Tag: Black Fusion
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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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A Dork Drunk on Doke
Let’s talk a little about terroir. It’s a word usually bandied about by wine folks in order to sound “edumacated”. Blame the French. The word “terroir” derives from the French word “terre”, which literally means “land”. Terroir, as a concept, is applied to plants that are influenced by the “land” where they grow. Geology, geography,…
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Tea and Tubas
I picked a helluva month to quit drinkin’. Okay, not “quit”, per se, but definitely a self-imposed sabbatical toward beer. A beerbatical, if you will. Over the last couple of years, I’d naval-gazed my relationship with alcohol. Sure, I didn’t overdue it often, but questionable decisions had been made. That and it was no longer…
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The Scoop on a Black Fusion
I want to introduce you all to the oldest tea tool in my arsenal. This li’l guy has been in my tea retinue for the better part of five years. That’s longer than any teacup, gaiwan, electric kettle, tin or pot. He first turned up in bag of Chrysanthemum Silver Needle I purchased in 2009,…