Tag Archives: black tea

Moychay Taiwanese Earl Grey

This is the second post in a series of four about the free tea samples I received with my first order from Moychay in Amsterdam.

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Lapsang Taiwan

I bought this tea from House of Tea way back in mid-October 2020, as part of the “Three Taiwanese Black Teas” order that also saw Yu Chi Hong Yun, and Assam Taiwan drop onto my tea table.

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Yu Chi Hong Yun

This is the second post in a mini-series of three about the Taiwanese black teas I bought from House of Tea back in mid-October.

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Assam Taiwan

Back in mid-October I ordered three interesting looking Taiwanese black teas from House of Tea, and in this post I’ll be taking a closer look at the first of them.

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Tarp, Trangia, And Tea

It was a good weekend.

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Of Mist And Melancholia

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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Ying Xian

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

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Steeper At The Gates Of Dawn

Or, “Ode To Some Beautiful Leaves I Infused On My Balcony One Midsummer Morning”

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Reon Spout Strainer

Recently I was moving my teaware cupboard to make better use of our kitchen countertop real estate, and in doing so rediscovered an old pot that I’d kind of half forgotten.

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Georgia Wild Forest Black Tea

This is the other half of a pair of black teas from Georgia that I recently purchased from House of Tea.

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