Author: lazyliteratus
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Old Bear Puerh
NaNoTeaMo, Day 9: “Old Bear Puerh” I had a craving today. A Fall sorta craving. A few posts back, I mentioned how raw puerh had become my new “Fall beverage”. Not masala chai, not *gulp* pumpkin spice . . . but rather sheng (raw) puerh. It was an odd choice, I know. Nothing about the…
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Monsoon Flush Oolong in a Deluge
NaNoTeaMo, Day 8: “Monsoon Flush Oolong in a Deluge” It rained today. A lot. Okay, that’s not an unusual statement to make in the Portland area during late-Fall. But the sheer amount of rain we’ve received in the last month seems like overkill. Today, at work, I had to take out the garbage . .…
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Green Coffee and Me
NaNoTeaMo, Day 7: “Green Coffee and Me” This post is going to be a bit heretical, but please bear with me. Yes, this is still a tea blog. And, yes, this entry will still have something to do with tea. Even if the focus is on . . . Green coffee.
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Defining a Doke Tea State of Mind
NaNoTeaMo, Day 6: “Defining a Doke Tea State of Mind” Doke /’dōk/ noun A river located in the state of Bihar, India The surname of a tea estate in Bihar, India owned and operated by the Lochan family. verb To induce a state of mind in a Doke tea drinker, wherein they experience equal parts…
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Dark Tea Déjà Vu
NaNoTeaMo, Day 5: “Dark Tea Déjà Vu” It all started with a tweet . . . when I was drunk. Not tea drunk, actual drunk.
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Tea and Sugar – The Weird Way
NaNoTeaMo, Day 4: “Tea and Sugar – The Weird Way” In 2013, I was a regular follower of UK-based Canton Tea Co.’s Tea Club blog. Two of their employees went on a sourcing trip to Yunnan province, China, and picked up something rather unique. I certainly hadn’t heard of it before, and I try to…
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An Autumn Puerh Pairing
NaNoTeaMo, Day 3: “An Autumn Puerh Pairing” We are now Falls deep into Autumn, and every tea drinker is cuddling up to their favorite color-changing brew. Everyone has their favorite autumnal cuppa. For many, it’s masala chai. For others, it’s something equally burly or floral. It varies from person to person, but everyone has a…
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Waiter! There Are Crab’s Feet in My Puerh!
NaNoTeaMo, Day 2: “Waiter! There Are Crab’s Feet in My Puerh!” Some of you may have noticed that I whored out a certain podcast today. Mainly because I was co-hosting it. The awesome TJ Williams of World Tea Podcast invited me on to discuss one of my favorite subjects – weird teas. Heck, I devoted…
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A Devotea Taiwanese Tea Tasting
NaNoTeaMo, Day 1: “A Devotea Taiwanese Tea Tasting” If any of you fine folks were paying attention to my social media yammerings, you may have noticed a peculiar update. I said that I wouldn’t be participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I tried two years straight . . . and gave up halfway through…
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A Mellow Yellow Tea Tasting
Most people cultivate a close group of friends – those that share common interests, or that they feel most comfortable being around. One of the unfortunate drawbacks to being a tea blogger is . . . most people within my close-knit group reside in several different locations across the country. Or outside the country. As…