Chá Camélia Pipachá

Posted on January 6, 2021 by northernteaist
cha camelia pipacha - dry leaf

Sometimes, in the world of tea, it’s easy to become too focused on one particular area of interest, to lose sight of the bigger picture, to miss, if you will, the wood for the tea trees.

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2020 – My Year In Tea

Posted on December 29, 2020 by northernteaist
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So, here we are again, the end of another year.

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A Book And A Brew

Posted on December 23, 2020 by northernteaist
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I think the time’s about right for this one now, a full year after it happened.

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Yu Chi Hong Yun

Posted on December 16, 2020 by northernteaist
Yu Chi Hong Yun - dry leaf

This is the second post in a mini-series of three about the Taiwanese black teas I bought from House of Tea back in mid-October.

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Assam Taiwan

Posted on December 9, 2020 by northernteaist
Assam Taiwan - dry leaf

Back in mid-October I ordered three interesting looking Taiwanese black teas from House of Tea, and in this post I’ll be taking a closer look at the first of them.

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Assam Oolong

Posted on December 2, 2020 by northernteaist
Assam Oolong - dry leaf

I bought this tea as part of my mid-September order over at House of Tea, along with two others I recently posted about, a Taiwanese GABA green, and the mysteriously popular Koushun Oolong.

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Jeju Sejak Redux

Posted on November 25, 2020 by northernteaist
Korea Jeju Green Tea Sejak - dry leaf

My latest purchase from House of Tea was all about bolstering the daily drinker side of my stash – I ordered a good sized cargo of their very nice Bai Mu Dan – and this tea was included in the package in the form of a free, 5 gram sample.

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Tarp, Trangia, And Tea

Posted on November 19, 2020 by northernteaist
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It was a good weekend.

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Oaks Muscatel Dew Second Flush

Posted on November 12, 2020 by northernteaist
Oaks Muscatel Dew SF - dry leaf

This Darjeeling found its way to me in the form of a free, 3 gram sample that was included in a mid-October order I placed with House of Tea.

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Gui Fei

Posted on November 4, 2020 by northernteaist
gui fei - dry leaf

These leaves landed on my tea table in the form of a free 3 gram sample that was kindly included in my late October order over at House of Tea.

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