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Tawny LeafAn independent journal of loose-leaf tea

About

What this shop sells: nothing

Tawny Leaf is an independent online publication about loose-leaf tea, written in English for readers in the UK. It covers tea types, brewing, storage and British tea customs. Despite the look of the place, we are not a tea merchant and there is nothing here to buy.

Who writes it

Articles are written by the editors, and credited that way. Contributed pieces carry the contributor's name, and they are checked to the same standard as our own.

How we check things

We read the source before we cite it, and we link to it so that you can read it too. For tea we lean on the UK Tea and Infusions Association, the trade's own body, and for health matters on the NHS and food safety authorities. Trade bodies and tea companies have an interest in the subject, so we say whose figures we are using. Where sources disagree, as they do on the year afternoon tea began, we tell you that as well.

Our health-related articles are general information. They do not replace advice from a GP, midwife or pharmacist.

Contributors and commercial pieces

We accept guest articles, and the rules are on our write for us page. Any piece with a commercial link is disclosed as such. We do not recommend a tea or a business because somebody has asked us to.

Corrections

If we have something wrong, please tell us at [email protected] with a link to a better source if you have one.

Photograph credits

Our photographs come from Wikimedia Commons. Each is credited under the image where it appears, and again here.