Lainie Petersen
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Review — Stash Cinnamon Apple Chamomile
Name: Cinnamon Apple Chamomile Herbal Brand: Stash Type: Herbal tisane, flavored Form: Paper tea bag Review: One of the nifty things about drinking tisanes and flavored teas is finding one that is so well-blended that it satisfies your cravings for high-calorie treats. Stash’s Cinnamon Apple Chamomile Herbal is one of those tisanes. Chamomile is a… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon Darjeeling
Name: Darjeeling Brand: Golden Moon Type: Black tea, Darjeeling Form: Loose leaf Review: What a scrumptious tea! The dry leaf of Golden Moon’s Darjeelingsmells strongly of mixed nuts, and has the characteristic Darjeeling “look” of small, somewhat broken leaf in varied colors. Some of the leaves range from very dark to light brown, while a… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon Tippy Earl Grey
Name: Tippy Earl Grey Brand: Golden Moon Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: It does seem that every tea company has to have its own version of Earl Grey. In fact, I recall a tearoom that proudly declared that it did not offer any teas that are “adulterated” with “flavorings” while unblinkingly including… Continue reading
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Golden Moon’s Lapsang Souchong
Name: Lapsang Souchong Brand: Golden Moon Type: Black tea, smoked Form: Loose leaf Review: Lapsang souchong is one of those teas that people either love or hate. On one hand, a “smoked tea” (lapsang souchong is made by smoking black tea over a pine fire) does take a bit of getting used to. On the… Continue reading
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Teavangelism at the Office
Do you believe in tea? Want to convert your office to tea drinking? Here are a few tips for turning your latte-swigging coworkers into tea sippers: Start Slowly: Many people aren’t ready for loose leaf tea, and it can be hard to persuade coworkers to buy their own infusers. Bring in some quality bagged tea… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Irish Breakfast Black Tea
Name: Irish Breakfast Tea Brand: Stash Type: Black tea Form: Paper tea bags, individually wrapped Review: I like Irish breakfast teas, even more than a lot of English breakfast teas. I’m not sure why this is, but it seems that many a tea-blender wimps out when blending an English breakfast, creating something that doesn’t stand… Continue reading
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Cleaning Teaware
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Tea Taste Killers, things that can seriously affect the flavor of your tea. In the post, I named badly cleaned teaware as a possible source of scent and flavor contamination. Here are a few tips for keeping your teaware clean and scent-free so that it brews you a… Continue reading
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Review of Golden Moon White Ginger
Name: White Ginger Brand: Golden Moon Type: White tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Golden Moon’s White Ginger combines a very nice white tea (white peony) with ginger root. The result is a sweet, slightly fruity tea with a subtle, but definite, ginger kick. It’s light bodied liquor is a pretty, pale yellow, with a… Continue reading
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Tea Taste-Killers
Wondering why your tea is tasting strange all of a sudden? Here are some common tea taste-killers along with suggestions for their elimination: 1. Your Palate: If your tea is suddenly tasting funny or “off,” it may be that something is affecting your palate. Oftentimes this can be something as simple as toothpaste residue, mouthwash,… Continue reading
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Review of Tiger Wing’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonfruit
Name: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonfruit Brand: Tiger Wing Type: White tea and mate blend, flavored Form: Paper tea bags Review: Tiger Wing is a new tea brand that offers fun blends in convenient, paper tea bag form. Tiger Wing is a sister company to established tea retailer, Golden Moon, and takes a decidedly irreverent approach… Continue reading
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