Learn More About Madura Tea
Posted on | July 3, 2009 | No Comments
Many tea drinkers know about English, Irish, Scottish or Chinese tea. But, most are unfamiliar with Australian tea. The Madura Tea Company grows tea in Australia. Today, Madura produces Australia’s best selling green tea. Madura has a range of Green teas, such Green and Papaya Leaf; Green and Jasmine; Green and Mint; as well as Green and Lemon.
One of Madura’s most unique green teas include papaya leaf. Madura Green Tea with Papaya Leaf is a selection of 90% fine Asian green teas and Madura’s own Australian estate teas complemented with 10% dried Papaya leaf. Slightly sweeter than green tea, this tea can be consumed hot or cold throughout the day, any time of the year.
Madura’s vision is to produce high-quality tea while, at the same time, operating in harmony with the environment. At the Madura tea estate, a strong effort is placed on making the local environment a secure wildlife habitat. Rare and endangered Australia greenery has been planted, which ahas drawn native Australian animals, such as platypus, tortoises, water fowl, a vast variety of birds, wallabies and koalas. Additionally, all external packaging from Madura teas contain recycled materials.
Founded in 1978 by Michael Grant-Cook and his wife Norma, Madura grows tea in Australia’s Tweed Valley, in northern New South Wales.
Madura is the name of the Australian tea estate. Madura was the name of a 17th century temple in India. Today, the name Madura means heaven and paradise.
Learn More About Dilmah Tea With This Video
Posted on | July 1, 2009 | No Comments
Dilmah makes great tea. Watch this to learn more abut Dilmah Tea (video lasts 2 minutes and 10 seconds).
New Barry’s Tea Commercial
Posted on | June 16, 2009 | No Comments
Barry’s Tea is among the best tea Irish teas available. Here is a new animated commercial from Magpie 6 Media in Ireland. It is worth watching.
Oscar-Winning Actress Only Drinks Williamson Tea
Posted on | June 15, 2009 | No Comments
Can you guess the identity of the Oscar-winning actress that only drinks Williamson Tea?
This actress told the UK Guardian Newspaper, “I always start my day in the same way. I am devoted to tea; it’s something I’ve always loved ever since I was really quite little.” She added, “I am absolutely fascistic about how my tea is made. I only use Williamson Tea, which has been running since 1869.”
This actress starred in the Harry Potter movies as well as Nanny McPhee.
Emma Thompson is the Oscar-winning actress and big fan of Williamson Tea.
Recently, Williamson Tea won 6 Gold Medals at the 2008 Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Foods.
Learn About Dilmah Tea With This Animated Video Interview
Posted on | May 27, 2009 | No Comments
An animated video interview with Malik Fernando of Dilmah Tea. Video lasts 4 minutes.
Interview with Malik Fernando of Dilmah Tea
Posted on | May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
Although popular all-over the world, and even being the number 1 specialty brand in many countries, Dilmah is not familiar to many tea drinkers. Dilmah is what connoisseurs call a Single Origin tea, since it comes from the fabled tea gardens of Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon). Sri Lanka is known to be home of some of the world’s finest teas.
Dilmah was launched in 1988 by Merrill J Fernando. Dilmah is Single Origin 100% Pure Ceylon Tea. The brand was named after Merrill’s 2 sons: Dilhan and Malik, who were toddlers when the company was launched. Today, they run the business along with Merrill.
To help tea drinkers learn more about Dilmah, teadog.com spoke with Malik Fernando, Director of Dilmah Tea.
teadog.com: What really makes Dilmah Tea different than other brands? Malik: Dilmah is different than every other tea. Other brands import tea from around the world, blend & package it in the United States many months after the tea is harvested and much of the freshness is lost. Dilmah is a family business in Sri Lanka that grows it’s own tea and is the only internationally renowned tea brand from a tea origin. Dilmah is Single Origin Ceylon Tea and is packed at source, refreshingly fresh. By retaining value added profits in Sri Lanka, Dilmah funds the MJF Charitable Foundation, which works to uplift disadvantaged communities in Sri Lanka and helps make our tea industry sustainable. That’s why we call Dilmah the Ethical Tea.
teadog.com: Why should people who drink other brands try Dilmah?
Malik: Single Origin Ceylon Tea tastes so much better than blended, multi-origin teas. That’s why we say “Return to Real Tea” with Dilmah - by Real Tea we mean single origin Ceylon Tea fresh packed at source. Once you taste Dilmah you will never go back to ordinary tea. Consumer feedback from the USA has been wonderful.
teadog.com: How would you describe the difference between Dilmah English Breakfast and other types of English Breakfast.
