Welcome to Bullen Tea
We offer a wide range of flavorful loose teas from around the world. Our goal is quite simple: to bring to you the greatest selection of quality teas and promote tea consumption. We invite you to browse through our online catalog of teas, sample and give us your feedback. Your reviews are very important to us. It is how we keep our goals on track.
The Beginning of Tea - The Buddhist Version
read the full articleShen Nong is regarded by many as the discoverer of tea. In the article titled "Shen Nong - The Father of Tea" we tell the story of his discovery as it is known today.
But there is more than one story about the origin of the beverage and they are very different from each other. In this article we look into the origin of tea as it is known to most Buddhists today. This is a story about beginnings.
Featured Blend of the Month: English Breakfast
Arguably one of the most popular blends in the world, English Breakfast is a black tea with a rich and robust taste. Contrary to the name, the blend did not originate in England. Richard Davies, an English entrepreneur who immigrated to the United States in the mid 1900s, created the blend. This blend is ideal to drink the English way: with milk and sugar if desired. Because of its caffeine level it is also known as an ideal breakfast drink. A true eye-opener.
A Growing Nation: Darjeeling, India
Darjeeling is an Indian town which is worldwide famous for its production of high quality black teas. The tea plantations started as part of a British development of the area and date back to mid 19th century. The teas developed in this area had distinctive fermenting techniques and many of the blends are among the world`s finest. Darjeeling tea is also referred to as the champagne of teas.
