Jen's Tea House

In 19th century England, a hot cup of tea was the promise of a soothing beverage whenever needed, but tea was also popular for its medicinal benefits. A brew of small-particle leaves, for example, was found to relieve indigestion — and indeed, Britain’s best-known brand name, Typhoo, means in part, the Chinese word for doctor. [...]

It only makes sense that a limp and skinny little teabag could hardly produce a robust, tasty, and satisfying cup of tea. Premium tea brands pack the teabags full, but decafs have been attempting to duplicate the taste with at least 50 percent less tea per teabag. “Doing it that way makes no sense at [...]

A cup of tea has many celebrated health benefits, but if you want to sleep, both tea and coffee are likely to keep you awake—unless they are decaffeinated. Caffeine in tea however impacts the body differently than it does in coffee, a fact of nature that could make a big difference to your wakefulness. With [...]

It took some trial and error, but perseverence has finally produced a decaff tea that actually tastes like tea. “The solution was two fold,” says Alan Hargreaves, the Master Tea Blender at Britain’s leading Typhoo Tea. “ It’s about quality, but equally, quantity. We substantially increased the amount, or the density of the tealeaves in [...]

All tea gets a general thumbs up from nutritionists, but decaf tea is a smart choice for those who wish to have a cup at any time of the day and for whatever reason. Starting with superior aroma and taste is a very good reason insists one of Britain’s leading brand, Typhoo Tea. “To this [...]

As with all real progress, the removal of caffeine from tea – or more precisely the removal of theine from tea—has taken some time to perfect. “It took focused research and development, but one by one, the obstacles in the way of achieving a really fine cup of decaffeinated tea were duly removed,” says Alan [...]