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HardCoreTeaBrewing

Brewing tea for hardcore tea drinkers »

Posted by austin on February 28th, 2011 under: Enjoying Tea category. 404420 Comments »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fbrewing-tea-for-hardcore-tea-drinkers%2FBrewing+tea+for+hardcore+tea+drinkers2011-02-28+20%3A29%3A01austinhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D4044
Tags: brewing tea

I was prompted to talk about brewing tea by a Twitter conversation with @michaeljcoffey and @joiedetea. I am kind of a part time lurker in the social networking world, and I’m often surprised by the level of sophistication in the discussions about tea. I think that is really great, and am thrilled to see it. That [...]

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Did you fill the water kettle?

Please fill the tea kettle! »

Posted by austin on February 7th, 2011 under: Enjoying Tea, Friends category. 40093 Comments »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fplease-fill-the-tea-kettle%2FPlease+fill+the+tea+kettle%212011-02-08+00%3A20%3A45austinhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D4009

This past weekend I was in New York City, auditioning for a summer music festival. As you well know, Chinese New Year was last Thursday…

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Happy New Year! »

Posted by austin on December 31st, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Friends, Seven Cups News category. 36853 Comments »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhappy-new-year%2FHappy+New+Year%212011-01-01+00%3A15%3A59austinhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3685
Tags: green puer, puer, Puer Tea, sheng puer

Amazingly enough, I am sitting here on New Year’s Eve with all of my work done. It feels great. Everyone else has gone , their work done as well. I am drinking some remarkable puer, Da Xue Shan Sheng, a green puer that was transported for one week by mule…

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Cold Winters, Floods, and the Price of Tea »

Posted by austin on August 2nd, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Seven Cups News category. 34301 Comment »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fcold-winters-floods-and-the-price-of-tea%2FCold+Winters%2C+Floods%2C+and+the+Price+of+Tea2010-08-03+00%3A32%3A46austinhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3430
Tags: Anji, Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Cha Dao, Puer Tea, Silver Needle, White Tea, Yunnan

It is just about that time of year when we start asking ourselves why we started a tea business in Tucson. The monsoons are hovering in the evening, sparing a drop or two, providing just enough humidity to stop evaporative coolers from working. Today it is raining hard and roofs all over Tucson are leaking…

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Adding Local Flavor »

Posted by Eric on April 12th, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Friends, Recipes category. 32942 Comments »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fadding-local-flavor%2FAdding+Local+Flavor2010-04-12+17%3A54%3A12Erichttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3294
Tags: basil, Botanical Gardens, community, cooking, flowers, food, Friends, Green Tea, mint, orange blossoms, Recipes

Friday and Saturday I decided to do things a bit differently and made a variation of the following recipe for the free tea tastings at the Botanical Gardens. I got the idea from one of my favorite frequent guests at the main Seven Cups location when she came in the preceding Wednesday and made me tea…

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Tea Mind »

Posted by johnblue on March 16th, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Friends category. 3162http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ftea-mind%2FTea+Mind2010-03-17+03%3A14%3A59johnbluehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3162
Tags: Oolong Tea, Wuyi oolong

This morning it rained in Tucson! For many people living in many places this would be a dreary event; but here in the desert it’s cause to celebrate. Our water-harvesting barrels become full, and our few plants receive a much-needed dusting…

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Community – Gift of the Tea Drinker »

Posted by Eric on March 9th, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Friends category. 3143http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fcommunitea-gift-of-the-tea-drinker%2FCommunity+-+Gift+of+the+Tea+Drinker2010-03-09+19%3A28%3A39Erichttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3143
Tags: Botanical Gardens, Chinese, Chinese Puer Tea, Puer Tea, seven cups, Tea Culture, Teaware, Tucson, Yixing, Zhuping Hodge

A couple weeks ago I experienced a personal tragedy. Aside from my partner and best friends, the most immediate outpouring of love and support came from the tea community…

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Mediocritea-Plight of the tea entrepreneur »

Posted by austin on March 2nd, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Tea Industry News category. 31382 Comments »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fmediocritea-plight-of-the-tea-entrepereneur%2FMediocritea-Plight+of+the+tea+entrepreneur2010-03-02+23%3A41%3A41austinhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3138
Tags: American brands, mediocritea, tea industry, World Tea Expo

I’ve just returned from a whirlwind trip to China. I was sent a ticket by a Chinese corporation that is thinking about opening a chain of retail tea shops. Their plan is to create a ‘tea beverage’ and they want a trustworthy supplier…

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Tea and an Open Mind »

Posted by Eric on February 12th, 2010 under: Enjoying Tea, Tea & Health category. 30781 Comment »http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ftea-and-an-open-mind%2FTea+and+an+Open+Mind2010-02-12+21%3A24%3A34Erichttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sevencups.com%2F%3Fp%3D3078
Tags: artisan teas, Black Tea, brain, Chinese tea, favorites, Lapsang Bohea, matcha, rock oolong, Spring Dawn, Wuyi

There are thousands of anecdotes and stories about tea being used to open the mind and spirit, and there is plenty of research that confirms tea’s benefits for the brian. Recently, however, I had tea open my mind in a new way.

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