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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Retail Therapy
I’ve been busy ordering tea, chasing a few interesting leads.
The Teaware Cupboard Shuffle
I love glass teaware.
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Tagged Chinese teapot, Chinese teaware, glass teaware, tea, teaism
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Yu Chi Shan Cha
Spoiler alert – this tea is incredibly good.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged black tea, hong cha, red tea, Taiwanese tea, tea, teaism, Yu Chi Shan Cha
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This and That
The spoon scraped hard against the bottom of the caddy. The “cheap but good enough as a palate cleanser and general digestive system degreasant” Golden Sail brand shou Pu-erh was all gone. Oh.
Posted in tea diary
Tagged beeng, black tea, bowl tea, Chinese tea, cooked Pu-erh, Pu-erh, red tea, ripe Pu-erh, shou, Taiwanese tea, tea, teaism
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Ikea Vattentät Kettle
My jury-rigged meat thermometer powered kettle works well enough for boiling smaller amounts of water, or when I want to accurately heat water to 80-85 °C for green, white, or yellow tea.
Yamamotoyama Hoji Cha
Sometimes, when it comes to tea, I like to turn off that automatic inside-of-the-head warning mechanism – you know, the robotic sounding one similar to the ones large service vehicles sport, the one that says “Caution, the packet of tea … Continue reading
Cardamom Tea
Once upon a time clan Teaist were visiting a shop that specialises in foodstuffs from the Middle East and North Africa.
Monday Musings
The fruits of three pre-lunch pots of tea…
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Tagged autumn, Cha Dao, Chinese tea, Dao De Ching, tea, teabags, teaism, Twinings
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