Tea
Postcard Teas
11/01/19 19:11
New Teas 2019
We're starting off the new year by adding the second tea to what will be our 'Family' range - teas made without pesticides by small farmers, which can be bought in bulk at prices that compete with the supermarkets.Family Breakfast
We have blended our regular Family Tea from the Sahyadri farmers group in Kerala with a new tea from the Hanundugoda Small Farms group that our friend Herman Gunaratne has helped set up near his estate in Galle. The Family Breakfast is a strong, rich breakfast tea that we have blended specifically to go with milk, and priced at a point where it can be a part of your daily routine. We will be adding more teas to the Family range periodically later this year. See here www.postcardteas.com/family-breakfast
Winter High Mountain & Osmanthus Long Jing
While 2019's teas wont be in until April, the new year is also a chance to try the previous year's autumn and winter teas. We have received two so far: the new winter harvest of our High Mountain Oolong made on Chi Lai Shan in November, along with Master Luo's Osmanthus Long Jing, a tea he only blends in autumn when his osmanthus tree starts to flower. See here >>> www.postcardteas.com/high-mountain-oolong-winter & www.postcardteas.com/master-luos-osmanthus-scented-west-lake-long-jing
Teavolution
09/08/16 18:33
The standard tea bag has been around since1904 and hasn’t changed much since it began appearing in kitchens across the globe.
Despite its resistance to change the tea bags has its issues! For one you have to wait for your drink to brew (or mash depending on which part of the country you’re from). Then there’s the consistency problem, with it being almost impossible to make a cup of tea taste the same as the last – change the size of your mug, brewing time or strength required and it’s easy to find yourself experiencing a very different tasting drink to the one you had before. Finally you’re left with a small damp bag you need to dispose of.After a wait of over 110 years this could all be a thing of the past however, because a teavolution is underway…
No More Tea Bags is based on a new patent pending technology which allows for high quality liquid teas to be contained in an aerosol style recyclable can. This means tea can be dispensed into a mug, hot water and milk added and the perfect cup of tea created without the need for waiting for brewing or having to mess about with and dispose of tea bags.
The most excited aspect of the invention isn’t the convenience the can brings however but the taste benefits, as the product’s inventor, Guy Woodall, explains…
“The convenience of not having to sit around and wait for your tea to brew is a major selling point, but the technology we’ve used enables us to produce a tea with what we believe is a far superior taste to an ordinary tea bag. According to research the average tea bag is brewed for just 13 seconds, which isn’t anywhere near long enough to appreciate the flavour of real tea. The tea we use in No More Tea Bags is brewed for a full five minutes such that a fuller flavour is achieved. All you have to do to get the strength or size of tea you want is add more or less NMTB as required. Whether you want a strong but small mug of tea or a weaker large mug, NMTB caters for your exact needs, producing the perfect cuppa each and every time.”
It’s not just the traditional tea market that No More Tea Bags will appeal to. Alongside Original and Earl Grey varieties, there is also a Jasmine Green Tea in the range. The drink captures the taste of high quality jasmine green tea in this convenient and easy format and, as with the Earl Grey version, is created using leaf tea, rather than fannings.
For further information visit www.nomoreteabags.com
Dragonfly tea Short Story competition
26/07/16 16:07
Hugless Douglas creator David Melling and Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE will judge children’s entries in the 2016 Dragonfly Tea Short Story Competition
Award-winning author-illustrator David Melling – whose Hugless Douglas series has sold more than 1.4million copies in over 26 languages – has joined the judging panel for the second year of the competition hosted in partnership with the Henley Literary Festival.Joining David in selecting the winners across three children’s age categories is television presenter Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE DL – an actress, businesswoman, independent TV producer of award winning programmes, author of over 30 books and children’s television presenter, best known for appearing in or presenting many iconic TV programmes including Play School and Play Away. This year she steps down as Chancellor of Exeter University after ten years and is passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. Speaking about the competition, Floella explained: “Creative writing is an amazing thing for young people to do – creating characters can teach so much about seeing the world through different eyes.”
Harriet Reed, Events Director at Henley Literary Festival added: “There’s so much going on for children at this year’s festival, from special Harry Potter and Roald Dahl events to a schools’ session with Julian Clary and an exclusive family event with Great British Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain. It’s amazing to think that three budding young writers will have their share of the limelight and hear their stories read aloud by Helen Lederer at the award ceremony in October.”
Also announced this week is a partnership with Waitrose, who have nominated their central Henley store to collect children’s entries at the store’s Welcome Desk from Monday 8 July, via a specially designed competition box. Andrew Godman, Branch Manager at Waitrose Henley said: “We’re delighted to be supporting the Henley Literary Festival this year and look forward to collecting all of the great stories entered into this year’s competition.”
JUDGES & PRIZES
A celebration of the intriguing and magical world of tea, this year’s theme for adult writers will be ‘Discovery’ – from grand voyages to everyday encounters, from inspiring inventions to quiet epiphanies – while children are asked to pen a tale of ‘Adventure’.
Writer and comedian Helen Lederer will judge adult entries alongside Daily Mail literary editor Sandra Parsons and acclaimed short story writer Irenosen Okojie, who is also set to host an intimate creative writing workshop at the Henley Literary Festival. Children’s entries will be judged by David Melling and Floella Benjamin.
Adult entrants are invited to write a story of up to 3,000 words, with the three winning entrants taking home prizes ranging from £250 to £1,500.
The children’s competition has three categories, each with a 500-word limit: 4-7, 8-11 and 12-15 years-old. The winner of each category set to receive £50-worth of book vouchers plus £100 in vouchers for their school.
To enter visit >>> www.dragonflytea.com closing date is 29 August 2016