Category Archives: tea types

2015 Bancha Goishicha

Posted on August 13, 2017 by northernteaist

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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2013 Three Cranes “0207” Liu Bao

Posted on February 5, 2017 by northernteaist

I’d been thinking about exploring deeper into the world of Hei Cha for quite a while.

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2013 Jing Mai Sheng Cha Gao

Posted on December 18, 2016 by northernteaist

Having read about instant Pu-erh tea paste (Cha Gao) in a book I have, I thought it sounded like something that would be interesting to try.

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Goji Berry Shou Pu-erh

Posted on December 7, 2016 by northernteaist

I happened across the idea behind this experiment when I was reading the Wikipedia Pu-erh page.

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Anji Bai Cha

Posted on September 22, 2016 by northernteaist

There’s no doubt about it, if you’re truly serious about your love of the leaf, then Anji Bai Cha, or Anji (a county in Zhejiang province) White Tea is simply one of the teas you’re going to have to taste … Continue reading →

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Huo Shan Huang Ya

Posted on September 7, 2016 by northernteaist

Just after our summer holiday I felt I was in a bit of a rut tea-wise.

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1993 Da Ye Oolong

Posted on August 25, 2016 by northernteaist

I received this tea as a 3g sample along with my recent purchases from “House of Tea“, an amount which is usually acceptable for steeping gong-fu / Asian style in one of my 100ml capacity clay gaiwans.

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Fujian Tulou Old Tea

Posted on May 31, 2016 by northernteaist

Mrs. Teaist bought this tea for me during a recent trip to Stockholm. She found it at Grace Tea House’s “everything must go” closing down sale.

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Tea Break…

Posted on May 5, 2016 by northernteaist

Clan Teaist are hitting the road again.

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Castleton Nirvana First Flush

Posted on April 22, 2016 by northernteaist

Bit of a curiosi-tea, this one. It’s a blended tea, but from a single estate, the Castleton estate, located in the Kurseong district of Darjeeling.

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