Beyond the Leaf

From its history in Japanese tea culture to its production and preparation, discover what matcha is and how to make it at home with traditional utensils. Read More

Spring feels like the perfect time of year to host afternoon tea. The temperatures have risen, the sun shines brighter, gardens and flowers are in bloom, and homes have undergone... Read More

“I’ve never heard of that kind of tea before.” Bill Waddington     Milk tea being made at the Rohini Estate, Darjeeling, India. It’s not very often that I say... Read More

In Kolkata I ended up staying in a very cheap, barebones, locals-only hotel, in a neighborhood where I was the only westerner for miles; because it was the closest hotel... Read More

    A typical street in Kolkata, India. Ostensibly I was in Kolkata because it was a connecting point to the tea regions of Darjeeling and Assam.   In addition there... Read More

India grows a lot of tea. It is the second largest tea producer in the world (China is first) – making over one million metric tons of finished tea per... Read More

Darjeeling, India I'm in Kolkata, Darjeeling, and Assam, learning, visiting old friends, and scoping out new teas. I'll try to be posting often, but connectivity is proving to be a... Read More

Marketplace in India As we speak, owner Bill Waddington is making his way to the Darjeeling and Assam tea growing regions of India.  Before he left, we made sure he... Read More

The Lumbini Tea Factory The tea profession is old.  Not the oldest (we all know what that is), but still old.  It has been a part of global trade before... Read More

Tea pluckers in Sri Lanka     Tea from Sri Lanka is immediately identifiable – bright, brisk, quenching, fruity - except for the fact that after gaining independence from the... Read More

Here are some more of our favorite photos from the recent Web Party Tea Photo Contest. Now you will get an idea of why it was so difficult for us... Read More

Goomtee Tea Estate in Darjeeling   Darjeeling is one of the best known “brands” in tea. Even those who don’t drink or care about tea have at least heard the... Read More