Coffee sharpened modernity; tea preserved tradition. Together, they expand the map of taste. As 2026 begins, Tea Journey invites coffee drinkers to explore tea not as a rival but as a frontier.
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Consumer
Articles and advice on how to select fine tea, properly prepare, serve and store tea as well as suggestions on how to get the best value (through multiple steepings, for example). This category labels our efforts to assist the customer with tea discovery.
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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Automated Brewers
Check out our guide to some of the finest automated brewers that strike a balance between convenience and excellence, helping every tea lover brew great tea consistently with minimal effort.
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How Millennials Take Their Tea
Tea may still take a back seat to coffee in the U.S., but it is gaining ground as more and more consumers enjoy its versatility, its health aspect and its variety of flavors and blends.
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Tea Gifts for Children
From nursery rhymes to imaginary parties with dolls and teddy bears, tea time captures children’s imagination like nothing else.
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Taking Tea in the Wild
Camping season is in full swing. Whether you’re into car camping, hiking, backcountry camping, or canoe camping, one thing you will not want to leave behind is your favorite tea. In this article, Tea Journey explores five teas that are perfect for camping, considering their portability, ruggedness, flavor, and functionality.
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Tea on Campus
Tea is not only fast becoming a beverage of choice to help college students with late-night study crunching, it is also a source of community-building in the dorms.
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Tea Towel Treasures
A new launch from those creative minds at Spoonflower brings Roostery to the marketplace, offering custom home décor, including tea towels, placemats, napkins, throw pillows and even occasional chairs.
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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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Holiday Tea Gift Sets
Tea gift sets offer an entire experience. Thoughtful and all encompassing. A tea gift set gives your friends and loved ones everything they need to become expert chaiwallahs, kombucha brewers and boba tea makers. Check out our selection of amazing tea gift sets that are guaranteed to impress.
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Tea Gift Sets
Share a cup of love with Maya, blooming tea’s sensual flavor journey. Renew your senses with top notes of fresh eucalyptus layered with hints of dark and sweet plum. Maya’s lingering aftertaste of sweet mangos will evoke sweet memories of summer romance.
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Teapots
Gather round and bring a favorite cup, for the kettle is whistling on the boil. The water extracts more antioxidants and healthful flavonols when black tea is steeped for at least five minutes. Teabags will do in a rush, but filling (and draining) these unusual and appealing teapots with tea is always a delight.
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Tea Ornaments
Renowned for its rich heritage and innovative designs, Spode’s product portfolio appeals across the generations. The tea-time ornaments in this series make a perfect gift idea for the tea enthusiast. Each ornament can stand upright on a flat surface. Remove the ribbon and strings to use as year-round decor.
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Holiday Teaware
Create a nostalgic festive atmosphere in your home with the Christmassy Toy’s Delight collection. The crockery is adorned with playful motifs in red, green, and white and brings back childhood memories. To combine, collect and give. This festive-themed small milk jug is ideal for a Christmas coffee break. Enjoy reflective moments.
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Stove Top Kettles
Hear the kettle boil! Simple classics with elegant lines, sturdy stand-bys, kettles that make a fashion statement, and modern marvels with integrated thermometers.
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Stocking Stuffers
This practical tea journal is the perfect companion on your journey through the word of tea. On 40 pages, you can quickly and easily record your thoughts during a tea tasting. Due to its clear design, the journal is suitable for tea novices and professionals.
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The Significance of the Utah Teapot
Tea—in particular, one special teapot—holds a special place of honour in the history and ongoing development of digital 3D modelling.
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Marten’s Favorites
Hamburg’s tea community is unique. Virtually all the tea imported into Germany is offloaded at Bremen and Hamburg, home to 211 tea companies. In addition, there are 300 tea companies in Berlin, and München has 152. Combined, these three provinces account for a 17% share of the German market. There are 3,858 tea companies in Germany, a testament to the fact that Germans love every type of tea. This collection of holiday gifts was curated by Marten Verch, a tea consultant, and writer who lives in Hamburg.
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Spicy Teas
Hard to imagine a more tempting winter combo: Black tea, cloves, almond flavor, orange flavor, vanilla flavor, flower petals, three types of cinnamon, and orange pieces. Gift this spicy tea in its cheerful, red 4-oz. tin—and consider keeping one for yourself, too.
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A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Yixing Zisha Teapot
Visit a Yixing store and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the wonderful selection of Zisha (‘purple clay’) teapots. Use this guide to understand which of these many variations in design is best for brewing your choice of tea. The taste of every type of Camellia Sinensis (with the exception […]
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