Country of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: deep green, tightly rolled Ingredients: Huang Jin Gui Oolong, natural vanilla flavoring Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 200 degrees Preparation Method: glass teapot Liquor: gold I first tried...
Read MorePhoto: Yunomi Country of Origin: Japan Leaf Appearance: deep green, needle-like Ingredients: green tea Steep time: 2 minutes Water Temperature: 120 degrees Preparation Method: Hagi glazed houjin Liquor: bright green This tea was actually from...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Leaf Appearance: Ingredients: black tea, peppermint leaves, candy cane sprinkles, natural and aritifical flavoring Steep time: 5 minutes Water Temperature: 205 degrees Preparation Method: ceramic teacup and mesh infuser Liquor: deep brown...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: flat, sage green Ingredients: green tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 165 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: very pale gold Long Jing, otherwise known as Dragonwell, is...
Read MoreI’m a big fan of Scott Chamberlin Hoyt’s film The Meaning of Tea and it’s accompanying book. Making of Tea has been on my wishlist for a while so I couldn’t resist picking up a...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: dark, tightly rolled balls Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: amber I was really excited to try this because...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: small, dark with lots of chocolate chips and cheery red lips Ingredients: black tea, peppermint, dark chocolate, red lip sprinkles, pink peppercorns, natural and artificial flavoring Steep time: 5...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Japan Leaf Appearance: bright green, very fine powder Ingredients: green tea Water Temperature: 175 degrees Preparation Method: traditional, using a bamboo whisk Liquor: deep green I was really excited to try this...
Read MoreWhen I saw Lindsey Goodwin’s 2013 Tea Calendar on LuLu.com, my inner tea geek just had to have it. Not only is it full of 14 beautiful photographs from Lindsey’s travels but each month lists...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: bright green, flat shape Ingredients: green tea Steep time: 4 minutes Water Temperature: 175 degrees Preparation Method: glass teapot Liquor: gold The taste of this tea was incredibly light...
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