Umi Tea Sets Blog

The only advantage of instant tea is that it can be made quickly. In the same way that coffee lovers would rarely even consider drinking instant coffee, so true tea...

For those people who wish to avoid the intake of caffeine, decaffeinated teas are an option. It is only since the 1980s that improvements in production technology have resulted in...

The taste for sugar in tea developed in Europe toward the end of the seventeenth century and became more common in Britain than elsewhere. The custom is not thought to...

It is impossible to know why and when the British started putting milk in their tea. It seems to have started in the days when more green tea was being...

The quality of appearance and flavor of a cup of tea is affected by the water used in its preparation. The Chinese writer, Lu Yu, recommended spring water as the...

It has to be said that the quality of tea in tea bags has, in some cases, improved noticeably over the last few years, but shoppers should be aware of...

The invention of the tea bag is said to have resulted from the small silk sample bags sent out to potential customers in 1908 by Thomas Suflivan, a New York...

All tea companies create their own blends to suit different tastes and different times of day, and there is no hard-and-fast rule as to which teas those blends include. However,...

There are an enormous variety of these available today. Perhaps the most popular and most successful flavors are the following: black currant, cherry, citrus fruits, ginger, lemon with lemon peel,...

Jasmine Jasmine Monkey King has a wonderful perfume and an exquisite, subtle, and light liquor. It is a refreshing all-day or evening drink, and may be enjoyed alone, or makes...

Flavored teas are white, green, oolong, or black teas that have been processed and then blended with spices or herbs, flower petals, or the essential oils of fruits. In all...

Growing interest in and demand for good quality specialty teas over the past decade or so has led to an increased availability of a wider range of products. Consumers have...