95%… 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…
94%… Chun Mee ~ Arbor Teas 9 Jan 20177 May 2017 Happy 4754 in the Era of Tea! If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out this History of Tea post I made a while back. I'm sick at…
95%… 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…
94%… Tai Mu Long Zhu ~ Upton 31 Jan 201625 Sep 2016 I get really excited whenever i get the chance to review another Upton Tea Imports tea. I have so many that i could almost do one a week, but people…
93%… Jade Cloud ~ Rishi 30 Jan 201625 Sep 2016 When it comes to teas that are easily found at your local grocery, Rishi is my penultimate favorite (behind Numi). And yes i realise that sentence is ridiculous. One of the things…
93%… Silk Dragon Jasmine ~ DavidsTea 20 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 I almost wish i hadn't purchased so many of these DavidsTea teas--they've been so disappointing. Live and learn I suppose. According to the website, Silk Dragon Jasmine (organic) is a mix…
94%… Korea Woojeon ~ Arbor Teas 12 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 In aroma, flavor and texture this rare Korean Green is all but indistinguishable from any Anhui or Fujian Green. Where it does vary is interestingly in its loose leaf makeup. Check this…
92%… Japan Bancha ~ TeaGschwendner 7 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 Japan Bancha is a classic Green tea not unlike sencha in many respects. Although Bancha is the same cultivar as sencha, it is harvested after the monsoons (between summer and…
92%… Wild Black Yunnan ~ DavidsTea 28 Oct 201525 Sep 2016 It's hard for me to resist trying a tea with a name like "Wild Black Yunnan". I know how unlikely it is that DavidsTea's Wild Black Yunnan is actually as…
94%… Ruby ~ Rishi 30 Sep 201525 Sep 2016 Hong Yue (紅玉紅茶) literally translates into "Ruby Black" and Rishi decided to call their Hong Yue just simply "Ruby". At any rate, it put the idea in my head to…
95%… 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…
A2 Local… Incursion: Arbor Teas 30 Aug 201527 Aug 2016 Today you may legitimately label me a hypocrite: I've started indiscriminately buying tea online as long as it's from an established vendor that allows Paypal. I still very much dislike…
92%… Ambootia Estate FTGFOP ~ By the Pound 5 Aug 201513 Dec 2015 In order that i might come to a better understanding of the subtleties that i keep being told are implicit in Darjeeling, today I'm brewing a different FTGFOP, namely Fairtraded…
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…
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