Tag Archives: Darjeeling

Oaks Muscatel Dew Second Flush

Posted on November 12, 2020 by northernteaist

This Darjeeling found its way to me in the form of a free, 3 gram sample that was included in a mid-October order I placed with House of Tea.

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Floral Guranse Handrolled First Flush

Posted on January 9, 2020 by northernteaist

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

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Singbulli Black Thunder

Posted on January 4, 2020 by northernteaist

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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Rohini Enigma Gold SF

Posted on October 5, 2019 by northernteaist

These leaves landed on my tea table in the form of a free 3 gram sample that was kindly included in a recent order I made over at House of Tea.

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Jungpana Emperors Cup First Flush

Posted on April 20, 2019 by northernteaist

These leaves landed on my tea table in the form of a free 3 gram sample that was kindly included in a purchase I made over at House of Tea.

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Nepal Golden Meadow Second Flush

Posted on March 29, 2019 by northernteaist

In a recent post I wrote about the fantastic impression a free sample I received made upon me – I was so taken with the tea that I ordered a full sized batch of those leaves as soon as I … Continue reading →

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The Four Long Lost Samples

Posted on January 11, 2019 by northernteaist

I was doing a bit of digital tidying up the other day, when I found a folder buried several levels down in my file system tree labelled “Samples – To Do“.

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Himalayan Secret

Posted on June 20, 2018 by northernteaist

Note – this post was started at stupid o’clock one midsummer’s morn when my creative juices and decision making processes alike were under the twin influences of sleep deprivation (cause:cat) and an awful lot of sheng Pu-erh, so if it … Continue reading →

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2015 Nepal Himalayan Flowery

Posted on May 26, 2018 by northernteaist

My stash is quite modest compared to some folks – I guess that on average I have about 20-something teas in at any given time – and yet sometimes teas still get bought, sampled, and then quietly forgotten about.

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Gopaldhara Red Thunder Gold

Posted on June 18, 2017 by northernteaist

These leaves arrived on my tea table in the form of a generously sized 10 gram sample that was kindly included in a recent purchase I made over at the very highly recommended What-cha web shop.

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