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Are you ready to jingle all the way through Charleston's holiday markets? Get your festive spirit on and join the fun as we explore the best spots to shop, eat,...

there are several organizations that offer tea sommelier certification, including the Specialty Tea Institute (STI) and the Tea Association of the USA (TAUSA).

In an effort to beckon cooler fall weather, we took to our backyard this week to document our favorite OP cocktail, the Winter Toddy. With a tart and sweet combination...

In the holidays we have served a warm wine wassail with red wine or port. Old English Wassail spices of orange peel, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves are steeped at...

Wassail (Middle English 'wæs hæl' - ‘be you healthy’) refers both to the salute 'Waes Hail' and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider drunk as part of...

There is plenty of information about the holiday, so here is just a quick overview of the widely celebrated rituals and fun

Learn more about Victorian "death culture" and host your own Halloween party today!

The evolution of modern day tea bags is really steeped in history.

Dear Friends,   Recently, we posted about High Teas and that the Hotel Loutrel in downtown Charleston was featuring Oliver's Teas for their afternoon tea.  I had the chance to...

  Dear Oliver,   Rooibos has become my new best friend.   I know, you could argue that I love all your products, Oliver, but right now rooibos has taken...

  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...

As for consumption, cacao is said to be more bitter than its counterpart cocoa, which is often mixed with sugar. Therefore, different techniques have been developed to enjoy its complex...