Figuring out exactly what to buy the tea lover in your life is a daunting task. I get emails all the time asking for advice. You can’t go wrong with Golden Moon’s Tea Taster’s Sampler. It features 31 samples of their best selling teas packaged in a beautiful woven pandan leaf gift box. They are sure to find old favorites and discover something new with such a large assortment.

Name: Yunnan Gold Black Tea | Yunnan Dian Hong Brand: Jing Tea Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: I have an incredible passion for Yunnan Golds: Each is so different, this one spicy, the...

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… y creo que es la propuesta de éstos tés e infusiones que llegaron a Tea&co.! para nuestro té de las 5 pausa té Agradables vacaciones con toda la familia Darjeeling + especias Te ayudará a funcionar en las funciones … Continuar leyendo →

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Este año en la World Tea Expo 2010 ITO EN (productor de bebidas con base de té verde) ganó 4 premios en la categoría Listo para Beber! 1 Puesto Té verde Sencha Shot 2 Puesto Oolong Oolong Shot 3 Puesto Té verde saborizado Maté Sencha Shot 1 … Continuar leyendo →

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Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Green

Where to Buy:  Trump Tea

Company Description:

Experience relaxation and rejuvenation with this whole leaf
Sencha green tea. Lush with antioxidants and succulent fruit,
this blend is sure to awaken the senses. (mild caffeine)

Ingredients: Organic green tea, organic cornflower, natural organic
extracts of peach, mango and pineapple.

Taster’s Review:

I was very excited to be among the first to try one of THE DONALD’s tea.  Why?  Because, let’s face it, when something has Donald Trump’s name on it, it is the best.  He would settle for nothing less.  So, I was confident that I would really enjoy this tea!

And, I am not disappointed!  This tea is remarkable.  The long, slender spears of Sencha tea produce an amazing flavor that is buttery and rich.  This is definitely a top-quality Sencha tea.

The Sencha base is perfect for the peach and mango flavor combination.  The fresh, smooth flavor of the green tea leaves meld so well with the sweet, tropical taste of mango and the luscious, juicy taste of the peach.  The result is a tea that tastes rich and luxurious.  It is as though I can actually taste Donald Trump’s seal of approval in this cup as I drink it!

These beautiful silken pyramid pouches hold just enough tea for a delicious cup – but I found that they can be steeped a second time if you want to prolong your enjoyment of this tea (and you will!)  As with any green tea, the secret to success is in how you brew it.  The water should be freshly drawn and filtered and brought to a temperature of 175° F.  Keeping the temperature low will enable you to steep these leaves for a slightly longer period of time (I steeped for 4 minutes for the first infusion, 5 minutes for the second) – extracting the most flavor possible from the tea without experiencing even the slightest hint of bitterness in the teacup.

A fantastic tea – but of course, I expected nothing less – nothing but the BEST from Trump Tea!

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Last month, while I was researching the meaning of the Chinese word yun (韻), I asked a Mandarin speaking tea-mentor and friend named Rob Bageant, "What is yun and how does it pertain to the taste of tea?" Mr. Bageant provided me with a wealth of great information that I would like to share with you all today.

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Here is his answer:

"Yun" 韻 by itself means many cool things. For instance as a verb it can mean to rhyme. As a noun it can mean a musical note. But in the case of tea it means "to linger" or a lingering flavor. Or, if you like a poetic sense, a lingering note. It is usually tied to the throat (喉韻) (Hou Yun). So it is the note that lingers in the throat.

Please realize that even in Taiwan people argue about whether Hui Gan (回甘) (returning sweetness) and Hou Yun (喉韻) are the same thing or not. Some people even say that, due to physiology, there can be no flavor that lingers in the throat. But geeks like that miss the point that, no matter where our sense receptors are, we nonetheless can have a perceived experience of a note or feeling lingering in our throats. It may even seem sweet to us. It reminds me of yoga and qigong. Whether or not anyone can measure qi is beside the point. If you do the practice, you will have an experience that feels like energy flowing. When you can cultivate this experience, health improves. Who cares if the experience is caused by a thing called qi or if the sensation is just the body's way of saying, "That's it, you've got it."

