Rose Arbour Featured in “Tea – A Magazine”

September 10, 2007

We are thrilled to have our Rose Arbour Tea Room in Chester, VT featured in the summer issue of TEA A Magazine. n The author of the article did a wonderful job capturing both the history and the essential experience of having tea at Rose Arbour. I have to admit that the picture of Debbie [...]

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Afternoon Tea – The Great Tradition

September 6, 2007

The Great Tradition: Afternoon Tea Almost anyone who drinks tea has their own idea about the tea tradition of Afternoon Tea. It’s an event celebrated through decades of British poetry, books, and movies, and is an event known around the world as a result. However, few Americans understand the history of this experience and its [...]

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Brewing Tea to Maximize Your Enjoyment

August 16, 2007

There are some simple techniques for brewing tea that will make the difference between making a good cup of brew and a great one. Sparkling Clean Equipage Before making your tea, check to be sure your teapot and utensils are clean. While this seems obvious, kettles, teapots, cups, strainers and other tea accessories need to [...]

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What Exactly is Tea?

August 16, 2007

The second most consumed beverage behind water is tea. Interestingly enough the 3,200,000 tones of tea produced worldwide come from only one plant species, named “camellia sinensis.” But how a plant becomes a beverage? Tea is made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush in hot water for a few minutes, [...]

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