Malawi Green Tea

Malawi Green - dry leaf

This is the third instalment of the on-going saga of my recent 5 tea mini-haul from Rare Tea Company.

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Rare Malawi Peony White Tea

rare white peony - dry leaf

This is the second of my 5 tea mini-haul from Rare Tea Company, that was made up from teas from the Satemwa Estate in Malawi.

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Crash, Boom, Bang

inverse present - broken pot

It all started out just fine.

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Malawi Antlers White Tea

 

Malawi White Antlers - dry twigs

After reading Henrietta Lovell’s book “Infused: Adventures In Tea“, which tells the tale of her Rare Tea Company, this tea, a product of the Satemwa estate in Malawi, became a no questions asked must have.

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Feng Huang Da Wu Ye Dancong

Feng Huang Da Wu Ye Dancong - dry leaf

This is the other half of the pair of Oolongs I recently bought over at House of Tea.

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Feng Huang Ya Shi Dancong

Feng Huang Ya Shi Dancong - dry leaf

In this post I’ll be looking at the first of a pair of Oolongs I recently bought over at House of Tea.

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Hong Ya Revisited

hong ya 2 - dry leaf

Or, a tale of three biscuits.

Oh, sorry, spoilers

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Shan Lin Shi

shan lin shi - dry leaf

Finding myself with more tea pennies than expected, I went on a mini-spluge on the Monday of the week just gone.

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Bai Hao Hong Cha

bai hao hong cha - dry leaf

The purchase of this tea, part of my February black tea mini-haul, was inspired by the Panyong Golden Needle that came my way as part of the Lübeck Haul, which made me want to further explore the black (red tea/hong cha) teas that come out of Fuding county of Fujian province.

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The Tea Library – Infused: Adventures In Tea

henrietta lovell infused front cover

I ordered this book at the same time as “Tea: A Nerd’s Eye View“, but due to it not being in stock the day all the right buttons were pressed I’ve only just recently got my paws on it.

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