London's Jane Pettigrew has joined American tea writer Bruce Richardson in creating the latest definitive guide to teas throughout the world. Beautifully illustrated, this classic book gives detailed information and brewing instructions for over 80 teas. Chapters on the newest information about tea and health, tea production, tea blending and tea hospitality are included. This book is a valuable up-to-date addition to libraries of both tea novices and professionals. If you have ever wondered about the time and temperature to brew your teas - white, green, black, or oolong - this is the book for you.
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There is perhaps no guide book for tea drinkers - or connoisseurs - as definitive as The New Tea Companion. --Tea Time Magazine, Spring 2005
About the Author
Jane Pettigrew became involved in the world of tea after opening her teashop in southwest London in 1983. Since then she has written ten books on tea and one on coffee, including The Social History of Tea. She served as editor of Tea International and the tea editor for Tea and Coffee International. She speaks regularly around the world at professional tea conferences and has consulted with many of the fine hotels of London for their afternoon tea service. Bruce Richardson is the author of five books on tea including The Great Tea Rooms of America and The Great Tea Rooms of Britain. He is a frequent speaker at tea events across America and a regular columnist for Fresh Cup magazine. He has been a tea importer and blender for many years and is the owner of Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and its publishing division, Benjamin Press, located in Perryville, Kentucky.
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This book is a great beginner's introduction to the world of tea, with the exception of the chapter on the history of tea, which I found to be incomplete, if not historically inaccurate. The insinuation was that the tea-opium trade problem was all due to the British, when the reality was that the Chinese were not easy to deal with. I think perhaps the best feature of this book is the discussion of the different types of teas, how they are processed, and especially the many excellent pictures which show the differences in how various teas look, as well as suggestions for proper serving and brewing.
For a much more detailed and interesting discussion of tea history, read James Norwood Platt's New Tea Lover's Treasury. His discussions of the differences in taste among the various types and blends of tea were also more interesting to me than in The New Tea Companion (although more opinionated as well, but I have found Mr. Pratt's tasting comments to be generally "spot on").
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I bought this book for my husband who is crazy about different teas. He loved it (I think). Each page features the name of a particular tea, its origins, and an informative summary (flavor, scent, color, etc). It also features a photo of the dried tea leaves, steeped tea leaves, and then a cup of tea. You get to really appreciate the different cuts and colors of the leaves and the tea. My husband now knows how to identify all sorts of tea by just looking at the dried leaves.
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The 2008 updated edition of this classic reference book is now available with 30 new teas and many more photographs. Go to The New Tea Companion
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Anyone who has any interest at all in tea, no matter how new or how small, cannot fail to recognize the fascinating links between modern tea-drinking and Ancient China. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
puerh teas, sinensis assamica, compressed teas, flavoured teas, further infusions, different teas, white teas, oolong teas, loose tea, second flush, tea bush, tea plant, instant tea Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brewing Tips Brew, Sri Lanka, Brewing Tips Infuse, Earl Grey, East India Company, English Breakfast, Lapsang Souchong, New York, Fair Trade, Character Neat, Han Dynasty, Mini Tuo Cha, Rose Congou New!
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Anyone who has any interest at all in tea, no matter how new or how small, cannot fail to recognize the fascinating links between modern tea-drinking and Ancient China. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
puerh teas, sinensis assamica, compressed teas, flavoured teas, further infusions, different teas, white teas, oolong teas, loose tea, second flush, tea bush, tea plant, instant tea Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brewing Tips Brew, Sri Lanka, Brewing Tips Infuse, Earl Grey, East India Company, English Breakfast, Lapsang Souchong, New York, Fair Trade, Character Neat, Han Dynasty, Mini Tuo Cha, Rose Congou New!
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- East and West by Gerald Green on page 85, and page 90
- The Tea Companion (Connoisseur's Guides) by Jane Pettigrew in Front Matter
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