Serve Typhoo Tea So Your Office Meetings Don’t Turn Out Like This
Posted on | February 2, 2010 | No Comments
Are the meetings at your office like this? Then you need to serve Typhoo Tea.
Ozzy Osbourne Loves Yorkshire Gold
Posted on | January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment

Ozzy Loves Yorkshire Gold
More and more people are coming out to say how much they love Yorkshire Gold. Now, its Ozzy Osbourne.
You probably know Ozzy. He was lead singer of the hard rock group Black Sabbath and star of the reality show The Osbournes.
In a recent article in the London Times, Osbourne describes a typical day. In the story, he says “I have a bit of fruit for breakfast and a cup of Yorkshire Gold tea. I f***ing love Yorkshire Gold.”
For the uninitiated, Yorkshire Gold is a great black tea from England made by Taylors of Harrogate. Now that you know Ozzy drinks it, maybe you should give it a try.
You can also read more about this story at Taylors Official Yorkshire Tea Blog.
Dilmah Article in The New York Times
Posted on | January 20, 2010 | No Comments
As we have said before, Dilmah may be the best brand of tea you have not tried. Grown and produced in Sri Lanka, Dilmah Tea is unfamiliar to many people in the US. Now, you can get a great introduction to Dilmah and learn about the family behind this great tea by reading an article in the New York Times. The Times recently published an excellent article about Dilmah Tea. You can read the article here.
Great Program on Tea from the BBC
Posted on | January 19, 2010 | No Comments
While sitting at your computer answering email or surfing the web, take a moment to listen to a great program from the BBC on Tea. It is an audio program so you can listen to it while doing something else. It provides good information on how tea is grown and provides a good general education tea tea. Definitely worth a listen. The program originally aired on BBC Radio 4. You can listen here.
Become a Friend of Yorkshire Tea
Posted on | January 14, 2010 | No Comments
There is really only one authentic Yorkshire Tea and it is made by Taylors of Harrogate. Taylors produces Yorkshire Tea and Yorkshire Gold. Anything else claiming to be Yorkshire Tea is a poor imitation.
Taylors has produced a great web site devoted to Yorkshire Tea. On the site, you can sign up to be a Friend of Yorkshire Tea. You can send Taylors your picture and find out a whole lot more about Yorkshire Tea. Make sure to stop by today.
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Tropical Fruit Punch Recipe using Rooibos Tea
Posted on | January 13, 2010 | No Comments
Here is a fun, delicious and healthy recipe using Rooibos Tea. Although you can use any rooibos tea, why not use rooibos made in South Africa, the home of this red tea. Intaba Tea is made in South Africa. It is superb and inexpensive.
TROPICAL FRUIT PUNCH (Recipe courtesy of Intaba Tea Company)
750 ml (a little over 3 cups) strong, cold Intaba Rooibos tea (use 4 tea bags)
250 ml pineapple juice (just over 1 cup)
1 can (100g) granadilla (passionfruit) pulp
40g sugar (about 1.5 ounces)
Crushed ice
Glacé cherries
Fresh pineapple cubes
Fresh mint, chopped
1. Mix tea, pineapple juice, granadilla pulp, sugar and ice.
2. Decorate with cherries, pineapple cubes and mint
3. Serve chilled (4 glasses)
Serve. Your guests will think you are suberb for this health, tasty and different drink.
Tea Smoothie Recipe from Lyons Tea
Posted on | January 12, 2010 | No Comments
Lyons Tea has offered this great recipe for making Tea Smoothies. The original recipe called for green tea (Lyons Green Tea is not yet available in the United States). So, we changed it to black tea and the smoothies tasted great. Make sure to use Lyons Tea with this recipe (we are not sure it will work with any other tea).
Tea Smoothies (recipe courtesy of Lyons Tea).
• 125ml Boiling Water (about 1/2 cup)
• 2 Lyons Tea Bags (any variety)
• 2 Tbsp Sugar
• 50g Vanilla Ice Cream (between 1.5 to 2 ounces)
• 6-8 Ice Cubes
Pour boiling water over Lyons Tea Bags; cover and brew 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and squeeze, then stir in sugar; chill. In a blender, process tea with ice cream. Add ice cubes and process until blended.
Older Lyons Tea Commercial
Posted on | January 7, 2010 | No Comments
Here is a commercial for Lyons Tea from 1986. It is cool to see these old tea commercials.
Seasons Greeting and Happy New Year
Posted on | December 24, 2009 | No Comments
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Green Tea May Help Elderly Cheer Up
Posted on | December 22, 2009 | No Comments
Green tea may help the elderly feel better mentally, reports the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in a December 2009 article.
The Journal reported on a study from Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, Japan. The study found that elderly men and women consuming 4 or more cups of green tea had 44% less chance of having depression symptoms.
The study covered over 1,000 elderly Japanese citizens. Reseachers think that theanine, a substance found in green tea, may be the reason for the study’s results.
Researchers caution that more study is necessary.
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