Tea Guy Speaks

Joko Tea (South Africa) Commercial

2013-06-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

Gifts for lovers of tea with free wrapping of all items.

Is Ceylon Tea an Aphrodisiac?

2013-06-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

Here's another article I recently wrote for The English Tea Store blog.

Is Ceylon Tea an Aphrodisiac?
By William I. Lengeman III

I’ve heard my share of extravagant claims for tea over the course of the years. Most of the time I just move on (nothing to see here). Once in a while I pause to engage in a bit of contemplative inner ridicule for a few moments, but every now and then I have to stop and comment on one.

The shrewd reader of headlines will have already surmised that I’m going to talk about Ceylon tea‘s alleged powers as an aphrodisiac. Which is a new one on me, by the way and one that popped up recently in a few news outlets, including this...

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The Twinings English Breakfast Tea Song

2013-06-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

Not so bad, as these odes to tea go.

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Steve Jobs Tea Commercial

2013-06-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Well, sort of...

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Oishi Green Tea Commercial (Thailand)

2013-06-11T17:00:00.000-07:00

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The Science of Tea Bag Rockets

2013-06-09T15:25:00.002-07:00

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Tea Moods of India Video

2013-06-09T10:16:00.002-07:00

Plenty of fancy photography in this "Promotional Film on Indian Tea" from the Tea Board of India.

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Acrobatic Chinese Tea Pouring Video

2013-06-08T12:25:00.000-07:00

Don't try this at home. At least not with a couple rolls of paper towels or a big sponge on hand. And of course you'll have to track down one of those teapots with the extra long spout.

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Teastorks Kickstarter

2013-06-08T09:28:00.000-07:00

If you have a tea-related Kickstarter (or other crowd-funded) project feel free to send word and we may mention it here on the site. Here's the video for a project from the people at Teastorks, who are trying to get a tea delivery service underway over there on the right side of the Atlantic. Here's a link to the project.

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Tea Drinking Monkey

2013-06-07T16:23:00.000-07:00

If you were getting ready to criticize Tea Guy Speaks for not providing enough Cute But Ultimately Pointless Animal Videos this is for you.

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How to Make a Proper English Tea

2013-06-05T17:00:00.000-07:00

Promises that after you've watched it you'll be "fully Qualified to make an English Cup of Tea." You're welcome.

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The Scariest Tea Commercial You'll Ever See

2013-06-04T15:30:00.000-07:00

Coulrophobes, beware.

I guess I'm going out on a limb with the headline but if you can find a tea commercial that outcreeps this one please let me know. It's from Herbaria Tea, a Hungarian company who apparently decided that the way to sell more of their herbal tea was to scare the crapola out of potential consumers. As they put it, it's "a commercial that demonstrates the calming effect of Herbaria tea in an inventive and eye-catching way."

Well now, there's a masterpiece of understatement. Watch if you dare, but if you're a sensitive sort you should pass.

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Tweet Activated Rooibos Vending Machine

2013-06-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

Isn't technology wonderful? This particular gadget comes to us courtesy of South Africa's BOS Ice Tea.

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Tea Timers & Apps

2013-06-01T13:30:00.000-07:00

Got time? Knowing how long to steep the leaves is a critical part of brewing a great cup of tea. With that in mind, here's a selection of virtual and actual tea timers.

Or if you'd like to learn how to brew tea without a timer, check out what Imen at Tea Obsession has to say on the matter.

Updated 06/01/2013

Palm & iPhone Apps
Aromatic
Taste Timer 1.1
Tea Leaves
Tea Pal
Teavana Perfect Tea Touch iPhone App
Wheel of Tea

Virtual Tea Timers
Cuppa
Steep.it
Tea Round App
Tea Time!
Tea-Timer
Tea Timer

"Real" Tea Timers
Penguin Teaboy

Image: Tea Pal

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Adolf Hitler Teakettle? Really?

2013-06-01T09:03:00.001-07:00

Slow news day? From the CBS site, "A J.C. Penney billboard in California has stirred up controversy after some say the tea kettle in the advertisement looks like Adolf Hitler. KCBS-TV's Dave Lopez reports."

I have to confess I don't see it. But it was apparently good for business. Maybe it's finally time to roll out my line of Josef Stalin duvet covers. http://business.time.com/2013/05/29/jcpenneys-hitler-tea-kettle-sells-out-online/

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Elvis Presley & Other Stars Plug Iced Tea

2013-05-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a clip of Elvis Presley pushing tea. Say what you want about the product but you won't often see the King, James Brown, Willie Nelson and Coolio "performing" together.

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Old Animated Salada Tea Commercial

2013-05-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

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19th Century Tea Patents

2013-05-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

Here's another article I recently wrote for The English Tea Store blog.

19th Century Tea Patents
By William I. Lengeman III

I’ve been writing about tea gadgets at this fine site for a while now, and not so long ago I began writing a regular monthly feature on the topic – with a side of offbeat tea-related news tossed in for good measure. Yes, I do run across enough tea gadgets in a month’s time to allow me to write a regular column. That’s a lot of gadgets.

Which is nothing new, really. As I wrote in an earlier article, one of the first tea-related patents in the United States was for a device with a rather fancy name but that was essentially just a teapot. But as I skimmed through the patent office files for tea stuff patented prior to 1900, it became apparent that the problem of what to do with tea leaves was one of the main issues inventors of the day...

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Yet Another Tea Animation

2013-05-27T09:16:00.001-07:00

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Short Animation of Making a Cup of Tea

2013-05-26T13:05:00.002-07:00

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The Dancing Tea Cup Assignment

2013-05-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

If you're up for some animated tea cups, teapots and teaspoons frolicking about, you've come to the right place.

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The Tetley Tea Folk's Redbush Adventure

2013-05-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

Just one of the many videos available at the Tetley Tea Folk's YouTube channel.

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Animated Punjana Tea Commercial

2013-05-23T15:30:00.000-07:00

Despite what the name might suggest, Punjana is not an Indian tea company, but rather is based in Ireland. More about them here. A tip of the hat to teadog.com, where I first ran across this one.

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Tea-Powered Super Heroes Save the Day

2013-05-22T15:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a repost of a Calm-a-Sutra contest entry from a few years ago.

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I'm Drinking Tea Song & Video

2013-05-21T05:30:00.000-07:00

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