The New Tea Companion by Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson Book Review

256 pages

I received this book as part of a birthday gift from one of my friends this year, and I was delighted very shortly after to have the pleasure of meeting Jane Pettigrew and seeing Bruce Richardson at the World Tea Expo. This book is a wonderful book to have for the beginner as it is filled a rich history and background to tea with a plethora of images to accompany the descriptions of over 120 different teas around the world. I particularly love how Jane and Bruce illustrate both wet, dry leaf and the color of the cup after it is properly brewed.

I’ve flipped through the old edition, but I haven’t read it, so I can’t compare the books for content. But here is what the publishers have to say, “London’s Jane Pettigrew has joined American tea writer Bruce Richardson in creating the updated guide to teas throughout the world. Beautifully illustrated, this 2008 edition gives detailed information and brewing instructions for over 120 teas from every major tea producing region. Chapters on the newest information about tea and health, tea production, tea blending and tea hospitality are included. This book is a valuable up-to-date addition to libraries of both tea novices and professionals. If you have ever wondered about the time and temperature to brew your teas – white, green, black, or oolong – this is the book for you.”

Every tea connoisseur and newbie needs to have this book on their bookshelf. Because as we all know, when it comes to tea, we can always learn more and this book teaches a lot.

TESTIMONIALS

“This is a good basic review of the different types of tea with high-quality color pictures of the tea, the tea leaves dry and the tea leaves wet. The book also briefly covers the production areas, the culture of different tea ceremonies, the business of tea production and processing techniques of the different types of tea. Highly recommended.”

“‘The New Tea Companion’ turns out to be a useful and informative little handbook, not exhaustive, but certainly helpful. After a section describing the various available teas, a brief history and a walk-through guide to modern production, the authors share with us their thoughts on specific teas from each tea-producing nation and region. These descriptions and recommendations can be ever so helpful in choosing the next sort of tea to explore. Each entry provides photos of dry leaf, wet leaf and cupped tea. It is sad, however, that the editors or printers did not catch the world map printed backwards on page 90.”

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