Green Tea with Pineapple Pieces from Malwa
I wanted so much to like this tea because the dry tea smells awesome like fresh juicy pineapple stored next to a sharp dried fruit, but in the end it is ruined by its base tea. I've tried this tea hot...
View ArticleImperial Pure Bud Bi Luo Chun Yunnan White Tea * 2014 Spring from Yunnan...
This is quite a visually appealing tea appearing assilvery corkscrews of downy white tea that has occasional sneak previews of the spruce green blades thee leaves would of been if they had been allowed...
View ArticleBungalow from Steven Smith Teamaker
I had this tea yesterday and it seemed a little bit uninspiring , so I decided to try it again brewed at a higher temperature. Darjeeling's often seem to have different characters depending how you...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
When I was trying to find out more about the Lopchu white tea I bought, I happened upon this article while searching Lopchu Chai http://www.indianfoodfreak.com/2013/04/making-perfect-cup-tea/ Non of...
View ArticleDuck Feces Dancong 鸭屎香 aka as Black Leaf Dancong from HE LI
This teas was part of a sample set of Dancongs I got on aliexpress after really enjoying my first one (an Osmanthus Dancong). I was hoping it might help me get an idea of what Dancings I prefer. So far...
View ArticleLapsang Souchong from Joseph Wesley Black Tea
At one point last year I had a tea moment with this sample from an aliexpress dealer. The tea tasted like a chocolate caramel oolong and was incredibly smooth. Since then I've been on a search for that...
View ArticleAssam #8 from Tealux
Not really a detailed note, but more a reminder to myself. Short steeps really bring out the fruity notes of this tea, I think I prefer it this way.
View ArticleNova Scotia Blue from The Tea Brewery
In mid summer, while I worked in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve tracking Black Bears, we would reach a point where half the bears would dissapear from their home ranges as they left in search of...
View ArticleThé sur la Lune from Nina's Paris
This tea certainly has a breadier, maltier and less sweet base tea than Nina's other black teas I've had. It gives the tea a certain density and takes the tea from being a spring/summer tea to a year...
View ArticleBerubeula Estate Ceylon OP1 from Capital Tea Ltd.
I've had this cupboard for a while. The first few times I had it I think I overleafed or over steeped it as I did not experience the delicious fruitiness and spice that I am getting today. Today after...
View ArticleBai Lin Gong Fu - Fujian Black Tea - Spring 2013 from Norbu Tea
I've been sipping on this tea all morning and it's still going strong. The dry tea scent promises cocoa, a roasted note and a grainy bready note. These notes do appear in the brewed tea but the grainy...
View ArticleYinhao Black Tea from Yixiang Tea Factory Of Fuan City
I've come to see Tan Yang teas as kind of a geographical designation like VQA with wine, with most of the teas grown in the area named that way except for the Lapsang Souchong, the teas grown from the...
View ArticleNahorhabi Full Leaf Assam from Harney & Sons
This bright, brisk and elegant tea was my morning cup today. It is a really beautiful tea to look at with a generous scattering of golden cooper downy tips among its dark brown leaves. The tea itself...
View ArticleChristmas (Rois Mages) from Kusmi Tea
Currently, I am suffering from allergies and was craving something a little spicy to get the annoying buzzy feeling out of my ears and throat, so spice it is! *JustJames* sent me a bit of this around...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
2 parts cocoa nibs 2 parts sour cherry tisane 1 part rooibos chai Too much cherry tisane it overpowers the cocoa and the spices. I'm not sure if I would want too much more spice, maybe a little more,...
View ArticleStrawberry Justice from Herbal Infusions Tea Co.
This tea has a very nice ripe to over ripe strawberry taste, with a touch of cream. Simple and well balanced flavouring. As others have noted it could use a different base. After 3 minutes at about...
View ArticleJinggu "Golden Strand" Pure Bud Yunnan Black tea * Spring 2013 from Yunnan...
These pretty, downy, medium large, slightly copper tinged golden buds, smell of smoke insense, cocoa, fruit, and powdered sugar. They are pretty resilient beings as even with my modified version of...
View ArticleFour Season Spring Oolong from The Mountain Tea co
This is an oolong that may appeal to lovers of light flavoured Tieguanyin and those who like sweet lightly floral Oolong's. It lacks that biting ting that I appreciate in floral green Oolong's, but it...
View ArticleRizhao Black Tea from Yeah Stick Tea
I'm thoroughly enjoying this sweet roasty tea, while preparing for a 4 day trip up north. It will be fun but crazy, as at some point there will be about 20 of us there. This tea has dark shiny curled...
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