Some Tea With Me

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  • 2012 M. Xu Bai Hao

    2012 M. Xu Bai Hao

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    What a delight. The taste of honey and street roasted chestnuts. A full body and dark orange color that are as comforting in Spring as they were in Winter. This tea is Bai Hao or Dong Fang Mei Ren Cha (東方美人 – Oriental Beauty). I picked up this bag from Camellia Sinensis a few months…

  • Hawaiian Oolong

    Hawaiian Oolong

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    A gift from the kind owners of Dobra Tea, this Hawaiian oolong is really a fascinating mystery. I haven’t felt adventurous enough until today to give it a try. Until a few months ago I didn’t even know that there was tea grown in Hawaii, and now I’ve sampled several. The dry leaves are large,…

  • 2012 Bai Hao Winter

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    I originally wrote this post for Cha Xi Collective. I’ve just copied it here for record keeping. I’ve tasted several examples of Bai Hao (or 東方美人茶, Dong Fang Mei Ren Cha) this year and been disappointed in each, so this was a real treat. I understand that much of the harvest in Hsichu county were…

  • 2011 Da Hong Pao – Wuyi Star Tea

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    I originally wrote this post for Cha Xi Collective, but I’m recording it here as well for reference. Dark twisted dry leaves that look like the leaves on the trees outside on this chilly fall day. The aroma is pure warmth, like sweet wood smoke. The liquor is a beautiful autumn leaf blazing red that…

  • 2011 Rou Gui from Shanghai

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    I originally wrote this post for Cha Xi Collective, but I’m recording it here as well for posterity. This tea came from Ming Qiu Cha Yuan, a shop in a Shanghai tea market. Pumpkin orange in the cup, there’s a lot of Autumn in this tea. A fairly strong roast to the leaves gives much…

  • 2011 Pinglin Bao Zhong

    2011 Pinglin Bao Zhong

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    This post was originally written for Cha Xi Collective. Just keeping a copy here. Brewing this in Cha Xi for the early Autumn, sitting by the window with the pink and purple of the season’s last morning glories peeking in. Memories of distant sun-soaked Pinglin are coming out of the pot right along with the…

  • Gao Shan Lao Cong Shui Xian

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    This article was originally written for Cha Xi Collective. Just keeping a copy here. Oolong Tea found at Si Hai Cha Zhuang in Ningbo Roasted and crispy, as expected from a Wuyi Shui Xian. A woody aroma and a golden orange color. The first few infusions have very little real flavors on my tongue – more of…