O-Cha Kagoshima Sencha Sae Midori
This sample is was most likely from last years crop. It was still an excellent tea but probably not as good as the fresh stuff would be. According to O-Cha’s website this tea is a...
Read MoreThis sample is was most likely from last years crop. It was still an excellent tea but probably not as good as the fresh stuff would be. According to O-Cha’s website this tea is a...
Read MoreAccording to Hampstead Tea, this organic and fair trade certified tea was grown at the Makaibari tea estate in Darjeeling. This estate is also certified biodynamic. The dry leaves were uniformly dark in color and...
Read MoreLike most of Authentic Tea’s offerings, this selection is USDA Organic and sourced from the Armenian highlands. The dry leaves were sage green in color and bore a close resemblance to catnip. This isn’t surprising...
Read MorePhoto: Adagio Teas This tea is a lightly oxidized (green), high mountain oolong grown in Taiwan. The dry leaves were rolled in tight balls and were many shades of green. Their floral fragrance was intoxicating....
Read MoreThe dry leaves of this tea had the appearance of tightly rolled balls. They were mostly dark with some silvery white hairs visible. The strong jasmine aroma was apparent even before steeping. I made this...
Read MoreAs Chicago Tea Garden explains on their website this tea is made by hollowing out a pomelo, mixing the fruit with oolong tea and then putting it back into the rind. The fruit is wrapped...
Read MoreAccording to Rishi Tea, this tea is sourced from the Fujian Province of China and consists entirely of first flush spring buds. All of the leaves were covered in downy, silvery hair. Curiosity got the...
Read MoreTay Tea describes this tea as aromatic blend of wild Moroccan spearmint blended with Chinese gunpowder green tea. The dry leaves were mostly small pieces and a mix of various shades of green. The gunpowder...
Read MoreArbor Teas lists the ingredients of this blend as including organic black tea, organic green cardamom, organic cinnamon, organic ginger, organic clove, and organic black pepper. The dry leaves were very small in size, especially...
Read MoreDen’s Tea lists the ingredients of this seasonal blend as including green tea, cherry leaf, heather and cherry flavor. The leaves were very dark green and had a flat appearance. The tiny, pink heather blossoms...
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