Steep Stories

Author: lazyliteratus

  • The Making of Misty “Peat” Puerh, Part 2

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 19: “The Making of Misty Peat Puerh, Part 2” For Part 1, go HERE. I last left off stating that I declared this experiment a success. The puerh leaves took up the bourbon scenting quite well. Almost too well. When I got home that evening from my brother’s house, I even had my…

  • The Making of Misty “Peat” Puerh, Part 1

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 18: “The Making of Misty ‘Peat’ Puerh, Part 1” In the Fall of 2014, I did a write-up about Misty Peak Teas, and a tea session I had with its head cheerleader, Nicholas Lozito, in his backyard. I had a lot of tea that day, and some of the thoughts swirling in my…

  • Bedroom of Tea Sugar

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 17: “Bedroom of Tea Sugar” As a self-confessed fat man, I’ll admit I know about sugar. But I’ll also admit that I don’t know a lot about sugar. I just eat a lot of it. Perhaps too much. If it weren’t for the amount of tea I drink, I’d probably weigh 300lbs. Yes,…

  • Darjeeling Fit for an Emperor

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 16: “Darjeeling Tea Fit for an Emperor” The Singbulli tea estate has a very old history, like a lot of such Darjeeling gardens. It was established in 1924 by British planters, and then was taken over in 2003 by Jayshree Tea and Industries. The garden resides near the town of Mirik, and teas…

  • A Baby Half-Heaven Goblin’s Flying Tea Couch Adventure

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 15: “A Baby Half-Heaven Golbin’s Flying Tea Couch Adventure” A couple of days ago, I may have mentioned I went to Seattle. While there I visited The Phoenix Tea Shop. That . . . was only part of the story. This is the rest. Earlier in the week, my brother sent me a…

  • Pa Sa Puerh and More Tea Pet Hijinx

    NanoTeaMo, Day 14: “Pa Sa Puerh and More Tea Pet Hijinx” As of tonight, I am two-thirds the way through my NaNoTeaMo goal of doing one tea blog a day for a month. Much to the joy of a few of you, and annoyance to the rest. This has mainly been about establishing some sense…

  • Mortimer and the Malawi Dark Tea

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 13: “Mortimer and the Malawi Dark Tea” Everybody, meet Mortimer . . . He’s a tea pet – specifically, a tea slug. On a visit to Phoenix Tea yesterday, co-owner “Cinnabar Gongfu” talked me into adopting him. She said he had “little anime eyes”, and the next thing I knew, I was reaching…

  • Montanan Breakfast Tea

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 12: “Montanan Breakfast Tea” This morning, I received a message from Gary Robson, o’ he of Red Lodge Books & Tea fame. I wasn’t quite awake, yet. My hands clumsily fumbled for my phone, and I accidentally activated Facebook’s calling function. No idea how it happened, but it led to a rather spirited…

  • A Teenjure and Tealet Tea Tale

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 11: “A Teenjure and Tealet Tea Tale” I have an unwritten rule for Facebook: “If I’ve never talked to you before, chances are I won’t accept your friend request.” Through my other tea-centric social media accounts, I come in contact with a lot of industry professionals from around the world. Most have no…

  • Nut Tea

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 10: “Nut Tea” You – fair reader – might think I’m certifiably nuts, but . . . I asked to leave work early today, so I could write about tea. If I had left at my normal time – 5PM – that would’ve left me with exactly a half-hour to formulate today’s article.…