Start As You Mean To Go On

early morning green tea

In his classic novella “The Langoliers” Stephen King describes the usually unseen world that exists either side of the present moment.

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Chrysanthemum Flavoured Shou Pu-erh

dried chrysanthemum flowers on plate

I got the idea for this experiment when reading my recently purchased book “Pu-erh Tea”, by Wang Jidong.

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New Book, New Ideas

a nice cup of tea

The money I invested in the book “Pu-erh Tea” is already yielding a dividend.

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Quote of the Day

Chinese clay tea cups

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Castleton Nirvana First Flush

Castleton Nirvana First Flush tea

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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The Tea Library – “Pu-erh Tea”

Pu-erh tea book

In this post I’ll be looking at “Pu-erh Tea“, by Wang Jidong (translated by Chen Zhufen and Liu Qingling).

I was initially drawn to this book as it is one of the very few books in English about Pu-erh. That it is written by a Chinese author made it even more interesting.

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Moonsong

moon and tea

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The Blue Bowl of Happiness

new gaiwan

Sometimes, even the less glamorous of teas drunk in the most everyday of settings can work magic.

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Bai Sha Lu

Bai Sha Lu tea leaves

This tea was part of my second round of purchases from House of Tea.

I was after a green tea to take the place of the green gunpowder I’ve been drinking at breakfast for quite some time now. I think it’s good to shake things up every now and then, a change being as good as a rest, and all that.

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Drink Up, It’s Good For You…

Sunday Oolong

I seriously underestimated the weather yesterday, and today I’m paying for it.

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