Tea – Oolong
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What Is Dragon Tea?
Oolong tea, also known as Wu Long tea, has been widely touted as a weight-loss tea. This could be due to the result of caffeine on the nervous system and the increase of metabolism from the polyphenols. You could probably say this about all teas, that combined with proper diet and exercise, they aid in… Continue reading
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Ranking Your Oolongs
Oolong is one of those teas that came about by accident. A veritable quirk in the ever-changing world of tea. As one story goes, a tea gardener in China was interrupted while processing his fresh-picked leaves. Normally, he would have dried the leaves either by roasting, oven drying, or steaming (the story doesn’t specify). This… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea
By most accounts there are six main categories of tea. All of these come from the same plant — Camellia sinensis — and do not have anything to do with those beverages often known as herbal teas or tisanes. Categories of real tea include black, green, white, yellow, puerh and oolong. The latter might also be… Continue reading
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Review — Harney & Sons Pomegranate Oolong
Name: Pomegranate Oolong Brand: Harney & Sons Type: Oolong, flavored Form: Pyramid tea bags Review: Pomegranate is currently a popular beverage flavor, and well it should be. It is slightly sweet, tangy, and robust, making it a refreshing thirst quencher indeed! The problem with using it as a tea flavoring is that it can overwhelm… Continue reading
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Tea 101
Once upon a time, tea drinking was a relatively simple thing. If you lived in the East and drank tea it was likely to be green, while those of us in the West tended to favor black tea. Here in the United States tea drinkers were likely to take it black, in iced form, and… Continue reading
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Iced Tea Roundup — Some Good Teas to Serve Chilled
Not every tea makes an acceptable chilled (iced) tea. When cooled, some teas become bitter or just downright make your teeth hurt with every sip. Other teas cry out loudly for milk and sweetener but don’t taste good chilled, according to my personal experiments. Fear not, though. There are plenty of teas out there that… Continue reading
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Beyond Black: Expand Your Tea Horizons
As iced tea season looms on the horizon, visitors to these pages have already run across a few articles that take a look at various facets of this warm weather favorite. Of course, the best part of the iced tea experience is drinking mass quantities of it — particularly when you take into consideration the… Continue reading
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Single-Estate vs. Blended Teas
What makes a tea desirable? It’s a tricky question and a proper answer could probably fill a volume or three. But when it comes to flavor profiles there are essentially two different mindsets. Many tea drinkers tend to stick with one or a few teas, drinking them on a regular basis and demanding a flavor… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon Imperial Formosa
The Subject: Imperial Formosa Oolong Tea from Golden Moon Teas Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: Oolong (semi-fermented) Scents, flavorings, etc.: No added scents or flavorings Aroma, dry: Fresh, mild, slightly smoky, earthy Aroma in the cup, plain: Fresh, mild, slightly smoky, earthy Taste, plain: Fresh, mild, slightly smoky, earthy Aroma… Continue reading
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