Welcome to Tea

The tea lover's cabinet.

For those who want to learn to love tea, a series of posts will guide you through your first foray and help
you discover what there is to like, even if you've never liked tea before.

Veteran tea-lovers will probably want to skip to the tea reviews section, although you may find some interesting tips from my guest-posters.

Learning to Like Tea

Learning to like tea, part 1: choosing an introductory tea

Learning to like tea, part 2: expanding your repertoire

Learning to like tea, part 3: loose-leaf tea

Guest Reviewer interview, and the types of tea

Guest blog: How to make the best cup of tea
Guest blog: How long to cool boiling water to reach the correct temperature
Guest blog: 7 authors share their favorite teas!

Tea Reviews

Copper Knot Hongcha  (Teavana)

Silver Yen Zen Pearls (Teavana)
Calming Tea (Truly Unique)
Decaf Blackberry Sage (The Republic of Tea)
Blooming Jasmine Tea (Primula)
Jasmine Green Tea (Sunflower)
White Ayurvedic Chai (Teavana)
Power! Tea (Thaumaturgy 777)
Festivus Tea (Tin Roof Teas)
Rooibos Cream Caramel (Tin Roof Teas)
Mandarin Silk (Yosefa Tea)
Earl Grey Supreme (John Greenhow Store)
Earl Grey White (Teavana)
Spiced Apple Cider Rooibos (Teavana)
Majestic Mango Black Tea (Island Essence)
Osmanthus Chin Hsuan Oolong (TenRen)
Coconut Oolong (Tea and Spice Exchange)
Lapsang Souchong (Tea and Spice Exchange)
Disney's Mad Tea Party Blend (Disney)
Fujian Wu Long (Chinese)
Pineapple Kona Pop Herbal (Teavana)

White Chocolate Peppermint Rooibos (Teavana)

Four Seasons Oolong (Teavana)
Caramel Almond Amaretti (Teavana)

Other Tea Posts:

The Five Best Teas for Reading Fantasy
Favorite Teas of Other Authors
4 Ways to Drink More Tea (guest post for author Angela Quarles)
Tea for Writers: 101
Caffeine in Tea: Myths (links to research looking at myths about the caffeine in tea)