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Nan Nuo Shan Imperial Reserve ~ TeaVana

3 Jun 201530 Jan 2016

There's seriously nothing I enjoy drinking more than a rare aged Pu-erh. I had been saving (more like intentionally forgotten about) this one for a while since Pu-erh is one…

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Tower of London Blend ~ Harney & Sons

26 May 201530 Jan 2016

I haven't reviewed any Harney & Sons teas in a while, and it's not for lack of interest. Harney offers some really exceptional tea experiences and can be acquired almost…

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Maple Harvest Black ~ TranquiliTea

19 May 201530 Jan 2016

As far as I'm aware I've never before encountered a tea that tried to simulate a maple flavor before... until now. Maple Harvest Black by TranquiliTea is a relatively smokey Ceylon. In…

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Silver Yin Zhen Pearls ~ TeaVana

29 Apr 201530 Jan 2016

I've been keeping my eyes peeled for the past couple of years for any sight of the handful of Yellow teas in the West. So far, nothing. I'm thinking it's…

Excursion: Tea Forté & Blueberry Merlot

21 Apr 201520 Dec 2015

On Saturday I had the pleasure to meet a representative from Tea Forté for a demonstration tasting they were doing at Plum Market here in Ann Arbor. I was pretty excited…

Strawberry Bamboo ~ TeaGschwendner

17 Apr 201520 Dec 2015

I just realized I haven't reviewed a TeaHaus tea in awhile. For the third and last test to see if my tetsubin still has what it takes, I decided to…

Excursion: Unity Vibration, the Triple Goddess Tasting Room & Strawberry Kombucha

5 Apr 201520 Dec 2015

I'm thinking of making "Tea Excursions" a weekly blog event. The only issue is, in reality they're too few and far in between and it's more likely coincidence that I've…

Pumpkin Spice Brulée ~ ChocolaTea

28 Mar 201530 Jan 2016

I continue to encounter friends and acquaintances that love tea, and the extent of their tea knowledge derives solely from two or three things they've tried at TeaVana. Obviously such…

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Gyokuro ~ Eli

26 Mar 201529 Sep 2016

Warning, fangirl gushing ahead... After writing so many of these posts, eventually at some point if a vendor chooses to simply call their tea "gyokuro", I can't really let that…

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Excursion: TranquiliTea’s 4th Annual Harney Affair & Kagoshima

21 Mar 201520 Dec 2015

This morning I was tickled and honored to sample a tea that TranquiliTea brought into the store by my request. TranquiliTea sent out an email to its newsletter members a…

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India Breakfast ~ Tulsi

19 Mar 201520 Dec 2015

Today's post is the first of the week, coming on a Thursday, and it was actually supposed to have been one of last week's theme blogs... *dies* Suffice it to…

Youthberry via Starbucks

13 Mar 201530 Jan 2016

Ack. I was buried under a blizzard of work today and didn't get around to that third fair trade review I promised. It'll probably be pushed back to next week.…

Blood Orange Pu-erh

5 Mar 201520 Dec 2015

Rather than an old favorite tea today (which, despite my best efforts, there simply wasn't time to prepare *sigh*), I thought I'd review a long-time favorite tea house. For a…

China Wuyan Jasmine

3 Mar 201520 Dec 2015

To continue our week long 1st birthday celebration by highlighting some of my all-time favorite teas, today I give you China Wuyan Jasmine. China Wuyan Jasmine is produced in Jiangxi Province, which…

Mr. Ollivander’s Magic Potion

1 Mar 201520 Dec 2015

If you've followed by blog closely you may recognize a couple of generalizations I've previously made about tea... "Tea doesn't last forever..." and "Fruit teas aren't worth the cost..." are…