Tea Reviews
I love tea. These are my “tasting notes”, organized by type. Some have pictures (usually of tea… :D). “tea“ = alternative/original/westernized name VAR = varieties of that tea (tea) = additional varieties ^ = link to info Thank you for visiting, enjoy… |
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B l a c k T e a | ||||||
Just Black Tea/ unblended, unflavored, etc: | ||||||
China black tea “hong cha, red tea, congou“ | ||||||
Qimen “Keemun“^ VAR: Qimen Hao Ya (A, B), Qi men Mao Feng “Hair Peak” | ||||||
Yunnan “Dian Hong“^ VAR: Yunnan Black, Yunnan Gold, Yunnan Gold Tips | ||||||
China ‘true black’ tea “hei cha” VAR: Fu bricks, Liu an, Liu bao | ||||||
India | ||||||
Assam^, Darjeeling^, Ceylon^, Nilgiri^, Sikkim | ||||||
Black, Blends: | ||||||
English Breakfast tea^, Irish Breakfast tea^ | ||||||
Chai Masala^ |
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Black, Scented/ Flavored: | ||||||
Earl Grey^ | ||||||
Souchong, Lapsang Souchong^, Smokey Souchong, Russian Caravan^ | ||||||
Jagertee^ = black tea + rum | ||||||
oolongs, wulongs | ||||||
O o l o n g ” W u l o n g” T e a | ||||||
Green/ partially oxidized/ fermented wu-longs “jade oolong” | ||||||
High Mountain Oolong “Gaoshan Oolong” | ||||||
Tie Guan Yin “TGY, Iron Goddess of Mercy, Iron Buddha, Ti Kwan/Kuan Yin” | ||||||
Fo Shou “Buddha’s Palm”, “Monkey Picked“ | ||||||
Bao Zhong “Pouchong, Wenshan Baozhong“ | ||||||
Dong Ding “Tung Ting , Frozen Peak/Summit” | ||||||
Alishan “alisan wu long” | ||||||
oolongs, wulongs dark, fermented |
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Dark/ oxidized/ fermented wu-longs “amber = baked, champagne = fermented” | ||||||
Champagne Oolong, Fujian oolong, Formosa Oolong | ||||||
Bai hao Oolong “Oriental Beauty, Dongfang Mei Ren“ | ||||||
Dancong “Phoenix oolong, Feng huang dan cong” | ||||||
WuYi Oolong “wu yi yan cha, rock oolong” (the WuYi & YiWu Master: MarshalN) | ||||||
Qi Lan “Rare Orchid” | ||||||
Xiao Hong Pao “Small Red Robe”, Da Hong Pao “Big Red Robe”, Rougui “Chinese Cassia” | ||||||
Shui xian “Shui Hsien, Water Sprite” | ||||||
Shui Jin Gui “Golden Turtle” | ||||||
Bai Ji Guan “White cock/rooster crest”, “White Cockscomb” |
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green tea |
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G r e e n T e a | ||||||
Just Green Tea | ||||||
Japan ^classification | ||||||
Sencha VAR: Shincha (1st harvest), Asamushi, Chumushi, Fukamushi (long steamed) | ||||||
Gyokuro (shade grown), Matcha (shade grown, powdered), Guricha | ||||||
Hojicha “Houjicha” (baked), Kukicha (stems), Bancha | ||||||
China “lu cha” | ||||||
Longjing “Lung Ching, Long Jing, Dragon Well” VAR: ming, yu qian “1st, 2nd plucking” | ||||||
Bi Luo Chun “BLC, Pi luo chun, green snail spring”. Gunpowder | ||||||
Mao Feng “huang shan mao feng, yellow mountain fur tip” | ||||||
scented mixed green tea flavored |
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Green Scented/Flavored/Mixed | ||||||
Jasmine | ||||||
Genmaicha^ |
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Touareg =green + mint + alot of sugar | ||||||
Kashmiri pink chai^ =green+baking soda+sugar/salt+sprinkled nuts …sounds good! | ||||||
everyone’s favorite: pu erh tea |
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Pu-erh “pu’er, pu’erh, pu-er cha, pooer, po-lay, pu-lay, pooh-erh” | ||||||
looseleaf pu’er, Maocha = raw pu’er loose leaf | ||||||
Shaped: tuo cha “bowl”, bing cha “cake, beeng cha”, brick | ||||||
Sheng pu “raw, green” // Shu pu “ripe, cooked, black” | ||||||
here comes white teas | ||||||
White Tea | ||||||
Chinese white tea “bai cha”, Indian white teas, Darjeeling. | ||||||
otd tea |
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Ready to drink Tea “RTD, Bottled Tea, iced tea” | ||||||
herbal teas | ||||||
Herbal ‘tea’ Tissanes | ||||||
of leaf: rooibos, mint, Kuding cha “Ku Ting, Wu Tang, Bitter stalk tea, Qing Shan Lu Shui“, Yerba Mate^ |
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of flower: chamomile, rosebud, linden “lime, tilia” | ||||||
of grain: barley^ “JP: mugicha, KO: boricha” |
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not my thing | ||||||
Display teas, flower tea etc don’t like those, some have glue (i don’t eat glue, i don’t sniff glue, so …no). |
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Comment by DG's cousin— June 20, 2006 #
this is great, i myself like the earl greys alot with alot of sugar and milk.
Comment by tranny— July 11, 2006 #
Super blog! Am definitely going to be keeping up with you!
Tess
Comment by Tess Grey— August 18, 2006 #
Hello! Good Site! Thanks you!
Comment by toahja— June 18, 2007 #
I received a “instant ginger tea (honeyed)” as a gift from family in NC. Generally, I don’t enjoy teas or coffees but this product is sensational for me. Where can I buy this tea in Ontario, Canada (near Niagara Falls)? Please advise. Thank you.
Comment by Andy— February 1, 2008 #
mmm… you might try some chinese/asian markets and stores,
other than that, i’m in NY…
you can also try the internets, examples:
http://www.asiachi.com/gingertea1.html
Comment by SN— February 1, 2008 #
This is a great site. Glad I stumbled upon this site.
My radio is about connecting – Glad I connected to this site.
Thank you
Jeanne
Comment by Jeanne— May 8, 2008 #
Great site! I’m just getting into tea and I came across a few amazing sites including this one. Here’s another one that I found informative for tea newbies: ****tavalon**** keep up the good work.
Hye Won
Comment by Hye Won— June 3, 2008 #
Thanks Hye, but i’ve been to Tavalon (and noted the exp in a post). I wasnt that pleased with the experience, prices. also i’m more into unmixed, unsweetened, un-adulterated loose leaf tea
Comment by SN— June 3, 2008 #
Wonderful – I’m hoping to open a tea shop in small NV town soon – your reviews will be of great assistance when I begin buying my inventory, etc. Please do keep with the blog! Thank You – tj
Comment by tj— June 5, 2008 #
Well thank you, i am always glad people find my babbles useful,
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however,
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i’m not sure i represent the population/customers you should focus on – sweetened, mixed, flavored, herbal have much more business than those like me who prefer plain looseleaf tea.
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(as i wrote on the ‘about’ page) these “reviews” represent one person’s taste, flavor & opinion – from which one can’t extrapolate to represent a greater population.
Comment by SN— June 5, 2008 #
Awesome info on this site, I hope to try and review as many teas as you do! Keep up the great work and let me know how it goes!
Comment by Pat Canella— January 7, 2009 #