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Nilgiri advice?
In about two months my wife and I will be going to India. We intend to go south this time, and we're thinking of visiting Nilgiri. Does anyone reading this have advice on how best to experience the...
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Your opinions, please, about giving a scale
I'm planning on giving a household of three adult teabag-users three Bodum 8 oz. mini travel tumblers, three Finum brewing baskets, an instant-read thermometer, and an assortment of loose tea samples....
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Brewing a tiny amount of tea
So what do you do if you only have milligrams of a tea? You need to drink *authentic* Dahongpao or 100-year-old Pu'er but you can only afford a truly tiny amount of leaf? Not a problem: /Lew
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Happy Thanksgiving to turkeylovers
i only had the ham. sidenote: ate some yams that tasted like...black yunnan tea (a particular one that i still have in my stash)...no, there was no confusion... i was not drunk... the full taste...
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BLOOMING TEA
I am a lurker in this group & wanted to post a tea that I saw on a local tv show. Looks interesting. I don't think I would have patience for it. .Mindy
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Product Review: Some Bodum Travel Presses, Tumblers, and Other Notes FYI (long)
Once upon a time, about ten years ago, I purchased a plain white People's Brew Basket (97)from a local store and decided it was a waste of money because it's so small, it can only be used in a cup,...
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Gaiwans / Work Brewing
I just finished a new post, that I thought might make a good discussion starter about brewing tea at work. I know it has been covered in the past, but I know my habits have changed or have been...
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Re: New lower Manhattan tea places
Lewis Perin wrote in news: ... Thanks for mentioning that last, Lew, I'll definitely check it out. Ozzy Babelcarp has moved!
 
New lower Manhattan tea places
I've been to three relatively new tea joints in downtown New York recently. The bad news is that two of them were such that I didn't even bother to sit down and order some tea. One of them is a...
 
TeaCuppa - any experience?
I'm a big fan of oolong, and TeaCuppa seems to have a nice selection. Has anyone bought tea from them? How were they, in your opinion, and how is TeaCuppa as a vendor? Thanks, Dean
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Ti Kuan Yin - Hsin Tung Yang Co.
I'm not trying to inundate the group with these posts, but things have been a bit slow here and I had promised to make all of my writings available here as well as the blog. If it is not appreciated...
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Sweet Chamomile - Leaves Pure Teas
My recent hiatus has mainly been due to the rut (albeit an enjoyable rut) I've been in. Huang Shan Yellow tea, Teaspring Bi Lo Chun, and some various Shui Xian's have almost exclusively been in my...
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tea and alcohol in the mix
i know theres long island iced tea, and jagertee, and i have yet to try them. but i just tried some puer with rum (coconut flavored), ... i think it reminded me of Jägermeister then i tried...
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Progress? I think not
Quite a while ago, I posted here that I'd love to see a gaiwan sporting the graphic you see on New York diner paper cups with the inscription "We are happy to serve you". As far as I can tell, the...
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