"To tea experts in this country, mustiness is something which they all agree. They would throw it out," said chief tea inspector Robert Dick in a 1984 interview on the history of the FDA. "The Chinese like it and that…
Who knew that for almost a hundred years, the tea in your cup had to pass federal inspection? But that’s exactly what happened, thanks to the Tea Importation Act of 1897, which also had the unintended consequence of excluding entire…
Most teas have a shelf life. Green tea, if it’s too old, can tastes stale, flavorless, and lose color. Black tea can taste flat and off when past its prime. Then there’s Pu-erh, a tea that can take decades to…
Want to use your water bottle to brew cold tea? Or want a perfectly brewed cup of loose leaf or teabag with the push of a button? Here are two award-winning designs. (More products on future posts.) Cold brewed…
In a different generation, you might think that Patrick Connelly, 18, and his brother Martin, 26, would dream of living a Kerouac life on the road, or run off to Europe to pick grapes or join the Peace Corp. Then…