About Us in the Press
Dec 1, 2008. Tea parties and tea ceremonies in the Dispute Value (Channel 3)
On December 3, at 15.45 on Channel 3 the Dispute Value show featuring tea ceremonies was aired. As a guest, the show featured Mikhail Bayev (Hermitage Garden Tea Culture Club), as an expert — Sergey Khorolsky (Turquoise Tea Group). Besides the tea specialists (Mikhail Bayev and Sergey Khorolsky), tea lovers and an expert representing a tea-ware company took part. In their conversation, the show participants deviated from the initial fairly narrow topic of tea ceremonies quite quickly, and went on discussing a much broader range of tea-drinking issues. The program was recorded in amicable and cozy atmosphere. The adequacy and sense of humor pertaining to the guests and experts secured the show to be interesting and useful for the broadest possible circles of tea lovers — from experts to amateurs.
Nov 10, 2008. Drinking Tea at Restaurants: Tea Carte (Liniya Vkusa (’Line of Taste’) No. 7(23), 2008)
In the contemporary restaurant culture, serving tea is one of the most underdeveloped and, at the same time, one of the most perspective issues. Both restaurant visitors and the restaurateurs themselves most often view tea as a tribute to the tradition, as a drink to chase desserts, or as a minimum order enabling the guest to kill 20-30 minutes at the table without seeming disrespectful of the decorum.
Read the entire article (in Russian).
May 13, 2008. Tea and Coffee (Big City #8)
The Turquoise. Tea supplies mainly the Taiwanese oolongs, some quality red and black teas as well as flower infusions and GABA-tea — invented 20 years ago in Japan, the tea is fermented with no oxygen accessing it. TT generally supplies tea to restaurants and cafes (hence the vast range of tea-ware), yet they do run individual deliveries — minimal order of 3,000 rubles, free delivery within the Moscow Ringway.
Tea Express. Taiwanese tea-ware and teas only — the founders of the site boast their links to Taiwanese farmers and the Tea Popularization and Studies Station, which enable them to bring fairly rare brand — like the Oolong of the Pear Mountain or the Honey Red. Lotus buds are available for order (infused as tea) and other bizarre dainties — cured milk plums, sweet olives and dried cherry tomatoes. A very detailed, clear, and well-illustrated website. Delivery at 300 rubles, or free of charge on orders exceeding 3,000 rubles.
Read the entire article (in Russian).
Apr 10, 2008. The confusing two-headed eagle — Russia soaring up in the sky (The China Times)
Following the Russian economic growth, Russians got richer — they strive to purchase latest car-makes, the most expensive computers, the most fashionable garments, as well as to visit the best of restaurants; at the same time, they are keen on the latest in hip — the Taiwanese green tea and the Japanese sushi have become the most popular orders in the restaurants here. Read the entire article.
Dec 24, 2007. Siphon, Puerh and Transparent Tea-Bowls in Sample Purchase show (the First Channel)
One of the key subjects of the Sample Purchase show (the First Channel) aired on December 21 was infusing puerh in a tea-and-coffee siphon in Moscow restaurant El Parador. The demonstration itself and the comments on infusing the tea in the siphon and its serving in our transparent tea-bowls were provided by the chef of this restaurant, Aleksey Markovsky. As soon as we get such technical opportunity, we will post the link to the recording of the show right here.
Oct 2007. Gastronome Magazine: 'Tea-Leaves in Hip'
By the way, the companies interested in promoted their goods into the HoReCa market offer interesting 'tea solutions': besides the vast assortment of teas with comprehensive information on each of them, they also offer tea-ware and accessories. And then, there are such brands that can only be found in restaurants (for instance Turquoise Tea of Taiwan) — they are mostly not available for retail. Read the entire article (in Russian).
Sep 10, 2007. Alliance Media TV: 'Turnkey Tea-Party'
«Russians took to the turquoise tea of Taiwan as well. And yet, even the most refined and choicest product can easily be spoiled, when its infusion intricacies are not known. To avoid this, the Turquoise Tea Company, founded by Sergey Khorolsky, developed a program for their partners and called it 'Turnkey Tea-Party'. It means that cooperation with restaurants, bars and cafes is not merely limited to tea supplies. The final delivery includes free wait staff and bartender training in the intricacies of tea brewing»…
This is an excerpt from a report on our company, recently aired by the Alliance Media TV. The whole coverage (in Russian) can be seen right here.
We'd like to express our gratitude to the Alliance Media TV reporters for the attention they paid to our company, and we hope that there will be more occasions for us to jointly sit and drink some tea and film some interesting tea-related reports.
Jul 10, 2005. Kutuzovsky Prospekt Magazine, issue 6/2005 (62): 'A Thousand Cups of Bliss'
«The various sorts of the splendid oolong tea are produced at present in Taiwan, an island, where they managed to preserve and develop the Chinese tea-drinking traditions. In Moscow the genuine Taiwanese oolongs (as well as the genuine Taiwanese tea-ware tea dainties) are sold under the brand of the Turquoise Tea of Taiwan. Read the entire article (in Russian).
Oct 24, 2006. GABA-Tea from CJSC INTEX (Turquoise Tea of Taiwan brand): web-site Restoranoff.ru
CJSC INTEX (Turquoise Tea of Taiwan trademark) has an offer for restaurateurs — GABA-tea, a rare drink with healing properties. When manufactured, the tea-leaves are maximally insulated from oxygen, thus almost fully stopping oxidation and substantively altering the fermentation processes. Such processing results in large quantities of gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA, hence the name) accumulated in tea leaves. Read the entire article (in Russian).