Passion for Tea by Beverly Rorem

by Beverly Rorem
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Tea Book, June 27, 2008, 104 pages

John Harney, Master Tea Blender of Harney Teas says: Beverly Rorem's Passion for Tea provides wisdom by the cupful. If we all make a high quality tea an everyday luxury as Beverly recommends, we are sure to grow healthier and happier and more at ease in this world and this life we share.

Your grandmother's old-fashioned tea has been redefined and rediscovered. Today's tea is trendy, healthy, and definitely more "with it" than coffee. Teashops proliferate in London, New York City, Paris, and San Francisco. Fine restaurants have tea sommeliers, and tea sales are steadily growing each year. Passion for Tea briefly touches on the importance of tea to cultures and economies worldwide over the past 5000 years. How to brew it properly, why not to use flat teabags (there are few health benefits unless you brew actual leaf tea), and fascinating facts on its history are encompassed in this easy reading book. The last chapter is devoted to scientific studies on the health benefits of both green and black teas, and a bibliography is included.

The Tea House Times' review said in part: A great, smooth read about tea, and wonderful way to convert non tea drinkers.

Coffee and Tea Institute review said: In twelve accessible and easy-to-read chapters, the author delivers a brief beginner’s guide to tea. The first three chapters are devoted to explaining the different types of teas and providing instruction about brewing the perfect cup of tea. The remaining chapters briefly touch on the world’s tea-drinking cultures while gently addressing their contribution to the historical significance of tea. The book concludes with a brief chapter on the health benefits of tea. A good source for those looking for a beginner’s guide to tea.

(Excerpt from Chapter 2): The Miracle of Tea. Why is tea so miraculous? Is it the comfort hot tea provides on a cold day and iced tea gives on a sweltering day in summer? Is it the calmness in its ritualistic preparation, or its taste, or the stimulation it invokes while soothing body and soul? Is it because of the congeniality it creates in all aspects of society and all cultures? Is it a miracle because, although it has been around for nearly five thousand years, it is still the second-most popular drink in the world, after water? Or is tea miraculous because of its accessibility and its health benefits? Tea is miraculous for all these reasons, and drinking tea is one of the nicest things you can do for yourself.

See www.passion4tea.com, or contact beverly@passion4tea.com