Tea

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1. J. says:

   October 14, 2011 at 11:29 am

   34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Treat yourself to this book while sipping your favorite tea!, February 12, 2008

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   This review is from: Tea (Hardcover)

   As a child, I thought tea was a rather nasty tasting drink, having only been exposed to harsh, bitter teas. But as I travelled the world, I found that there were many delicious teas available, and became a tea aficionado. It has been a great pleasure to watch as tea has become more popular in the USA, making a great many more teas and tea related products available –

   —— Like this book!

   I have browsed many books about tea, and purchased a few. None have been as satisfying as this book by Lydia Gautier. Each time I read a portion of this book, I was transported into the very relaxing world of tea. This book is not just another boring and dry approach to facts about tea. It brings the essence of tea to life. Gautier’s love of tea shines through in the information she selected to present in the book, and the way it is presented. And accompanied all along the way by gorgeous photographs. Photographs of teas, tea ware, plantations, tea salons, people enjoying their tea, etc. – all of the photographs drawing you in to the point where you can almost smell the fragrance of the tea infusing or of the leaves being picked.

   The book covers the history of tea, the properties of tea, tea varieties, tea tasting, relationships between tea, coffee, wine and perfume, types of teas, addresses of a few select tea rooms around the world, and even recipes for various tea beverages and foods. All of the information is presented in a captivating manner.

   This is one book about tea that you will want to read more than once!!!!

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2. R. Hateley says:

   October 14, 2011 at 12:23 pm

   17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Beautiful and informative, June 7, 2007

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   R. Hateley (Denver, CO) –
   
     

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   This review is from: Tea (Hardcover)

   I bought this book, along with other tea books, as a gift. I was so impressed by this one, I had to buy one for myself as well!
   The book itself has an impressive weight and is filled with glorious pictures on thick pages. I keep it out to invite my guests to flip through it on the coffee (tea) table.

   I would recommend this book to anyone at all. It was great fun to read and I feel like I gained a good basic knowledge about all the aspects of tea.

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3. Shawn Geitner "Tampa's Tea Lady" says:

   October 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm

   20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Great Resource, September 14, 2007

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   Shawn Geitner “Tampa’s Tea Lady” (Brewhaha Tea Company) –
   
     

   This review is from: Tea (Hardcover)

   I received this book as a gift from my husband and it has turned out to be a very helpful resource. The author gives an interesting and well researched history of tea as well as thorough descriptions of various types of teas and their regions. The section on tea tasting is well presented. As a tea business owner I refer to it often.

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