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Kagoshima Kamairicha ~ Kilogram Tea

Somehow it's been an entire year since I went on my various tea buying excursions in LA. I really dislike how fast time passes as an adult... but that's…

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Konacha Gyokuro Super Premium ~ Hibiki-an

This season was especially good for Uji teas. Several exemplary varieties of Shincha are currently available, and earlier in the spring Konacha was offered from Hibiki-an for the first…

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Hawaiian Green Reserve ~ Eli Tea

6 May 20177 May 2017

Between having much less down time to devote to writing (committees are going to be the death of me) and having 25+ vendors, each with about four examples worth…

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Korea Sejak ~ Arbor Teas

12 Feb 20177 May 2017

No, I'm not showing preferential treatment to Arbor Teas. I needed a Korean tea to review today, and I had two from Arbor and none from anyone else. ^^;; Goldfish…

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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…

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Laos Black #05 ~ Steepster

25 Feb 201625 Sep 2016

I won't belabor the obvious parallels. Even a child would be able to recognize that what I've obviously constructed here is a strikingly accurate 1:100,000,000 representation of…

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Peachy Keen White ~ TranquiliTea

6 Jan 201625 Sep 2016

Believe it or not, TranquiliTea's Peachy Keen White was the very first White tea I tried. Years back, before Ann Arbor's TeaHaus, Plymouth's TranquiliTea was the only place i knew…

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Gyokuro ~ Nishida Haruka Zono

25 Dec 201530 Jan 2016

No, this post is not about Kanamemo. Nishida Haruka Zono is the name of a kisaten (and probably tea master) in Kyoto. Sorry anime fans. ;) I hope you'll excuse the…

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Assam Tonganagoan Estate ~ Arbor Teas

13 Dec 201525 Sep 2016

I was relieved to discover I do still have one or two non-Green Arbor Teas hidden among my various Tupperware containers. At a recent visit to Arbor Farms Market (the…

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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…

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Rest Assured ~ Light of Day Organics

25 Oct 201525 Sep 2016

Today i'm having my very first tea hot tea with hops. I've had kombucha beer before, courtesy of Unity Vibration, but never hops by itself in a tisane. I'm very…

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Makaibari Estate Silver Tips ~ Arbor Teas

25 Sep 201531 Jan 2016

They say Makaibari Estate consistently puts out Darjeeling's very best Blacks. Let's see how their Whites perform, shall we? As previously stated, I have omitted the word "Organic" from the…

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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…

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Lapsang Souchong ~ Eli

20 Aug 201531 Jan 2016

For the longest time I've avoided writing about Lapsang Souchong. Although very popular in some places, Lapsang Souchong isn't really my cup of tea. I do enjoy the smokiness and…

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Delving into Darjeeling & Margaret’s Hope FTGFOP Tippy ~ Upton

3 Aug 201513 Dec 2015

I don't think I ever really understood what set Darjeeling apart from other Indian Blacks until just recently. Thanks to Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's…