Cream liqueurs. A glass of cream liqueur with a cinnamon twirl.

The Best Cream Liqueurs

November 26, 2020 smitsa 1

Cream liqueurs have a fascinating science surrounding them but it is their flavour which appeals to so many. Festive seasons like Christmas always seem to […]

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Tencha Tea

September 6, 2020 smitsa 0

Tencha is a green tea with a slight seaweed aroma and flavour made from Camellia sinensis var. sinensis. It was firs produced during the rule of the […]

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Chaga – A Leading Mushroom

May 6, 2020 smitsa 2

One of the developing trends for foods and beverages in particular may well reside with the chaga mushroom. Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is particularly interesting at […]

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Kava Kava

November 29, 2019 smitsa 0

Kava Kava or to many of us don’t need to name it twice, just kava is the Polynesian plant with the intoxicating powers. It is […]

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The Best Coffee Pod Ever

November 14, 2019 smitsa 0

Coffee drinking is as much an art as it is a necessity for busy work mornings and languorous Saturdays and Sundays. One of the revolutionary […]

Black tea spilling from a jar onto a table.

The Benefits Of Black Tea

July 18, 2019 smitsa 0

Black tea has long been attributed with numerous health benefits. There is now increasing evidence that one of the most widely consumed beverages globally might […]

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The Promise Of Green Tea

July 16, 2019 smitsa 0

Green tea is now one of the most popular beverages consumed globally with about 120ml in volume drunk by virtually everybody, every year (Graham, 1992) […]