Oolong tea, originally known as Beiyun Tea, is an extremely popular Chinese tea dating back to the Tang Dynasty. It was widely known for its unique quality and flavor, and was commonly used as a “tribute tea” during the Song Dynasty. In time, Beiyun tea became known as Wuyi tea because of the Wuyi Mountain region it originated from. It grew in popularity and fame, and continued to be used as a tribute tea throughout the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the early 1700’s, tea manufacturers took the traditional methods of making Wuyi tea, improved the process, and created what is...
If you haven’t made the switch yet, you might like to try Green Tea because not only is it a delicious alternative to traditional tea and an excellent replacement for coffee, it has a huge amount of incredible health benefits as well. We at UEndure have been drinking Green Tea for a while now, and we wanted to share why it’s one of our favorite teas. A Brief Green Tea History Green Tea has been around for centuries, in fact for hundreds of years it was the only tea available. Ancient Green Tea came from far Eastern culture and was...
The next time you reach for a box of tea bags in your local grocery store, stop! Here at UEndure, we far prefer loose tea for its magnificent aroma and it's sumptuous flavor. Tea Bags The teabag was originally invented by New Yorker, Thomas Sullivan in the early 1900’s. They quickly increased in popularity because they were fast and easy to use. Thomas Lipton soon caught wind, and since that time the tea bag has been growing strong for over 125 years. Most tea bags contain the dust and sediment left over from the loose tea manufacturing process. When the full tea...