Tag: bourbon barrel-aged
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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The Road to Eugene Is Paved in Tea
The Road to Eugene Is Paved in Tea – Teashop Adventure Week June was a shitty month. Between two deaths in the family, a work-related back injury, and a two-week bout of influenza to cap things off, I think it’s safe to say it was the shittiest month I’ve had in nearly a decade. There…
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The Ballad of Wild Bourbon Black
After covering more barrel-aged teas than I ever thought possible, it was only a matter of time before an idea struck me. It wasn’t actually my idea, though. The lead blender at Smith Teamaker suggested several years ago, “Why don’t you try it yourself? Get a barrel and just roll with it.” Not his exact…
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Gongfooling Around with Charcoal and Bourbon
Imagine my [NOT] surprise when I saw this on J-TEA’s Facebook one day a couple of months back. A brand-spankin’ new Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel from Kentucky. Okay, perhaps a little background is in order. Back in December, I wrote about a new bourbon barrel-aged pu-erh put out by Eugene-based tea company – J-Tea International.…