May
28
The first blend of Earl Grey tea was different.
What we commonly know and recognized today as Earl Grey tea was not blended in the same way when it was first produced. Back then, it was made using fermented black Ceylon and Indian teas.
Earl Grey tea was named after a noble. The name Earl Grey actually belonged to the Second Earl Charles Grey. He once served as Britain’s Prime Minister in the 1830s. He is credited for the preparation and special blend of tea that now bears his name.
There is a story – actually a legend – that says Lord Charles Grey was given the secret to blending a special type of tea by a Chinese Mandarin. The Chinese man bestowed it as a gift to Grey after he saved the man’s life.
Well what a noble tea this is, sadly it is still not my favorite but still has the right to remain one of our most poular tea blends.
May
15
Tea and Thanks
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No matter what kind of Tea you buy be it Black Tea, Assam Tea or Darjeeling Tea the one thing all these varieties will have in common is their abilty to quench your thirst and relax you. The properties of tea are truly remarkable and far too many off us take them for granted, remember that a large portion of the polulation are not as fortunate as most of us.
We should never take for granted the things that many people would consider a luxury, after all we do not have to search for food and drinks in the way that many unfortunate folk do so next time you have endured the “exhausting” task of “sitting” at your PC in order to order your gourmet or exotic blend of Tea … remember when you actually get to drink your beverage, how very lucky you are indeed.
Thank you for Tea..
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