Global Tea Hut: December 2015 – Old Grove
I was really excited for the December issue of Tea & Tao from +Global Tea Hut because Liu Bao is a tea that I never had a chance to experience before. Looking at the leaves you might...
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Global Tea Hut: November 2015 – Mountain Rain
I’m so behind on sharing my +Global Tea Hut experiences with you guys! Better late than never I suppose. I was excited about this one as soon as I saw envelopes popping up on my Instagram...
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Global Tea Hut: October 2015 – Cloud-Hidden
Life has been a bit on the hectic and crazy side so I’m a bit behind in sharing my Global Tea Hut experiences with you all (among other things). This used to stress me out...
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Global Tea Hut: September 2015 – Morning Dew
I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to receive an envelope from +Global Tea Hut than I was for September’s shipment. The gift for this month was a translation of Lu Yu’s The Classic of Tea,...
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Global Tea Hut: August 2015 – Elevation
Seeing that big brown envelope from +Global Tea Hut sticking out of my mailbox puts a smile on my face every month. Even if I’m having a bad day, my mood lifts immediately and I rush...
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Global Tea Hut: July 2015 – Mountain Wind
Wow, I’m really behind on sharing my Global Tea Hut experiences with you all! Good tea takes time I suppose. The puerhs that they have sent in the past have been some of my favorites so...
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Global Tea Hut: June 2015 – White Cockscomb
Seeing an envelope from +Global Tea Hut sticking out of the mail box always puts a smile on my face. I always enjoy the tea and “gift” immensely but as time has gone by I’ve come to...
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Global Tea Hut: May 2015 – Rainforest
May’s Global Tea Hut envelope brought a De Hong wild purple raw puerh from spring of 2011. Rainforest strikes me as a perfect name for a tea from Yunnan. I was recently watching an episode...
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Global Tea Hut: April 2015 – Temple Mist
I love that the teas from +Global Tea Hut often seem very seasonally appropriate. In with spring comes a Yunnan green tea called Temple Mist. When I receive my shipments from them, bowl brewing is usually the...
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Global Tea Hut: March 2015 – Golden Lily
Spring finally arrived and with it came a delicious oolong from +Global Tea Hut. Jing Shuan is often called milk oolong because it has a subtle, natural creaminess. I drank it three different ways; using a...
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Global Tea Hut – February 2014: Inner Path
February is a time of celebration in China and Taiwan because of Chinese New Year. The tea “gift” included in my envelope was a trinket that is supposed to bring good fortune. I hope it...
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Global Tea Hut – December 2014: Old Man Camphor
I so look forward to my Global Tea Hut every month. It often seems like I’m always drinking teas for reviews but this is the one tea that I set aside just for me to enjoy....
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Global Tea Hut: November 2014 – Peaceful Slumber
GABA teas are one bandwagon that I had yet to jump onto until I receive my November shipment from Global Tea Hut. The USPS lost my package in their usual ineptitude but the kind folks...
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Global Tea Hut: October 2014 – Elevation
October’s shipment from +Global Tea Hut was the tea that I have been waiting for all year, their annual Sun Moon Lake black tea. The leaves of this tea were quite beautiful and definitely worthy of...
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Global Tea Hut: September 2014 – King of the Forest
I am terribly behind on tea reviews lately, so much so that I’m publishing September’s Global Tea Hut post in November! King of the Forest is a 2013 puerh produced by the Mengku Shuanjiang factory....
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Global Tea Hut August 2014 – Kingfisher Jade
+Global Tea Hut has a major advantage when it comes to sourcing because they are based in Taiwan. That puts them right in the heart of oolong territory. There are three main varieties, called the three...
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