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Blueberry Infusion ~ Elmwood Inn

23 Jan 201625 Sep 2016

Some of you may remember the wonky-crazy post i wrote almost a year ago on Elmood Inn's Bourbon Black Blend. This winter I somehow managed to stumble upon another of…

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Three Flower Burst Tea ~ Eli

7 Sep 201531 Jan 2016

Eli's contribution to our Display Tea Week is a little more complex. It's a three flower tea consisting of Jasmine, Osmanthus and Lily. I love lily, but it doesn't tend to…

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Five Peaks Green Dew ~ Arbor Teas

26 Aug 201531 Jan 2016

I admit it: i had almost forgotten Arbor Teas existed it had been so long since I had sampled anything from them. Sixteen or so ish months ago i reviewed…

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Caramel Pu-erh ~ ChocolaTea

19 Aug 201531 Jan 2016

Surprisingly, I still have a handful of teas from ChocolaTea in Kalamazoo, which i visited over two and a half years ago. That's usually the very last cut-off date for…

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Mim Estate First Flush ~ Spice Merchants

7 Aug 201530 Jan 2016

I can't swear that this tea is in fact FTGFOP as it's not labeled as such (only mentioned as being a First Flush), but based on its appearance and given…

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Darjeeling Steinthal First Flush FTGFOP1 ~ TeaGschwendner

4 Aug 201530 Jan 2016

Founded in 1852, Steinthal is the oldest real tea Estate in Darjeeling. If you have the money, Singtom Resort is a boutique resort that's on the grounds of and affiliated…

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Ku Ding and Chinese Medicine ~ Goldfish

30 Jul 201513 Dec 2015

I'm usually pretty open to alternative medicine, but i rarely actually employ them when i should. Ku Ding is one such example. There are a great many traditional Chinese medicinal…

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Organic China Green ~ Eli

4 Jul 201514 Dec 2015

Biscuity! I finally get what this confounding tea adjective refers to: the aroma of freshly baked biscuits... Okay, maybe not. Well, in addition to biscuits, this unknown provenance Green has…

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Heirloom Yunnan Yellow Buds ~ Upton

29 Jun 201514 Dec 2015

Ostensibly my first real foray into the esoteric world of Yellow tea, I was over-the-moon excited to review today's tea (and I have the hugest smile now that I can…

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Jeju Island Green ~ TeaVana

23 Jun 201530 Jan 2016

Since Jeju Island Green is a TeaVana tea, I thought it only fitting that I brew it in my TeaVana Perfect T-maker. Ordinarily I would brew an astringent fine Green…

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Three Green Tea

9 Mar 201520 Dec 2015

Pukka. I've always thought it was a deliriously cute name for a stuffed animal, or a barque cat. Well, today I'm drinking my first ever Pukka tea, and I'm crossing…

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China Keemun Finest Chuen Cha ~ TeaGschwendner

18 Dec 201420 Dec 2015

During my impromptu tea excursion celebration thingy last weekend, I managed to snag a few notables from TeaHaus. It helps that I always get caught up in conversations about tea…