Black Tea
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Review ― Pomegranate Rosehip Black Tea from The English Tea Store
Tea Name: Pomegranate Rosehip Black Tea Tea Type: Black tea from Sri Lanka with pieces of pomegranate and real rosehips Awhile back I swore off of flavored teas. For the most part, they were disappointing. Many used low-grade tea and then heavily flavored them. The tea was usually second or even third consideration, leading me… Continue reading
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Review — St. Paul’s London Breakfast Tea by The English Tea Store
Name: St. Paul’s London Breakfast Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, blend Form: Teabags (stringless) Review: The English Tea store describes this tea as containing “hints of Earl Grey”: After inspecting the dry leaf of St. Paul’s London Breakfast Tea, I noted that it was a blend of some time of machine-processed (CTC)… Continue reading
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Taking Black Tea Seriously
Is black tea the Rodney Dangerfield of the tea world? One could make that argument. Dangerfield, you may recall, was a popular comedian best known for his self-deprecating humor and the catchphrase, “I don’t get no respect.” So why doesn’t black tea get the respect it sometimes deserves? Unless you’re in Asia or a few… Continue reading
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Review — Yorkshire Harrogate by The English Tea Store
Name: Yorkshire Harrogate Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, blend Form: Loose leaf Review: Yorkshire Harrogate leaf is most peculiar: A blend of dark brown CTC (machine processed) tea with a few tips and leaves strewn in. I’m not quite sure what the tea-blender was going for when putting this tea together, but whatever… Continue reading
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Yunnan Black Teas
While I consider myself to be somewhat of an universalist when it comes to tea (I’ll drink tea from anywhere), I admit to a strong bias for Chinese black teas, particularly those from Yunnan. While Yunnan is perhaps best known in the tea world as the producer of pu’erh, it also grows and makes some… Continue reading
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Review — Blue Lady by The English Tea Store
Name: Blue Lady Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Looking for a fruity, sweet tea to serve this summer? Blue Lady may suit you very well. The English Tea Store named this blend in honor of the various “Blue Lady” ghost sightings around the country. While I am not… Continue reading
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Some Australian Grown Black Teas
You know that a lot of tea comes from China, and a bunch come from India. Japanese teas are becoming better known, as are teas from Taiwan and Africa. Don’t forget Brazil in South America. And then, there’s Australia! Yes, the land of kangaroos and koala bears also is the land of tea. Thanks to… Continue reading
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Review — The English Tea Store’s Versailles Lavender Earl Grey
Name: Versailles Lavender Earl Grey Brand: The English Tea Store Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Looking for an elegant, refined tea perfect for summer sipping? Try Versailles Lavender Earl Grey, a tea that is a pleasure to look at, sniff and sip. A very nice combination indeed! The base tea appears to… Continue reading
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Tea Threes
Tea threes are a way to approach your tea time enjoyment. Three seems to be a number that comes up a lot, so why not apply it to teas? Genies, when extruded from their lamps via the sufficient amount of polishing of the lamps’ exteriors, grant you three wishes. A great time to wish for… Continue reading
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Yunnan Basics
Lots of great teas come out of China, recognized by many in the professional tea world as the country in which tea drinking originated. Nestled in the southern part of that country is the Yunnan Province, renowned for some very fine Chinese teas. Bordering Tibet, Burma, the northern most part of Vietnam, Myanmar, and a… Continue reading
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