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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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Tea in the 18th Century
At first, tea was mainly accessed and consumed by wealthy individuals and families. The high cost and the expensive tea “equipment” made purchasing prohibitive for most people. By the middle...
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Labor Day Cold Teas
A cool morning at the beginning of September is what we call 'false-fall', and people in the south know 'second-summer' with the heat and humidity is coming back soon. ...
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Tea Cocktails
Gunpowder Punch Any green tea will do, but we love the refreshing taste of Gunpowder garnished with fresh mint and a squirt of lemon. Ingredients: Gunpowder Tea Ginger Beer Rum...
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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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Colonial Tea Prices
The price of tea in England declined during the 18th century. Now able to afford this commodity, English laborers included tea in their budgets for the first time. A study...
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Memorial Day
"If other eyes grow dull and other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of...
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Chai Tea Brewing with Savannah Bee Honey
Traditionally, chai is a blend of black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, clove, black pepper and vanilla. It’s brewed by street vendors across most of India, but now has become a...
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OP Favorite: the Cacao-Coffee Blend
Check out the Oliver Pluff original recipe for Cacao-Coffee!
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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...
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Cocoa and Cacao Shell Tea
Charleston, 843-722-3842, www.birlant.com. As far back as 1556, when an unknown European noted that drinking chocolate was the “most wholesome and substantial of any food or beverage in the world,...