A2 Local… Ti Kuan Yin ~ Arbor Teas 29 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 For a few years now, Arbor Teas has been a popular choice in town (if not destination) for tea. They DO have a storefront, however, I have consistently failed to…
Black… Yunnan Pure Gold ~ Goldfish 28 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 In addition to being one the best smelling tea I've ever brewed, unbrewed Goldfish Tea's Yunnan Pure Gold astounds in the shape of a beautiful rust colored perfectly twisted tea…
A2 Local… Quilan Oolong ~ White Lion 27 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 One of my accidental tea discoveries that's been particularly awesome is White Lion. The few things I've sampled from White Lion have all been utterly immaculate. I ran across it…
China… Hunan Dark ~ Steepster 20 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Better known as Heicha (黑茶) or literally "dark tea", Hunan Dark is a tea that undergoes fermentation after being rolled and dried. Having rarely encountered this specific tea process, I'm not…
A2 Local… Se Chung Special ~ Frontier 11 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Frontier Natural Products is the primary bulk food provider for Whole Foods as well as the co-ops/specialty stores in the Ann Arbor area. Since they retail tea among their bulk…
China… Comparing “Fine” Iced Teas ~ Rishi 22 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 I am of course well aware that putting the word "fine" in front of "iced tea" is easily laughable. The difficulty i've faced the past few years with having tea…
China… Osmanthus Oolong ~ Goldfish 18 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 Goldfish Tea's Osmanthus Oolong is one of the most interesting Oolong's I've tried, though I'm not sure I would necessarily rank it among one of the best. The frank Ti…
A2 Local… Zhen Qu Yunnan ~ By The Pound 16 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 The first time I brewed Zhen Qu I was in my apartment and home sick from work so chances are I didn't give it my full attention. Today, however, I'm…
A2 Local… Yixing: How has this ever worked? 29 Jun 201322 Mar 2015 This time-skipping story begins sometime around a year ago, give or take a month. I was admiring uber-expensive teapots in Teavana when a helpful, if traitorous, employee noted that most…
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