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The Tea Library – The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook
The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook, by Mary Lou Heiss & Robert J. Heiss This is what I like to refer to as my pocket tea encyclopedia. If I’m travelling and there’s even the merest possibility that tea will feature in my … Continue reading
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Tagged books about tea, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, tea, teaism, The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook
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New Toys!
Well, I’m back home again from my long weekend in Stockholm. It’s nice to go away on a trip, especially when it’s to the bright lights of the Venice of the North, but it’s also just as nice to come … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dragon motif, cebei, Cha hai, Chinese tea, fairness cup, gaiwan, Gong dao bei, justice cup, tea, tea sharing pitcher, teacup, teaism
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Smoke In The Water – Tarry Souchong
Marmite, that most British of foodstuffs made from yeast extract, divides the nation into two warring camps. There is no middle ground, no grey area, no ambiguity at all when it comes to Marmite. You love its tangy, savoury gloopiness … Continue reading
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, lapsang souchon, smoked tea, tarry souchong, tea, teaism
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The Tea Library – “The China Tea Book”
In this post I’ll be taking a look at “The China Tea Book“, by Luo Jialin.
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Tagged books about tea, Chinese tea, Luo Jialin, tea, tea library, teaism, The China Tea Book
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Silver Needle – Worth Its Weight In Gold
White teas are a class of teas that you usually only encounter after a fair bit of experience in the world of Camellia Sinensis. There’s a sense of mystery, an aloofness almost, associated with these teas. Everything including the name, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese tea, Silver Needle, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism, white tea
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The Tea Library – “The Tea Lover’s Treasury”
Tea and books – a combination that for many is right up there with bacon and eggs, tomato and basil, and fish and chips.
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Tagged books about tea, James Norwood Pratt, tea, tea library, teaism
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Flower Power!
“Flowering tea” aka “blooming tea” is a splendid way to round off any social event with a bit of theatre in a teapot.
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Tagged blooming tea, Chinese tea, double happiness, flowering tea, Jasmine, scented tea, tea, teaism
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Tregothnan – Putting The “T” in “British”
Cut England, and it bleeds tea. Tea has been a part of the country’s cultural landscape for so long, and is so deeply engrained in the nation’s sense of self, that the years prior to the introduction of the sacred … Continue reading
Chun Mee – Precious Eyebrows!
What’s in a name? “Plenty“, is often the case when it comes to the naming of Chinese teas.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Chun Mee, green tea, Hyson tea, Precious Eyebrow, tea, Young Hyson tea
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Yunnan Gold
The term “black tea” means different things to different people. The class of tea referred to as “black” in the West is known as “red tea” in China, due to the fact that it is named for the colour of … Continue reading
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, red tea, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism, Yunnan Gold
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