A2 Local… Smooth Strawberry Dream 13 Feb 201530 Jan 2016 I don't do much in the way of Rooibos reviews, though during the last tea purge a month ago I realized I do buy a great deal of it. So…
A2 Local… British Pudding FrosTea & Red Bean and Sago Taro Balls 6 Feb 201520 Dec 2015 Today I'm suffering from some horrible cluster headaches and I don't really have the mental faculties to compose a real blog, so I'm going to copout and do a simple…
A2 Local… CocoCaramel Sea Salt 4 Feb 201530 Jan 2016 The title of this post sounds enticing, doesn't it? Well, don't judge a blog by its title. CocoCaramel Sea Salt is one of the four teas (and I use the…
A2 Local… Jun Chiyabari Nepal 2 Feb 201520 Dec 2015 Today I'm relaxing at home (against all odds I might add; thank you ye smirking braided snow gods!) after an exhausting weekend on the road. To say that today is…
Africa (أفريقيا)… Egyptian Licorice 30 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 Yes, this post is kind of the latest in the day I've ever written. *shrugs* I've been busy. Yogi has always surprised me with how wonderful their bagged teas are.…
Africa (أفريقيا)… Elephant Tusk 27 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 ...and I managed to already forget my own domain. Well, okay, not really. My excuses are: i sort of have a searingly bad headache just now and I've gotten too…
China… Scarlet Robe 21 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 Last week we experienced subzero temperatures and this week we're being inundated with snow, ice and slush to the point where I put my car in the ditch twice yesterday.…
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…
Black… Decaf Earl Grey 16 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 Since it's hot tea season, I wanted to have at least one post that was dedicated to what most people probably think of as regular "hot tea". Naturally, since practically…
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…
A2 Local… Yerba Mate Latte 7 Jan 201530 Jan 2016 I'm over the moon happy because the weather outside is just plain unlivable. It's like 18 F with a windchill of 11 below. Totes adores! xD In celebration of hot…
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…
A2 Local… Great Green Monkey 4 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 There's ice on the ground and sleet in the sky! Winter is finally upon us (though not quite as dreadfully frigid, break-into-song, snowman-building, Snow Queen given as I might wish).…
A2 Local… White Chocolate Peppermint 31 Dec 201430 Jan 2016 I've let this blog slide for a few weeks now because I haven't really had the opportunity to sit down for more than a handful of minutes and write something…
A2 Local… Formosa Dark Pearl, Lemon Basil and Asatsuyu 23 Dec 201420 Dec 2015 Yes, it's the holiday season, but I'm amusingly strapped for cash. I haven't done much in the way tea shopping in a while, so I'm crossing my fingers for the…