In any case, despite all the expert opinions on the "real" meaning of these tea terms, with the subjectivity of taste, as opposed to the more repeatable experience of vision, true agreement will always be out of reach.

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I thought that was such a great reply and I'm grateful that he gave me the thumbs up to share it on my tea blog. Xiexie Rob!

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One of the things we encountered on our European travels early this summer was sparkling iced tea. In the vast majority of cafes we visited, when one of our companions, Richard, asked for iced tea, he was served a bottle of sparkling, usually a Lipton variety.

Richard, it's important to note, likes nearly all of his liquids to be as sparkling as his personality. At home, in fact, he possesses his own carbonation system, with which he adds bubbles to his drinking water. It's pretty marvelous: a faucet, a Brita filter and a SodaStream Penguin Water Carbonator — no more wasting money and glass buying Pellegrino or Perrier. Richard "penguinizes" everything he can, so when we returned home, of course (and at my urging), he tried penguinizing his own tea.

It's tricky and messy experimentation, as most liquids refuse the carbonation if they already have something else dissolved in them. Richard found it easier to brew the tea separately, and strongly, then add the sparkled water. Here's his conclusion:

1. Prepare steeped tea, 3x strength; chill.
2. Prepare simple syrup [Water and Sugar, 1:1]; chill.
3. Place about 1T of syrup in a highball; add squeezed quarter of lemon wedge; fill 1/3 full with strong tea; and top with penguinated water.

As for buying it bottled, I still haven't located sparkling iced tea in any U.S. stores yet, though Lipton says varieties like this green tea with berry flavors is in stores (and was just launched last year). But given that it's just another bottled drink that's mostly high fructose corn syrup, I haven't looked that hard. Nestea and Lipton both have sparkling varieties throughout Germany and some of northern Europe.

p.s. Here's a great recipe for homemade sparkling tea with lemon, cucumber and mint!

All teas from the Assam region of India are not made alike. More correctly, they are not processed alike. They all grow in this wonderful region where the Brahmaputra River flows, but how they end up after that is like a tale of reaching a fork in the road and deciding which to take. Read the rest of the article on The Taste of English Tea Blog.A.C. Cargill "The Tea Lady"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09852602813486491919accblog@earthlink.net0

Category: Herbal Tea Company: da-u-de (website) Ingredients: White Silver Needle, Green Rooibos Tropica, Organic Jasmine Pearl, Organic European Rose petals, Orange Peel, Mango. Vendor Suggested Preparation: Steeping time: 5 minutes

This scent of the un-brewed tea is amazing. I almost want to eat it straight. Or pack my pillow full of it and smell it all night long as I sleep. It’s AMAZING. It’s full of sweetness and floral-ness and is just made of yum.

And while the flavor of the tea is good, it’s not as good as the smell. It’s got a very light, very floral flavor. I love roses and rosewater candy, and this tea reminds me a lot of rosewater candy. Another element I like is the green rooibos. This is the first time I’d had the chance to try green rooibos. And I think I like it a LOT. I have to admit, I’m not a fan of red rooibos. It tends to taste like dirt and sawdust to me. There are blends I like that contain it, but it’s mostly in their ability to cover the dirty-sawdustness of the rooibos flavor. But this tea has such a light flavor, trying to get it to cover any other flavors would be like trying to completely cover a Cadillac with a Kleenex. This green rooibos adds the sweetness and base notes without the sawdust flavor of the red. It really makes me want to try other green rooibos teas.

Overall, I like this tea; it has a lot of elements I very much appreciate. But I wanted more out of it, based on the aroma.

You can purchase the Xaouen directly from the 52teas website.

If you're not familiar with my perfect cup of tea formula, now's the time to acquaint yourself with it: W+3T = Perfect Cup of Tea W = delicious pure water and 3T = temperature, time, and tea (excellent whole-leaf tea, of course).  It almost goes without saying that no tea can be ...

Summer is a great time to enjoy a glass of iced tea.  Brewing tea in cold water produces a refreshing beverage.  The cold water gently pulls the flavor from the leaves.  All types of tea - white, oolong, green, and black - can be cold brewed. One tablespoon of premium ...