The 54 best tea-drinking nations in the world

August 03, 2016 1 Comment

If tea-drinking were an Olympic sport, which countries would we see on the podium? The results might surprise you. If you look at the average annual tea consumption per person using data from Euro...

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The debilitating condition no tea drinker wants to suffer from

August 01, 2016

The tea phobia you may not know you suffer from Some people fear clowns (Coulrophobia), others fear belly buttons (Omphalophobia), or facial beards (Pogonophobia) or even the colour yellow (Xanthop...

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spots to sip and savour

July 24, 2016

Sitting down with a fine cup of tea watching the world go by is perhaps one of the most luxuriously indulgent moments you can create for yourself. Each week we share seven of our favourite spots ar...

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July 19, 2016

Here's what the tea connoisseurs and industry experts have been saying about Cup Above Tea lately...  Review: TeaLover.net - Judith Gill  Everything about this experience has been spectacular. I...

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Spots to sip and savour

July 15, 2016

Sitting down with a fine cup of tea watching the world go by is perhaps one of the most luxuriously indulgent moments you can create for yourself. Each week we share seven of our favourite spots a...

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The many faces of tea lovers

July 07, 2016

Sipping portraits   This is a compilation of images, none of which were photographed by Cup Above Tea. They have been sourced from various locations and we claim no credit for any images in thi...

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Christmas gifts for tea lovers

December 03, 2015

If you know a tea lover, you’re in luck. This year, we’ve done the hard work for you. Here’s a list of luxury festive gift ideas they’ll be only too pleased to find under the tree on Christmas morn...

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The ocular equivalent of haute couture

November 17, 2015

Have you ever wondered what a yak, a long haired bovid from Tibet, and a pair of spectacles have in common? No, neither had we - until we met Benoit Ams, Belgian designer, craftsman and founder of...

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The best Christmas afternoon teas around the world

November 13, 2015

  As Santa prepares his sleigh for his big round-the-world trip on Christmas Eve, we’ve rounded up the world’s best Christmas-themed afternoon teas - just in case the jolly man in red needs a nice ...

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The most luxurious business card in the world

October 17, 2015

How far would you go to make a good first impression with your business card? Would you go so far as to involve a team of master craftsmen including goldsmiths, woodworkers and papermakers? Enter ...

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Acclaimed industrial designer turns his hand to $170,000 tea set

October 16, 2015

Australian-born industrial designer, Marc Newson is described as the most influential of his generation and tea connoisseurs can experience his work first hand thanks to a limited edition sterling ...

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The world’s first food and beverage museum

September 25, 2015

The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) will be the world’s first food museum with exhibits you can eat and a mission to change the way people think about food and beverages. That’s a vision we’re co...

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