94%… Golden Sail 2003 ~ Goldfish Tea 29 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 I've actually previously reviewed Golden Sail a year and a half ago as part of a Tea Excursion to Goldfish, back before that was actually a feature on this blog.…
A2 Local… Excursion: TeaVana on the cheap 27 Dec 201525 Sep 2016 This post is unintentionally dedicated to the number 11. :) As you might be aware the day after Christmas in the West has become a Black Friday-like day for shops…
95%… Gyokuro ~ Nishida Haruka Zono 25 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 No, this post is not about Kanamemo. Nishida Haruka Zono is the name of a kisaten (and probably tea master) in Kyoto. Sorry anime fans. ;) I hope you'll excuse the…
93%… Silk Dragon Jasmine ~ DavidsTea 20 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 I almost wish i hadn't purchased so many of these DavidsTea teas--they've been so disappointing. Live and learn I suppose. According to the website, Silk Dragon Jasmine (organic) is a mix…
Photography… The History of Tea in Photos: Part I 19 Dec 201519 Dec 2015 Probably the most triggering image I have yet come across in my study of tea. A Sikkimese woman carrying a British man on her back, West Bengal, India, circa 1900.…
95%… Assam Tonganagoan Estate ~ Arbor Teas 13 Dec 201525 Sep 2016 I was relieved to discover I do still have one or two non-Green Arbor Teas hidden among my various Tupperware containers. At a recent visit to Arbor Farms Market (the…
94%… Vietnam Yen Bai OP Organic ~ TeaGschwendner 11 Dec 201525 Sep 2016 I'm not sure if you've wondered about this, but i certainly have. Is Black tea ever supposed to be, you know... Black? Short answer: not really. The Chinese actually call…
94%… No. 8 Mao Feng Shui ~ Steven Smith 10 Dec 201525 Sep 2016 I'd like to sincerely apologise to my regular readers. The past two weeks (the first back to work after my two month medical leave) have been excruciating and i admit…
94%… Sweet Dreams ~ Light of Day Organics 6 Dec 201525 Sep 2016 I wish i had more LODO teas and tisanes to review. They are sadly prohibitively expensive and today I opened the last tin I currently have that i hadn't previously…
A2 Local… Excursion: Shinola & Eli Tea (and why there is simply no hope for me) 4 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 Today i managed to discover something really awesome which lead me to inexorably, you guessed it, utterly embarrass myself in my pursuit of tea. I had recently read that Shinola…
92%… Guest Review: Formosa Tung-Ting Jade Oolong ~ Upton 30 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 This week I was asked if i could prepare an Oolong tea for a house guest. I was very excited to do so but i stipulated that they offer me…
94%… Vietnam Green Organic ~ Simpson & Vail 29 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 As with so many things, this blog has been sitting there staring at me for a while now. I had hoped to learn a bit more about Vietnam teas before…
94%… #SmallBizSaturday Focus on By the Pound & Royal Gold 28 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 In my tea travels i encounter a great many small businesses: tea retailers, tea blenders and even a couple tea growers/producers. Yet, when i considered which of these many businesses…
A2 Local… Pineapple Kona Pop ~ TeaVana 25 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 It's been a while since i had a good smoothie, and with the exit of Kerrytown's Smoothie King it will probably be a while longer still. However, what i do…
94%… Organic Sencha Superior ~ Hibiki-An 24 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 Smells like... Tokyo Disneyland? Sumida Park Promenade? The shops above the Seattle Fish Market? I don't want to say it smells like fish, because that would be inaccurate. More like... grassy…
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