All about the world’s favourite drink – camellia sinensis. Articles about different tea types, origins and varieties.
“Do you have Orange Pekoe?” This is a common question at food events, and one that always makes us pause. This is a complex topic – it’s not a question that’s easily answered. Therefore, today we’re going to explain everything that you need to know about this oddly-named tea….
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Welcome to the August 2018 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is Meng Ding Mao Feng from Ming Shan in Sichuan Province, a refreshing and bright green tea…
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Here is another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This November we have an exciting selection from around the world for you to try. We have selected the following four teas this month: a bold Fish Hook Vietnamese green tea from the renowned Tan Cuong growing area; a unique Zhang…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have a new instalment of exciting teas for you to taste. For March 2016 we have an a delightful Kirishima Sencha green tea from Japan; an exotic Steamed Green Zomba tea from Malawi; a complex and fruity Deep…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have some contrasting teas for you to taste, some of which are very much at different ends of the tea spectrum in terms of processing and flavours. For February 2016 we have an exquisite and light Xue Ya…
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It is said, jokingly, that FTGFOP stands for “Far Too Good For Ordinary People”. Of course that is only an amusing interpretation of this acronym. In terms of tea leaf grading, FTGFOP is used when describing black tea and actually stands for “Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe”. That may be…
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Our December 2014 boxes should be with all box subscribers by now. We hope you are enjoying your teas already! We have a lovely Jasmine Pearl, a sweet Kukicha, well-balanced Golden Monkey King and a delicate Darjeeling Thurbo First Flush. To help along with your tea tasting, we are…
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Have you heard of kukicha (茎茶) or twig tea? It may sound horrible to start with, but this is a wonderfully delicate and nutty green tea that has become a favourite in the Curious Tea tasting room. It is also known as bōcha (棒茶) in Japan and is unique…
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Curious Tea’s website is now live! We are extremely excited to announce that we have now officially launched our monthly tea subscription service. Look around our shiny new website. You can now browse the different types of subscriptions we have on offer – you can choose either monthly or quarterly…
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