The new green giant: how matcha took over the world
The Japanese tea powder was once hard to find in the UK, but now you can have it in everything from iced lattes to energy drinks, bubble tea, pancakes and mousse
Sick leaves: tea growers’ climate misery leads to jump in UK prices
Amid stagnant or falling yields producers across India and east Africa are being forced to adapt
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Down Hall’s green tea martini – recipe
An optimistic summer snifter based on iced tea, with ginger and basil to lift the spirits and vodka to help you forget your troubles
June 2024
A caffeine-free life will give you a buzz
Letters: Vickie Hunt gave up caffeine 11 months ago and is feeling and seeing the benefits, while Lynne Edwards says mind out for matcha
May 2024
For seven years, I have been caffeine-free. Here’s how it has changed me
If I lapse, the anxiety spiral is immediate and horrendous. I am glad to have stepped off the rollercoaster
Bubble tea is expensive, sugary and, as my kids have discovered, causing tween warfare
Emma Brockes
At Tea Magic in New York, I’m happy to indulge my girls and their friends in the latest soft-drink craze. Until things kick off, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
‘It’s going gangbusters!’ How Britain fell in love with bubble tea
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Helen Graves’ peach and maple old fashioned – recipe
I’ve failed at jugs, I’m worse at teapots – why can’t I ever pour anything properly?
Adrian Chiles
April 2024
Dinosaur macarons and pink prosecco: how afternoon tea in UK embraced the Instagram generation
Bookings are booming as cafes and hotels update their traditional spreads to attract a new audience
March 2024
‘You shouldn’t judge a tea by its packet’: home brands top Choice taste test
Consumer advocacy group finds bags of Aldi and Coles black tea superior to competitors more than 10 times their price
February 2024
Brief letters
When grapefruit mustn’t be your cup of tea
Deja brew: chemistry professor’s latest advice on tea drinking – try grapefruit
UK shoppers could face tea shortages due to trade route disruptions
What happened when a colleague made me a cup of tea? I almost died of shame
Adrian Chiles
Brief letters
Waiting for Godot to send in more clowns
Don’t tinker with tea, but salt in your coffee is fine
January 2024
The sweet spot
Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for earl grey cardamom buns
Fragrant, scented buns, all sweet and sticky with a squiggle of icing – afternoon tea is served!
No salt please, we’re British: how to make the perfect cup of tea
An American chemist’s recipe advising salt and hot milk does not sound like a nice cuppa to me
‘Outrageous’ tea recipe involving pinch of salt draws US embassy comment
American chemist inspires moment of diplomatic levity with controversial brewing suggestions
