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Great Taste Awards 2023 Tetra-2-STARs

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It is an unparalleled honour for TEAHOLICS to be awarded with tetra-2-star at Great Taste Awards 2023. As a tiny and unknown company established in 2017, TEAHOLICS is true to genuine tea lovers and has spared no efforts to pursue quality rather than quantity. One of our partners, a Japanese national/resident, chanced to live in London in early 2000s where she was thoroughly lured by tea history and culture. TEAHOLICS will strive passionately to provide international customers with further quality tea by making the most of its both blending and appraisal techniques.

What is Great Taste?
Recognised as a stamp of excellence and actively sought out by food lovers and retailers alike, Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, values taste above all else. All products in the line-up for judging are blind-tasted: every product is removed from its packaging so it cannot be identified, before entering a robust, layered judging process.
This year, the judging took place over 90 days across two judging locations (Dorset and London) with a panel of more than 500 judges. This year’s line-up saw food and drink products submitted from a staggering 110 different countries from across the world.

Featured in Her Majesty The Queen: The Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album.

“We are a tea company featured in Her Majesty The Queen: The Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album.”

As a tiny and unknown company established in 2017, TEAHOLICS is true to genuine tea lovers and has spared no efforts to pursue quality rather than quantity. One of our partners, a Japanese national/resident, chanced to live in London in early 2000s where she was thoroughly lured by tea history and culture.

TEAHOLICS will strive passionately to provide international customers with further quality tea by making the most of its both blending and appraisal techniques.

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Tea 101: What is tea?

Tea is a refreshing and aromatic drink extracted from the leaves of Camellia sinensis sinensis or Camellia sinensis assamica, a member of the Camellia sinensis family, by steeping them in hot water. It was reportedly discovered by the Chinese Shennong in 2737 BC and is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water.

More than 75% of tea produced in the world is black tea, 20% is green tea and the remainder is oolong, white, pu-erh and yellow tea.

In addition to these, tisane and herbal teas such as rooibos tea, yerba mate, rosehip tea and chamomile tea are also very popular in the tea community worldwide. It should be noted, however, that these are defined as not tea as they do not contain Camellia sinensis leaves.

The world of tea has captivated people from all over the world, as its history tells us. Tea has a long history and a very deep world. Numerous battles have been fought over tea. Today, it is a healing drink that many of us turn to at certain times of the day. There are many reasons why we choose tea. Welcome to an enjoyable tea journey.

Tea 101: Muscatel is not Muscatel!

You may hear the term ‘muscatel’ when complimenting tea.

So what does muscatel mean? Now here is a question.

1. do you feel the muscatel flavour in the first flush?

2. is Muscatel derived from the grape Muscat?

The correct answer is no to both. It is sometimes mistakenly believed to be derived from the grape Muscat, hence the comment that even the first flush has a Muscatel feel. There is also this misuse in the English-speaking world, where some teas are written as Muscatel due to the grape. The exact meaning is Musk, which is derived from the animal odour of wet animal or tanned leather. This musk, in small quantities, becomes a very seductive fragrance.

Very few teas have a muskiness to them, and only a handful of the 87 Darjeeling tea estates can be counted on ten fingers. Darjeeling produces less than 1% of India’s total production, of which only the second flush, and even then the aroma can only be found in a limited number of tea estates. How much would that be in percentage terms? Musk tea is so rare that any black tea is sold with the word “musk” attached to it. In search of the real ‘musk’… We are very happy when we come across it.

Great Taste Awards 2022 DOUBLE 3-STAR

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It is an unparalleled honour for TEAHOLICS to be awarded with double 3-star at Great Taste Awards 2022 for the third straight year. As a tiny and unknown company established in 2017, TEAHOLICS is true to genuine tea lovers and has spared no efforts to pursue quality rather than quantity. One of our partners, a Japanese national/resident, chanced to live in London in early 2000s where she was thoroughly lured by tea history and culture. TEAHOLICS will strive passionately to provide international customers with further quality tea by making the most of its both blending and appraisal techniques.

Japan-based online tea shop, “teaholics” has been named among the top food and drink producers globally this year, picking up a highly prized 3-star Great Taste award for its “White Peony” and “Blue Mountain”.
More than 14,000 products were put through the competition’s rigorous blind judging process; and teaholics was dubbed a “A beautiful quality of leaf with soft, floral character. ” at the world’s most coveted food and drink awards. 4,078 products were awarded a Great Taste 1-star – ‘food and drink that delivers fantastic flavour’, 1,237 were awarded a Great Taste 2-star – ‘above and beyond delicious’, and 241 were awarded a Great Taste 3-star – ‘extraordinarily tasty food and drink’.

What is Great Taste?
Recognised as a stamp of excellence and actively sought out by food lovers and retailers alike, Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, values taste above all else. All products in the line-up for judging are blind-tasted: every product is removed from its packaging so it cannot be identified, before entering a robust, layered judging process.
This year, the judging took place over 90 days across two judging locations (Dorset and London) with a panel of more than 500 judges. This year’s line-up saw food and drink products submitted from a staggering 110 different countries from across the world.

Great Taste Awards 3 star 2021

It is an unparalleled honour for TEAHOLICS to be awarded with 3 Star at Great Taste Awards 2021. As a tiny and unknown company established in 2017, TEAHOLICS is true to genuine tea lovers and has spared no efforts to pursue quality rather than quantity. One of our partners, a Japanese national/resident, chanced to live in London in early 2000s where she was thoroughly lured by tea history and culture. TEAHOLICS will strive passionately to provide international customers with further quality tea by making the most of its both blending and appraisal techniques.

Official Partner of Strive for Perfection Royal Edition

It is an unparalleled honour for TEAHOLICS to be an “Official Partner of STRIVE FOR PERFECTION Royal Edition”. As a tiny and unknown company established in 2017, TEAHOLICS is true to genuine tea lovers and has spared no efforts to pursue quality rather than quantity. One of our partners, a Japanese national/resident, chanced to live in London in early 2000s where she was thoroughly lured by tea history and culture. TEAHOLICS will strive passionately to provide international customers with further quality tea by making the most of its both blending and appraisal techniques.

Great Taste Awards 3 star 2020

It is an unparalleled honour for TEAHOLICS to be awarded with 3 Star at Great Taste Awards 2020. As a tiny and unknown company established in 2017, TEAHOLICS is true to genuine tea lovers and has spared no efforts to pursue quality rather than quantity. One of our partners, a Japanese national/resident, chanced to live in London in early 2000s where she was thoroughly lured by tea history and culture. TEAHOLICS will strive passionately to provide international customers with further quality tea by making the most of its both blending and appraisal techniques.