Tag: darjeeling
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A short tea adventure in Vancouver
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Vancouver for a couple of days and so naturally I had to know: what’s the tea scene like? Short answer? It’s amazing. I need to go back. I got some fantastic recommendations over Instagram from the Vancouver Tea Society, and did a little planning. It was a…
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2015 Spring Tea Anticipation
So it’s Spring. And by “Spring”, I mean apparently Summer because within one week the temperature here in Vermont went from 40°F (4°C) to 80°F (26°C). But I’m not complaining, because Spring is Fresh Tea Time! My first hits this year have been from India. I’ve been drinking some great 2015 Darjeeling First Flush (Rohini estate…
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Differences in Darjeeling
Today I was drinking a cup of Darjeeling tea, from a bag as must be done at some point or other in one’s life, and thinking about the emphatic monogram, “The Champagne of Tea” that is printed on the package. I realized that much of the Western world is probably just as confused by that…