Nothing to celebrate, eh? No so fast. Birthdays are the best. Even if yours isn\u2019t around the corner, there\u2019s no reason to scrimp on birthday celebrations. Millions get celebrated every day, including for those that most of us know \u2014 famous people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
August offered loads of worthwhile birthdays. This week, let\u2019s toast \u2014 with tea! \u2014 some famous Leos (fire sign people known for their creativity and leadership qualities) and Virgos (an earth sign known for people with strong senses of loyalty, kindness and hard work). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Birthday Tea for Steve Carrell (August 16): Blue Spring<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/anthony-a-_2uar7MGmgw-unsplash-683x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nTea never figured largely into The Office<\/a>, although one important episode during season 2 revolves in part around a teapot Jim bought for Pam for a Secret Santa exchange. Within the teapot was a note Jim wrote to Pam, which spelled out his feelings for her. She never saw it, though, thanks to Michael messing up the Secret Santa. The same pot made an appearance during season 4, when Pam, Oscar and Toby started the \u201cFiner Things Club.\u201d Naturally, the members of the Finer Things Club were sipping tea! <\/p>\n\n\n\nWe think all office jockeys should lubricate and enliven their days with tea. Our favorite drink can lift you up after an exhausting meeting, ratchet down the stress after a heated discussion, and help you build that complex financial model that nobody other than yourself fully understands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One superb office-friendly tea: Blue Spring<\/span><\/a>. This oolong, one of Ku Cha\u2019s most favorites, is comprised of large leaves that are tightly rolled into pellets, then coated with a natural licorice root powder. The combination of oolong, which helps with mental alertness, and licorice \u2014 great for sore throats and poor digestion (a common symptom of stress) \u2014 makes Blue Spring an all-day kind of work tea. It offers a rich, sweet aftertaste, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s no surprise that Blue Spring has become a leading tea variety at Ku Cha. It offers fabulous taste, energy and health benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nBirthday Tea for Leo Tolstoy (August 28): Russian Caravan<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/service-pnp-ggbain-09000-09013v.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cI must drink lots of tea, or I cannot work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTea unleashes the potential which slumbers in the depth of my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The great novelist Leo Tolstoy gave the world probably hundreds of great quotes. At least two of them celebrate tea. If it took tea to unleash \u201cthe potential which slumbers in the depth of (Tolstoy\u2019s) soul,\u201d then we all should take up tea. Maybe more of us could craft compelling fiction, although we don\u2019t suggest a tea habit will end up hatching something like \u201cWar and Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Russia and China share a 2,609-mile long border (just 400 miles short of the distance between the West and East coasts in the United States), trade has been a constant for centuries. And tea, which doesn\u2019t grow in Russia but thrives in its neighbor\u2019s provinces, has been an important part of the commercial back-and-forths between China and Russia for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, just as tea dwells at the center of Chinese culture, so it does in Russia, too. In Russia, tea \u2014 not vodka \u2014 is the national beverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People across the country drink both green and black teas. Traditionally, tea is served in a samovar, which is a kind of metal container with a spigot that is used to serve the hot beverage. Russians also turn to a preparation called zavarka to serve their tea. Zavarka is a concentrated tea that people make by essentially brewing extra-strong tea. To serve, people partially fill cups with zavarka, and then top them off with hot water from the samovar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Russian Caravan<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a popular style in Russia \u2014 is a blend of lapsang souchoung (a pine-smoked black tea) and Keemun, which is a famous style of Chinese tea. It is bold, and delicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nBirthday Tea for Mother Teresa (August 26): Blueberry Lavender Bliss<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mother-teresa-3226014_1280-1024x830.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nShe was born in North Macedonia, to Albanian parents. But by age 12 she became enamored of nuns tending to poor people in India. At 18, she left Macedonia for Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto, in part to learn English; she intended to become a missionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She stayed in India until she died, at 87. Along the way, Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To honor Mother Teresa, we turn to Blueberry Lavender Bliss<\/span><\/a>, a simply wonderful tea that is based on black tea from India. To this sturdy backbone we add blueberry, lavender, ginger, calendula, cornflower and cocoa nibs. