The Christmas Crunch is on. All that shopping I did in October, before the headlines told me how truly poor I was, means nothing now that I am facing THE DREADED WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
Even with my new-found meditation techniques and my therapist’s mantra “simplify, simplify”, this is gonna be a 3-pot-day. Three pots of tea, [...]
I have looked for years for a green tea that tastes even remotely like the delicious brew I down by the quart at my favorite sushi bar. I have about twenty opened boxes of various green teas sitting on my shelf, not one even close to making me happy.
And then I found it: I literally [...]
There are a number of perks associated with having a tea blog. Perhaps my favorite one is having the opportunity to sample innovative new products. The folks at Ceramcor sent me one of their gorgeous new ceramic Tea Potles, part of their Xtrema teaware line. This ain’t your grandma’s kettle. I was immediately drawn to [...]
“I want a pink mint!” Diana picked up the tin of SenCha Lychee mints, “Can I have one? I LOVE pink.” At my nod, she took one of the small, leaf-shaped mints from the round tin.
“No kidding?” Phillip reached for the tin and rolled his eyes at Diana, who was dressed [...]
I’ve done a lot of remarking upon other people’s postings so I thought it was about time that I tried my hand at a product review. Those of you who have read some of my comments might know that I tend to be somewhat of a “traditionalist” when it comes to using plain, unadulterated, whole [...]
The history of herbs and spices is far more ancient than that of tea. Herbal teas should not be called “teas” at all, as they are not made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. They are, strictly speaking, herbal infusions, and naturally 100% caffeine-free. Many host a variety of health benefits, and some [...]
Since I gave up drinking coffee some eighteen months ago, my need for breath mints has been eliminated. Tea drinking simply does not give rise to Dragon Breath, that fearsome halitosis that can incapacitate victims up to ten feet away. Coffee drinkers who smoke have been known to disable a charging black rhinoceros [...]
In their haste to capture a slice of the market for green tea products, energy and meal bar companies have been baking up bars like hot cakes. From cake-like offerings to chewy concoctions, all make the claim, ” contains all the antioxidants of ____ cups of green tea!” Consumers are expected [...]
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a “presentation” or “display” tea. I was at a tea industry show and saw a mob of people surrounding a table. I’ve never been a very patient person so I maneuvered my way into the swarm and finally saw what everyone was staring at - [...]
The final tasting notes are in and published below. Once again, as we have seen in all our previous tastings, the variety of personal experiences with these teas is as varied as the teas themselves. It always leaves us in awe of the human experience when we witness first hand how unique each persons perceptions [...]
