Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A Pre-Super Bowl Kombucha Beer?
*Sigh* Alright, I’ll make this quick. Most of you have a sports event to go to. At least, most of you in the States, anyway. Why am I posting a blog on Super Bowl Sunday? Well, this story sort of ties into it – a tea(ish) one. I have this friend – we’ll call him…uh…ah,…
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A “Potential” Story
The last two weeks were a busy time. Yes, tea was included in the list of activities, but it wasn’t the central occurrence. Instead, the most common element in everything that happened can be summed up in one word: “Potential”. I’ll try to explain… A Teaneer Tandem Tasting At the start of January, I “attended”…
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White Buds Pu-erh
White Tea Week, Day 7: “White Buds Pu-Erh” Okay, technically, this is cheating. It’s not really a white tea. Hear me out. Just yesterday, I covered aged white tea. The process for that is relatively simple. Find a cool, dry place to store it, keep it covered airtight…and forget about it for five years. Awesomeness…
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White Tea Cakes – Old versus New
White Tea Week, Day 6: “White Tea Cakes – Old versus New” Well…this was a first. Being contacted by companies is not a new experience for me. For some reason, tea vendors look at my quixotic li’l corner of the Internet and say, “Hey, we’d be a nice fit here.” I, then, twizzle my nonexistent…
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Born-Again Virgin – A White Tea Revisited
White Tea Week, Day 5: “Born-Again Virgin – A White Tea Revisited” In March of 2011, I tried the most unique white ever. Some would decry that as an exaggeration, but in this case, completely true. Back when I still did copious amounts of tea reviews, this li’l offering came up on the roster. I…
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I Dream of Doke for a Day
White Tea Week, Day 4: “I Dream of Doke for a Day” The Doke tea estate is a small garden situated in the northeastern state of Bihar, India. In 1998, Rajiv Lochan – of Lochan Tea – got the best of all retirement presents. His own tea garden to do with as he wished. Best.…
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When You Wish Upon a Taiwanese White Tea
White Tea Week, Day 3: “When You Wish Upon a Taiwanese White Tea Back in the Fall, I saw a retweet from Greg “Norbu Tea” Glancy that just about put me into cardiac arrest. Japanese. White Tea. Oh. My. G-word. I saw mention of something like this existing on (of all places) Wikipedia a year…
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The Whites of Nepal’s Eyes
White Tea Week, Day 2: “The Whites of Nepal’s Eyes” Back in June, again at World Tea Expo, I had the pleasure of meeting the proprietors of the new company, Nepali Tea Traders. I first sought them out when I noticed they had Nepalese oolongs and a Nepalese pu-erh among their wares. I found both…
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Bi Luo the Belt
White Tea Week, Day 1: “Bi Luo the Belt” In late 2012, I was given a unique opportunity. Canton Tea Co. wanted me to guest blog for them, relating my personal experiences with Dan Cong oolongs. I did finally get around to said blog…oh…three months after they asked. Instead of using it for “just” a…
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Journeys to Jungpana
The Darjeeling tea estate of Jungpana has a unique history for its name. According to Norbu Tea Company, there are two possible origin stories. One Norbu Greg heard from the locals states that the name is an alteration of the Farsi word “Jahanpanah”, which means “Shelter of the World” – in reference to how the…
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