Edna Ferber once said that Christmas isn’t just a season, but also a feeling. But what turns this snowy season into a feeling filled with love and warmth? Is it the melodious carols and songs that echo the neighborhood or the smell of fresh cakes and cookies swimming in the air? Is it the excitement […]
Warm Away the Cold with Tea this Christmas
Christmas is that time of the year when the days cycle into winter and bring holiday season for all. The feeling of newness is felt in the air and everyone’s busy reminiscing the memorable events that took place the entire year. Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and holidays, we all have a lot to recall. This time […]
How Green Tea Helps You Quit Smoking
Cigarettes are dangerous for us. Though, that’s hardly news. While we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades, it’s a habit which hasn’t gone out of practice no matter how harmful its effects are. There are many people who smoke, while many others who want to quit smoking. However, a lot of them hesitate […]
Storage of Tea- From a Vendor to a Tea Container
How many times have you bought your favourite loose tea and neglected it? How many times have you left those delectable leaves inside the same paper bag you purchased them in? How many times have you opened a bag of tea and let it sit on a shelf, overlooked? How many times have you lazed […]
Music and Tea- A Serendipity in Daily Life
The end of yet another year is approaching. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? The looming year-end, which does bring joy but at the same time, a little bit of fear. As working professionals, the year-end means meeting targets and wrapping up projects, so that you can begin the New Year with a fresh and clean slate. […]
Herbal Tea for Your Body and Mind
Consumed for its medicinal and therapeutic properties, as well as its rejuvenating aroma, herbal tea is an infusion of aromatic herbs and plants. Served both hot and cold, it is a delicious alternative to highly caffeinated beverages. According to popular belief, herbal teas are commonly known as Tisanes (pronounced as ti-zahn). However, tisanes are not […]
The Lavish Lavender Tea Latte Recipe
Winter is here. And so are the many seasonal blues that follow. Shorter days, colder weather and the general emptiness of the winter season leads to a blue feeling in almost all of us. However, a purple shaded ingredient is capable of helping get rid of that grey, wintry feeling which wanted you to […]
Flavoured Cardamom Tea Latte Recipe – A New Version
We are all aware that the tradition of tea drinking has lived through generations. With time, as people become more exposed to tea traditions and techniques, they are more willing to experiment with its ingredients, developing a completely new outlook on tea. Cardamom, an ingredient made famous by the Indian masala chai is the […]
Teas That Go Best with Milk and Sugar
Roaming around in the crowded streets of India, we all have a picture of what value tea holds in the hearts of people. The aroma of brewing tea leaves and bubbling milk being poured into small cups by chai wallahs on the tea stalls is the first thing that we come across early in the […]
Rising Tea Trends That Will Sail Into 2019
Tea is a versatile drink. It can provide an energy boost while serving an inviting and zestful aroma. Tea started as a mistaken infusion in 2737 BCE, in China, and its popularity continues to rise, making it the second largest consumed drink in the world. With new tea trends cropping up here and there, the […]