Two Leaves and a Bud’s Organic Darjeeling

August 9, 2012 Black Teas

Name: Two Leaves and A Bud Organic Darjeeling Tea Brand: Two Leaves and a Bud Type: Black tea Form: Bagged tea, pyramid bags Price: $4.95 for a box of 15 teabags at Amazon.com (as of August 9th, 2012) Review: When I first sniffed a bag of Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Darjeeling, I was [...]

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Phoobsering FTGFOP1 First Flush Darjeeling, 2012 – Rare Tea Republic

June 27, 2012 Black Teas

  Name: Phoobsering FTGFOP1 First Flush Darjeeling, 2012 Brand: Rare Tea Republic Type: Black tea, 1st flush Darjeeling Form: Loose leaf Price: 50 grams for $19, 6 gram sample for $3.50, quantity discount available as of June, 2012 Review: This is another first flush tea from Rare Tea Republic and while it shares the freshness [...]

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Review of Irish Breakfast by Adagio Teas

June 18, 2012 Adagio

Note: This is a revised and updated review of Adagio’s Irish Breakfast Tea , originally reviewed on March 16, 2010. Name: Irish Breakfast Tea Brand: Adagio Teas Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Cost: $2.00 for a sample, $5.00 for 3 ounces, $16 for 1lb, as of June 2012 Review: From November 2011 to the [...]

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Iced Tea Tips

June 17, 2012 Tea Information

The Summer heat has hit with full force here in Chicago, and while I’m praying for a better experience getting an air conditioner installed this year, I’m managing to stay cool by drinking iced tea. (Lots of iced tea.) I get a lot of questions from folks who want to learn how to make good [...]

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Wah FTGFOP First Flush Black Tea – Rare Tea Republic

June 12, 2012 Black Teas

Name: Wah FTGFOP First Flush Black Tea Brand: Rare Tea Republic Type: Black tea, first flush Origin: Kangra, India Form: Loose leaf Price: 50 grams sells for $8.25 in June 2012, sample packets and quantity discounts available Review: The nose on the rather small, broken, greenish dry leaf is simply stunning: Sugary sweet with backnotes [...]

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Kandy Blend No. 23 – Smith Teamaker

June 8, 2012 Black Teas

  Name: Kandy Blend No. 23 Brand: Smith Teamaker Type: Black tea, Celyon Form: Bagged tea, silken sachet Price: $9.00 for 15 teabags at Bread and Wine in Chicago as of 2012, online prices vary according to retailer, packaging and whether purchased in bags or as a loose tea. Review: Smith Teamaker is the baby [...]

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A Warning to Fellow Bloggers and Site Owners

May 25, 2012 Uncategorized

Recently, The Hungry Mouse (a great food blog) got hijacked by individuals in China. I’d strongly urge you to read this post by Jessie at The Hungry Mouse as to how this happened, and what you can do to protect your blogs and sites.

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Live Your Love Tea Review

May 14, 2012 Black Teas

  Name: Live Your Love Type: Ceylon black tea Form: Paper bagged tea, string and tag, no staples Price: $5.00 for a box of 25 teabags, quantity discounts are available Review: Live Your Love is a business that donates 25% of its profits to Smile Lanka, a charity that offers humanitarian aid to the people [...]

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Returning to Reviews

May 3, 2012 Updates

I’ve missed doing tea reviews. While I love my part-time work at Adagio’s retail store on State Street (Chicago), it is no substitute for carefully sipping and drinking tea. Here’s the deal: When I took the job at Adagio I thought it would be best if I stopped doing reviews of teas sold by other [...]

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Blue Diamond Unsweetened Almond Coconut Milk in Adagio’s Irish Breakfast Tea

March 24, 2012 Adagio

Almond-coconut milk in tea? A few years ago a vegan friend, John Plummer, worked with me on a couple of taste tests in which we added nut milks to English breakfast tea to see how they worked. The results were interesting, so when I discovered Blue Diamond’s Almond Coconut milk at the store, I had [...]

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