Name: English Breakfast Blend No. 2 Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Review: Breakfast blends typically offer both regular tea drinkers and novices an inexpensive, robust cup that gets the day off to a good start. The English Tea Store offers several breakfast teas, including two types of English breakfast tea: One blended to …
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Name: Earl Grey Metropolitan Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: The English Tea Store knows its customers well: Those with an affinity for British-style teas typically enjoy Earl Grey, so the store offers several different versions. Its Earl Grey Metropolitan is an upscale version of its standard Earl Grey. …
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Name: Oolong Orange Blossom Brand: The English Tea Store Type: Oolong, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Some teas are at their tastiest when consumed during cold weather, while others taste better on balmy days. I am happy to report, however, that Oolong Orange Blossom from The English Tea Store is an all-weather tea. A tea …
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Name: Lovers Leap Estate Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: This is a very reasonably priced, albeit very "neutral" Ceylon black tea which may well suit those who are looking for a very neutral, yet versatile, black tea that can go with a variety of foods. Even better, it can …
Name: Kambaa Estate Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black Form: Loose leaf Review: For those who like a vigorous, flavorful but unrefined cup of tea, Kambaa Estate may be just the thing. This is a machine processed tea from Kenya, so its "leaf" looks more like tiny little chocolate brown pellets than leaves. Even more …
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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 …
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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 …
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Tea bags are widely popular in the U.S., the U.K., and elsewhere. One day, I was taking out some tea bags to steep a potful and gave the bags a sniff. They smelled kinda like dried hay, with the usual black tea fragrance following weakly. At that moment, I wondered if the flavor of that …
Are you a tea lover who wishes they could take their lovely tea stash along with them when they leave the house? There are many ways to be able to take your loose tea with you for convenient brewing outside of the home. There are three ways that make traveling with loose tea easy and …
Steeping and then straining your loose leaf tea can be an inconvenience sometimes, but the resulting tea “liquor” is worth it. The leaves get full contact with the water and lots of room to expand, releasing their ingredients into it. But in our ever-faster-paced world, where each moment counts, are steeping loose teas and having …
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