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Category: Tea Musings

  • The White Forest Oolong Finish Line

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 30: “The White Forest Oolong Finish Line” Holy heck . . . I made it. This is it, Day 30. The final post in my self-inflicted NaNoTeaMo challenge. No one put me up to it; I wasn’t trying to prove anything. The only reason I did it was to see if I had…

  • A Forward Foreword to a Fermented Puerh

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 29: “A Forward Foreword to a Fermented Puerh I have a confession to make, but I’m going to do it in the most roundabout way possible. Don’t worry, I’ll get to a point (eventually), and I’ll somehow try to segue into tea. But I warn you, it won’t be pretty. And neither is…

  • Obligatorily Weird Thanksgiving Tea Post

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 26: “Obligatorily Weird Thanksgiving Tea Post” I think it’s mandatory that if one is going to post a blog on Thanksgiving Day, they actually have to give thanks to something or someone. And, trust me, I will do just that. But not right this second. You see, I have a weird Camellia species…

  • AKA Spike My Ceylons with Jessica Jones

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 22: “AKA Spike My Ceylons with Jessica Jones” Before reading the ramblings below, it’ll probably help you to visualize it being read by Humphrey Bogart. To set the proper mood. If that’s too difficult, or way to serious a voice . . . then picture Garrison Keillor as Guy Noir reading this aloud.…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.