Monthly Archives: May 2019

Gan Zhi Taiwan Green

Posted on May 28, 2019 by northernteaist

I received this tea as a free 4 gram sample that was kindly included in my May order over at House of Tea.

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Oi Ocha

Posted on May 24, 2019 by northernteaist

Say what you like about our local supermarket, (and I do have plenty to say, and not all of it complementary), but somebody there has their finger on the pulse.

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Kenya Rhino

Posted on May 19, 2019 by northernteaist

This tea was ordered from House of Tea at the same time as the Georgian Gruzia Tjakvi I looked at in an earlier post, and for broadly the same reasons. I was in the middle of a black tea jag, … Continue reading →

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Pot Luck

Posted on May 15, 2019 by northernteaist

Teaist Junior and I were out and about on the outskirts of town, as the family car was due a service. To kill time whilst our chariot was fettled, we decided to have a browse in a nearby charity shop, … Continue reading →

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Tai Mu Long Zhu

Posted on May 10, 2019 by northernteaist

Mrs. Teaist decided that she needed a bit more variety in her tea drinking. More specifically, although she was still enjoying her early morning pot of Rize, she was getting a little tired of the same thing in the evening.

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Gruzia Tjakvi

Posted on May 5, 2019 by northernteaist

For a while now, I’ve been enjoying black teas more than I have been for quite some time, and that coupled with a strange impulse to meander down tea-roads less travelled has lead me to, amongst others, these leaves.

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