Tag: Tea
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Reading Tea Blogs as History
As of this year, I’ll have written about tea on the Internet—in some capacity or another—for eleven years. It boggles my mind that I’ve been at it for this long. A part of me even wonders why I still do it. Honestly, not much has come of it. The blog itself really hasn’t changed much.…
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The Travails of Moving Tea
I think we can all agree on one thing: moving is a pain in the arse. Moving when you’re a tea drinker? Even more so. But I think I stumbled across the perfect way to do it this time.
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A Tea Man on Tinder
So . . . I joined Tinder last week.
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A Custom Blended Christmas
Christmas is usually my favorite time of year. But this year . . . I simply wasn’t feeling it. And it wasn’t for lack of trying. A week or so before the impending, I found a green bow on the floor of the parking lot at my work. It pretty much summed up how I…
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A Series of Single Origin Tea Sonnets
In the Spring of 2017, I met this eccentric chap.
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Puerh? I Barely Know Her!
A couple of days ago, a fellow tea acquaintance asked me for some advice on puerh. Naturally, I provided it, based upon my own subjective experience. But I also had to preface something. I was not the most . . . uh . . . mature, sophisticated, or “learned” person on the subject of puerh.
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Tea Grown in Peru
Spoiler alert: there’s tea growing in Peru. I know, that’s not a surprise to anyone. After all, the country is considered the 28th largest tea producer in the world. However, until last year, it was completely new news to me. But let’s begin with where I began in my pursuit for Peruvian tea.
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Rethinking Tea Categories
Editor’s Note: This is merely a thought exercise by the author. The opinions reflected in the below narrative do not reflect the opinions of the teaware on staff . . . or this editor, for that matter. Seriously, I just work here, guys. A thought occurred to me over the years. No one has come…
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A Single Origin Georgian Tea Flight
To date, I’ve had three or four experiences with Georgian teas. As in, teas grown in the country of Georgia; not the U.S. state. However, there was one type of tasting session I had yet to do. That being, to try all the wares from one farmer/producer, in order to enjoy their individual quirks and…
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Notes from the Tea Underground
The idea of an underground tea scene always intrigued me. Not sure when the notion entered the deep recesses of my tea-soaked brain; maybe it was Robert “The Devotea” Godden’s ebook Tea Story, or maybe someone mentioned the idea of it in passing? Whichever, whatever. Point being, the notion always fascinated me. I even envisioned…