Tea Blog Roundup 15

Are pyramid tea bags the greatest thing since sliced bread? Rachel, at SBS Teas, doesn't think so. Find out why here and here.

Teasmade.com is relaunching. No, it's not a tea blog, but it's worth a mention all the same. If you don't know what they're all about, have a look.

What you should avoid when drinking tea? Imen has some suggestions here. And a review of high mountain kuding yen cha here.

Kate, at A Nice Cuppa, examines that spot where Earl Grey and chocolate intersect.

Mellow Monk comments on the tea bag baby stroller phenomenon here (with photo).

And, as always, some offbeat teapots - from Teapots Teapots Teapots - here and here.

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If you haven't checked out the Tea Blog List, be sure to get over there and have a look. It's getting larger all the time, including the two most recent additions - Tea. Uncomplicated and Cruising The Tea Scene With The Tea Lover Chic.

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down was recently recognized for it's contribution to British culture. Read the Reuters article here.

Slashfood comments on Lipton's new line of premium teas. As you may recall, I took their black premium variety for a spin and wasn't exactly overwhelmed. Paper Street Teas weigh in on the topic here.

Phyll, at Adventures in Tea Cups & Wine Glasses, had a Wuyi Weekend recently (scroll down). He writes about that and some other tea and wine stuff here.

The gang at Cha Dao celebrated a milestone lately. Read about it here - and congratulations.

We close this issue of TBR with a question - what is the deal with teapots in the shape of cars? See here and here.

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Tea blog roundup time has come around again, as it so often does.

This time around, at A Nice Cuppa, Kate Zilahy does a brief piece on Mighty Leaf Tea. While Stephanie Clarke gives her take on New York's Saint’s Alp Teahouse and bubble tea.

Imen, at Tea Obsession, writes (with photos) about using an alcohol-fueled, open flame burner to heat tea water. There's also an interesting post there about re-roasting tea, in this case Lung Jing.

Gongfu Girl has returned from Burning Man and writes about her experiences at the Mate Lounge, located (temporarily, I'd assume) in the Black Rock Desert.

It's not technically a tea blog, but the new issue of Adagio Tea's TeaMuse came out today. It features an interesting article called Tea Leaf Experiments, by Amanda Schwarz.

Samovar Tea wants your tea reviews. More here.

And we close with a somewhat silly teapot photo.


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Yes, Virginia, there are other tea blogs. Here's what some of them had to say this week.

Imen, at Tea Obsession, offers thoughts on water here and here. Yes, that's right, friends - water. Try drinking your tea without it and see how far you get.

Speaking of tea obsessions, Phyll Sheng writes about his (including green tea cereal) at his Adventures in Tea Cups & Wine Glasses.

Hyssop tea is not technically a "tea", but let's not quibble. Glenna Marie writes about it at A Nice Cuppa.

Here's an entry from Samovar Tea, which offers excerpts from their interview with a Dutch travel magazine.

Speaking of press, teapot man Andy Titcomb also made the papers this week. More here and then there's the requisite silly teapot photo.

Last up is a piece from the Houston Chronicle that has nothing to do with tea, but was too good to pass up. The topic - Fried Coke.

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In the past, we've reviewed a number of Inko's bottled white teas. Some were quite good, as I recall, and some were a little sweet for my likes. Jaay, at A Nice Cuppa, did a brief article about them recently.

From CafeList Blog, here's info on some pretty nifty coffee and tea cups.

Continuing on the cups and mugs theme, here's a recent entry from the entertaining, but tricky to spell, MaD PoTs! site.

Mellow Monk offers up an attractive National Geographic photo of a tea plantation.

The other Tea Guy (or maybe I'm the other Tea Guy) gives a report on the Zojirushi Vacuum Electronically Controlled Water Heater this time around.

No silly teapot photo this week, but here's an article, by way of Teapots, Teapots, Teapots, about a couple who seem to have an inordinate fondness for teapots. At least it seems that way.

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Here's a newcomer to the roundup. Imen, at Tea Obsession, who reports on a tea made from the flowers of the tea tree. Which is almost as odd as kootee, or tea made from the leaves of the coffee tree.

This time around Phyll, at Adventures in Tea Cups & Wine Glasses, gives his thoughts on a 2006 Dong Ding Oolong, from Feng Huang Village, in Taiwan.

If you're looking for a site that's geared more to "serious" tea enthusiasts, you might want to try Cha Dao, which we've mentioned before. They've got a total of 17 contributors listed. This time around Mike Petro turns in a piece on identifying puerh.

