A2 Local… Finest Nepal Hand Rolled Jun Chiyabari ~ TeaGschwendner 30 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 I thought it might be nice to have a sample from TeaHaus's Oolong Classic collection. Thanks to By The Pound, this isn't my first Jun Chiyabari, but it's the first…
A2 Local… Lavender Dreams ~ TeaVana 27 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 So one tea that I have been drinking for years and will continue to buy is Lavender Dreams from Teavana. It's a mixed white tea, somewhat herbal and exotic, and…
Green… Itoen Bagged Maccha/Sencha Blend 26 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 Although no one spells it this way, maccha is really the correct transliteration using today's standard Hepburn romanisation method. It's a bit like no one who doesn't study Japanese in…
A2 Local… Worst Case Scenario 24 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 If you know me personally, you know how quickly i jump to conclusions and spin worst case scenarios. My best guess is this is a defense mechanism designed to keep…
A2 Local… Excursion: TranquiliTea’s Harney & Sons Tea Affair 2014 24 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 ...was a no show. Although TranquiliTea did have a couple of exclusive Harney & Sons teas, including the 30th Anniversary silver needle/Golden Yunnan blend, there was no company rep in…
China… Comparing “Fine” Iced Teas ~ Rishi 22 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 I am of course well aware that putting the word "fine" in front of "iced tea" is easily laughable. The difficulty i've faced the past few years with having tea…
Tea Excursions Buoyancy 19 Mar 201417 Jul 2014 I’ll admit it: I’m torn as to whether or not to make this blog a real deal. First i need to determine where to put it: just using a free…
A2 Local… Harney Tea Affair 2014 19 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 There's no formal event I enjoy attending more than tea parties. 3rd Annual Harney Tea Affair Sunday March 23nd 12-3 at TranquiliTea 904 W Ann Arbor Trail Plymouth Township, MI…
Tea Excursions Fit and Proper 18 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 I'm not at all sure how to correctly cite such a source but, this quote comes from the Downton Abbey 2014 Desk Calendar: "Fit and Proper - Although the practice was…
China… Osmanthus Oolong ~ Goldfish 18 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 Goldfish Tea's Osmanthus Oolong is one of the most interesting Oolong's I've tried, though I'm not sure I would necessarily rank it among one of the best. The frank Ti…
A2 Local… Zhen Qu Yunnan ~ By The Pound 16 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 The first time I brewed Zhen Qu I was in my apartment and home sick from work so chances are I didn't give it my full attention. Today, however, I'm…
Bubble Tea ChocolaTea – A Money Suck 2 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 On the recommendation of a friend I decided to give ChocolaTea in Portage a try. I'd heard about it before from other friends, though previously I'd been told it wasn't…
A2 Local… Yixing: How has this ever worked? 29 Jun 201322 Mar 2015 This time-skipping story begins sometime around a year ago, give or take a month. I was admiring uber-expensive teapots in Teavana when a helpful, if traitorous, employee noted that most…
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