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2017 Wild Arbor Bai Mu Dan/Verdant – Skysamurai

The best part about a portable gaiwan is that you can bring it places that would be too awkward for other tea accessories. Nothing quite like a good session on the beach. Though our MN sand is kinda rough. 1st steeping. Couple of minutes. Light yellow liquid. Mellow with no astringency. Beautiful fuzzy leaves and…

Honeybush

Snickerdoodle/The NecessiTeas -Ashmanra

I had a large sample pack of this, enough for a small pot of tea and not just a cup. Since it is caffeine free I thought it would be perfect for some after dinner snacking and would satisfy the sweet part of my sweet + salty cravings! The base is honeybush, thank goodness, and…

EarlGrey

Derpy Hooves/Friday Afternoon Tea -Ashmanra

I have a stack of Friday Afternoon Tea blends to try thanks to the generosity of the Sisters! I tried Rue The Day first and really enjoyed the anise in that one. Today I thought I would try this blend with bergamot for breakfast. First of all, this is a blend of black tea and…

Oolong

Golden Dawn Oolong/TeaSource -Skysamurai

Busting out the aroma cup set for this session. The only steeping guidelines on the bag are for western-style but I prefer my oolongs gong fu style. Experimenting with tea gives you a better sense of what parameters the tea is best suited to. It’s harder to do that with western style unless you have…

BlackTea

Organic Assam Black Tea/OLLTco -Ashmanra

I received a generous sample of this tea in my box from the Sisters. Many thanks! I am not usually a big drinker of Assam tea. I liked it when I first started drinking “fine” tea but back then I added milk and sugar. As I began to take my tea plain, Assam and a…