Who's the real tea guy? I think there's room for more than one. Anyway, the other Tea Guy, the one at Paper Street Teas, writes about how he "pretty much stopped drinking tea altogether" (gasp!) and also asks, What type of tea drinker are you?

From the fine folks at Seven Cups, comes a clarification about the New York Times slideshow piece we mentioned the other day - the topic was Hangzhou teahouses.

We close, as always, with a silly teapot photo...and another.


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Tea Blog Roundup 9

Here we go with another installment of the tea blog roundup. Welcome.

This time around, Willow Jarosh, at A Nice Cuppa, reviews New York's Tea Spot.

Also at A Nice Cuppa, there's a piece called The Art of Tea, by Brenda. This one is pretty much an appreciation of tea type of piece.

Finally Good Tasting Decaf Tea is the title of a piece recently posted at Culinary Teas, which caught my eye. But, as it turns out, it's a brief report about the new stirring stick gadget that's supposed to leach caffeine out of caffeinated drinks. We wrote about that one here too, but I haven't tried it yet. Let's just say I'm skeptical until convinced otherwise.

Gongfu Girl contributes a review this time around, of the Brattle Street English Breakfast Blend, from Tealuxe. Sounds okay to me, but then again I'm a fan of Assam and other robust black teas.

Over at Paper Street Tea, they offer the secret to How to Increase Tea Sales in a Coffeeshop. Get educated here.

And there's always a somewhat silly teapot photo from Teapots Teapots Teapots.

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Tea Blog Roundup 8

Welcome to the latest edition of the roundup, with quite a few reviews this time around.

Linda, from Tea Hub, offers her thoughts on a 2001 Young Green Ancient Tea Tree Small Pu-erh Brick.

Over at A Nice Cuppa, Glenna Muse does a fairly extensive review/article about Dragon Pearls, specifically a variety offered by David Rio Teas. For my take on Adagio's version of Dragon Pearls, check out this review from the archives.

Gongfu Girl takes a look at Grand Green this week, from Zhena’s Gypsy Tea. It's a blend of green tea, mint and stevia and is apparently worth a try.

What is quality tea? Hmmm...well, I guess I'll know it when I taste it. But if you're looking for a definition of the term, head over to the Samovar Tea blog and check out what Jesse Jacobs has to say.

At Mandarin's Tea, Toki offers up his/her thoughts on some Wuyi Rock Oolong, complete with eye-catching photos.

And here's a silly teapot photo from Teapots, Teapots, Teapots.

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From Tea News from Darjeeling Area, here's a post about Darjeeling Designer Teas, sometimes known as display teas.

Geraldo, at Cha Dao, has a fairly in-depth piece on oxidation in aging pu'er. Not one that's really geared to the casual tea drinker, but interesting all the same.

Danny, at Dandateemann, does a brief post - with pictures - on a sample of Anji Baicha he recently tried.

Speaking of display teas, this time around Gongfu Girl discusses a variety from Numi called Starlight Rose.

Over at MaD PoTs!, Madam Potts offers up a profile of New York City's Casablanca Tea Room.

From my former home town (Tucson, where they have a tea shop I never got around to trying) the gang at Seven Cups have put together an article on contaminants in tea.

And, as always, we'll pass on some silly photos of teapots from...where else - Teapots, Teapots, Teapots. There's one here and one here.

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Tea News From Darjeeling Area is back after a several month hiatus. A good source for anyone looking for news and info from this particular tea-producing region.

Matcha is getting it's share of press these days. Lara, over at A Nice Cuppa, continues the trend by posting a bunch of recipes that use it as an ingredient.

From Cha Dao, here's a rather lengthy post that covers the finer points of tea storage, containers and whatnot.

Gongfu Girl is heading to Nevada this year and will be serving tea at Burning Man, as noted in this post.

Danny, at Dandateemann, reports on a strange experience he had while tasting a Shuangjiang Mengku Mushu Pu'er recently.

And, from Teapots, Teapots, Teapots, here's a picture of a silly teapot.

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Tea Blog Roundup 5

I've been trying to get these out on Monday, but we'll shoot for Wednesday now.

From A Nice Cuppa, here's a recipe for Mango Lychee Bubble Tea and a report on some very unique disposable spoons. Though perhaps "disposable" is not quite the right word.

This time around Phyll Sheng, at Adventures in Tea Cups & Wine Glasses, does a brief review of Bamboo Green Tea of Mount Emei and a more substantial one of Phoenix Mountain Lone Bush Tea.

If you're not quite convinced of the merits of sugar water drinks masquerading as tea, see what Arthur at CafeList Blog has to say.

