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A refreshingly new way to understand and classify tea for all tea lovers. Over 90 teas from around the world are classified, including black, green, yellow and even white teas. The 'character' and 'Brewing Tips' are provided for every classified tea. Written by one of the world's leading experts on the subject, the book covers teas from across Asia (including China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia and Taiwan) through to North America and a range of African countries. Richly illustrated throughout with images of tea history, tea ceremonies and the different tea leaves and brews. The book comes in the bestselling format of Whisky Classified (1862057168). Of course no book on tea would be complete without details on leaf grades, tea blends and perfect brewing, and the authors provide details on all of these to ensure all tea lovers enjoy their perfect 'cuppa'.
About the Author
Jane Pettigrew is one of the world's leading tea experts. She speaks at conferences around the world and appears regularly on television and radio. She also consults on tea for Twinings. She has written ten books on tea, including The Social History of Tea and Traditional Teatime. Jane lives in London. Bruce Richardson is a familiar speaker at American tea events and is the author of five books on tea. He now owns and runs Elmwood Inn Fine Teas in the US. Bruce lives in London.
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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I bought this book through Amazon about two weeks ago, and, as one doesn't have the possibility of browsing the book like at a proper bookstore, read reviews, and product description and decided for this one.
I was so let down!: the book contains loads of typos that in my criteria are intolerable: misplaced photos, an inverted world map diagram, photos of teas that were not the variety they were talking about (for instance, when explaining a green tea variety it appeared a photo of a Japanese green tea with toasted rice and the "wet tea" photo next to it had no toasted rice, probably the proper photo)...
The text seemed ok, and didn't spot out anything doggy, but the whole lack of care put into the editing made the text lose its credibility. Come on, this is a book meat for people passionate about tea who are searching for credible info and expecting it!
Also the print seemed very nice, using very good quality paper, but somehow it was not comfortable to use as the bind was sticked to the hard cover and therefore could not be completely opened.
I was so let down!: the book contains loads of typos that in my criteria are intolerable: misplaced photos, an inverted world map diagram, photos of teas that were not the variety they were talking about (for instance, when explaining a green tea variety it appeared a photo of a Japanese green tea with toasted rice and the "wet tea" photo next to it had no toasted rice, probably the proper photo)...
The text seemed ok, and didn't spot out anything doggy, but the whole lack of care put into the editing made the text lose its credibility. Come on, this is a book meat for people passionate about tea who are searching for credible info and expecting it!
Also the print seemed very nice, using very good quality paper, but somehow it was not comfortable to use as the bind was sticked to the hard cover and therefore could not be completely opened.
5 of 11 people found the following review helpful
This book was bought as a present for me. It is very beautiful with an elegant dust wrapper and filled with pictures. It sits very well on my shelf and would work as a coffee table book as a lot of my friends have taken it down and perused it.
It is very informative about white and green teas, and especially teas from Asia. However there is a lack of information about Rooibos (there is only one brief mention of it's existence) and Honeybush (which is not mentioned at all). I also feel that there could have been a section on the flavourings of tea (there is only a vague paragraph), such as Jasmine, and not just a focus on the leaves themselves. Similarly it would have been nice for the book to have gone into detail about modern blends.
Having said all that there is already a lot of information in the book, which has been well presented. It is informative without being too overloading or in-depth. It is a book you can easily dip into.
I would recommend it to all tea lovers, and having received it as a gift and been delighted I can recommend it as a gift to others.
It is very informative about white and green teas, and especially teas from Asia. However there is a lack of information about Rooibos (there is only one brief mention of it's existence) and Honeybush (which is not mentioned at all). I also feel that there could have been a section on the flavourings of tea (there is only a vague paragraph), such as Jasmine, and not just a focus on the leaves themselves. Similarly it would have been nice for the book to have gone into detail about modern blends.
Having said all that there is already a lot of information in the book, which has been well presented. It is informative without being too overloading or in-depth. It is a book you can easily dip into.
I would recommend it to all tea lovers, and having received it as a gift and been delighted I can recommend it as a gift to others.
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