Malik: Again, the unique Ceylon tea character together with the freshness of Dilmah provides a more satisfying cup. Most other English Breakfast’s are a multi-origin blend.
teadog.com: How would you describe the difference between Dilmah Earl Grey and other types of Earl Grey.
Malik: The Dilmah Earl Grey has been highly rated as we use a high quality, high grown single origin Ceylon Tea with a Bergamot top note. Many others use a cheaper China “filler” type tea since the Bergamot often masks the tea taste.
teadog.com: How much of a role do you and/or your Dad play in tasting teas?
Malik: My father, who will be 79 in May, enjoys spending time in the tea tasting room and is probably the most senior tea taster in active service! My brother and I are following in his footsteps but we still have much to learn!
teadog.com: Many people think loose teas are better. Is there a difference in quality between Dilmah tea bags and loose tea. Malik: As the final step in the conversion from green leaf to dried black tea, Ceylon teas are graded by size from large leaf to small leaf, depending on how the tea leaf breaks up in the manufacturing process. The small leaf varieties are used for teabags due to the space limitation inside the bag; they are not inferior in quality and our teabags provide an excellent cup of tea. However leaf tea made in a teapot infuses better due to the space for the tea particles to move around during the brewing process. Both Dilmah teabags and loose tea must be brewed for a minimum of 3 minutes as we use traditionally manufactured “Orthodox” teas which require a longer brewing time that the new “Cut Twist Curl” process which provides quick color at the expense of flavor.
teadog.com: On personal level, what is one of your earliest, happy memories of Dilmah and the tea business?
Malik: When I was a kid, coming into the office after school and roaming around the tea tasting room and the warehouse was great fun. Then joining the business after College in the US, when the Dilmah brand was newborn, and starting to get consumer letters from around the world, thanking us for bringing Ceylon Tea back to their store shelves. Even now, getting a nice consumer letter, especially from new markets for Dilmah like the USA, is the highlight of my day! Some examples are attached.
teadog.com: What can tea drinkers in the US expect from Dilmah?
Malik: We are bringing back the taste of tea that tea drinkers enjoyed until about 30 years ago when multi-origin, commodity tea started taking over. Dilmah offers a great tasting cup of tea that is also sustainable. The activities of the MJF Foundation www.mjffoundation.org and Dilmah Conservation www.dilmahconservation.org are possible due to the family and founder’s philosophy of cutting out the middlemen - packaging and branding our own product, direct from Sri Lanka.
If you have never tried it, you really should. You can get the full line of Dilmah Teas at teadog.com.
Drought and High Demand Causes Tea Prices to Rise
Posted on | May 20, 2009 | No Comments
More information on this subject can be found in an article in the Telegraph (UK) Newspaper.
Due in part to increasing demand and a poor harvest, the price of many teas is set to rise.
Drought has effected the important tea growing countries of India, Kenya and Sri Lanka. Demand for tea also has increased internationally. These two factors have caused tea prices to be at an all-time high.
According to the Telegraph, Unilever, makers of PG Tips, Lyons, Scottish Blend and more, is expected to raising prices of these teas in the UK shortly. The prices could increase 10% to 15% for these teas.
Other tea brands should follow with price increases.
How much this will affect these tea brands being imported in the US has not yet been determined.
Barry’s Tea Now Offers Camomile
Posted on | May 19, 2009 | No Comments
Barry’s Tea offers some new herbal teas.
Barry’s Camomile is a delicate herbal infusion that helps relax and unwind. It is a relaxing herbal infusion with a soothing aroma. Barry’s Camomile is naturally caffeine free and contains no added sugars. The tea is organic and grown to organic standards that restrict the use of artificial pesticides or fertilizers. It comes in a box of 20 tea bags.
Dilmah Tea at the 09 Oscars
Posted on | May 12, 2009 | No Comments
Dilmah Tea continues to take the US by storm by having a starring role at the 81st Academy Awards.
Dilmah participated in the 10th Annual Award Celebration of non-profit ‘Children Uniting Nations’ event that was held at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, Sunday February 22, 2009. As attendees arrived at the star-studded event held concurrently with the 81st Academy Awards ceremony, boxes of Dilmah Teas were presented and gifted to many celebrities!
Pioneered in Los Angeles by a group of concerned citizens, CUN’s central mentoring program known as the Mentoring Partnership for Los Angeles Youth (mPLAY) has become the model program for the rest of the country helping realize its goal of reaching as many children as possible to fulfill their dreams and create loving, tolerant, and capable world citizens.
Earl Grey Tea: An Animated Discussion
Posted on | May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment
Watch this animation to find out more about Earl Grey Tea. Learn how the tea is made, how the tea is flavored and get some recommendations for some good Earl Grey teas.
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