Best Loose Leaf Tea Brands: The 8 Checks That Matter
Nobody who sells tea can rank tea brands honestly, so here are the eight checks that let you judge any seller yourself, including where BornTea passes and where it does not.
Tea Gift Sets: A Tea Seller's Honest Gift Guide
An honest tea gift guide from someone who sells tea, organised by recipient rather than by product, including the times when tea is the wrong gift entirely.
Loose Leaf Tea Infuser: Most of Them Ruin Your Tea
Most tea infusers make worse tea than no infuser at all. Every type ranked on leaf room and cleaning, why the tea ball is the worst of them, and how to brew with nothing.
TOP 7 Health Benefits of Drinking Tea
Tea is the world's most-drunk beverage after water, and rarely by accident. Seven honest reasons a daily cup earns its place — no miracle promises attached.
10 Benefits of Drinking Chinese Tea That You Should Know
A clear, honest look at the benefits of drinking Chinese tea: what is real, what is hype, the five main types, and whether it is actually good for you.
Lapsang Souchong: Why It's Smoky (and When It Isn't)
The pine-smoked black tea from Tongmu in the Wuyi mountains, and the unsmoked original most of the West has never tasted. Plus brewing, food pairing and how to buy it.
Why is tea called tea?
This blog explores the historical origins and linguistic evolution of the two main terms used to refer to tea around the world - "tea" and "chai". It traces how the Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish colonial trade influenced the spread and adoption of these tea-related words across different regions.
Are there best times to drink tea?
"Thirteen Rules" was proposed by Kebin Feng, a renowned Ming dynasty scholar, for the meaningful enjoyment of tea. He emphasized that tea drinking should be done in a tranquil environment, with good friends and a focus on savouring each sip to achieve a calm and peaceful state of mind.
Best Loose Leaf Tea Brands: The 8 Checks That Matter
Nobody who sells tea can rank tea brands honestly, so here are the eight checks that let you judge any seller yourself, including where BornTea passes and where it does not.
Tea Gift Sets: A Tea Seller's Honest Gift Guide
An honest tea gift guide from someone who sells tea, organised by recipient rather than by product, including the times when tea is the wrong gift entirely.
Loose Leaf Tea Infuser: Most of Them Ruin Your Tea
Most tea infusers make worse tea than no infuser at all. Every type ranked on leaf room and cleaning, why the tea ball is the worst of them, and how to brew with nothing.
Best Loose Leaf Tea Brands: The 8 Checks That Matter
Nobody who sells tea can rank tea brands honestly, so here are the eight checks that let you judge any seller yourself, including where BornTea passes and where it does not.
Tea Gift Sets: A Tea Seller's Honest Gift Guide
An honest tea gift guide from someone who sells tea, organised by recipient rather than by product, including the times when tea is the wrong gift entirely.
The Best Chinese Teas, Ranked by a Guy From Yunnan
I sell Chinese tea for a living and grew up drinking it. Here are the ones actually worth your money, sorted by who you are and how you already drink.