94%… Silver Bud (Ya Bao) ~ Tea Source 28 May 201728 May 2017 If you're curious about the Chinese sign it says "万达度假区 (Wàndá dùjià qū)" or "Wanda Resort". In order to protect trade secrets, it's rare that a tea vendor will…
93%… Orange Blossom ~ Republic of Tea 21 May 2017 Occasionally I like to report on the cheaper, down-to-Earth teas people might encounter in their daily lives. Republic of Tea is one such vendor. Commonly found in any grocery…
95%… Peachy Keen White ~ TranquiliTea 6 Jan 201625 Sep 2016 Believe it or not, TranquiliTea's Peachy Keen White was the very first White tea I tried. Years back, before Ann Arbor's TeaHaus, Plymouth's TranquiliTea was the only place i knew…
China… Silver Needle Jasmine ~ Rishi 29 Oct 201525 Sep 2016 There are many reasons why I continue to buy from Rishi. In addition to the fact they sell strong loose leaf teas affordably with great distribution, they also do things…
92%… Gold Rush ~ DavidsTea 9 Oct 201525 Sep 2016 Today I'm finally trying my very first DaivdsTea. I've known about this Canadian staple for a quite a while now, and admittedly I probably could have reviewed something of theirs…
96%… Peach White ~ Eli 26 Sep 201525 Sep 2016 (EEK~ I just published my 250th post!) Although Eli calls it Peach White, i kind of want to rename this one "Momotaro Rose". In aroma, Peach White is vociferous of rose…
95%… 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…
92%… Wild Lover ~ Goldfish 10 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 Definitely a better named tea than some things I've seen this week. Wild Lover may be the best at unfurling among this week's Display Teas. In aroma, the teapot smells a bit…
89%… Oriental Beauty ~ Goldfish 9 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 On account of the first two being very successfully, I brewed a third Flowering bulb from Goldfish. Unfortunately, this one's just kind of bizarre. I'm not sure what it's supposed…
90%… White Peony ~ Eli 3 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 Pai Mutan is more or less the most popular (most produced) style of White tea. It's woody/twigginess often combines with a furry Tipped White to create a vibrant if subtle…
88%… Blueberry White ~ Adagio 14 Aug 201513 Dec 2015 Full disclosure: I wrote this blog post like two weeks ago... and then promptly forgot about it. ^^;; My bad. Today I brewed tea without power. Rather, i was in…
92%… White Rose ~ Numi 12 Aug 201513 Dec 2015 Numi has consistently been the tea i point people to who don't have the time or interest to spend on loose leaf. Their CTC is some of the best I've…
96%… 100 Monkeys ~ Eli 23 Jul 201513 Dec 2015 Seriously one of the most dusty/filamented teas I've come across, 100 Monkeys Loose Leaf is utterly gorgeous. During brewing, all these itty-bitty particles do a majestic dance. The result is…
88%… Kenyan Safari ~ Eli 11 Jul 201514 Dec 2015 The biggest difficulty in brewing White tea is coaxing it into sinking. White tea has so much surface area and so little weight that it immediately floats when water is…
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…
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