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Tea Time Reading


The age of American Imperialism and tea
Not tea, the other thing! Not the most exciting title, I grant you, but what else can it be when your southerly neighbour threatens to...

john snell
Apr 162 min read
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Brewing tea efficiently
Has he gone mad? Really why would he write about something that is intuitive and so personal to all tea drinkers? Totally bats! Ah well,...

john snell
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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Winter warmers
Look, we are not there yet but, like a good scout "Be prepared" and , like getting snow tyres on your car or raking the leaves, thinking...

john snell
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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Why and how to cold brew Tea?
We have all heard of cold brew coffee and frankly, most of what we drink is cold so, why not tea? Well, there is no, why not?, because...

john snell
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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"Oooh that looks like a nice cup of tea!"
The oldest compliment it may be but it stands up to scientific scrutiny. When we consider the attributes that are delivered by the good...

john snell
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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So this is Christmas and what have you done?
To answer the great John Lennon, too much and not enough, tbh!! At Ela's we started off as a company with an honest down to earth target...

john snell
Dec 18, 20233 min read
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An honesty poll
OK, we all know the chasm between those that do and those that don't drink loose leaf tea but let's be honest and recognize that it...

john snell
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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Reviews, a minefield of opportunity
OK, so we have all seen the products with 5000 reviews and called foul on them, bots can do anything these days! (or maybe I just reek of...

john snell
Apr 4, 20224 min read
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A question of fractions. "Tea", part of a plant based diet but not a panacaea!
Calling "time" on ingredient inflation

john snell
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Leaf tea, what do you know?
As an old and not so wise tea chap, it drives me absolutely bonkers to hear the loose leaf crowd go on about how nothing in a teabag can...

john snell
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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It's a teabag not a bloody bottle of water!
OK, look, I get the whole storm in a teacup over teabags but let's put some perspective on this shall we. Teabag paper, without tea in...

john snell
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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The end is nigh but the kettle's on!
When we started ela's, there were more than a few people questioning our sanity. Not spring chickens but not yet on the menu either so,...

john snell
Aug 6, 20213 min read
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Why drink tea for the planet?
There is a blog and a post every second on every platform, with respect to climate change and the urgent need to address this but what we...

john snell
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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