Ronnefeldt Gu Zhang Mao Jian

Ronnefeldt Gu Zhang Mao Jian - dry leaf

This post is episode 6 in the Lübeck Haul series.

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Scratching An Itch – A Home Brewed Tea Timer

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There’s an old saying that goes something like this – “an awful lot of computer programs are written by someone with an itch they needed to scratch.

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Floral Guranse Handrolled First Flush

Floral Guranse - dry leaf

Yet another episode from the on-going saga of the Lübeck haul.

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Singbulli Black Thunder

Singbulli Oolong - dry leaf

This is yet another of the Lübeck haul, and a very interesting tea, too. Mrs. Teaist scored for these leaves during her raid on Lübecker Teekontor.

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My Top 10 Teas For 2019

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This is yet another post inspired by Eric’s blog One Man’s Tea Journey (if I’m not careful he’s going to start charging consultancy fees), which was in turn inspired by Marco’s blog Steap’d.

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In-between Days

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Greetings from the in-between days, what we hereabouts call the relatively quiet period between Christmas and New Year, the calm eye of the festive storm.

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A Day In The Life of an Incorrigible Tea Fiend

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This post was inspired by a similar one over at Eric’s blog One Man’s Tea Journey.

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Havukal White

Indian white Havukal - dry leaf

This is yet another tea from the Lübeck haul. Mrs. Teaist ran across these leaves at Tee Gschwendner.

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2019 House of Tea Lincang Old Tree Sheng

HOT old tree sheng - dry leaf

Late November, and once again I was browsing the webshop of one of my regular dealers, House of Tea, with a few pennies in the tea buying purse screaming to be let out to play.

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Tian Mu Qing Ding

Tian Mu Qing Ding - dry leaf

This is the second review of teas from the Lübeck haul, and the first look at some of the leaves Mrs. Teaist scored for at Lübecker Teekontor.

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