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Tag Archives: teaism
2010 Qian Ye Hao Moonlight Beauty White
So, here it finally is, the long awaited post about the oft-mentioned, semi-legendary, Moonlight White.
Posted in review, tea diary, tea thoughts
Tagged Chinese tea, green pu-erh, Moonlight White, Qian Ye Hao tea factory, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism, Yunnan
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2010 Autumn Nan Nuo Shan Sheng Brick
Tea is a journey, and sometimes it’s fun to go off-piste, to venture off the beaten track, explore a little.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Chinese tea, Nan Nuo Shan, Pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism, Yunnan Sourcing
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Canton Raw Pu-erh
I think it’s fair to say that your tea stash can be broken down into several classes, into which you subconsciously slot every tea you own.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Canton Tea Co, Chinese tea, Pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism, Yiwu mountain, Yunnan
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Ikea Upphetta French Press
We were at Ikea the other weekend, and I happened to notice that the blue and yellow gargantuan now labels their “Upphetta” cafetières as both a coffee and a tea press.
Posted in review, tea diary, tea making techniques, teaware
Tagged cafetière, French press, Ikea, tea, teaism, teaware, Upphetta
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2014 Sen Zhi Kui Kokang Raw Dark Tea
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I received 2 free samples of tea in my first order with What-cha.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Burmese tea, Kokang Raw Dark Tea, Myanmar, Pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, Sen Zhi Kui, sheng, tea, teaism
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What-cha Jingmai Unroasted Oolong
This sweet little 6 gram Dragon Ball came as a free sample with my first order from What-cha.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Chinese tea, Dragon Ball Tea, Jingmai, Oolong, Pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism, unroasted, 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
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged beeng cha, Chinese tea, cooked Pu-erh, Pu-erh, ripe Pu-erh, shou, tea, teaism, White2Tea
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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.
Posted in review, tea diary, tea types
Tagged Chinese tea, dark tea, Guangxi, hei cha, Liu Bao, Post-fermented tea, tea, teaism, Three Cranes, Wuzhou Tea Factory
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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.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Canton Tea Co, Chinese tea, De Hong Ye Sheng, green pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism
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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.
Northern Teaist 