A beautiful homage to the enchanting world of tea.
Starting with the essential cup to greet each day, The Magic of Tea explores the history, rituals, folklore and flavours of the world of tea through the arc of the day.
We discover the stories of Lapsang Souchong and Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Russian Caravan together with Chai, Mate, Matcha and Rooibos. We travel the world to discover Black teas, Blue teas, Green teas and White teas and Iced teas.
Alice Parsons also shares her delicious and delightful recipes to accompany your tea: from traditional breakfast marmalade to high tea scones, hearty welsh rarebit, elegant tea smoked trout and cooling green tea ice-cream.
This is truly a book that all tea lovers will treasure.
Magic of Tea
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Author Description
New York born Alice Parsons, spent the first twenty years of her life in the northern hemisphere, the last thirty in the southern. A mother of four children, Alice developed an appetite for travel adventure and language (Alice speaks French, Italian, and Spanish) and has gained a wealth of experience working in publishing and marketing, media and communications, advertising, wholesale and retail, event management, editing, and writing. Now a permanent resident of Australia's Hunter Valley, Alice and her husband Anthony, their two dogs, six chickens, two geldings, and two brumby ponies enjoy a life of tea and whisky appreciation. Alice has written The Magic of Tea and The Lore of Whisky.