A Brief History of Two Leaves: Tea & Tobacco

[admin]

We'd like to welcome a new writer and a new column to PipesMagazine.com.
Many of you may know "RomeoWood" from the PM forums. He is an expert in a few different epicurean crossover areas, such as tobacco, food, coffee and tea. We are introducing the new category of Drink Accompaniments, and the new article falls into the sub-category; Tea. Many pipe smokers enjoy pairing a steaming cup of tea while puffing on their pipe.
Perhaps you'd like to get a pipe and a cup of tea while you enjoy part one, of what may be a two to three part series, about tea and tobacco by Mr. E. Roberts a.k.a. RomeoWood.
A Brief History of Two Leaves: Tea & Tobacco

 

[markw4mms]

Very interesting article to say the least. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

 

[olderthandirt]

That was a good read this morning, great addition to the magazine.

 

[dburrows]

Just giving this a bump. Very good write-up.

 

[mluyckx]

Good read indeed !

 

[riptide]

great read.

 

[yohanan]

That is a very interesting and well written article, Thank You RomeoWood!!! ::

 

[romeowood]

Thank you guys, and thanks to Kevin for the chance to get all this otherwise useless information out of my head.

I was actually *this close* to making an hour-long video of myself egesting copious amounts of codswallop in a futile attempt to self-endow some falsely humble vainglory, but Kevin thankfully talked me down off that ledge. Y'all should count your blessings :nana:

 

[jew_jitsu]

Very interesting and informative article. Being a lover of tobacco and history, it's a match made in heaven!

 

[romeowood]

I love me some sweet tea too, Bob--nothin' wrong with that (though it's nearly impossible to order a proper one north of the Manson-Nixon line). What you're probably used to is a blended black tea processed by the CTC method (crush, tear, curl). The great thing is that, just like tobacco, anything can taste good--regardless of its price or provenance.