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Makaibari Estate Silver Tips ~ Arbor Teas

25 Sep 201531 Jan 2016

They say Makaibari Estate consistently puts out Darjeeling's very best Blacks. Let's see how their Whites perform, shall we? As previously stated, I have omitted the word "Organic" from the…

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Green Ceylon OP ~ TeaHaus

16 Sep 201531 Jan 2016

A wet fern grove. That is what the aroma of Green Ceylon OP reminds me of. The spent leaves smell a bit more wet and pulpy. I wish i knew which…

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Seven Angels ~ Great Lakes Tea & Spice Co.

11 Sep 201531 Jan 2016

Today's tea, in addition to being a Display Tea Week entry, is the aforepromised Great Lakes Tea and Spice Co. review. Also it's the first (and probably last) Christian-themed tea…

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Golden Sunrise ~ Spice Merchants

8 Sep 201531 Jan 2016

It's been a long while since i reviewed anything from Spice Merchants (or for that matter purchased anything there), but for this week's theme i thought it might be an…

Incursion: Arbor Teas

30 Aug 201527 Aug 2016

Today you may legitimately label me a hypocrite: I've started indiscriminately buying tea online as long as it's from an established vendor that allows Paypal. I still very much dislike…

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Ying Ming Yunnan Extra Fancy ~ By the Pound

29 Aug 201531 Jan 2016

Someone managed to beat me to reviewing this tea. I did. >.> Years ago, back before i knew what i was doing, i reviewed it on Steepster. I kind of…

Tidbits: Light of Day Organics at University of Michigan Unions

27 Aug 201517 Apr 2017

After first discovering the possibility last month, then confirming with the owner and obtaining permission to promote, finally earlier this month I had announced that The University of Michigan Unions had…

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Five Peaks Green Dew ~ Arbor Teas

26 Aug 201531 Jan 2016

I admit it: i had almost forgotten Arbor Teas existed it had been so long since I had sampled anything from them. Sixteen or so ish months ago i reviewed…

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Dragonwell (Lung Ching) ~ TeaVana

25 Aug 201531 Jan 2016

The last tea i have from my Forbidden Kingdom gift set (i somehow misplaced Monkey Picked Oolong or tossed it out for some silly reason) is Dragonwell (Lung Ching). Dragonwell has sometimes been…

Excursion: Great Lakes Tea & Spice Co.

16 Aug 201527 Aug 2016

When I was first getting into tea several years ago, I had tried all the local stuff and hadn't spread my wings too far yet. I was slowly getting a…

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Huang Shan Mao Feng Reserve ~ TeaVana

15 Aug 201530 Jan 2016

Miraculously, I still have a few teas from my 2013 TeaVana Forbidden Kingdom gift set that I haven't touched on. Since today is the midway point of the month of…

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Mim Estate First Flush ~ Spice Merchants

7 Aug 201530 Jan 2016

I can't swear that this tea is in fact FTGFOP as it's not labeled as such (only mentioned as being a First Flush), but based on its appearance and given…

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Darjeeling de Triomphe First Flush ~ TeaVana

6 Aug 201530 Jan 2016

I was a bit hesitant to include a TeaVana entry into this week's theme, given its tendency to vary widely from other tea manufacturing/storage in the industry. In this case,…

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Ambootia Estate FTGFOP ~ By the Pound

5 Aug 201513 Dec 2015

In order that i might come to a better understanding of the subtleties that i keep being told are implicit in Darjeeling, today I'm brewing a different FTGFOP, namely Fairtraded…

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Darjeeling Steinthal First Flush FTGFOP1 ~ TeaGschwendner

4 Aug 201530 Jan 2016

Founded in 1852, Steinthal is the oldest real tea Estate in Darjeeling. If you have the money, Singtom Resort is a boutique resort that's on the grounds of and affiliated…