Kenya Golden Needle

Kenya Golden Needle - dry leaf

This tea, along with the Red Jade White I wrote about in my previous post, made up my late August order at House of Tea.

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Taiwan Red Jade White

red jade white - dry leaf

This is one of the two teas that made up my late August order with House of Tea. Like that other set of leaves, this one initially appealed to me because it linked back to a tea I’d written about earlier.

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Hong Shui

hong shui - dry leaf

Looking back over my recent tea purchasing history it suddenly dawned on me that I hadn’t placed an order with Stockholm based House of Tea for several months.

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2016 White Dragon Whiskers Tribute

Simply Tea 2016 White Dragon Whiskers Tribute - wrapped

This 200 gram beeng, along with a 100 gram tuo I’ll take a closer look at in an upcoming post, made up my first order with Danish teahouse Simply Tea.

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Simply Samples

Simply Tea - samples

It all started when Mrs. Teaist was planning a trip to the Danish city of Aarhus.

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Cosmoveda Pure Instant Chai

Cosmoveda Pure Chai - tin

This was yet another chai themed product that Mrs. Teaist spotted on her way home from work and thought I’d maybe like to try.

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The Last Dragon

What-cha's Jingmai Moonlight White Dragon Balls

This weekend our extended clan gathered at the family house in the country for a double birthday celebration.

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White2Tea 2016 Sister Brother – Part 1

White2Tea 2016 Sister Brother - in bamboo wrapper

Just the other day I was sat at our kitchen table, gazing out to sea, when I got a sudden craving for a sheng session.

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Ren Shen Oolong

Ren Shen Oolong - dry leaf

I bought this tea back in May, at the same time as the Bergamot Oolong I wrote about in June.

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Summer 2019 – Öland

The beautiful island of Öland was our final port of call on this year’s summer holiday.

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