Möllans Te

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You know you’ve taken your eye off the ball when your significant other informs you that there’s a tea shop in town that you were previously unaware of.

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Emona Brand Ceylon

Emona Brand Ceylon - front of packet

If you’re one of those tea drinkers looking to move away from bagged teas, then this is just the kind of thing that would make a good first step.

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The “T” In Autumn

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In a few days time we’ll reach an important point of the year as far as our typical working day is structured.

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What-Cha Qing Mei Shan

What-Cha Qing Mei Shan - wrapped

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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Hoshino Seichaen Gyokuro “Classic”

Sing Tehus Gyokuro Classic - dry leaf

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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Guang Xi Huang Ya

Guang Xi Huang Ya - dry leaf

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 greens (Gyokuro, Genmaicha, Bancha, and Sencha), a Korean Sejak, Anji Bai Cha, and the subject of this post, a Guang Xi Huang Ya.

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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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2007 Hua Teng Wu Liang Ripe Tuo

2007 Hua Teng Wu Liang Ripe Tuo - wrapped

More often than not when it comes to purchasing tea, I’m an easy mark.

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2015 Bancha Goishicha

2015 Bancha Goishicha - dry leaf

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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Canton Tea Co. Cooked Mini Beeng Cha

Canton Tea Co. house ripe - wrapped

Here we have another one of Canton Tea Co.‘s line-up of cute little 100 gram mini-beengs.

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