90%… Jungjak ~ Goldfish 1 Jul 201514 Dec 2015 South Korea has a long and confusing tea tradition. Supposedly when the first converted Buddhist monks returned to Korea from their sojourn in China around the end of the Fourth…
85%… Golden Dragon ~ TeaVana 30 Jun 201530 Jan 2016 Golden Dragon is TeaVana's first ever Yellow tea. Yellow tea has yet to take off in the West, but more specifically it's basically just too rare to import without an…
91%… Heirloom Yunnan Yellow Buds ~ Upton 29 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 Ostensibly my first real foray into the esoteric world of Yellow tea, I was over-the-moon excited to review today's tea (and I have the hugest smile now that I can…
A2 Local… Pineapple Orange Guava Iced Tea ~ Republic of Tea 26 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 I bought this iced tea on sale near the end of last summer at Plum Market. Although I posted a review last year (among a great many other iced tea…
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…
China… Rhubarb Oolong ~ Tea Source 24 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 In truth, I can't drink Oolong, so as with the past Oolong reviews I've done, today's blog will be based on smell, appearance and the most minute of tasting only.…
91%… Jeju Island Green ~ TeaVana 23 Jun 201530 Jan 2016 Since Jeju Island Green is a TeaVana tea, I thought it only fitting that I brew it in my TeaVana Perfect T-maker. Ordinarily I would brew an astringent fine Green…
94%… Sencha Saemidori Superior ~ Upton 22 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 *SWOON* I am floating somewhere between Asgard and Cloud 9. Sencha Saemidori Superior is quite simply divine. I don't think I've ever experienced tea like this, even when I was…
Eli Tea… Traverse City Cherry ~ Eli 19 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 Although in most places in North America, it would easily be considered "iced tea season", I had held off reviewing any actual iced teas for quite a while. I don't…
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…
87%… Nepal Shangri Lade ~ TeaHaus 14 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 Amazingly, this White tea brews out into the aroma of a Nepal tippy golden Black. I suppose it's not all that surprising though considering it's the exact same tea (grown…
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…
87%… Nepalese Golden Tips ~ Goldfish Tea 10 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 I don't know the exactly location within Nepal where this specific tea was raised, so I'll be comparing it to a known tea, the finest quality Everest Hand-Rolled Tip from…
88%… Nepal Green ~ Eli 9 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 I'd love to support Nepal in any way I can... but with limited funds and no chance of really volunteering to rebuild homes or pack planes with aid packages, I'm…
89%… White Christmas ~ TeaGschwendner 7 Jun 201530 Jan 2016 Easily the worst part about reviewing tea is the need to toss out things I really enjoy. As things stand I have quite the challenge in finding room for the…
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