July 2016

Hojo Tea: Dong Ding Oolong

Dong Ding, Formosa Oolong, FormosaOolong, Hojo Tea, OolongTea, Taiwanese Oolong

I love Hojo Tea and Mr. Akira Hojo is always wonderful to work with. If you've never purchased any of his tea, I highly recommend him. This particular tea was a sample that came with a Kobiwako Hohin I purchased from

Verdant Tea: Qianjiazhai Wild Picked Black Tea

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This is part of my Sample Demolition: Verdant Tea series. I find one of the best ways to tell the quality of a tea is to throw it into a gaiwan and brew it gong fu style. For any quality

Sample Demolition: Verdant Tea

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Packaging for 25g For about the next month, posts that will be following this will be reviews on various samples (5g), and full size orders (25g) from Verdant Tea that I have sitting around. These include: Qianjiazhai Wild Picked Black

Brewing Methods

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You're now ready to plunge into the world of tea. Since you've begun lurking various forums or reading a blog post, you've probably seen different types of brewing methods mentioned: western, grandpa, Gong Fu, and Brewing Matcha depending on where you've

How did you get into tea?

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Something I am asked very often by friends and family is how I became so interested in tea. The next question is how I came to know so much about tea. My family has begun to call me "tea-tea" after my