Blog
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History of teabags
The evolution of modern day tea bags is really steeped in history.
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Enjoying High Tea
Starting in the month of May, The Hotel Loutrel in Charleston is beginning to offer high tea (Thursdays through Sunday) and will be serving Oliver Pluff Teas. You can...
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'Tis the season for Tea Parties
Dear Oliver, December is an important month in the history of tea in the “New World” as earlyEuropeans dubbed the lands across the Atlantic. These early settlers were relianton European...
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Happy Veteran's Day
As the United States prepares to honor its Veterans this November 11, it is interesting to note the role of tea and coffee as traditional staples for troops both stateside...
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Environmentally Friendly Teabags
The study, lead by Dr Nathalie Tufenkji, tested four kinds of plastic tea bags in boiling water, and found that a single bag would release more than 11 billion microplastic...
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The Origins of the Tea Brick
Estimated to be formed around 350 A.D., tea bricks have become a part of Chinese and European culture throughout the ages. Before tea bricks where introduced to Europe, tea...
