Month: February 2015
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A High Mountain Happy Accident
The late Bob Ross used to close his show with the line, “There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” His philosophy – if it can be called that – holds true for a lot of things. Oolong, for starters, was a happy accident. As legend has it, the style came about because a leaf picker…
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A Swift, Southern Caffeinated Kick in the Teeth
Have I ever mentioned that I’m sensitive to caffeine? Like “Deanna Troi” sensitive. Upon my first exposure to yaupon holly – yerba mate’s sweeter, ‘Merican cousin – I hadn’t prepared for the absolute caffeine zing! it imparted. It took three melatonin pills just to slow my heart rate enough to sleep that night. For a…
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Scottish Grown Tea and Mystery Lasses
This all started with a forum topic. Tea Trade’s resident Smiling Frenchman – Xavier (of the Teaconomics blog) – had posted a discussion starter. It was aptly titled: “The First Scottish Tea is White and Smoky” That immediately held my attention. In the discussion, Xavier posted a link to an article about a new outfit…