Tea has been around for an incredibly long time (around 5,000 years!), so it's hardly surprising that lots of tea-related myths have started and been put to bed in that time. We're always hearing lots of different rumours about tea, and here are 5 of them... plus the truth!
There’s nothing better than sitting down and relaxing with a cup of tea. Whether your drink of choice is a classic breakfast tea, Earl Grey, herbal, oolong or green tea, we know a thing or two at Dorothy’s Teas about making the perfect brew. Here’s our simple guide to getting the most out of your chosen teas, and how to get the perfect cup of tea.
"What is the best way to store tea?" is a question I am frequently asked. Storing tea is easy as long as a few golden rules are obeyed.
Plastic is a hot topic at present. And quite rightly so! Oceans awash with plastic, images of sea creatures struggling for their lives and David Attenborough’s beautiful “The Blue Planet” series have made us all re-think. But how does our over use of plastic affect our daily cuppa?
You may have seen the three letters C.T.C used in descriptions of black teas. But what do they mean and does it make a difference to the taste of the tea you are drinking?
It’s an age old argument and one which has never seem to let up, despite it coming down to preference. The origins of putting the milk in first some authorities believe may be down to the fact that china was thought to crack and break if hot tea was poured into it. Highly erroneous as china is surprisingly robust!
If you could have tea with any famous person, dead or alive, who would you choose? We’ve done some digging to find out how these famous names take their tea, which is their favourite, and how often they have it.
Ask anyone here in the UK and they’ll tell you that our country is known to love tea. They’ll be right, too - daily, we collectively drink over 165 million cups! But do we really know tea? Test your knowledge with these seven types of tea from around the world you may not have known existed.