Product and Tea Reviews
Reviews of various products related to tea, including foods, tea preparation equipment, teas, and herbals.
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Review of Kambaa Estate by The English Tea Store
Name: Kambaa Estate Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black Form: Loose leaf Review: For those who like a vigorous, flavorful but unrefined cup of tea, Kambaa Estate may be just the thing. This is a machine processed tea from Kenya, so its “leaf” looks more like tiny little chocolate brown pellets than leaves. Even more… Continue reading
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Review of Keemun Panda by the English Tea Store
Name: Keemun Panda China Black Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, Chinese Form: Loose leaf Review: As those who follow me in the tea world know, I am fond of Keemun. Unfortunately, a fair number of Keemuns on the market cost a pretty penny and they aren’t always easy to find in tea… Continue reading
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Review of Golden Heaven Yunnan by The English Tea Store
Name: Golden Heaven Yunnan Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: Yunnan golds are always a surprise. Some are earthy, some spicy, some sweet. I’ve tasted some that taste purely of honey, while others are deeply complex. This Golden Yunnan offers a blend of earthy flavor along with a strong jolt… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon Imperial Formosa Oolong
Name: Imperial Formosa Oolong Brand: Golden Moon Type: Oolong Form: Loose leaf Review: Fall is here and so I am breaking out the darker oolongs. Imperial Formosa Oolong by Golden Moon boasts a beautiful dry leaf of various colors: Red, light brown, dark brown, and a bit of silvery tip. The nose is gorgeous too,… Continue reading
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English Breakfast Blend No. 2
The Subject: English Breakfast Blend No. 2 Company: The English Tea Store Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 mins. Tea type: Black Additions: N/A Aroma, dry leaves: Malty, jammy, rich 1st Infusion: Aroma, plain — Malty, jammy, hint of fruity Taste, plain — Malty, jammy, astringent, hint of fruity Color, plain — Red-brown Taste, enhanced — Smooth, caramelly, slightly… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Organic Earl Grey Black & Green Tea
Name: Organic Earl Grey Black & Green Tea Brand: Stash Tea Type: Black and green tea, flavored Form: Paper tea bag Review: I confess to being highly suspicious of Stash’s Organic Earl Grey Black & Green Tea. For one thing, every tea company going has their own version, and all claim that their blend is… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon White Tea
Name: White Tea Brand: Golden Moon Type: White tea Form: Loose leaf Review: One simple tea, one simple review. White tea can be a controversial subject. Some people love it, some find it uninteresting. Traditional white tea, also known as silver needle, is made entirely from the fuzzy buds of the tea plant. While it… Continue reading
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Mim Estate Tea and Mystery
I have been sampling different brands of Darjeeling tea and recently tried Mim Estate loose leaf. I find it marvelous. Mim Estate tea has a lovely clear amber color, with a pronounced and enticing sweet-floral scent. I find it a pleasure to curl up with a cup, much like a good classic book that one… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Wuyi Coconut Mango
Name: Wuyi Coconut Mango Brand: Stash Type: Oolong, flavored Form: Paper-bagged tea Review: My tolerance for flavored oolongs is limited, even more so for bagged oolongs, but I admire the creativity of some tea companies. Stash took some Wuyi oolong dust and fannings, flavored it with coconut, mango orange peel and pineapple to create a… Continue reading
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Tea Experiment — “Mocha” Pu-erh
Trying some Young Pu-erh awhile back and then looking into various chocolate teas gave me an idea: chocolate pu-erh. Actually, considering the caffeine content which is close to a cuppa coffee, the beverage hubby and I concocted (after a bit of experimenting) is better called “mocha” pu-erh. There is a chocolate pu-erh or two on… Continue reading
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