There is always something to celebrate with a new kind of cheers! 🥂 🙏🏼💙 Althaustee now offers two different expressions of Sparkling Tea: Blanc and Rosé, both available in 75 cl and Rosé also in the 37.5 cl bottle! Bubbles make us smile. They signal that something special is happening. But who says those bubbles need to come with alcohol?

In the Ilam tea-growing region in Nepal, where Fikkal is located, the main harvesting period is approaching its end. The autumn flush generally runs from late September through October and sometimes into November, depending on altitude, rainfall, and temperature. This year, the monsoon in Nepal officially ended on October 14th,

A story about specialty tea and the rhythms of nature 🫖🌱🇳🇵 The autumn tea harvest is drawing to an end in Fikkal, in the beautiful hills of eastern Nepal. For months, the tea plants have produced fresh shoots, and the work of plucking, withering, rolling, oxidizing, and drying the leaves has followed the season. This year, the monsoon lingered a little longer than usual. When I recently asked my friend and tea producer, Bibek Rai, how this affected his autumn harvest, he

The ChaDan, an egg-shaped infuser, is made from sugarcane fibres, an agricultural by-product. Designed for brewing directly in a cup or mug, it therefore can potentially offer a simpler way to prepare speciality tea, both at home and in professional tea service.

ZERO Japan — one brand with so many advantages. Bringing you special design for everyday tea. A good teapot adds great pleasure to the art of making tea. The shape, the feel of the handle, the balance of the pot in your hand, the way it pours — these details are so important for our daily tea moments.

Breath, Lungs, Large Intestine & a Warming Tea! In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Lung and Large Intestine belong to the Metal element and form a paired system. Autumn is traditionally associated with Metal — a time of drawing inward, refining, breathing deeply, and letting go of what is no longer needed. But to balance ourselves before we let go, we need to be grounded. In backbends, we need to establish a strong support to the ground beneath and inside ourselves, in our

Often a tea tastes even better when you know its story. And this is a story worth tasting! Some achievements make you particularly happy. This is one of them. Glen Nevis Tea Plantation in Kandy, Sri Lanka, became the overall winner in the Gold Medal Tea Competition 2026 for its tea, Aratenna Special Silver Tips! I would like to send my warmest congratulations to Arnold Perera, his family, and everyone working at Glen Nevis. This recognition is not only a medal for a tea. It i

You heard of it, but really, what was it? The Ancient Tea Horse Road was not a single road, and it was hardly a road at all! It was a vast, ever-changing network of mountain trails, caravan routes, market towns, and passes connecting Yunnan and Sichuan in China, passing through Tibet, Nepal, India, and other parts of South Asia. Even the name Tea Horse Road is a modern construct, because the different sections and routes had different names. Tea and horses, and many other goo

First you drink the water, Then you drink the tea 🌊💙🫖 Maybe too obvious to be worth mentioning, tea is ca. 99% water. But perhaps that is precisely the point.

The tradition of one people: Kirat oolong 🫖🌱🇳🇵 The craft behind the cup, the people behind the craft, and the deeper appreciation that comes from knowing what actually goes into a fine cuppa! This is the kind of journey I love sharing through my International Tea Sommelier Diploma Course – Professional Level I, created in collaboration with International Tea Academy in Kunming, China, since 2016. Welcome to read more in today´s blog post! 👏🏻👀😊👇🏻

We are multilayered beings, and nothing is fixed Perhaps this is ultimately what I love about these systems of thought. They do not ask us to reduce ourselves to one definition. The Wu Xing reminds us that life moves through cycles of transformation. The koshas remind us that our experience of being human has many layers. The seasons remind us that nothing remains still. And tea gives us a way to experience these ideas rather than merely think about them.

In Chinese tradition, peach stands for long life and good health. There is a beautiful story here because the peach itself has travelled almost exactly like the fine teas: from an ancient Chinese landscape, through Central Asia and Persia, carrying with it not only flavour but stories, symbolism and dreams of longevity.

Every great tea carries stories: of the land where it was born, stories that unfold when you brew and enjoy each sip of it. This tea is called Amam - mother. Bibeck’s mother is highly involved in the whole creation of this tea and other teas produced on the family farm. The name also fits so well with the harvesting season we are in right now, where Mother Earth provides us with all her gifts, a reminder of how we are directly linked to her; she is the foundation for our live

Not all tea is created equal. Every cup of specialty tea reflects the people, the landscape, and generations of knowledge that have refined and mastered the skills necessary to transform these mighty leaves into something truly extraordinary.

Summer in a Glass: Althaus Sparkling Tea with Cucumber and Elderflowers! Cucumber has long been associated with summer refreshment. Together with this new Sparkling Tea from Althaus, mixologist Mariusz has created a naturally cooling drink, low in sugar and completely alcohol-free!

"Every beautiful tea begins in someone's hands."

Tara is known throughout Asia as the embodiment of compassion, wisdom, and fearless action. She reminds us that true strength often is quiet and silent. She teaches us to meet life with an open heart, to act with kindness, and to find calm even in moments of uncertainty.

The best tea for your World Cup cuppa! And what tea personality are you?

The exact astronomical summer solstice can fall on June 20, 21, or 22, depending on the year and time zone.

Cold-brewed tea is one of the easiest ways to create a refreshing drink bursting with flavour. By steeping tea leaves in cold water rather than hot, you get a smoother, naturally sweeter tea with less bitterness and fewer tannins.