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TEA... a solution that works for me
I've finally found a tea prep that works for me. Got a 4-cup cone filter coffee maker. I use it solely for making tea. Two tsp of loose tea in the cone, a fill of ( filtered ) water... and voila !! A...
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A Dong Ding drain dredger
I dont have too many Taiwan teas officially labeled Dong Ding WuLong (large cursive chinese letters). Most of what I have is labeled Taiwan High Mtn (small letters) with the name of a mountain or...
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The Leaf, Issue 7
The seventh issue of The Leaf has been published and is available for free at: Enjoy!
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TEAPOTS
After moving into "loose tea", I bought a pretty teapot. Problem is, it takes me over an hour to drink a pot of tea. By then, the tea is lukewarm or cool. I've even tried a "cosy", but it really...
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An old vendor returns
Does RFDT still have a following? This post may read like a promo or shill. That is not my intention; rather, I hope to make a good and non-self-promoting resource more rapidly available to fellow...
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Pastries with a Purpose!
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Another Vietnamese green tea
?? nh?t danh trà is a well known green tea from the Tân C??ng region of Tha?i Nguyên province. It is essentially spring bud. The three top left Chinese characters say New Leaf Tea. It is a mildly...
 
Bogus ... hardware
I just read a recent post on a blog I follow that's written by a computer hardware designer - perhaps most famous for the Chumby - who spends a lot of his time close to his sources, which is to say,...
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Ceylon needle grade tea
Here is a picture of Ceylon needle grade tea I mentioned as a PS in another post: dont know the particular area it came from. It has a milder Ceylon taste than most. If you like the Ceylon taste there...
 
Something from nothing
Continuation of the Google thread: Huan Jin Gui I describe the taste as heavy similar to Japanese thick. The aroma is a constant with every infusion. The infusions are limited to 4 or 5. As the aroma...
 
India source of Assam like Teaspring for China teas
I am greatly enjoying my Teaspring China teas, but I also favor Assams, so I am looking for recommendations for a source of fresh Assams that is kind of like "the Teaspring of India teas" using...
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flavoured tea & purists?
I don't want to open up a can of worms (or do I?) but I was curious how prople felt in general about flavoured tea? By that I mean things like "pomegranate white tea" and things like that. While often...
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Grotty GuangDong green
This is a continuation of my posts on 'grotty' greens. I just renoticed it because of my recent post on GuangDong black tea. I also mentioned it in passing on another post. This one is GuangDong green...
 
Another cheap Taiwan pouchong runnerup
Commercial pouchong is plentiful in Chinatown. See my previous post: Most of it is broken leaf. That doesnt affect the taste. But why pay more when you can get whole leaf if you look around. This is a...
 
he said going to starbucks to get some coffee
so i have my car warming up and the nextdoor neighbor at 1068 fox meadow way. concord,ca 94518 trys to steal my car and he said he was just going to starbucks to get some coffee - i should have shot...