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Tea is one of the most complex beverage crops, equal to wine in the range of appearance and characteristics.
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Our latest Latte Winner – Blenz Baristas Bring World‐Class Game!

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Blenz Latte Art winner May

By Layla Osberg

The latest In House Latte Art Competition (BIHLAC) was highly anticipated by our Blenz Baristas to begin with, but as soon as the word got out that the prizes were getting bigger and better, the Blenz latte art community came out in droves to sign up to compete. With the chance to win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100, it’s no wonder that the turnout is higher each time.

The announcement that really upped the ante was that the top 3 baristas would join Team BC with the opportunity to be sponsored by Blenz to compete in international latte art competitions.

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What is black tea?

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Black Tea comes from the black tea varietals and is fully fermented. In China, black tea is commonly referred to as red tea. This is not to be confused with Rooibos, an increasingly popular South African tisane. The Chinese call Black Tea “Red Tea” because the actual tea liquid is red. Westerners call it black tea because the tea leaves used to brew it are usually black. However, red tea may also refer to Rooibos, an increasingly popular South African tisane.

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What is Ceremonial Matcha?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Best Award Matcha is the oldest variety of shade-grown Japanese green tea, traditionally used in Zen Buddhist ceremonies for over 800 years. Ground into a fine, jade-green powder using granite grinding wheels, Matcha is whisked with water to create a unique, beautiful and richly flavourful drink.

Four weeks before the annual harvest, the tea plantations of the famed Nishio region are covered with tarp shading, eliminating up to 90% of the natural light. The tea plants compensate for this loss of light by increasing chlorophyll content in their leaves. Only the best hand-picked tea leaves are then steamed, dried and cut to remove veins and stems.

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What is Tea?

Friday, April 17th, 2009
loose leaf tea Clearly, it is extremely misleading to say “Every tea comes from the same plant the camellia sinensis, and depending on how one processes the leaves will determine if it will be green, oolong, black or white tea.” This overly simplified definition of tea is the biggest myth in the Western tea industry.

It takes more than processing methods to determine the different types of tea. Some tea varietals are destined to become green and some destined to be white regardless of the processing method used.

Two principal varieties are used, the small-leaved China plant (C. sinensis sinensis) which all sub varieties of Chinese teas are based and the large-leaved Assam plant (C. sinensis assamica ) which all Indian, Sri Lanka and Assam black teas are based.

White, green, oolong and black teas are actually varietals of teas. The different processing methods together with the specific varietals will determine its final style of tea—being black, oolong, green and white.

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