Review — Golden Moon Jasmine Pearls

Name: Jasmine Pearls Brand: Golden Moon Type: Green tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf/pearls Review: Jasmine tea is another type of tea that is easy to do wrong. Jasmine is a lovely fragrance and flavor, but cheap jasmine essence that is poured over bad tea produces a nasty cup and contributes to the blanket condemnation heaped …

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Review — Golden Moon Moroccan Mint

Name: Moroccan Mint Brand: Golden Moon Type: Green tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Mint teas and tisanes are ubiquitous, and as a tea reviewer, I confess to getting a bit tired of them. While the combination of mint and tea can be very nice, tea companies are not always careful about quality control. Bad …

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Tea Kettle Philosophy — One More Task

Ever want to just sit down and have a quiet moment with a cuppa tea but there’s one more task to do before you can? Yes? Good — I thought it might just be me and my tendency toward perfectionism. Of course, those of you with kids, especially young ones who only recently discovered that …

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