What we consume, where it comes from and the direct bearing this has on the quality of our lives

August 04, 2016

There are certain products or experiences, like purchasing a car, buying a handbag, travelling via airlines, investing in jewellery or updating electronics that we naturally differentiate in terms ...

View full article →

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...

View full article →


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...

View full article →

SPOTS TO SIP AND SAVOUR - RIO 2016

July 31, 2016

With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games getting underway this week, we sip and savour in Brazil, as people around the world descend on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro to witness the best athletes in the worl...

View full article →


TEA PAIRING CHALLENGE

July 31, 2016

Chef: Alex Atala, D.O.M. Alex Atala’s D.O.M. is one of two Michelin stared restaurants in Brazil. Chef Atala is famed for combining fine dining with wild and wonderful ingredients from the Amazon ...

View full article →

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...

View full article →


TEA PAIRING CHALLENGE

July 22, 2016

Chef: Piers Dawson, Charlie’s Kitchen  Piers Dawson has worked as a private chef in all corners of the world, working as a private chef for Presidents, Prime Ministers, international artists and A-...

View full article →

LATEST REVIEWS

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...

View full article →


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...

View full article →

Tea pairing challenge

July 08, 2016

Tea and food pairing is just like match-making. It's about creating amazing relationships between flavour, texture, aroma and intensity. In the same way that wine can make or break a meal, tea can ...

View full article →


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...

View full article →

Why tea people get so excited at this time of year

July 07, 2016

Fashionistas are abuzz in the lead up to fashion week. Sporting fanatics start twitching a few weeks before season kick-off, wine lovers salivate in summer in anticipation of new vintages and snow ...

View full article →