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The Science Behind a Bold but Balanced Tea Infusion (Part 1)

The Science Behind a Bold but Balanced Tea Infusion (Part 1)

by D.O. Rothenberg | Jul 30, 2020 | Best Infusion Practices, Tasting & Quality Assessment, Tea Education, Tea Plant Biology & Cultivation

If steeping instructions on the packaging call for 2 minutes at 80°C/175°F … why? How did they arrive at that recipe? Why not 1 minute… or 5 minutes? And what about Gongfu Cha with many small infusions… is the first infusion different from the 10th? We hold an innate...
Farm to Fashion: Soil Samples and Designer Tea-Shirts, All in a (strange) Day’s Work

Farm to Fashion: Soil Samples and Designer Tea-Shirts, All in a (strange) Day’s Work

by D.O. Rothenberg | Dec 15, 2019 | Living in China, Tea Culture, Tea Plant Biology & Cultivation

I had a very bizarre weekend, which within a 24-hour cycle, took me from pilfering through piles of dirt and cooking rodents to modeling for the fashion industry. I’ll unpack that alarming announcement by first addressing the rodent piece. Wrapping up a long 2019...
Green Tea Chemistry 101: Key Compounds for Flavor Quality

Green Tea Chemistry 101: Key Compounds for Flavor Quality

by D.O. Rothenberg | Oct 8, 2019 | Best Infusion Practices, Major Types & Sub-Types, Tasting & Quality Assessment, Tea Education, Tea Plant Biology & Cultivation

Pleated leaf face typical of var. assamica If you are a lover of tea, you’ve likely had a cup of tea that made you go “wow.” That moment of tea-induced bliss is where the life-long passion for tea often begins. But why in particular was that cup of tea so especially...
Why Hot? Why Not? 5 Reasons for Brewing Your Tea Hot (Part 2)

Why Hot? Why Not? 5 Reasons for Brewing Your Tea Hot (Part 2)

by D.O. Rothenberg | Oct 4, 2019 | Best Infusion Practices, Effects on Human Health, Tasting & Quality Assessment, Tea Education

Warm tea, warm heart Researchers from the world-renowned, world-class institution, University of Colorado at Boulder (my alma mater. Go Buffs) conducted an experiment which found that participants judged others differently depending on the temperature of the beverage...
Why Hot? Why Not? 5 Reasons for Brewing Your Tea Hot (Part 2)

Why Hot? Why Not? 5 Reasons for Brewing Your Tea Hot (Part 1)

by D.O. Rothenberg | Oct 3, 2019 | Best Infusion Practices, Effects on Human Health, Tasting & Quality Assessment, Tea Education

“Caution: Contents Hot!” The ubiquitous warning label reminding us that our hot things are hot. As the story goes, an ill-fated woman discovered the hard way in a McDonalds parking lot in 1994 that hot coffee spilled on the lap causes burns. On the one side,...
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First attempt at vlogging… Day in the life of an American in China researching tea 🌱🙏🍵. Day starts with a lecture on tea flavor formation and ends with Chinese bbq and more… tea #tea #china #vlog #greentea #oolong
Sakura, cherry blossoms, are a central motif in the Japanese worship of nature. They represent the impermanent and ephemeral nature of life. Viewing Sakura can be a reminder to inhabit the present moment fully, one breath at a time.
K you’re Tom Hanks in Castaway - You and Wilson get ONE major tea type to sip on until… ever. WHAT’s it gonna be?!? ☝️🌱🍵☕️⁉️
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MATCHA 🍵 has been shown in HUMAN trials to reduce stress levels IF (and only if) there were high enough levels of stress-reducing tea amino acids (L-theanine + L-arginine) relative to tea catechins and caffeine, a ratio supported by tea plant SHADING prior to harvest (i.e. proper Matcha cultivation)(research linked below). This means that drinking high-quality Matcha literally makes you less stressed out 🌱🍵🤤
Chapter 3 on TEA PROCESSING is live !! (Link in bio)🌱💚🍵👀 Check it OOT and let me know how the H*LL it all works!! #tea #teaprocessing #tealearning #teaartisan #greentea #blacktea #oolongtea #whitetea #darktea #yellowtea #puerhtea #puertea #teatypes #wulongtea #maketea #drinktea #tealover #teatime #teamanufacturing #teagardens #teafamily #tearolling #teaaddict #teaproduction #camelliasinensis #matcha #organictea #茶 #茶叶
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