The gang at Jaya Tea are happy to note that they are featured in the July issue of Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. More info here.

At the Samovar Tea Lounge they're apparently engaged in debate about whether to serve (gasp!) coffee. Say it ain't so. Read about it here.

Here's the weekly link to a silly teapot photo.

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Tea Blog Roundup 4

Here's the latest roundup.

First up comes a notice of a tea blog that's shutting down. That would be Tea Posur, but I'll leave them on the tea blog list as long as the site remains online.

If Earl Grey Whole Roasted Cabbage gets your taste buds dancing (not me), check out the recipe at A Nice Cuppa.

Phyll, over at Adventures in Tea Cups & Wine Glasses, has been busy lately, tasting a 2005 Spring Great Red Robe Wuyi Oolong, a 2006 Gopaldhara Estate Spring 1st Flush Darjeeling and a 2006 Singbulli Estate 1st Flush, Darjeeling.

At the Culinary Teas site, Candie has put together a brief article on Tea and Food Pairings. Read it here.

If you'd like to take part in a tea swap, head to MaD PoTs, where Madame Potts has posted information on The Summertime Tea Swap 2006.

And, from Teapots Teapots Teapots, here's a picture of a rather silly teapot hat.

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Tea Blog Roundup 3

Time for another roundup. As always, don't forget to check out our lengthy list of tea blogs.

Here at TGS, we've covered a lot of iced tea variations lately, but I don't think we've done Pu-erh Iced Tea. Linda, at Tea Talk, has put together a piece that fills this void.

If you like to drink tea away from home, but you've met with repeated disappointments, you'll probably be able to identify with Why I Travel With A Teapot. Read it at the Tea Views site here.

A Nice Cuppa does coffee and tea, but here are two pieces on the latter. The first, complete with recipe, is about mint tea, Moroccan style. The other is yet another recipe for iced tea.

The people at Culinary Teas started a blog recently. One of their posts is called Wu-long, Wulong or Oolong? If you've wondered about those advertisements for Wulong Fat-Burning Tea or whatever it's called, be sure to give this one a look.

If that's not enough about tea and dubious weight loss claims, see what Mellow Monk has to say on the topic.

The Mandarin's Tea posts tasting notes for two teas - Dadugand Yiwu and Mang Shi Melon, both from 1999 - and comes the conclusion that he/she would not buy either one.

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Tea Blog Roundup 2

Welcome to the second edition of our tea blog roundup. If you missed the first one, look here. If you're looking for our whopping directory of more than 60 tea blogs, look here.

This time around Phyll Sheng has posted two good pieces on pu-erh at Phyll's Tea Cups & Wine Glasses. Pu-erh is not a topic Tea Guy has really delved into, but Phyll seems to be quite knowledgeable about it. Here are his thoughts on 1985 Best Tea House Loose Raw Pu-Erh and here is what he had to say about 2005 Menghai Factory, Early Spring Harvest, Ban Zhang.

Mellow Monk's Green Tea Blog posted a recipe this week for an iced delight called The Mellow Monk Green Tea Summer Fruit Splash. More info here.

More on pu-erh at The Mandarin's Tea, with Toki's illustrated post about little-leaf pu-erh and a rather mature tea tree.

If you're a teapot fancier there's always something to see at Andy Titcomb's Teapots Teapots Teapots. This time around Andy features info on a sleek 1964 model by designer Jaques Garnier and a quite pricey pot in the shape of a cockerel. If you head out to Christie's you might be able to pick the latter one up for about £4,000 - £6,000 British pounds.

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Tea Blog Roundup 1

I recently put together the latest incarnation of the TGS tea blog list. Since TGS is a sideline activity for me, I don't spend much time keeping up with what other tea people have to say. However, thanks to the miracle of RSS, it's not too difficult to scan a bunch of sites and see what's out there.

So, with no further ado, here's the first incarnation of the Tea Blog Roundup. I hope to make this a regular or semi-regular feature, but we'll see how things go.

Over at The Tea Tippler, there's a book review of Tea Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide, by Wendy Rasmussen and Ric Rhinehart.

From Phyll's Tea Cups & Wine Glasses, here's an interesting review of a yellow tea called Jun Shan Yin Zhen (Silver Needle of Mount Jun).

If you worry that your tea obsession has gotten out of hand, you'll probably feel better after reading Notes on the Pathology of Sinensis Psychosis, posted by Geraldo at dandateemann.

If off the wall teapots are your thing, take a look at this Beatles model, posted at Andy Titcomb's Teapots Teapots Teapots site.

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