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…
84%… Pomegranate Oolong ~ White Lion 6 Jul 201530 Jan 2016 This week, in honor of some undeserved patience and compassion that has come my way, I've decided to theme my blog posts around Oolong (as in Ti Kuan Yin... err,…
Herbal… Lady Cora’s Evening Tea ~ Republic of Tea 24 Apr 201520 Dec 2015 I laughed out loud when I first heard that Masterpiece Classics and Carnival films were teaming up with a tea company to offer a few Downton Abbey-themed teas. "Limited Edition.…
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.…
A2 Local… Mr. Ollivander’s Magic Potion 1 Mar 201520 Dec 2015 If you've followed by blog closely you may recognize a couple of generalizations I've previously made about tea... "Tea doesn't last forever..." and "Fruit teas aren't worth the cost..." are…
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…
Argo… Mojitea 2 Dec 201420 Dec 2015 If anyone is reading this blog for strictly reviews on hot tea, I promise there will be a lot of hot tea drinking this winter (including some really awesome things…
A2 Local… Chocolate Mint ~ Harney & Sons 10 Nov 201430 Jan 2016 This post is probably going to be either brief or late in coming or both. I'm a bit more busy this morning than I thought I'd be. Harney & Sons,…
Green… cucumber mint ~ Tea Forté 5 Nov 201420 Dec 2015 Today I'm trying a new tea vendor that although I'd known about them for a while now, I'd hesitated to spend money on. Tea forté is a large online tea…
A2 Local… SoHo ~ Harney & Sons 22 Oct 201420 Dec 2015 For one reason or another, Harney & Sons is probably the most popular loose leaf vendor in the Ann Arbor area. I don't have any real beef with Harney &…
China Mist… Organic Sweet Chamomile Citrus ~ China Mist 4 Sep 201420 Dec 2015 Whenever possible I avoid chamomile tea. It's soothing and can be a real balm but I think i'm possibly allergic? I know my sinuses act up when i have chamomile…
A2 Local… Noodles & Company ~ China Mist 25 Aug 201420 Dec 2015 I made some awesome (to me) discoveries this weekend I wanted to share on the tea front. It looks like for their premier market stores (the three in Michigan: Stadium…
Kombucha… Pure Doctor ~ Live Soda Kombucha 18 Aug 201420 Dec 2015 I imagine some of you are probably wondering when I'm going to get off this kombucha binge and return to reviewing loose leaf tea. The answer is... SOOON! But not…
