China… The “Problem” with Pu-erh 27 May 2017 Warning: the following includes a lot of whining. The problem with Pu-erh is that it never goes bad--only gets better with age. Storing/deciding which Pu-erh to keep has become quite…
96%… China Aged Pu-Erh Celestial Tribute ~ Upton Tea Imports 5 Mar 20177 May 2017 This year Russia has been in the news quite a bit for various political activities (amusingly there's even currently a "#FakeRussiaFacts" hashtag trending on Twitter), but of far greater interest…
95%… Basil Mint Pu-erh ~ Numi 26 Sep 201626 Sep 2016 It's been a long while since I reviewed any Numi teas, or for that matter any Pu-erh period the end. Possibly this lapse is due to the chaos and upheaval…
92%… Black Dragon Pearls ~ ChocolaTea 8 Jan 201625 Sep 2016 Today marks the very last ChocolaTea (or, as i like to refer it "CharcoalaTea") review. By that i mean i'm reviewing the last of the rather large batch of tea…
94%… Golden Sail 2003 ~ Goldfish Tea 29 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 I've actually previously reviewed Golden Sail a year and a half ago as part of a Tea Excursion to Goldfish, back before that was actually a feature on this blog.…
94%… #SmallBizSaturday Focus on By the Pound & Royal Gold 28 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 In my tea travels i encounter a great many small businesses: tea retailers, tea blenders and even a couple tea growers/producers. Yet, when i considered which of these many businesses…
95%… Pre-Chingming Yin Hao ~ Upton 13 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 Today's tea actually broke my rating system. An uber rare early spring-pluck tea that IS still very available/hasn't sold out AND it's been discounted, but that's only sold in 30g…
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%… Wild Black Yunnan ~ DavidsTea 28 Oct 201525 Sep 2016 It's hard for me to resist trying a tea with a name like "Wild Black Yunnan". I know how unlikely it is that DavidsTea's Wild Black Yunnan is actually as…
95%… Shai Qing Beencha 2003 ~ Goldfish 15 Sep 20155 Mar 2017 In my humble opinion, Beencha (AKA beeng or camel bag tea) is what Goldfish does best. But what the hell is camel bag tea, you're probably asking? Beencha is basically the…
93%… Butterfly Long for Flower ~ Goldfish 12 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 Today's tea may have the most bizarre name of anything i've yet reviewed (apart from that one in multiple languages), though it will make sense in a minute. "Butterfly Long…
89%… Seven Angels ~ Great Lakes Tea & Spice Co. 11 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 Today's tea, in addition to being a Display Tea Week entry, is the aforepromised Great Lakes Tea and Spice Co. review. Also it's the first (and probably last) Christian-themed tea…
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…
89%… Golden Sunrise ~ Spice Merchants 8 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 It's been a long while since i reviewed anything from Spice Merchants (or for that matter purchased anything there), but for this week's theme i thought it might be an…
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