Comparing Two Bai Mu Dans

I, like a lot of other people, recently received a sample set of tea from Crafted Leaf Tea. One of the teas included in that set was Bai Mu Dan. I already had a different Bai Mu Dan in my stash, so naturally my first inclination is to do a comparison tasting. I do love … Continue reading Comparing Two Bai Mu Dans →

Comparing Three Bilochuns

I recently realized that I have three different kinds of bilochun green tea and it didn't take long to get the idea of a horizontal tasting of all three. Oddly enough, all three of the teas were gifts to me. Bilochun is a green tea from the Jiangsu Province in China and is considered of … Continue reading Comparing Three Bilochuns →

Iced Matcha with Matcha Ice Cubes

My wife found some fun little cactus shaped ice cube trays on clearance for $.50 and I can think of a perfect thing that is green and can be frozen: Matcha, of course! I made matcha and froze it Sunday evening so it would be ready to go on Monday morning for #MatchaMonday (that's a … Continue reading Iced Matcha with Matcha Ice Cubes →

My First Hojicha

I learned about Hojicha and Kukicha a long time ago, but they never really seemed interesting to me so I never bothered trying either of them. Hojicha and Kukicha are the stems of the tea plants used to make Japanese green tea. In my still-new-to-tea-and-didn't-know-any-better mind, that made them not real tea and not worth … Continue reading My First Hojicha →

My First Rou Gui Oolong

I have long been intrigued by Chinese oolong teas, but the most intriguing to me are Dan Cong and Wuyi Mountain oolongs. When I came across Rou Gui and saw that it was indeed an oolong from the Wuyi Mountains, I knew I needed to try it. I didn't know much about this tea other … Continue reading My First Rou Gui Oolong →

My First Jin Jun Mei

I recently received a sample set from Crafted Leaf Teas that they were giving away and in that set contained a special surpise: Jin Jun Mei. Listed on their website were the contents of the pack and JJM was not one of those included in the set. It looks like a substitution was made and … Continue reading My First Jin Jun Mei →

A Trio of Smoked Teas

Smoked teas. They aren't for everyone. Usually, it is one of those things that people either love or hate, and I fall in the camp of loving it. In fact, if you forced me to pick my favorite tea, I would say a smoky Lapsang Souchong. I had three different smoked teas on hand, and … Continue reading A Trio of Smoked Teas →

Can I Guess the Tea Part 2

Hi everyone, I am back with another edition of "Can I Guess the Tea?" This tea has some special sentimental value. We are currently hosting an exchange student from China for a few weeks and she brought us all gifts from her home town, and my gift was Tea. I had no idea what kind … Continue reading Can I Guess the Tea Part 2 →

Tasting Two White Teas

So I don't have much experience with white tea, hardly any to be accurate. I have two and only two kinds of white teas in my possession so I thought it would be interesting to taste them side by side to compare. Those teas are White Peony (Bai Mu Dan) from Mei Leaf and a … Continue reading Tasting Two White Teas →

Can I Guess The Tea?

I received some Chinese gift teas today from a co-worker of mine who has just returned from a visit to China. Since the tin was entirely in Chinese, I thought it would be fun to try to guess what kind of tea it is, to test my skills and knowledge I have gained so far … Continue reading Can I Guess The Tea? →