The New Tea Companion
A Guide to Teas Throughout the World - Third Edition
By Jane Pettigrew & Bruce Richardson
We are happy to announce the NEW EXPANDED THIRD EDITION of this classic guide to all the major tea-producing countries of the world and the teas they produce - from favorites such as Darjeeling, Assam, Lapsang Souchong and Earl Grey, to the more acquired tastes of Japanese green teas and the exquisitely beautiful rare Chinese white teas. The expanded edition includes several new tea-producing countries, including Korea and Vietnam.
Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson describe how tea is produced, processed, traded, and blended. They give expert guidance on how to precisely brew the different types of tea.
The second half of the book is a comprehensive Tea Directory featuring information on 140 teas. This section is organized alphabetically by country and then subdivided into the region and tea type. Each tea is illustrated by close-up photography of the dry leaf, wet leaf, and infusion, with an accompanying description of characteristics and brewing tips to enjoy the variety at its best. Packed with color photography.
Illustrated with beautiful photography of tea gardens, teawares, and tea scenes, as well as posters, caddy designs, and other tea accouterments, The New Tea Companion is the essential guide to how life-enhancing tea is enjoyed across the world today.
This professional guidebook is endorsed by Twinings London, the UK Tea Academy, Metropolitan Tea Canada, Teavana, and countless tea purveyors across the globe.
Published by Benjamin Press. Call 800.765.2139 for wholesale information.
Hardcover, 264 pages
ISBN 978-983610670
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BY WORLD TEA EXPO Product Reviews
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Must Have for Tea Lovers
SW Maven
(United States)
6/8/2016 1:04 PM
A must have for tea snobs everywhere. Written by two VERY knowledgeable people and extremely informative.
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Five Stars
quiltgoddess1
(United States)
6/8/2016 1:02 PM
I am savoring every word - wish it was longer
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Words of Wisdom
Eric Clough
(Danville. KY)
4/27/2016 1:36 PM
I decided to wind down this evening with Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson's wonderful words of wisdom found in The New Tea Companion. Thank you for a wonderful read that I can keep coming back to.
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TEA KNOWLEDGE
leti4jesus
(US)
4/26/2016 12:50 PM
THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT TEA..THIS LITTLE BOOK CONTAINS
SO MUCH YET IS VERY INEXPENSIVE. I LOVE TEA AND WHEN I READ
THIS BOOK I WAS ABLE TO USE IT WHEN PURCHASING OTHER DIFFERENT
TEAS I ENJOY DRINKING. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT TEA, THEN THIS
IS THE BOOK TO BUY..
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Background + Directory of 100 teas depicted by country
Gary Sprandel
(Frankfort, KY)
4/26/2016 12:48 PM
I had the pleasure of hearing Jane speak of the social history of British tea, and drink Bruce's Elmwood Inn Tea, so I know they are both knowledgeable. Their autographs on my book "Ever the student of tea" (Bruce), and "Happy Tea Times" (Jane) reflects their philosophy that comes through in this book. There is much to learn of tea .. and this book does a great job of introducing both the history of tea by country, and the production methods that make white, green, oolong, black, and Puerh tea. The body of the book is a directory by county of tea varieties. Each tea includes a paragraph on "Character" "Brewing Tips", and a picture of a cupped tea along with the dry and wet leaves. My only complaint is that the introductory map does not include the names included in the section, for example Fujian province in China is mentioned as production area but not shown on the map. The description of character may take some experience to appreciate such as "raisin-sweet", "earth aroma", "Lingering taste of peach", or "hint of astringency", but now that I have tried some of them, they do help to put a name on what your tasting. This book will guide my tasting for years to come!
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