Blog posts by Carl

Leafing Through History: Another Booklist About Tasty Teas

Carl

Earlier this year, I shared a booklist focused on tea and sympathies in the world of cozy tea shops and murder most foul. But if your interests in the steaming brews have a historical bent, or you're curious about tea and the makings of a good cuppa, try this blend of tantalizing tea titles: Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell Lovell, an evangelist for and an owner of an artisanal loose tea shop, leads readers on a journey across the globe searching for the world’s best and most extraordinary teas. Traveling to such places as Sri Lanka, Scotland, Norway, Italy, Mexico and…

Books for National Tea Month: A Heady Brew of Tea & Murder Most Gentle

Carl

January is National Hot Tea Month and nestled amongst a month of heady aromas, rich flavors, hints of milk and sugar (or not), lurks National Hot Tea day January 12. There is also National Tea day (UK) on April 20 and International Tea day on December 15. With such a multitude of days commemorating it, it should come as no surprise that Tea is the 2nd most consumed beverage on earth after water.  Further the United States is the third largest importer of tea trailing only Russia and Pakistan. Whether you enjoy your tea as black or green, pu’er, white, oolong, herbal infused,…