When you think of Louisville Kentucky you might know it as the 16th largest city in the United States, home to the; Kentucky Derby, UPS distribution center, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), Muhammad Ali, Louisville Slugger bats and Colonel Sanders.  But did you also know that it is the home to a mighty Bigelow production facility?�
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Super Bowl = Football
World Series = Baseball
World Cup = Soccer and Rugby
Tea Cup = Bigelow Tea Community Challenge
The Bigelow Tea Community Challenge is a running event sponsored each year by the makers of Constant Comment® and other fine teas.
Join us this weekend, Sunday, September 30th for a 5k Road Race plus a 2 mile Fitness [...]

In a video titled Tea Time: New Research Touts Tea’s Benefits, the Associated Press recently reported, in addition to other benefits, tea enhances attention and improves focus.  Researchers explain that tea changes brain activity through theanine.  Theanine is an amino acid that has psychoactive properties because it can cross the blood-brain barrier.  Tea may also [...]

Well our season has started off very strong (thank goodness).  Lots of fun things going on, our new Chai ready-to-drink products have just been launched, Mocha Chai (my favorite) and Vanilla Chai (fabulous as well)…. We have partnered with the very best company, AriZona, to help us and what great (and fun) partners they are!  [...]

We recently learned that Oprah Winfrey drinks tea to curb her appetite. But when focused on taste, we’ve found that one of her tea favorites is Earl Grey. According to the New York Post’s web site, Oprah “enjoys Earl Grey or mint tea twice a day.” She’s not alone.
Earl Grey is one of the world’s most popular [...]

It’s been estimated that Russians were receiving over 600 pounds of tea per camel and over 600 camel loads every year by 1700. That’s 360,000 pounds of tea!
Who was drinking all of that dark, delicious expensive brew?
Tea was an expensive drink. By 1735, tea cost 15 rubles per pound − that would put the value [...]

Tea consumption is reaching new heights! Literally. Don Pettit, NASA’s ISS Expedition 6 Science Officer has filmed a series of afternoon tea demonstrations, viewable by the public at the Science@NASA’s web site.  The movie clips show NASA personnel grasping and eating tea in low gravity. The large floating droplets of tea are described as “large [...]

The question of “did the chicken or egg come first” can always create discussion and a lively debate.  At Bigelow Tea, you can ask “does the best cup of tea come from a bag or loose” and do you get the same results?�
So just a little history on tea bags in case you want to [...]

Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed have nothing on green tea when it comes to punching out cancer and jabbing at cancer producing enzymes.  A recent clinical study has shown that green tea can actually stimulate production of cancer fighting enzymes.  Scientists have noted that countries where green tea is consumed as part of a daily routine, [...]

With tea parties making a comeback, who couldn’t benefit from a little refresher course in the niceties of this social occasion? E-how.com, a source for “HOW TOs” on just about every subject, has outlined seven steps that’ll quickly bring you up-to-speed.
First and foremost, follow proper etiquette simply by being a gracious host and a polite guest. [...]