China… Coconut Pu-erh ~ Republic of Tea 30 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Pu-erh is definitely my favorite variety of tea. "Pu'er" (普洱), is a black tea that undergoes microbial fermentation after the leaves have been dried and rolled, often into cakes known…
A2 Local… Ti Kuan Yin ~ Arbor Teas 29 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 For a few years now, Arbor Teas has been a popular choice in town (if not destination) for tea. They DO have a storefront, however, I have consistently failed to…
Black… Yunnan Pure Gold ~ Goldfish 28 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 In addition to being one the best smelling tea I've ever brewed, unbrewed Goldfish Tea's Yunnan Pure Gold astounds in the shape of a beautiful rust colored perfectly twisted tea…
A2 Local… Quilan Oolong ~ White Lion 27 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 One of my accidental tea discoveries that's been particularly awesome is White Lion. The few things I've sampled from White Lion have all been utterly immaculate. I ran across it…
A2 Local… Darjeeling ~ Ridgways of London 22 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Amusingly paralleling last week's post on Hardly Fair Trade, today I'm drinking a Darjeeling from Ridgways of London that bares the obliquitous "fair trade" sticker. One look at their "About…
China… Hunan Dark ~ Steepster 20 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Better known as Heicha (黑茶) or literally "dark tea", Hunan Dark is a tea that undergoes fermentation after being rolled and dried. Having rarely encountered this specific tea process, I'm not…
A2 Local… Pomegranate Mojito ~ Maya 18 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Some local coffee shops in my area have really done an incredible job of locating little-known quality teas, of which I am immensely grateful. Although they have since changed their…
A2 Local… Se Chung Special ~ Frontier 11 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Frontier Natural Products is the primary bulk food provider for Whole Foods as well as the co-ops/specialty stores in the Ann Arbor area. Since they retail tea among their bulk…
A2 Local… Diamond Jubilee ~ Harney & Sons 2 Apr 201421 Dec 2015 Diamond Jubilee - sold in Harney & Sons’ “Historic Royal Palaces” collection, Diamond Jubilee is a tea I bought to share at the office (it usually comes in a large…
A2 Local… Organic Persian Peach White ~ Great Lakes Tea & Spice Co. 31 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 It occurs to me belatedly that I have yet to review anything from my favorite tea vendor, Great Lakes Tea & Spice. I say it's my favorite, but really choosing…
A2 Local… Finest Nepal Hand Rolled Jun Chiyabari ~ TeaGschwendner 30 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 I thought it might be nice to have a sample from TeaHaus's Oolong Classic collection. Thanks to By The Pound, this isn't my first Jun Chiyabari, but it's the first…
Green… Itoen Bagged Maccha/Sencha Blend 26 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 Although no one spells it this way, maccha is really the correct transliteration using today's standard Hepburn romanisation method. It's a bit like no one who doesn't study Japanese in…
China… Osmanthus Oolong ~ Goldfish 18 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 Goldfish Tea's Osmanthus Oolong is one of the most interesting Oolong's I've tried, though I'm not sure I would necessarily rank it among one of the best. The frank Ti…
A2 Local… Zhen Qu Yunnan ~ By The Pound 16 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 The first time I brewed Zhen Qu I was in my apartment and home sick from work so chances are I didn't give it my full attention. Today, however, I'm…
A2 Local… Yixing: How has this ever worked? 29 Jun 201322 Mar 2015 This time-skipping story begins sometime around a year ago, give or take a month. I was admiring uber-expensive teapots in Teavana when a helpful, if traitorous, employee noted that most…
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