Eighty degrees tea magazine - Issue 5

Eighty Degrees – the culture of tea: Issue 5

‘We love tea and we love print. And so we brought the two together and crafted a premium print magazine. Eighty Degrees will have you discover the beautiful and rich culture of tea. Three issues per year, 156 pages, gorgeous uncoated paper, bespoke illustrations, stunning photography. Eighty Degrees brings you the stories behind the tea for deeper understanding and better brewing of your favourite leaves.’

Issue 005:

Tea is a multifaceted subject and one can rank the many types according to countless features. In this issue, we will look at four of the most famous and highly acclaimed Chinese teas — China’s green kings.

James Hoffmann, the coffee wizard with a soft spot for tea, helps us dissect the rivalry between coffee and tea drinkers and investigate the appeal of both beverages. ⁣

Five businesses tell us about their journey through the current pandemic and what pitfalls and opportunities befell them.

We explore which teas go well with which foods and how readily restaurants might onboard a proper tea menu.

We take tea with a fifth-generation metal craftsman in the heart of Kyoto, visit a team of renegades in the forgotten fields of an ex-Soviet Union country, and discover high-elevation gardens in the Himalayas.

All this and much more on 144 pages of beautiful, uncoated paper.