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2011 World Tea Expo (Day 3)

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This year’s World Tea Expo is my 3rd trip to this event. I’ve appreciated the opportunities to learn and meet new people each year. I’ve made friends and contacts from every corner of the world and every continent save for Antarctica. The events and sights from this first day of the expo are similar to those from the past two years. Full of energy, vibrant colors and effusive scents tantalizing for everyone here. Read more to learn more.

Check out my coverage of both Day 1 and Day 2 of the 2011 World Tea Expo.

Culture: Darjeeling’s New Gorkha Overlords

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Something historic happened last week. Something with such mixed blessings it’s difficult to really even interpret it’s possible long term ramifications yet. But I’ll certainly try. Those of us who really love our Darjeeling teas may already be aware, but most people won’t be. Darjeeling is now ruled by the Gorkha.

2011 World Tea Expo (Day 1)

Posted on by Tea Guy

This year’s World Tea Expo is my 3rd trip to this event. I’ve appreciated the opportunities to learn and meet new people each year. I’ve made friends and contacts from every corner of the world and every continent save for Antarctica. The events and sights from this first day of the expo are similar to those from the past two years. Full of energy, vibrant colors and effusive scents tantalizing for everyone here. Read more to learn more.

Water Boiler/Warmer (Zojirushi)

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Pop quiz hot shot! What could be more awesome than a great teapot? Or even a great kettle? How about a 4 liter water boiler which uses little energy and has variable temperature for use with different teas!?! Resplendent. That’s the word I’ll use to describe this device. If I could give this a 4.5, I would seriously think about doing it.

Announcement: Schedule Changes

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I’ve been watching the hits for months, tracking when traffic waxes and wanes during the weeks and have come to one overriding fact… I get less traffic on Mondays than most any other day of the week.

News Post: Kirin & Suntory looking to merge… and Singing Tea Cups?

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In this week’s news post we learn that two of Japan’s largest beverage companies are looking to merge, have a chance encounter with some singing tea cups, and we lose a friendly tea related publication.

Announcement: Not A Money Making Venture

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After quite a lot of thought on these and other worries I have finally decided that some visual advertising may actually be helpful for this site. My primary mission is to expose visitors such as yourself to more tea and tea flavors and brands than they may have had access to before.

News Post: Buddhism & Tea and A Free Night’s Hotel Stay For Your Love Of Tea

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Some crazy exciting things have happened the past few weeks, and there are some really awesome things bouncing around out there right now as well! Let’s take a look in this week’s News Post!