Tag Archives: Chinese tea

What-cha Jingmai Unroasted Oolong

This sweet little 6 gram Dragon Ball came as a free sample with my first order from What-cha.

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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone

I had this post about 90-something percent written, but then **cue sound of brakes being applied, squeal of tyres** discovered that the tea in question, White2Tea’s house blend shou Pu-erh, known as “Old Reliable“, is now unavailable. Its thumbnail photo … Continue reading

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2013 Three Cranes “0207” Liu Bao

I’d been thinking about exploring deeper into the world of Hei Cha for quite a while.

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Canton Raw: 2012 De Hong Ye Sheng

I came across this tea when I paid a “see what’s new” visit to Canton Tea Co.‘s website.

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Saveur Magazine Pu-erh Article

In the world of online tea sales, a couple of names crop up again and again, constantly recommended by satisfied customers in postings on blogs, Reddit and Steepster.

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White2Tea 2015 Smooch – S.W.A.L.K.

I recently placed an order with White2Tea for a pair of their own label Pu-erhs – the sheng “Daily Drinker” and the shou “Old Reliable“, and received one of their 2015 Smooch tea balls as a free sample.

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This and That

I punched in my PIN, and hit OK. The ATM beeped angrily back at me. Huh?

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2008 Haiwan 958 Recipe Sheng Tuo Cha

I first came across this tea when shopping at House of Tea‘s website.

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One Year On

The first post appeared on this blog exactly a year ago today.

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Feng Huang Xing Ren Dancong

This was another free sample that was included in a recent order I made with House of Tea.

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