Posted on May 1, 2010
I don’t know about the reading habits of other people but when I read magazine or newspaper articles online, one topic leads to another and yet another, and the ease of clicking on links means I often end up quite a ways away from my original search. And so it is with tea-related browsing and [...]
Posted on April 24, 2010
At the end of the previous post (Part 2), I concluded that for almost $50/lb, one could have a really top grade Jasmine leaf tea instead of the $48.95/lb Jasmine Pearls tea that turned out to be a poor choice, value-wise and flavor-wise. If it is Jasmine Pearls you’re after, seek out a better quality [...]
Posted on December 12, 2009
“Holiday Teas” are now on store shelves and online.
For me the “tea” that usually comes to mind this time of year is a tisane I used to order from Germany. Being a tisane, there were no actual tea leaves; the base was made up of fruit bits and hibiscus. Among several ingredients used to enhance [...]
Posted on November 8, 2009
Autumn is usually not the season one associates with tea plucking and production, but or those who are fond of one category, Oolong teas and TiKuanYin’s in particular, fall is a time of high expectations. Spring harvests do bring forth fine Oolongs, but after pruning and tending through the summer, varietals that are made into [...]
Posted on August 10, 2009
I’ve made several references to China’s Rose Congou, a naturally scented Black tea that not only tastes good but represents great value at around $10-15/lb (about a dime or 15cents a cup). Like Jasmine scented teas (usually Green but sometimes Oolong and occasionally even Black tea), any blossoms or petals remaining in the tea have [...]