Tag: teavivre
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Short, Medium, and Long Jing
Recently I had the pleasure to receive a sample set of three 2014 Long Jing (Dragon Well) teas from Teavivre, so naturally I had to taste them all together. My first impression is that the dry leaves look mostly the same. All have the typical Long Jing blade shape. A few white haired leaves appear…
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A tale of two Bi Lo Chun
As soon as I open the package I know this is going to be a special tea. The aroma of freshly harvested leaves is like clouds and mist floating through the air after a spring rain. I’ve had several opportunities to try 2014 Bi Lo Chun (碧螺春) in the last month and I’ve been really pleased…
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Teavivre 2013 Qing Xiang Dong Ding
…or, How it’s hard to judge an Oolong before the fourth infusion. This was a sample sent to me from the lovely folks at Teavivre. Dong Ding (sometimes Tung Ting or “Frozen Summit”) is a very beautiful tea mountain in Nantou county near the west coast of Taiwan. They produce a lot of rolled oolongs…