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Si Ji Chun
These leaves landed on my tea table as so many others have done in the form of a free 3 gram sample that was kindly included in an order I placed over at House of Tea.
2009 Xia Guan Jia Ji Raw
I bought this tuo in mid-April as part of my efforts to shore up the pu side of my stash.
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Tagged Chinese tea, gong-fu cha, raw Pu-erh, sheng Pu-erh, tea, teaism, Tuo cha
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Reon Spout Strainer
Recently I was moving my teaware cupboard to make better use of our kitchen countertop real estate, and in doing so rediscovered an old pot that I’d kind of half forgotten.
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Tagged black tea, charity shop, Keemun Congou, Reon, tea, tea strainer, teaism, teapot cleaning, teaware
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Wen Shan Ping Lin Black Tea
This was one of those impulse buys, tossed into my shopping cart during a “want!” moment of weakness when I was putting together my recent order with House of Tea that saw me also get my thirsty mitts on a … Continue reading
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Tagged black tea, chin shin, experimental teas, gong-fu cha, hong cha, Taiwanese tea, tea, teaism
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Georgia Etseri Wild Black Tea
My previous experiences with Georgian tea left me wanting more, so when I was putting together an order with perennial favourites House of Tea recently I took the opportunity to throw a couple of new-to-me teas from that country into … Continue reading
Jin Xuan Charcoal
Another month, another order placed at House of Tea, another free sample to play with. This time they’ve opted to tempt me with another tasty Oolong.
2010 Qian Ye Hao – Five Years On
It’s now a little over five years to the day since the first beeng I ever owned came my way, when I received a 357 gram cake of 2010 Qian Ye Hao as a birthday present.
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Tagged aged tea, Chinese tea, gong-fu cha, Moonlight White, tea, white tea
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2006 Bang Mai Wild Arbor Sheng
Spoiler alert…this was one of those memorable sessions you simply never want to forget.
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Tagged beeng cha, Chinese tea, gong-fu cha, raw Pu-erh, sheng Pu-erh, tea, teaism
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Alishan Roasted
Just the other day I ordered 400 grams of House of Tea‘s Keemun Congou, winner of the contest to replace my rapidly dwindling supplies of Bai Mu Dan as my go-to early morning tea.
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Tagged Alishan, High Mountain, Oolong, Taiwanese tea, tea samples, teaism
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2015 Bu Lang Mountain Shou
When I was putting together my last two tea orders I was primarily concerned with propping up the Pu part of my stash.
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Tagged Chinese tea, cooked Pu-erh, gong-fu cha, ripe Pu-erh, shou Pu-erh, tea, teaism
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