Recharge by VIVA is a versatile solution that brews hot and iced tea and coffee. It solves the headache of over-steeping, leaking lids, and maintaining the optimal temperature of our drink until the very last drop.
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Electric Kettles
Electric kettles are much more convenient, faster, and safer than using the stove or microwave to heat water. Kettles should ideally permit heating water to several pre-set temperatures. Delicate floral teas require far lower temperatures than robust black tea or Pu’er. Safety shut-offs, efficient boilers, and sturdy construction with comfortable handles and wide mouths for filling are minimums.
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Tea Sets for Travelers
You should not have to settle for hotel-room tea. Serious tea drinkers want to ensure their beverage is always available, even on leisure or business journeys. Help them tea travel in style with the elegantly designed Mobile Moon set, which includes a teapot, a lid with filter, a cup, and a hard-shell travel case available in several colors, including Coral Red and classic Zen black (dark blue shown).
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Automated Brewers
BRU is on a mission to simplify the tea-making process. This innovative automated brewer offers the freedom to set your brewing time, water temperature, and cup size at the twist of a dial and push of a button. It allows you to perform a “stacked steep” with three different infusions. BRU saves your previous settings so you can quickly repeat the process without changing the settings every time.
Read MoreHARVEST REVIEW: Nepal
DO NOT PUBLISH http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2016-05-02/tea-exports-down-as-production-up.html May 2, 2016- Tea exports dropped 1.13 percent in the last fiscal year despite a significant growth in the plantation area and volume of production. Nepal exported tea worth Rs2 billion in 2014-15 compared to Rs2.02 billion in the previous year, according to National Tea and […]
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Sri Lanka’s Tea Sesquicentennial
Sri Lanka celebrated its 150th anniversary of tea beginning in 2016 and culminating in the International Tea Convention and Expo in Colombo in August 2017.
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Discover Authentic Nepal
Nepal’s altitude, seasonality, soil, and various microclimates combine to establish a remarkably well-suited terroir for growing tea. The country’s finest teas are delicate with subtle aromas; Handmade teas are an expression of the tea maker’s art, inspired by new demand for delicate whites, oolongs, and airy black teas sold directly to retailers in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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Tea: A User’s Guide
Tea: A User’s Guide By Tony Gebely Purchase at World of Tea Eggs and Toast Media If you are one of those who load the software and ignore the user’s guide then regret never fully utilizing its features, you need to read this book. Tea is as complex as you […]
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Tea Caddies
Airtight, opaque containers are the best storage option. Stainless steel tins are the most common, but ceramic and other materials are well-regarded.
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Harvest Review: Africa
Rains essential to the 2016 flush throughout East Africa arrived too soon or they arrived in torrents too late — but mainly they didn’t arrive at all.
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Summer Teas & Tisanes
While the sun is shining, grab a refreshing pitcher of iced tea. Whether you do all the cooking yourself or tell everyone to bring their favorite tea-inspired dish, you’ll have a good time outdoors drinking tea.
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Harvest Review: Argentina
The harvest is just beginning in Argentina, the southernmost tea growing region in the world. This year November temperatures were unusually cool at the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Iced Tea Makers
Brewers to make iced tea and cold brew tea and coffee have advanced features to simplify the task of making the perfect summertime thirst quencher.
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Manly Teas
Green tea and black tea were originally used to make tea punches for sailors. Tea punches eventually went from merchant ships to the ballrooms of Europe and colonial America where the favored liquors were rum or fortified wine.
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The Wall
These exquisite teas make perfect samplers to tantalize the palette. From shop favorites to a collection of chai Cornelia Bean will customize your order. Enhance the experience further, infuse these teas in the beautifully hand crafted glass tea infuser, The Wall.
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