China… The “Problem” with Pu-erh 27 May 2017 Warning: the following includes a lot of whining. The problem with Pu-erh is that it never goes bad--only gets better with age. Storing/deciding which Pu-erh to keep has become quite…
A2 Local… Excursion: Light of Day Organics, Buddhism and Irritable Bowel Syndrome 2 Aug 201527 Aug 2016 So this Tea Excursion is actually a follow-up to an earlier blog this summer wherein I decided to randomly drive to Traverse City to investigate a bit of word-of-mouth about Light…
Black… Excursion: Eli Tea & Nilgiri Glendale 22 Mar 201520 Dec 2015 Yesterday morning before dawn my screwball "misadventure" gene rage activated for whatever reason. I started searching every town I knew how to get into and out of in Michigan (and…
A2 Local… Dark Heart ~ TranquiliTea 11 Feb 201520 Dec 2015 I've written in the past about how Pu-erh is traditionally sold in tuo-cha, or bird's nest shaped tea cakes. Well today, I'm trying one that's just perfect for February and…
Black… Excursion: Goldfish – on the cheap 6 Jul 201420 Dec 2015 The oxymoron in the title of this post notwithstanding, I did have a terrific early morning adventure to Royal Oak's Goldfish Tea on Saturday. I'd been to Goldfish once before…
China… Pu-erh Tuo Cha ~ Rishi 23 May 201421 Dec 2015 As I've probably mentioned before, my favorite variety of tea is pu-erh. A traditional form of fermented black tea hailing from Yunnan, China, pu-erh is hand or foot rolled and dried…
Bubble Tea… Chrysanthemum Pu-erh Bubble Tea ~ Chatime 12 May 201420 May 2019 Chatime's Chrysanthemum Pu-erh Bubble Tea I don’t even have to blog this. The title and image alone is enough to express how i feel right now. It's a kind of incredible i've…
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…
China… Comparing “Fine” Iced Teas ~ Rishi 22 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 I am of course well aware that putting the word "fine" in front of "iced tea" is easily laughable. The difficulty i've faced the past few years with having tea…
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