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What-Cha Qing Mei Shan
This is yet another of What-cha’s range of sweet little 100 gram mini-beengs, and is the result of a second joint effort between Alistair of What-cha and Scott Wilson of Yunnan Sourcing.
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Tagged Chinese tea, raw Pu-erh, sheng Pu-erh, tea, teaism, What-cha
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Hoshino Seichaen Gyokuro “Classic”
This tea formed part of my haul from Sing teahouse in Copenhagen during my recent tea-inspired day-trip to the Danish capital.
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Tagged Copenhagen, Gyokuro, Hoshino Seichaen, Japanese tea, Sing Tehus
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Guang Xi Huang Ya
Maybe it’s something to do with the onset of Autumn, and a subconscious desire to hold on to the fading greenery outside a while longer, but I’ve recently gone on a bit of a lighter tea buying splurge – Japanese … Continue reading
Expedition: Copenhagen
The other day I decided it was high time I paid another visit to Copenhagen to go tea shopping.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Copenhagen, green tea, Japanese tea, Korean tea, Oolong, tea, tea shopping, teaism, Vietnamese tea
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2007 Hua Teng Wu Liang Ripe Tuo
More often than not when it comes to purchasing tea, I’m an easy mark.
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Tagged Hua Teng Wu Liang, Jing Dong Wen Long tea factory, ripe Pu-erh, shou Pu-erh, tea, teaism, Tuo cha
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2015 Bancha Goishicha
Bancha Goishicha is a dark or post-fermented tea from Japan. This particular tea originates from Otoyo town, which lies in Kochi prefecture on Shikoku island, and was produced in February 2015.
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Tagged Bancha Goishicha, dark tea, Japanese tea, Post-fermented tea, tea, teaism, What-cha
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Canton Tea Co. Cooked Mini Beeng Cha
Here we have another one of Canton Tea Co.‘s line-up of cute little 100 gram mini-beengs.
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Tagged Canton Tea Co, cooked Pu-erh, mini beeng cha, Pu-erh, ripe Pu-erh, shou Pu-erh, tea, teaism
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2014 Chawangpu Ban Payasi
Alistair of What-cha fame certainly gets his hands on some interesting teas, and this is one of them.
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Tagged Ban Payasi, Chawangpu, sheng Pu-erh, tea, tea from Laos, teaism, What-cha
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Return of the Sevan
Just as I did last year, when we were at our Summer house on the Baltic I bought a 500 gram packet of Sevan’s Orange Pekoe grade Ceylon tea in the local supermarket.
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Tagged Ceylon tea, cold brewed tea, Sevan, tea, teaism
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The Cat, The Tree, and the Nannuo Teabag
Dateline: a small cottage on the Baltic sea – cliff in front, pine forest behind. Mid July.
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Tagged Burmese cat, Chinese tea, Nan Nuo, raw Pu-erh, sheng Pu-erh, tea, tea filter, tea outdoors, teabag
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