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A description of the Japanese tea ceremony that evokes Eastern culture as a whole.

One of the world's most celebrated beverages, tea is as complex as it is delicious. This ebook is the perfect companion on a journey to discovering tea's tantalizing secrets. Filled to the brim with essential knowledge on a wide assortment of varieties from across the globe-from black and green to red and white teas-it also includes tasting notes and tips on selection and preparation. And for complementing that perfect cup, irresistible recipes for...

Tea Here Now demonstrates how tea and the simple act of preparing a cup of tea can give drinkers a taste of enlightenment. Written for the average person who wishes to infuse accessible, uncomplicated spirituality and mindfulness into his or her tea drinking, the book explores the health benefits, spiritual practices, and lifestyle-enhancing properties associated with the world's major blends, in the process creating a practical guidebook for the...

There is no other beverage that gives you a better way to travel the world than coffee. You can literally taste the volcanic lava from Sumatra, smell the spice fields of India, and lift your spirits to the Colombian mountaintops in your morning cup of joe. The Art and Craft of Coffee shows you how to get the most out of your coffee, from fresh-roasted bean to hand-crafted brew. In The Art and Craft of Coffee, Kevin Sinnott, the coffee world's most...

For coffee enthusiasts everywhere, a charming handbook to becoming your own favorite barista. More than 100 million Americans start each day with a cup of coffee (many at no small price)! It's a fact : We love coffee. Now, in The Home Barista, two professionals reveal the secrets to brewing coffee worthy of the priciest cafés right in your own kitchen. Connoisseurs Simone Egger and Ruby Ashby Orr enlighten readers with insights and advice from crop...

Join JT Hunter, an aspiring American tea hunter on his tea hunting expeditions to find China's ancient and wild tea trees. Find out for the first time the harsh truths behind big tea business and follow his journey to meet the last true tea artisans. Learn about a secret Taoist tea culture that aligns tea plants with star constellations. Delve into the spiritual tea culture of the Hani hill tribe that reveres ancient tea trees as sacred spirits of...

Hello and welcome to our short, beginners guide on all aspects of Kombucha, a fermented tea also known as "the tea of immortality". If you go into any health food store and even many other stores that sell drinks, you will find kombucha, often in a huge variety of brands and flavors. Although it's been around for thousands of years, it's only been in recent years that it's gained popularity in the United States and is being hailed as a healthy drink...

How do you like your tea? In How to Make Tea, tea experts Brian Keating and Kim Long will teach you everything you need to know to make your desired cup. We've been drinking tea for thousands of years, yet few of us realize that all tea types-from elegant lapsang to pungent pu-erh-come from the same plant. But how are there so many different styles? It comes down to science: geography, biology, chemistry, and physics; the application of heat and pressure;...

Brew a Fragrant Cuppa" Straight From Your Own Garden! Growing your own herbal teas can be just as therapeutic as drinking them.  The tea garden is a sensory delight, producing colors, aromas, and flavors to enjoy throughout the seasons. The plants are easy to grow and you don't need a large area – even a few small containers will do. By drying the tea herbs and then blending and packaging them in your own unique way, you can share the bounty...

If they call you a know-it-all, well, you've got the last laugh - the best coffee in town! So you think you know your coffee? Consider this book your advanced degree in all things java. You may think you know the how and why of roasting and brewing, but you nerds know nothing yet. This goes even further into everyone's favorite beverage. With even deeper history, techniques, science, and tasting guides than some of the other guides, you're going to...