Tea – Puerh
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Golden Pu-erh Is Truly Golden
Pu-erh is one of those teas that can take multiple infusions and is often infused in smaller amounts. A lot of pu-erh is sold in large cakes where you have to break off a chunk to steep it. Some is sold in mini cakes (“tuochas”), which are sized about right for a small pot of… Continue reading
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Review — The English Tea Store’s Scottish Caramel Toffee Pu-erh
Name: Scottish Caramel Toffee Pu-erh Brand: English Tea Store Type: Pu-erh, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: I do confess that I don’t normally think of Scotland and pu-erh as having any sort of natural connection to each other, though perhaps that is due to a lack of imagination on my part. I’m glad, though, that… Continue reading
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Winding Down Summer with Tea
Another trip around the sun, another Summer winding down, and another occasion to celebrate with tea: the Autumnal Equinox rolls around once more. For those of you who don’t pay a lot of attention to the various phases of our journey through this solar system, I’ll give a brief rundown of what “Autumnal Equinox” is.… Continue reading
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A Touch of Pu-erh
Pu-erh seems to be one of those “love it or leave it” teas. Some say it tastes like dirt. Others consider it heavenly. It comes in many forms—cakes, bricks, and tuochas (little “bird’s nests”)—and can even be stored to age and improve over time . These days, you’ll also find pu-erh sold loose in pouches,… Continue reading
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Favourite Tearooms in the UK — Part I
I was recently chatting on Twitter with a dear tea friend and was surprised to hear they had a disappointing experience in a UK tearoom. Having previously written about what to look for in a good tearoom, I felt inspired to put the kettle on and reflect on some wonderful tearoom experiences I’ve had growing… Continue reading
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Pu-erh Tea
Pu-erh can be a controversial tea: Many tea lovers are confused (at best) about how it is made, fraud in the sale of pu-erh remains a concern, and more than a few people simply don’t care for the stuff. I’m a pu-erh fan going back to my earliest days of tea drinking, but do admit… Continue reading
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Tea Fakery
Fakery abounds in the tea world, as with many other products. Why not? Expensive teas, commanding prices in the hundreds or even thousands of dollars, are as tempting to counterfeiters as are the works of Gucci and other designers. They say that knowledge is power, though, so with a bit of knowledge, you can tell… Continue reading
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Pu-erh Roundup
Young Pu-erh Pu-erh Tea: Types, Flavor, and Why It’s Worth Trying Arguably one of the most misunderstood—and often expensive—teas, pu-erh tea (also spelled puer or pu-er) is absolutely worth exploring. One major benefit of pu-erh is that it allows for multiple infusions, even with flavored varieties. This makes it a great value compared to many… Continue reading
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Tea Experiment — “Mocha” Pu-erh
Trying some Young Pu-erh awhile back and then looking into various chocolate teas gave me an idea: chocolate pu-erh. Actually, considering the caffeine content which is close to a cuppa coffee, the beverage hubby and I concocted (after a bit of experimenting) is better called “mocha” pu-erh. There is a chocolate pu-erh or two on… Continue reading
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Tea Bricks
Have you ever seen a brick of tea? It is tea leaves that have been packed into molds and pressed into a square or rectangle (or maybe a disk). In ancient times the tea bricks could be used as a form of currency. You can still buy tea in this form, usually Pu-erh tea. Bricks of… Continue reading
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