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Happy holidays everyone! As part of my ongoing tea community interview series, this week’s is from Mary of @teaandjazz. She’s in the process of founding her own tea business and has been learning from the […]
Art of Tea, Blog, Tea Interviews
Tea Interview: Stephanie Harkins, Chief Editor of the Tea Review Blog
This is the first of a tea community interview series that I’m hosting at LeafJoy. This week’s interview is with Stephanie Harkins of Tea Review Blog, an online community of tea lovers and tea reviewers […]
As I posted earlier, I recently received a wonderful oolong tea gift from China. After trying this lightly oxidized oolong tea several times, I love it. I know for certain that this is one of […]
Black Tea Reviews, Blog, Tea Reviews
Mystery Tea Identified – History and Tasting Notes of Jin Jun Mei
Thanks to everyone who helped me identify the tea from the last post. It turns out that the mystery is solved, thanks to Gingko Seto from Life in Teacup. According to Gingko, “It’s Jin Jun […]
I received a package of this tea as a gift recently. The only identifying English on it is as a Jing Dian Chinese Tea, which just seems to be a claim that the tea is […]
Can a gift of tea be a message? In China, the consumption of tea can be an occasion and holds a significant space in social customs. A proffered cup of tea can be a sign […]
I admit it, I had a bad Coke habit when I was a kid. I grew up in Seattle and was one of those little kids that was addicted to Coca Cola. When I was […]
If you celebrate, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I spent the holiday drinking a wonderful Shanghai-origin high mountain oolong tea and am hoping to review it soon. In search of a light […]
I was feeling like a light cup of afternoon tea, and this Emerald Needle tea from thePuritea caught my fancy. Review: Emerald Needle Score Tea Type Green Tea Retailer thepuriTea Tweet
Shang Tea is having a November sale on all teas and teaware on their website. Use the code “freshtea” to get 20% off your entire purchase on Shangtea.com. Shang Tea specializes in award-winning white, red […]