Oolong Koushun

Oolong Koushun - dry leaf

This is one of the three teas I purchased in late September from House of Tea.

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Parklife 2

Tallriken - tallis

It was all Teaist Junior’s idea.

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A Big Old Pot Of Sheng

sheng western style - clay pot

Trigger warning: possible intermediary level fanboyism and incoherent rambling ahead.

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Taiwan GABA Green Tea

Taiwan Gaba Green Tea - dry leaf

This is the first post about the three teas that made up my late September order at House of Tea.

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2020 Wen Shan Bao Zhong

Wen Shan Bao Zhong - dry leaf

I placed a couple of orders recently.

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Of Mist And Melancholia

forever autumn - a foggy morn

Dateline:yesterday.

For once it wasn’t the cat that woke me with his hunger driven protests, but the dull bass moan of a foghorn.

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Fengqing 2017 Gushu

2017 fenqing gushu - wrapped

Funny little one, this.

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2017 Yunnan Organic Shou

2017 Yunnan Shu Organic - wrapped

This beeng was ordered way back in mid-April from House of Tea as an emergency stash reinforcement, when we were unsure as to how the unfolding pandemic was going to affect the tea supply.

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Farmer Leaf Summer 2018 Jingmai Moonlight

Summer 2018 Jingmai Moonlight - wrapped

This is the third and final post about the teas that made up my first order with Farmer Leaf.

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Ying Xian

ying xian - dry leaf

Another order with House of Tea, another free sample to play with.

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