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Long Jing Huang Pao
This was my wildcard tea of the order. A supposedly lost for 300 year Chinese tea that has recently resurfaced and is being made again. I hadn't paid much attention to the description beyond a quick...
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Teaspring Rou Gui Impressions
Ahh? finally back to tea. My shipment arrived after the normal struggles with the USPS and their inability to grasp the concept of accepting the signed form *they* provide and the fact that most...
 
Tea Teatters #54
The best tea is when no other tea will do. Jim
 
Simmered shu
Another puer tasting yesterday. We have the regulars who bring something from their stash. I brought a 02 Menghai and 05 Changtai. Someone brought a 09 Mengku. The owner brought a Guangxi Liubao which...
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Tea on TV
Just catching up with Star Trek: TNG. The 1989 episode "Up the long ladder" includes a Klingon tea ceremony offered by Worf to Pulaski as a gesture of gratitude and conciliation. Lieutenant Worf: It...
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An Indian SowMee
After I discovered nobody left me any 'hand picked' Glendale Nilgiri I sent a boohoo email to the owner of the local tea shoppe. He assure me there was still more. I went another day nothing. I went...
 
The Leaf, Issue 6
The sixth issue of the free, online magazine The Leaf has been published at: Enjoy!
 
The New Face Of Weight Loss?
Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK. You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes. This...
 
Silver Needle frustration
Can anyone help me? I just received my first shipment of Silver Needl and am having loads of trouble trying to brew it! The first time I tried brewing it I had to stop myself from gaggin because it...
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Ceylon whole leaf
After the dental cleaning I push pedaled down to the local tea shoppe to get a cup to wash out the bad taste. As you enter the door there are the tea chests of bargain closeout teas. This time I...
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August teas
I'm still drinking summer iced teas and I still have Java tea as my favorite. I'll get more in the swing of things in September. Toci
 
Jinrich tea?
A friend just received a fancy-wrapped tea cake, complete with awl. I'm going over to taste it in a couple of days. Not sure what equipment and complementary teas to bring, though, since I don't know...
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Senchafied... but now the weather is too hot
non-blog entry { i've been drinking mostly senchas the past 6 months mornings afternoon and eves ... with minor interruptions of oolong, shu pu i'm out of any black teas ... -> will refill with some...
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Mangosteen revisited was Cheap but scented
I went to our Dragon Boat Festival over the weekend. There was a real Yurt set up by our Mongolian community. After the lecture by a festival volunteer on the architecture I asked where was the kettle...
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Yunnan white tea
I previously mention the owner of my local tea shoppe unloading chinese teas that dont sell. If its on sale I dont even read the label. Ive been tasting one off and on for over a year. The big print...