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOne of the things we love about it is the lavender, a medicinal and gloriously flavored herb that helps relieve stress, headaches and insomnia. We find its aroma and flavor soothing and relaxing. When combined with the rest of the ingredients in Blueberry Lavender Bliss, it\u2019s heaven in a cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nBirthday Tea for Danielle Steele (August 14): Spring in Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nTea never figured largely into The Office<\/a>, although one important episode during season 2 revolves in part around a teapot Jim bought for Pam for a Secret Santa exchange. Within the teapot was a note Jim wrote to Pam, which spelled out his feelings for her. She never saw it, though, thanks to Michael messing up the Secret Santa. The same pot made an appearance during season 4, when Pam, Oscar and Toby started the \u201cFiner Things Club.\u201d Naturally, the members of the Finer Things Club were sipping tea! <\/p>\n\n\n\n We think all office jockeys should lubricate and enliven their days with tea. Our favorite drink can lift you up after an exhausting meeting, ratchet down the stress after a heated discussion, and help you build that complex financial model that nobody other than yourself fully understands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One superb office-friendly tea: Blue Spring<\/span><\/a>. This oolong, one of Ku Cha\u2019s most favorites, is comprised of large leaves that are tightly rolled into pellets, then coated with a natural licorice root powder. The combination of oolong, which helps with mental alertness, and licorice \u2014 great for sore throats and poor digestion (a common symptom of stress) \u2014 makes Blue Spring an all-day kind of work tea. It offers a rich, sweet aftertaste, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s no surprise that Blue Spring has become a leading tea variety at Ku Cha. It offers fabulous taste, energy and health benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI must drink lots of tea, or I cannot work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTea unleashes the potential which slumbers in the depth of my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The great novelist Leo Tolstoy gave the world probably hundreds of great quotes. At least two of them celebrate tea. If it took tea to unleash \u201cthe potential which slumbers in the depth of (Tolstoy\u2019s) soul,\u201d then we all should take up tea. Maybe more of us could craft compelling fiction, although we don\u2019t suggest a tea habit will end up hatching something like \u201cWar and Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Russia and China share a 2,609-mile long border (just 400 miles short of the distance between the West and East coasts in the United States), trade has been a constant for centuries. And tea, which doesn\u2019t grow in Russia but thrives in its neighbor\u2019s provinces, has been an important part of the commercial back-and-forths between China and Russia for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, just as tea dwells at the center of Chinese culture, so it does in Russia, too. In Russia, tea \u2014 not vodka \u2014 is the national beverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n People across the country drink both green and black teas. Traditionally, tea is served in a samovar, which is a kind of metal container with a spigot that is used to serve the hot beverage. Russians also turn to a preparation called zavarka to serve their tea. Zavarka is a concentrated tea that people make by essentially brewing extra-strong tea. To serve, people partially fill cups with zavarka, and then top them off with hot water from the samovar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Russian Caravan<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a popular style in Russia \u2014 is a blend of lapsang souchoung (a pine-smoked black tea) and Keemun, which is a famous style of Chinese tea. It is bold, and delicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She was born in North Macedonia, to Albanian parents. But by age 12 she became enamored of nuns tending to poor people in India. At 18, she left Macedonia for Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto, in part to learn English; she intended to become a missionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She stayed in India until she died, at 87. Along the way, Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To honor Mother Teresa, we turn to Blueberry Lavender Bliss<\/span><\/a>, a simply wonderful tea that is based on black tea from India. To this sturdy backbone we add blueberry, lavender, ginger, calendula, cornflower and cocoa nibs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the things we love about it is the lavender, a medicinal and gloriously flavored herb that helps relieve stress, headaches and insomnia. We find its aroma and flavor soothing and relaxing. When combined with the rest of the ingredients in Blueberry Lavender Bliss, it\u2019s heaven in a cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nBirthday Tea for Leo Tolstoy (August 28): Russian Caravan<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nBirthday Tea for Mother Teresa (August 26): Blueberry Lavender Bliss<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nBirthday Tea for Danielle Steele (August 14): Spring in Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
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