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Tag Archives: Chinese tea
Woeful Weekend Weather? Take Terrific Tea!
The weather can’t make its mind up. It’s oscillating wildly between prolonged bouts of rain and intermittent snow showers.
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, foul weather, green tea, Longjing, Oolong, Pu-erh, tarry souchong, tea, teaism, West Lake, winter, Yunnan Gold
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West Lake Longjing
What’s in a name? When it comes to tea, that’s a very good question, Bill.
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Tagged Chinese tea, green tea, Longjing, tea, teaism, West Lake
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Cha Qi
In this post I’d like to talk about one of the more mystical aspects of the tea experience – Cha Qi.
New Toys!
Well, I’m back home again from my long weekend in Stockholm. It’s nice to go away on a trip, especially when it’s to the bright lights of the Venice of the North, but it’s also just as nice to come … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dragon motif, cebei, Cha hai, Chinese tea, fairness cup, gaiwan, Gong dao bei, justice cup, tea, tea sharing pitcher, teacup, teaism
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Tea Haiku No. 5
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Tagged Chinese tea, Green gunpowder, green tea, Haiku, poem, poetry, tea, teaism
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Tea Shopping In Stockholm
After the tedium of a long and somewhat dull train journey the evening before, I was up early to plan the day’s fun and games.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Grace Tea House, Green gunpowder, green tea, Longjing, Pu-erh, Stockholm, tea, teaism
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Tea On The Train
When the dedicated tea lover is out travelling and suddenly finds themselves in need of a beverage he or she runs the risk of putting themselves at the mercy of fate’s own proverbial pot-luck tea caddy of mystery, which, more … Continue reading
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Tagged buffet car, Chinese tea, Green gunpowder, green tea, paper cup, tea, teaism, travelling
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Smoke In The Water – Tarry Souchong
Marmite, that most British of foodstuffs made from yeast extract, divides the nation into two warring camps. There is no middle ground, no grey area, no ambiguity at all when it comes to Marmite. You love its tangy, savoury gloopiness … Continue reading
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, lapsang souchon, smoked tea, tarry souchong, tea, teaism
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The Tea Library – “The China Tea Book”
In this post I’ll be taking a look at “The China Tea Book“, by Luo Jialin.
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Tagged books about tea, Chinese tea, Luo Jialin, tea, tea library, teaism, The China Tea Book
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Silver Needle – Worth Its Weight In Gold
White teas are a class of teas that you usually only encounter after a fair bit of experience in the world of Camellia Sinensis. There’s a sense of mystery, an aloofness almost, associated with these teas. Everything including the name, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese tea, Silver Needle, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism, white tea
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Northern Teaist 