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Top 4 Terroirs for Black Tea

Top 4 Terroirs for Black Tea

New Orleans tea purveyors Tandem Tea Company list their four favorite terroirs (climate, soil conditions, altitude, etc.) for specialty loose leaf black teas.

Top 4 Terroirs for Black Tea

New Orleans tea purveyors Tandem Tea Company list their four favorite terroirs (climate, soil conditions, altitude, etc.) for specialty loose leaf black teas.

Cupping Each Tea Type with the Tea Collector Starter Kit

Cupping Each Tea Type with the Tea Collector St...

Watch Charles and Nick unbox the Tea Collector Starter Kit and taste teas from every tea type in the latest Tandem Tea video!

Cupping Each Tea Type with the Tea Collector St...

Watch Charles and Nick unbox the Tea Collector Starter Kit and taste teas from every tea type in the latest Tandem Tea video!

Tea or Tisane? Why "Herbal tea" is not a thing.

Tea or Tisane? Why "Herbal tea" is not a thing.

Everyone knows what tea is, but whenever I ask people to define "tea," I usually get something like "...ummmm hot leaf juice?" The truth is, "hot leaf juice" is actually...

Tea or Tisane? Why "Herbal tea" is not a thing.

Everyone knows what tea is, but whenever I ask people to define "tea," I usually get something like "...ummmm hot leaf juice?" The truth is, "hot leaf juice" is actually...

Meet the tea family: Camellia Sinensis Sinensis and Camellia Sinensis Assamica

Meet the tea family: Camellia Sinensis Sinensis...

Last week we discussed how all tea comes from the same plant – the Camellia sinensis. If this is true and there is only one tea plant, then how do we...

Meet the tea family: Camellia Sinensis Sinensis...

Last week we discussed how all tea comes from the same plant – the Camellia sinensis. If this is true and there is only one tea plant, then how do we...

The Taste of Place: How Terroir Affects the Flavor of Tea

The Taste of Place: How Terroir Affects the Fla...

In the last blog post I mentioned the three factors that determine the characteristics of tea. They are: The variety of Camellia sinensis The environment the tea plant was grown in...

The Taste of Place: How Terroir Affects the Fla...

In the last blog post I mentioned the three factors that determine the characteristics of tea. They are: The variety of Camellia sinensis The environment the tea plant was grown in...

How is Tea Made? An Overview of the Stages of Tea Production

How is Tea Made? An Overview of the Stages of T...

In the past couple of blog posts we have been working through the three factors that determine the characteristics of tea. In case you do not remember, they are: The...

How is Tea Made? An Overview of the Stages of T...

In the past couple of blog posts we have been working through the three factors that determine the characteristics of tea. In case you do not remember, they are: The...