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You've really spoiled me on week 7 Mr Ambassador..
Week 7 Year of tea Because I've been very good and because it's Friday and because quite frankly, I'm worth it; Day 43 in my ‪#‎yearoftea is a cracker. A Choicest Fancy Silver Tip Oolong. The picture is of a 2nd infusion though I actually had 4 Infusions (greedy or stingy?) I love oolongs anyway but this one is exceptional. Aromatic and naturally sweet, it manages to be simultaneously fruity and nutty - a lovely elegant cuppa. Day 44 and I'm drinking a Kekecha Golden Dragon Yellow Tea. A rarity which is... Read more...
European Tea and the obligatory Matcha Week 6 in Year of Tea
Week 6 Year of Tea So Day 36 is Azores Encosta de Bruma Premium Organic Green Tea. Because of the geography (in the middle of the Atlantic) this is a bit of ararity. In terms of taste, it's very like an oolong - delicate but with lots of 'layers'. Initially biscuity with a really floral finish. No.37 is an organic Keemun Imperial. A sturdy black tea from Anhui province. All Keemuns have quite a distinctive flavour - very malty with a slight floral taste. They always put me in mind... Read more...
Herbs, Hyson Green and Rhubarb Year of Tea Week 5
Week 5 Year of Tea Day 29 As it's Friday, I thought I'd treat myself to one of my favourites..Bangladesh Phulbari. With or without milk it's a winner with so many layers of taste. Really rich and biscuity,this is the top grade available from Moulvibazar to the Northeast of Dhaka and is a traditional English breakfast, morning cup of strong British Tea.   Day 30:I know I'm being a little previous but couldn't wait any longer to sup some Sweetheart Tea - it's a blend of scented and flavoured black... Read more...
Year of tea Week 4 Wild Cherry, Heather, Liquorice
Week 4 Year of Tea Day 22: It's my 22nd ‪#‎teaoftheday in my ‪#‎yearoftea and what a beauty! It's a Nepal Antu Valley SFTGFOP1 AKA Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe Grade1 it's a rarity because this is a green tea and usually you only get black tea from Nepal. It's got a brisk grassy taste without too much astringency. Nice... Day 23: I LOVE tea and I LOVE Liquorice so drinking Liquorice Tea for my‪#‎teaoftheday No.23 seemed like a fine idea. Now I'm not a big fan of flavoured teas so maybe I'm... Read more...
Week 3 Best Seller, Budget Tea, and Blue Lady
Crikey I'm slacking! Lovely lovely Assam for Day 15. So new it isn't even on the website yet. Nothing 'special' just a really good 'Autumn Blend' which has been such a joy to drink all day. Good body with a wonderful smooth aftertaste. Day 16: Pai Mu Tan Organic White Peony - this is hands down our best selling tea. I'd forgotten just how much I like it - it's incredibly clean with an almost buttery aftertaste. Because I'm stingy I also rate the value for money - this is... Read more...
Week 2 Year of Tea: Multiple Monkeys, Twig Tea, Dong Ding and Popcorn Tea
 Day 8: Well Day 8 in my ‪#‎yearoftea has brought me to the land where it all began - a Chinese Golden Monkey is ‪#‎teaoftheday To be honest the milk does it no favours so I've necked it and just waiting for the second infusion which I'll take au naturel (no, that doesn't mean nekkid) Day 9: Well better late than never here's No 9 in ‪#‎yearoftea it's a White Monkey Green Tea. One story goes that it's so named because it's picked by monkeys because the trees are inaccessible. It's a good story but I'm... Read more...
Week 1 In my Year of Tea
Week 1 –Year of Tea A Golden Rule of social media is regular posts and original content. This is surprisingly difficult, because despite being very noisy IRL, I'm actually really quiet on my networks preferring to sit back and watch it all unfold around me. Therefore I needed a reason. What better excuse for a daily post than a different tea every day? As I read these back it becomes apparent that some of them have been 'sold short' with a cursory "yeah I drank that and liked it" - I've decided that... Read more...
All there is to know about Tea!
Below is a copy of a Post Card posted in Kingussie, in the Scottish Highlands dated June 23rd 1906 and sent to Mussoorie, India arriving on the 15th July 1906. I have transcribed it exactly as printed although the sender added a few comments. I believe it sums up all there is to know about tea and tea drinking. Extract from Armstrong’s Self-Educator. From 1906 Mr. Barlow:- “Now, Harry, I want you to write down, in plain English, all that you know about Tea, which your recent lessons have treated... Read more...
My #yearoftea with a different #teaoftheday
If you follow us on Twitter , Facebook or Instagram, way back on January 1st I decided to embark on a 'Year of Tea' by drinking a different tea or tisane every day. This wouldn't be a great hardship as I drink gallons of the stuff anyway. I was simply going to do it more 'mindfully' (to use that ghastly expression). I even made the decision to not limit it to teas which I like but to hopefully rethink teas I don't like with a fresh approach...we'll see about that as... Read more...
We've fixed the bug that was stopping non-UK sales
Thanks to a determined customer in Norway, who was so keen to have our Kenya Kaproret tea that he tracked us down on eBay to buy, we would never have known that our web page set-up was actually stopping anyone from outside the UK from buying from us. So to all our potential customers from around the world: you can buy off our site, where ever you are… It goes without saying that if I have somehow managed to get it wrong again please email me and I will employ... Read more...
Organic Twig Tea From Japan Kukicha
Organic Twig Tea From Japan Kukicha
Twig Teas are a particularly unusual speciality tea produced in Japan and as far as I am aware no where else. They are green teas and come as roasted or... Read more...
2016 Our Health Tea of the Year?
2016 Our Health Tea of the Year?
Moringa Whole Leaf Organic Infusion Moringa oleifera is a marvellous tree, due to the high level of nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that this tree holds it has also been... Read more...