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The Man with no Tea in him
Author: Dilhan, October 21st, 2009
Te... Read the rest of this entry » The Teaman’s solution to the global economic cri Author: Dilhan, April 11th, 2009  Tea is a perfect beverage to soothe us through these troubled times and yet its 5,000 year history is punctuated more by conflict than calm. The Opium Wars of the 1800s, the ‘Tea Party Rebellions’ in the US in 1773 and their modern day equivalent in 2009, have all given tea an undeservedly dramatic heritage.
In reality it is serenity that defines tea; the story behind your cup of tea begins in the ‘nurseries’ in the mountains of Sri Lanka where like infants, the young tea plants are nurtured and prepared for planting. Several years on, as the plants start producing ‘flush’ – the tender shoots consisting of two leaves and bud – they are harvested by hand in an artistic tradition.
(more...)...Read the rest of this entry » White Lie Author: Dilhan, December 13th, 2008 
The surreal beauty of white – whether in leaf, infused leaf or liquor form - is a rare pleasure that every tea aficionado must enjoy. I do not mean the commercially driven and inexpert interpretation of white tea, but the real thing. It seems strange to have to make this differentiation because white tea should be, well .. white tea.
(more...)...Read the rest of this entry » Knowledge, Education, Quality – Tea Sommelie Author: Dilhan, November 3rd, 2008
Read the rest of this entry » Some ‘teas’ just aren’t tea! Author: Dilhan, April 26th, 2008 Real tea - black tea, oolong, green tea and white tea - come from the plant Camellia Sinensis or its variants, including camellia assamica. The natural antioxidants and their health benefits are present in these, equally potent although possibly with different benefits, in black, green, oolong and white teas. Yet there are 'pretenders' in the guise of 'tea' seeking to benefit from the growing popularity of tea as a healthy, natural beverage. These are mainly infusions, which sometimes have their own medicinal properties, although rarely in same measure as with real tea. These are marketed under the generic name 'tea' and include Camomile, Rosehip with Hibiscus, Mate, Rooibos etc. - which are in fact very different to real tea. Flavonoids in tea are the source of its antioxidant benefit. The 'Sources of Flavonoids in the U.S. Diet Using USDA's Updated Database on the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods' (online at offers guidance on antioxidant rich foods drawn from hundreds of scientific... Read the rest of this entry » Nature’s Physician Author: Dilhan, April 26th, 2008 
A growing body of scientific research confirms the ancient wisdom that tea is nature's physician. It is clear that regular consumption of tea - around 5 cups daily - offers significant protection against all chrnoic (lifestyle) diseases affecting society today. If that were not sufficient motice for drinking tea, an inspiring study by the University of London revealed a scientific basis to the traditional belief that tea not only heals but also calms.
The University of London research which is described at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/media/library/tea uses a human study to confirm that recovery from stress - the management of work related and other stress of daily life - is significantly aided by regular tea consumption.
Professor Andrew Steptoe, UCL Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, says
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Hearing the advice, earlier this week, of a learned marketer who proclaimed that tea – in the form that we know and love it today - will disappear in five years, and that tradition, love for tea are obsolete amongst a new generation that desires only instant gratification, it seemed that the 21st Century is no time for artisans in tea. My friend’s thesis was sound - with the relentless advance of Wal Mart, the insistence on speed and convenience amongst a generation that tweets and SMSs in preference to writing or even emailing, the teapot could well become an obscure accessory. Suggestive though the signs may be, predictions of a demise in tea in the style it has endured for millennia may be premature.
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