Tag: Sri Lanka

  • A Look at Lumbini Tea

    NaNoTeaMo, Day 20: “A Look at Lumbini Tea” I’ve talked about World Tea Expo 2015 a lot the last few weeks, and that’s because . . . well . . . there was (and still is) a lot to talk about. Case in point: Lumbini Tea. Robert “Lord Devotea” Godden tweeted all the Expo-attending bloggers…

  • Moonlight Tea Fight!

    Back in May – as all two of you readers may already know – I attended my third World Tea Expo. The Finest Brew’s booth was easily a tea blogger favorite. The company was run by two Sri Lankan borthers, and they possessed some weird things I’d never seen before. They had no problem showing…

  • 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…

  • Ceylon and Thanks for All the Oolong

    Let’s travel back to a more innocent time – November of 2011, to be precise. It was around that time that I finally found a purpose for this here tea blog. My goal was to track down unique teas, unusual blends, and/or teas with fascinating stories behind them. To commemorating that unusual sense of focus…

  • Putting the “Noir” in Black

    Pinot Noir – meaning “pine black” in French – is a type of grape closely associated with the Burgundy region of France. It also has the claim to fame of being a very ancient grape, only a couple of strains removed from Vitis sylvestris. (I.e. Pinot is to it what dogs are to wolves.) As…