If you've ever brewed a white tea and noticed tiny hair-like particles floating in your cup, you may have wondered what they are — and whether to be concerned. The answer is fascinating, and it says something genuinely...

Are you a tea enthusiast always on the lookout for new and exciting flavours? If so, you've likely encountered Darjeeling tea — often hailed as the "Champagne of Teas." But have you ever wondered why Darjeeling tea is...

Loose Leaf Tea for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know Loose leaf tea can feel overwhelming at first: green, white, black, oolong — different temperatures, different steeping times, different origins. But it doesn't have to be complicated. This...

Tasting tea is an adventure, and the Tea Flavour Wheel takes it one step further. This diagram — also called a Tea Aroma Wheel — helps you recognise the various flavours and scents in each cup. At first...

Camellia sinensis, often simply called the tea plant, is a type of evergreen shrub. This plant is originally from East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, but now it’s grown all over the world in warm areas. Tea comes...

Whole leaf tea, sometimes referred to as full leaf tea, is tea in its purest form. Unlike the crushed leaves often found in tea bags, whole leaf tea retains its full, natural form . This allows the tea...

Learn about the basic steps of green tea production and how it is different from Black Tea. Understand why green tea tastes earthy and vegetal.