Tag Archives: tea etiquette
Japanese tea ceremony

How to Host a Japanese Tea Ceremony

“The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice… yet the whole of this art, as to its detail, signifies no more than the making and serving of a cup of tea. The supremely important matter is that the act be performed in the most perfect, most polite, most graceful, most charming manner possible”. ~Lafcadio [...]

National Tea Month

How to Make a Perfect Pot of Tea

To celebrate National Hot Tea Month, I thought I would share some tips on brewing up the most perfectly perfect pot of tea. First things first: Make sure your tea is fresh. Yes, tea does have a lifespan. Black teas–if stored in a cool, dry, airtight space–may last you for years, but white and green [...]