Tag Archives: Chinese tea

Beast Blend 444

Part of my stash lives in a chest of drawers in our kitchen.

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Fortnum & Mason’s Yunnan

Amazingly, despite many trips to London over the years, we had never “done” Fortnum and Mason’s tea department.

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2017 Huang Pian

I came home from our Easter 2018 trip to England reinvigorated, tea-wise.

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Whittard of Chelsea Mountain Pearls

I’ve had Whittard’s teas a few times – they’re a reliable source of decent quality gear when we’re in the UK.

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On-The-Road Kit Upgrade

I really like my travel gaiwan set. Since it came my way in May of last year, my tea experience when out and about has improved greatly.

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Bamboo Shoots Guildford

During our Easter 2018 trip to England we made a day trip to Guildford.

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What-Cha Qing Mei Shan

This is yet another of What-cha’s range of sweet little 100 gram mini-beengs, and is the result of a second joint effort between Alistair of What-cha and Scott Wilson of Yunnan Sourcing.

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Expedition: Copenhagen

The other day I decided it was high time I paid another visit to Copenhagen to go tea shopping.

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The Cat, The Tree, and the Nannuo Teabag

Dateline: a small cottage on the Baltic sea – cliff in front, pine forest behind. Mid July.

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Notes From The Road – The Sunday Sheng Session

It was one of those oven hot July days that slowly unfold out of a truly faultless blue sky.

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