Monthly Archives: April 2016

A Fair Crack of the Whip

Posted on April 30, 2016 by northernteaist

I was drinking my early morning pot of green tea when a thought occurred – I’d only used the tea boat from the clay teaware collection I picked up in Stockholm last month.

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Special Delivery

Posted on April 29, 2016 by northernteaist

Mrs. Teaist is away for the weekend, visiting an old friend.

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Mandarin Peel Shou Pu-erh, Take 1

Posted on April 28, 2016 by northernteaist

This was a follow on experiment from my earlier attempt to flavour loose leaf shou Pu-erh tea with dried chrysanthemum flowers. The idea itself was inspired by the fact that it is possible to buy shou Pu-erh artfully wrapped in … Continue reading →

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South of the Clouds

Posted on April 27, 2016 by northernteaist

Today was all about two Pu-erh sessions.

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Start As You Mean To Go On

Posted on April 26, 2016 by northernteaist

In his classic novella “The Langoliers” Stephen King describes the usually unseen world that exists either side of the present moment.

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Chrysanthemum Flavoured Shou Pu-erh

Posted on April 25, 2016 by northernteaist

I got the idea for this experiment when reading my recently purchased book “Pu-erh Tea”, by Wang Jidong.

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New Book, New Ideas

Posted on April 24, 2016 by northernteaist

The money I invested in the book “Pu-erh Tea” is already yielding a dividend.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 23, 2016 by northernteaist
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Castleton Nirvana First Flush

Posted on April 22, 2016 by northernteaist

Bit of a curiosi-tea, this one. It’s a blended tea, but from a single estate, the Castleton estate, located in the Kurseong district of Darjeeling.

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The Tea Library – “Pu-erh Tea”

Posted on April 21, 2016 by northernteaist

In this post I’ll be looking at “Pu-erh Tea“, by Wang Jidong (translated by Chen Zhufen and Liu Qingling). I was initially drawn to this book as it is one of the very few books in English about Pu-erh. That it … Continue reading →

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