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…
85%… 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…
A2 Local… 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.…
Africa (أفريقيا)… Elephant Tusk 27 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 ...and I managed to already forget my own domain. Well, okay, not really. My excuses are: i sort of have a searingly bad headache just now and I've gotten too…
Green… Plum Blossom 20 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 The weekend before last I finally found the time to do my semi-annual tea purge. By that I mean, open every single tea and smell check to see which are…
A2 Local… White Tangerine 14 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 Not too terribly long ago, I used to believe that White tea was my favorite variety. That was before I had really discovered any good Pu-erh or knew how to…
Tea forté… Lychee Coconut 6 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 I had planned to devote this blog post to analyzing the pitfalls of the tea ball, but it looks like that'll have to wait until the weekend. Things have been…
Green… green + white ~ Itoen 13 Aug 201420 Dec 2015 Nope, i'm not returning to my days as a Spartan. Rather today's post is courtesy of Teas' Tea (a subsidiary of Itoen) Unsweetened green + white bottled iced tea. I've…
Argo… Açaí Squeeze ~ Argo 28 Jul 201420 Dec 2015 In terms of my own collection, this is the first year I've decided to rate iced teas and consider them as a unique category unto themselves. In terms of the…
A2 Local… Elderflower ~ TeaGschwendner 4 Jul 201420 Dec 2015 Happy Independence Day to all you Americans readers out there. I'm so sorry I didn't have a post for Canada Day. :/ Initially I had wanted to post my trip…
A2 Local… Rose Melange ~ Lab 9 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 There are easily a dozen places to buy tea on the University of Michigan campus, but my favorite is Lab. Located on East Liberty across from Dawntreader, Lab is a…
A2 Local… Organic Persian Peach White ~ Great Lakes Tea & Spice Co. 31 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 It occurs to me belatedly that I have yet to review anything from my favorite tea vendor, Great Lakes Tea & Spice. I say it's my favorite, but really choosing…
A2 Local… Lavender Dreams ~ TeaVana 27 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 So one tea that I have been drinking for years and will continue to buy is Lavender Dreams from Teavana. It's a mixed white tea, somewhat herbal and exotic, and…
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