Hm. This tea tested my patience. I brewed it in a teapot, in a tea sachet; at 208F, 180F, and 203F; for three minutes, four minutes. Never d...

Fanciest Formosa, ready for its closeup This was one of Harney & Sons' more expensive Oolongs, costing $2 per cup when bought ...

I don't normally go for flavored black tea. I suspect the tea itself of being a lesser quality, "tarted up" with some kind of...

I realized that the water I'm using is not hot enough! I had to microwave my mug in order to get it to the proper boiling point, 212F. I...

East Friesland Tea Museum East Friesland is a region of northwestern Germany that drinks a lot of tea. They have a tea museum, a river ca...

Camellia sinensis , the tea plant Even though my dad worked for Lipton all my childhood, I fell into appreciating tea my junior year abro...

I never thought I'd bond with someone else over "The Bachelorette," but that's what happened with my apartmentmate Jacqui,...