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Happy 10th Birthday

The Art of Tea is continuing to celebrate its' 10th Birthday !

Kingston Shop specials -

10% OFF all 100g Black Teas and Green Teas.

10% off all 50g Herbals tisanes

If you live near Kingston Tasmania, call into our shop on Thursday afternoons between 12-5 for FREE TEA TASTINGS.

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The Art of Tea is a family run business that began in December 2000 at Salamanca Market. From humble beginnings with just 12 different teas, the Walker family had a vision for a tea market within Tasmania. They expanded the range to more than 80 tea varieties, including green and white tea and herbal infusions. The Art of Tea changed ownership in April 2007 to Samantha and Stephan, also keen to see quality loose leaf tea available all around Tasmania and the mainland.

What is tea?

Tea is a drink made by infusing leaves of the tea plant Camellia sinensis or Thea sinensis in hot water. ...
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What is caffeine?

Caffeine is a stimulant drug found in tea as well as in many other natural substances. Coffee is better known as a dietary source of caffeine (and the source of the name 'caffeine'), but tea contains ...
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How much tea should I use?

For black, green and oolong tea use one teaspoon of tea per cup. No need to add “one for the pot” For white and herbal teas start with one teaspoon and increase to two teaspoons according to tas...
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Tea seems to quench thirst, why is that?

A perhaps unexpected benefit of tea drinking is the resulting increase in water consumption, which protects against dehydration. Since caffeine is a mild diuretic, the benefit is not quite as great as...
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How do I use a tea ball or infuser?

Put one teaspoon of tea in the infuser (make sure you do not overfill the infuser as the water needs to be able to circulate around the leaves and the leaves will swell to double their size) Put inf...
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