In the past, I’ve tried teas from the Kanchanjangha Tea Estate and enjoyed them quite a bit so, I wanted to taste another one. This black tea seemed like it would be a lovely treat.
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When I first started my tea journey, I was always looking for teas and tisanes I had never tried before. Lately, however, I’ve been wanting to revisit the “classics” and I realized I haven’t had a peppermint herbal tea in some time!
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After my matcha post a few months ago, I realized I hadn’t had a kukicha (steam/twig tea) in awhile! So, I decided to share this roasted variation with everyone!
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As a child, I was first introduced to tea through afternoon dim sum with my family. I recall the dark murky bitter pu-erh liquor and I couldn’t fathom why anyone would like tea!
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This is the final stop of our Ruby 18 journey. Over the last two weeks, we tasted the “mother” and “father” of the Ruby 18 and what an adventure it has been. Now it is time to taste the Ruby 18!
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Last week, I embarked on my Ruby 18 tea adventure. I started with tasting a Burmese Assamica cultivar (the mother/flower used to develop Ruby 18) and now I will be tasting the native Camellia Formosensis (the father/pollen)!
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Last year, I attended a talk about Taiwanese teas and learned about how Ruby 18 was developed. Therefore, when I saw Mountain Stream Teas offering a tasting set with the cultivars used to bred Ruby 18, I had to taste them all!
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After drinking a handful of caffeinated teas, I was craving a tisane and this blend sounded like a nice relaxing afternoon sip.
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When I saw this experimental blend of black tea and ripe pu-er, I quickly added it to my shopping cart because I hadn’t tried this combination before!
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A few years ago, I tried Balhyocha for the first time and developed a fondness for Korean teas. I then meet Soo a few years later and I’ve had the opportunity to taste and learn more about Korean teas from her!
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