Tea News You May Have Missed July 30 – August 5, 2011

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A recap of last week’s tea related news: Indian Tea Output Rose 10.3% in June 2011: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Quick-view/827465/ Indian Police Impound Fake Tea: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/761736 [I wonder what kind of leaves they actually were!?] Starbucks Aims to Expand Tazo Tea Brand: http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0802113.aspx Stone Brewery’s Japanese Green Tea IPA Review: http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-01/lifestyle/29839261_1_stone-brewing-beer-troegs-brewing

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Tea Culture

Posted on August 9th, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Tea News You May Have Missed July 16-22 2011

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A recap of this week’s tea related news: Japanese tea ceremony held at Pearl Harbor: http://tea.fm/oOVVQh Japan Time: Serving Iced Matcha Tea: http://tea.fm/ru8FIe Tea becomes Kenya’s most important commodity: http://tea.fm/r5br0t Scientific American: Student Researchers Find Secret Tea Ingredients: http://tea.fm/r74MNY

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Tea Culture

Posted on July 22nd, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Taiwan Tea Company Uses Steve Jobs [fake] to Sell Tea

A Taiwanese tea company uses a fake Steve Jobs to advertise it’s Tong Yi Cha!

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Tea Cultivation

Posted on July 8th, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Tea for iPhone, an Interview with the Developer

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** take 15% off your order at my tea shop: Chicago Tea Garden using code: HACKERS10 I recently sat down with Samuel Iglesias, tea-enthusiast (nerd) and first-time iPhone developer to discuss his journey in creating an app called “Tea.” Who helped you with the app? Tea is the result of a collaboration between me (@siglesias) [...]

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Tea Culture

Posted on May 3rd, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Tea for iPhone Now Available

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iPhone Developer Sam Iglesias (@siglesias) announced today that Tea for iPhone (@teaapp) has been released in Appleʼs iTunes App Store. Tea for iPhone is a new iOS application that gives tea drinkers a convenient way to store their tasting notes and brew settings, with simple one-tap sharing for Facebook and Twitter. Tea also has a built in timer that [...]

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Tea Culture

Posted on April 7th, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

The Importance of Doing Research for Your Customers

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So many times I meet people that have been told erroneous information about tea. I have met countless people searching for certain teas that will cure certain disorders, from sleep apnea to arthritis. I drink tea because it tastes good, tea is not a medicine to me, and I don’t believe in selling tea as [...]

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Tea Education

Posted on March 7th, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Tea Tastings and Tea Courses in Chicago

Tea Geek Basics of Tea: 6-Part Course – April 3, 2011 Michael J. Coffey of Tea Geek joins us in April for this one-day, 6-part tea primer course. Enroll now, as there are only 12 spots. Every student receives a gaiwan, a yixing pot, and tea samples. Sign up here. A Course on Steeping Chinese [...]

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Tea Education

Posted on January 15th, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

L-Theanine: a 4000 Year Old Mind-Hack

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From Wonderlane’s Flickr Monks have been drinking tea for thousands of years to maintain a state of “mindful alertness” during long periods of meditation. But only in the last few years have studies shed light on why tea has this effect on the mind. The two elements responsible for this are caffeine and L-theanine, and [...]

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Tea Education

Posted on January 10th, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Hacker Monthly Magazine: Guide to Tea

Just wanted to share with everyone a beautiful PDF of my previous “Hacker’s Guide to Tea” that will appear in the January 2011 issue of Hacker Monthly. Hacker Monthly is a collection of the most interesting posts from Hacker News each month. Here it is, enjoy!: Hacker’s Guide to Tea

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Tea Education

Posted on January 2nd, 2011 Written by Tony Gebely

Pu-erh Flower Beencha

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I’m not even sure what to call this. This is a beencha of pressed camellia sinensis flowers! Opening the wrapper I was greeted by an amazingly fresh, flowery fragrance. When steeped, the flowers basically re-blossom and release a sweet, slightly pungent and nutty liquor. Not sure how to steep this tea, I did a 1:30 [...]

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Tea Reviews

Posted on December 21st, 2010 Written by Tony Gebely

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