Love4Teas Tea Blog

Tea, in all its varieties, has many complex flavors. To fully taste and experience the flavor of a cup of tea it is necessary that the tea touches all parts of your mouth.
The reason why the tea must encounter all the parts of your tongue and mouth is because there are 4 major types of [...]

Good water is very important for a good cup of tea. Considering that a cup of tea is nearly 100% water, it is obvious that good water is very important for a good tasting cup of tea. I think that bottled water, or very well filtered tap water is best for making tea. Never use [...]

Recent research at Dundee University is showing that ordinary black tea (not green for once!) may have a previously unknown health benefit. Studies are indicating that black tea may have the potential to help fight type two diabetes. The results of the study show that some of the ingredients in black tea actually mimic insulin, [...]

Many people begin drinking tea for the many health benefits they have heard of. For this reason many do not care to much about the taste and just want to find the tea which is going to be the most healthy for them. At the Teamoods blog, there is an article about this very issue. It [...]

The Tea Companion is a nice little book for the begginer tea connoiseur. The book is only one hundred something pages long but it is packed with a lot of good information for those who are new to tea. The book starts off with a nice little history of tea, then goes into how different teas [...]

I was recently reading the teamoods blog and came across an interesting Article about tea and calories. Although, I mostly just drink tea because it tastes really good, some people drink tea because they think it is  a healthy no calorie beverage and want to lose weight. Well, while this is true for just plain tea, [...]

I really enjoy brewing my loose leaf tea, but between heating the water, steeping the leaves, etc., etc., it sometimes takes quite a long time. Early in the morning, when I typically do not have much time to spend, I sometimes skip drinking tea all together because I don’t have time to brew my tea. So I [...]

Here at love4teas.com we really love tea. However, our journey into tea has just begun, and we are pretty far away from being tea experts (although we do try to provide all sorts of tea information while we are on road to discovering tea). And I have decided that whenever I come across any great tea [...]

There is really a ton of stuff you can do with tea. I just learned that it can help fight dry skin, stop bleeding, tenderize meat, and polish furniture. I keep coming across more and more of these uses for tea. Take a look at this tea article.

The history of tea and Japan go hand in hand. I have recently been doing some reading on the history of tea in Japan. One of the things I found pretty interesting was the Japanese tea ceremonies. These elaborate and costly ceremonies are very interesting and a very important part of the history of tea. [...]