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Tea Guides

Everything worth knowing about tea: where it comes from, how it is grown, how to brew it at its best and how to give it. Our guides, written by the people who select our teas every day.

Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of tea or already know it well, here are our guides: history and varieties, the plant and how it is processed, recipes and traditions from around the world, and tips for choosing the right gift.

Christmas gift ideas for tea lovers

The Christmas Box, Christmas Tea and gifts for every person and budget.

Chai: what it is and how to make it

The spices, the history and the traditional recipe of Indian spiced tea.

Indian tea: Darjeeling, Assam and Nilgiri

India's tea regions, the harvests and how to brew each tea.

Gunpowder green tea and Moroccan mint tea

The pearls of green tea and the Moroccan mint tea recipe.

The tea plant: growing and harvesting

Camellia sinensis, the climate, the harvest and the processing.

Tea, between legends and history

The origins of tea between China and India, from legend to cup.

The main varieties of tea

White, green, oolong, black and pu erh: what makes them different.

Tea leaf grading

What letters like FTGFOP1 mean, and the grades of the leaf.

Tea ceremonies and traditions

The tea ritual in China, Japan, India, Morocco and Russia.

Tea and health

Caffeine, antioxidants and what research says about tea.

Tea cocktails

Tea cocktail recipes created by professional mixologists.