79%… Pure Long Leaf Black ~ Lipton 1 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 Yes, today's blog is more or less a comedy sketch. It randomly occurred to me that it might be highly amusing to take the worst tea i could find and…
93%… 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…
95%… Lapsang Souchong ~ Eli 20 Aug 201531 Jan 2016 For the longest time I've avoided writing about Lapsang Souchong. Although very popular in some places, Lapsang Souchong isn't really my cup of tea. I do enjoy the smokiness and…
96%… Yunnan Gold ~ Light of Day Organics 13 Aug 201513 Dec 2015 I was particularly glad to see that Light of Day Organics makes a Yunnan Gold. Over the years I've tried a great many different Twiggy and otherwise golden bud Yunnan…
93%… Risheehat SFTGFOP1 ~ Upton 8 Aug 201513 Dec 2015 Because I had one remaining fine Darjeeling and there's seven days in the week, rather than five, i thought i might as well give a second post to Upton (I…
91%… 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…
92%… 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,…
92%… 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…
91%… 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…
95%… Delving into Darjeeling & Margaret’s Hope FTGFOP Tippy ~ Upton 3 Aug 201513 Dec 2015 I don't think I ever really understood what set Darjeeling apart from other Indian Blacks until just recently. Thanks to Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's…
96%… Mangalam Assam Super Premium ~ By the Pound 18 Jul 201530 Jan 2016 Yowzas! Sometimes a name like "super premium" shouldn't be ignored. After freshly brewing Mangalam Super Premium, I was uplifted by its lush, rounded high elevation woodsy aroma and perfect auburn "sunset-over-Kenya"-esque tone.…
90%… Bamboo Temple Yunnan ~ By the Pound 3 Jul 201530 Jan 2016 I'd like to share my Yelp review for By the Pound I wrote back in 2011, when I knew very little about tea beyond my own experiences (actually, even before…
85%… Creme Brulée ~ ChocolaTea 25 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 This morning i really wanted to dig out an English Breakfast and try teas all day during the "correct" time of day for each tea according to the Victorian etiquette…
76%… Nepal Ilam Estate ~ Crazy Wisdom Tea Room 18 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 FBOP. That is to say, Flowering Broken Orange Pekoe. Ha. I bet you're getting pretty good at decoding these tea rating codes. ;} FBOP is what I'd call a lower-refinement…
92%… Khima Full Moon Delight ~ Upton 11 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 Probably one of the most incredible smelling teas I've ever encountered. Khima Moon Delight is all but bursting with rich fresh pineapple and Tip. This Nepalese very-bold leaf single estate…
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