Tea – Blends
A blend of straight teas such as Ceylons from various gardens or Irish Breakfast tea made from a blend of Assams. Not to be confused with flavored teas such as jasmine, spiced chais, etc.
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Blend Your Own Tea
Have you ever come to the realization that you’re not particularly impressed with any of the numerous varieties of tea currently on the market? That would be kind of hard to believe, given the sheer numbers of tea varieties that are available. But if you ever do find yourself in such a position you need… 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 — Golden Moon Irish Breakfast Special Reserve
Name: Irish Breakfast Special Reserve Brand: Golden Moon Type: Black tea, breakfast blend Form: Loose Leaf Review: I confess that I was taken aback when I first examined the dry leaves of Irish Breakfast Special Reserve. I was expecting the broken, choppy leaves of a traditional “breakfast blend”, but instead found myself inspecting long, twisty… Continue reading
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Darjeeling Blends
Those darling Darjeeling teas show up in a variety of tea blends, adding their unique flavors and creating a new taste sensation in your teacup. What determines how Darjeeling teas affect the tea blend’s taste depends on which flush is used. Generally, the flush descriptions (according to the Darjeeling Tea Association) are: Spring Flush —… Continue reading
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Review — Stash English Breakfast & Earl Grey Teas
Tea Names: English Breakfast, Earl Grey Brand: Stash Type: Black Tea Form: Paper tea bags, individually wrapped Review: If you are looking for inexpensive, classic teas in a convenient form, Stash’s Earl Grey and English Breakfast teas are likely to be right up your alley. The English Breakfast is a veritable United Nations of teas,… Continue reading
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Spicing Up Your Autumn Tea Time
Yes, the calendar has rolled around once again, and that means it’s Autumn Teatime! Time to spice it up! Living the “tea life” (where tea isn’t just a beverage but a way of life) means that I am always looking for new ways to indulge and new pairings of food with teas. Autumn being my… Continue reading
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Some Tea Blends I Hope to Never See
Tea blends can be a very wonderful thing, especially when done by an experienced tea blender. Sometimes, though, the desire to come up with something new for the ever expanding tea market can lead to what I’d only describe as “Tea Blend Mania.” So, why do people blend teas? Several reasons, actually. For one thing,… Continue reading
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Tea Showdown — Eng. Breakfast Blend No. 1 vs. Scottish Breakfast
Not all breakfast teas are created equal. Some are pure Assam, with a malty allure that makes your senses of taste and smell go on high alert. Others are blends that can start with Assam and expand with the addition of Darjeeling, Keemun, or other black teas. They dance around on your tongue with happy… Continue reading
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Scottish Breakfast Tea
Breakfast – it’s the most important meal of the day, or so we’re told. Which means that our breakfast tea is the most important cup (or two or three) of the day. Of course this is not always the case, but there are still many places in the world where coffee has not exerted its… Continue reading
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The Advantages of Blended Teas
Tea blends — they’re everywhere these days. Go online and you’ll see dozens of small tea “boutiques” selling their latest tea blends. Some are fairly normal sounding, such as a special citrus and green tea blend, while others are exotic, like a tea blend with a root beer float taste. There are hundreds of different… Continue reading
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