Lainie Petersen
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Review of Keemun Panda by the English Tea Store
Name: Keemun Panda China Black Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, Chinese Form: Loose leaf Review: As those who follow me in the tea world know, I am fond of Keemun. Unfortunately, a fair number of Keemuns on the market cost a pretty penny and they aren’t always easy to find in tea… Continue reading
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Review of Golden Heaven Yunnan by The English Tea Store
Name: Golden Heaven Yunnan Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: Yunnan golds are always a surprise. Some are earthy, some spicy, some sweet. I’ve tasted some that taste purely of honey, while others are deeply complex. This Golden Yunnan offers a blend of earthy flavor along with a strong jolt… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon Imperial Formosa Oolong
Name: Imperial Formosa Oolong Brand: Golden Moon Type: Oolong Form: Loose leaf Review: Fall is here and so I am breaking out the darker oolongs. Imperial Formosa Oolong by Golden Moon boasts a beautiful dry leaf of various colors: Red, light brown, dark brown, and a bit of silvery tip. The nose is gorgeous too,… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Organic Earl Grey Black & Green Tea
Name: Organic Earl Grey Black & Green Tea Brand: Stash Tea Type: Black and green tea, flavored Form: Paper tea bag Review: I confess to being highly suspicious of Stash’s Organic Earl Grey Black & Green Tea. For one thing, every tea company going has their own version, and all claim that their blend is… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon White Tea
Name: White Tea Brand: Golden Moon Type: White tea Form: Loose leaf Review: One simple tea, one simple review. White tea can be a controversial subject. Some people love it, some find it uninteresting. Traditional white tea, also known as silver needle, is made entirely from the fuzzy buds of the tea plant. While it… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Wuyi Coconut Mango
Name: Wuyi Coconut Mango Brand: Stash Type: Oolong, flavored Form: Paper-bagged tea Review: My tolerance for flavored oolongs is limited, even more so for bagged oolongs, but I admire the creativity of some tea companies. Stash took some Wuyi oolong dust and fannings, flavored it with coconut, mango orange peel and pineapple to create a… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Fusion Red, White and Blueberry “Tea”
Name: Fusion Red, White & Blueberry Tea Brand: Stash Tea Type: White tea, rooibos blend, flavored Form: Paper tea bags, individually wrapped Review: One of my cardinal rules is to never eat or drink something just because it is supposed to be “healthy”. This rule is even more rigorously applied to tea, as I’ve encountered… Continue reading
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Review — Stash’s Chocolate Hazelnut Decaf Tea
Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Decaf Tea Brand: Stash Tea Type: Black tea, decaffeinated, flavored Form: Paper-bagged tea Review: It’s 3:00pm at the office. You last ate about three hours ago, and you have a few more hours of work before you can leave. In the break room is a vending machine full of chocolaty snacks. Around… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Raspberry and White Decaf
Name: Raspberry & White Decaf Brand: Stash Tea Type: White tea, decaffeinated, flavored Form: Paper tea bags, individually wrapped in foil Review: Subtlety can be a good thing. Many flavored white teas are a joke. The “manufacturers” simply blend a cheap, flavorless white tea with a whole lot of artificial flavorings. The result is something… Continue reading
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Review — Stash Holiday Chai
Name: Holiday Chai Brand: Stash Tea Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Paper tea bags, individually wrapped. Review: Another holiday, another chai. Since the stuff got popular back in the nineties, it seems like every tea company has a full line of chais in its range and issues additional versions during winter holiday time. I don’t… Continue reading
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