Tea: A Nerd's Eye View by Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace MD

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Available from Perennial Tea Room when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This book-revised and expanded October 2020 - is for all of you who love tea and want understand more about your go-to beverage: more about how and why green, yellow, white, oolong, black, and pu-erh tea all come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. In it you'll discover how tea grower, tea maker, and the leaf itself all work together to develop your favorite tea's flavors. You'll find out why some of the best teas are grown on hillsides; why most (but not all!) of the highest quality teas ar