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Bai Sha Lu
This tea was part of my second round of purchases from House of Tea. I was after a green tea to take the place of the green gunpowder I’ve been drinking at breakfast for quite some time now. I think … Continue reading
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Tagged Bai Sha Lu, Chinese tea, green tea, Hainan, tea, teaism, Wu Zhi mountain
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Wen Shan Bao Zhong
It’s funny how things work out sometimes, isn’t it?
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Tagged House of Tea, Oolong, Taiwanese tea, tea, teaism, Wen Shan Bao Zhong
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2012 Bu Lang Sheng Pu-erh
This was the second of the two teas I recently purchased from House of Tea, along with the Wu Yi Shan Qi Lan Oolong I wrote about earlier.
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Tagged Bu Lang Sheng, Chinese tea, Pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism
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Wu Yi Shan Qi Lan
After a virtual trip to Taiwan to sample a lighter, “green” Oolong, I’m now back to what for me is more familiar territory, that is to say the mainland of China and a darker Oolong – Wu Yi Shan Qi … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese tea, Oolong, rock tea, tea, teaism, Wu Yi Shan Qi Lan
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Alishan
I received this tea as a 3g sample with my recent purchase from “House of Tea“. Although that might not sound like much, it’s the perfect amount to steep gong-fu / Asian style in a 100ml capacity gaiwan.
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Tagged Alishan, High Mountain, Oolong, Taiwanese tea, tea, teaism
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Golden Peacock 2007 Shou Pu-erh
This purchase came about due to a combination of boredom and curiosity.
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Tagged Chinese tea, cooked Pu-erh, Golden Peacock, Liming Tea Factory, Pu-erh, ripe Pu-erh, shou, tea, teaism
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Chaikhana Tea House
We’d meant to pay a visit to the Chaikhana tea house during one of our visits to Stockholm for some time now, but other commitments always seemed to get in the way.
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Tagged Chaikhana, Gamla Stan, Stockholm, tea, tea house, teaism
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When The Cup Is Half Empty
This is the tin of Kusmi tea I recently found at the back of a drawer. Further investigation has revealed that this was in fact a Mrs. Teaist purchase, based on a colleague’s recommendation.
West Lake Longjing
What’s in a name? When it comes to tea, that’s a very good question, Bill.
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Tagged Chinese tea, green tea, Longjing, tea, teaism, West Lake
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Northern Teaist 