And people say there's no culture any more. uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/world-rec…

Maybe this cost-of-living hike is getting to me but I used to love high tea but now I can't fathom paying $99 for some bits and bobs on a tiered stand and what is usually substandard tea. signatureluxurytravel.com.au/high-tea-sydne…

Pu'er ice-cream 🤔 english.news.cn/20230804/cce05…

*laughs in gongfu* bbc.com/news/uk-668110…

Love this! worldteanews.com/industry-analy…

I'm impressed at the size of this study. theguardian.com/science/2023/o…

Cambridge professor claims world would be entirely different without tea For me, certainly... chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/11/WS…

Q: Why do so many people drink very hot tea – and how do they do it? A: "Asbestos mouth" is key theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Congrats to Rujani Tea! lifestyle.livemint.com/food/drink/awa…

When I first started getting interested in tea, I signed up to every tea newsletter from every interesting brand I could find. Now, some years later, I can tell you 99% are crap. All sales, no good content hook. I'm unsubscribing from most of them now.

This tea-drinking video makes very good points about how tea appreciation forces you to slow down... but it's ironic that the video has been sped up to accommodate short attention spans. news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-2…

Lovely TV segment on Harney & Sons Fine Teas. I don't drink a lot of blended tea but I agree that Hot Cinnamon Spice is one of the better picks from this brand. (The other is Paris.) youtu.be/ZL5ADoFLxYY?fe…

First the Russians (Alexander Litvinenko), and now the Chinese weaponising tea-time... scmp.com/news/china/pol…

Happy International Tea Day! My piece on why sustainability is the key to all future tea days. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/345842…

Japan's biggest problem is its ageing population and the fact youth tend to gravitate towards the cities, so farming for tea production gets doubly hit. Glad to see some innovation from the young 'uns (44yo!) coming through. theworld.org/stories/2024/0…