The LEGBA journal

Envoûtement and Mokavéli, the two new infused r...

Envoûtement, a hazelnut rum with walnut and ginger, and Mokavéli, a coffee rum with rooibos, join our infused rums at 49% vol. Exact ingredients, allergens, tasting notes and sizes of...

Envoûtement and Mokavéli, the two new infused r...

Envoûtement, a hazelnut rum with walnut and ginger, and Mokavéli, a coffee rum with rooibos, join our infused rums at 49% vol. Exact ingredients, allergens, tasting notes and sizes of...

Pu erh, the fermented tea of Yunnan

Pu erh tea comes from Yunnan and ferments after it is made. Raw or ripe, wo dui, cakes, ageing and brewing with a rinse: what sets this tea apart, and...

Pu erh, the fermented tea of Yunnan

Pu erh tea comes from Yunnan and ferments after it is made. Raw or ripe, wo dui, cakes, ageing and brewing with a rinse: what sets this tea apart, and...

Which water for tea: hard, filtered or bottled

Limescale, chlorine, dry residue, reboiled water: what water really changes in a cup of tea, how to find out how hard yours is, and how to choose between tap water,...

Which water for tea: hard, filtered or bottled

Limescale, chlorine, dry residue, reboiled water: what water really changes in a cup of tea, how to find out how hard yours is, and how to choose between tap water,...

The taste of an aged rum without the cask: what...

Served blind, Fly to ze graal passes for a long-aged rum. It has never seen a cask. The explanation lies in the chemistry of roasting, and it is simpler than...

The taste of an aged rum without the cask: what...

Served blind, Fly to ze graal passes for a long-aged rum. It has never seen a cask. The explanation lies in the chemistry of roasting, and it is simpler than...

Theine and caffeine: one molecule, two names

Theine and caffeine are one and the same molecule, discovered twice in the 19th century. The story of the two names, the amounts per cup according to EFSA, and why...

Theine and caffeine: one molecule, two names

Theine and caffeine are one and the same molecule, discovered twice in the 19th century. The story of the two names, the amounts per cup according to EFSA, and why...

Rooibos is not a tea, and that is why it has no...

Rooibos is not a tea but a South African shrub, Aspalathus linearis, which makes no theine. Its origins, the difference between red and green rooibos, and its cousin honeybush.

Rooibos is not a tea, and that is why it has no...

Rooibos is not a tea but a South African shrub, Aspalathus linearis, which makes no theine. Its origins, the difference between red and green rooibos, and its cousin honeybush.