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T-We Tea Flailing Princess
Sip ► February 7, 2014

T-We Tea Flailing Princess

Country of Origin: India Leaf Appearance: small, dark with lots of rose petals and coconut Ingredients: autumn flush Darjeeling, coconut ribbon, rose petals Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: bone china teacup...

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Nudo Darjeeling Second Flush – Nurbong Estate 2012
Sip ► February 6, 2014

Nudo Darjeeling Second Flush – Nurbong Estate 2012

Country of Origin: India Leaf Appearance: small, dark Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: bone china teacup and mesh infuser Liquor: bright reddish brown Second Flushes really seem...

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Taking Tea In Style Spiced Coconut Chai
Sip ► January 27, 2014

Taking Tea In Style Spiced Coconut Chai

Country of Origin: not listed Leaf Appearance: small, dark with lots of visible spices Ingredients: black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, coconut, ginger root, black pepper Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain...

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Joseph Wesley Black Tea No. 7 – Lapsang Souchong
Sip ► January 15, 2014

Joseph Wesley Black Tea No. 7 – Lapsang Souchong

Country of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: dark, wiry Ingredients: smoked black tea Steep time: 2 minutes Water Temperature: 195 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain teacup and mesh infuser Liquor: bright reddish brown Lapsang Souchong can be...

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Tealet OP1 with Tea Flowers
Sip ► December 24, 2013

Tealet OP1 with Tea Flowers

Country of Origin: Sri Lanka Leaf Appearance: long, dark and somewhat twisted Ingredients: black tea, tea flowers Steep es Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain teacup and mesh infuser Liquor: bright reddish brown As soon...

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Twinings Christmas Tea
Sip ► December 24, 2013

Twinings Christmas Tea

Country of Origin: not listed Leaf Appearance: very small, dark Ingredients: black tea, natural flavoring Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain teacup Liquor: reddish brown I got a sample of this...

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Do You Tea? Darjeeling Chai
Sip ► December 23, 2013

Do You Tea? Darjeeling Chai

Country of Origin: India Leaf Appearance: small, dark with lots of spices Ingredients: Darjeeling black tea, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, black peppercorns, cloves, and vanilla Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: Teavana Perfect...

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The Persimmon Tree Thai Chai
Sip ► December 19, 2013

The Persimmon Tree Thai Chai

Country of Origin: not listed Leaf Appearance: small, dark with lots of spices and lemongrass Ingredients: Black Tea, Cinnamon Bark, Ginger Root, Dried Coconut, Lemon Grass, Cardamon Pods, Natural Coconut Flavor Steep time: 5 minutes Water...

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Taking Tea InStyle Ice Wine Delight
Sip ► December 19, 2013

Taking Tea InStyle Ice Wine Delight

Country of Origin: not listed Leaf Appearance: small, dark with visible grape pieces Ingredients: black tea, freeze dried grapes, luxury white tea, Ontario ice wine, natural flavors Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 195 degrees Preparation...

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Lipton Yellow Label Black Tea
Sip ► December 17, 2013

Lipton Yellow Label Black Tea

Lipton is probably the last tea you'd expect to see on a tea review blog. I thought so too until I had the opportunity to try their Yellow Label loose tea.

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Yezi Tea Qing Pin Black Tea
Sip ► December 16, 2013

Yezi Tea Qing Pin Black Tea

Country of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: small, dark with lots of golden tips Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 15 seconds Water Temperature: 200 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: reddish amber There’s nothing quite like...

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Tandem Tea Tasting: Feng Qing Black Tea Mini Bricks
Sip ► December 11, 2013

Tandem Tea Tasting: Feng Qing Black Tea Mini Bricks

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Tandem Tea Tastings, some tea friends and I get together every month to do a group tasting of a particular tea over a Google+ Hangout. It’s a...

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Joseph Wesley Black Tea No.6 – Bai Lin Congfu
Sip ► December 10, 2013

Joseph Wesley Black Tea No.6 – Bai Lin Congfu

Country of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: small, dark and twisted with lots of golden tips Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 190 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: deep reddish brown If...

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Argo Tea Nilgiri Black
Sip ► December 9, 2013

Argo Tea Nilgiri Black

Country of Origin: India Leaf Appearance: small, dark Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: ceramic teacup and mesh infuser Liquor: reddish brown Argo Tea is known for their trendy...

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Nudo Darjeeling First Flush – Nurbong Estate 2013
Sip ► December 9, 2013

Nudo Darjeeling First Flush – Nurbong Estate 2013

Country of Origin: India Leaf Appearance: small, dark and somewhat greenish Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 3 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain teacup and mesh infuser Liquor: deep gold I previously reviewed...

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Octavia Tea French Breakfast
Sip ► December 6, 2013

Octavia Tea French Breakfast

Country of Origin: not listed Leaf Appearance: small, dark with bright rose petals Ingredients: black tea, vanilla bean, rose petals, natural vanilla flavor Steep time: 3 minutes Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: ceramic teacup...

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