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Tea Reviews

Tea reviews organized by type. Some have pictures (usually of tea… :D). Simpler list is ~~> ”tea“ = alternative/original name/westernized translation VAR = varieties of that tea (tea) = additional varieties of an item
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), Qimen Mao Feng “Hair Peak”
			Yunnan “Dian Hong” VAR: Yunnan Black, Yunnan Gold
			Ku ding cha “Wu Tang, Ku Ding, Ku Ting, Bitter stalk tea”
			China ‘true black’ tea VAR: Fu bricks, Liu an, Liu bao
		India
			Assam, Darjeeling, Ceylon, Nilgiri, Sikkim
	Black, Blends:
			English Breakfast =ceylon+?, Irish Breakfast =assam+?
			Chai Masala =assam ctc+spices, Russian Caravan =ceylon+lapsang
	Black, Scented/ Flavored:
			Earl Grey
			Souchong, Lapsang Souchong, Smokey Souchong
			Jagertee =black tea + rum

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 Picke d
			BaoZhong “PouChong, Wenshan BaoZhong“
			Dong Ding “Tung Ting , Frozen Peak”
			Shui Jin Gui “Golden Turtle”

	Dark/ oxidized/ fermented wu-longs “amber = baked, champagne = fermented”
			Champagne Oolong, Fujian oolong, Formosa Oolong
			Bai hao Oolong “Oriental Beauty“
			Dancong “Phoenix oolong, Feng huang dan cong”
			Wuyi Oolong Yancha (the WuYi & YiWu Mas ter: MarshalN)
				Qi Lan “Rare Orchid”
				Xiao Hong Pao “Small Red Robe”
				Da Hong Pao “Big Red Robe”
				Shui xian “Shui Hsien, Water Sprite”
				Rougui “Chinese Cassia”

G r e e n T e a
	Just Green Tea
		Japan
			Sencha, Fukamushicha, Bancha, Ocha, Gyokuro, Mattcha
			Hojicha “Houjicha”
			Kukicha
		China
			Longjing “Lung Ching, Long Jing, Dragon Well, Lóngjǐngchá”
			Bi Lou Chun “BLC, Pi luo chun”, Gunpowder
			Mao Feng
			Kuding cha “Ku ting, Qing Shan Lu Shui, bitter stalk tea”

	Green Scented/Flavored/Mixed
			Jasmine
			Genmaicha
			Touareg =green + mint + alot of sugar
			Kashmiri pink chai =green+baking soda+sugar/salt+sprinkled nuts …sounds good!

Pu-erh “pu’er, pu’erh, pooer, po-lay, pu-lay, pooh-erh”
			looseleaf puer // Shaped: tuo cha “bowl”, beeng cha “round”, bing cha, brick
			Sheng “raw, green” puer // Shu “cooked” puer
			Dry stored // wet stored

White Tea
			the whitest teas ever !!! j/k … China white, India white teas.

Ready to drink RTD Bottled Tea “iced tea”

Herbal ‘tea’ Tissanes
	of leaf: rooibos, mint
	of flower: chamomile, rosebud, linden “lime, tilia”

Display teas, flower tea etc don’t like those, some are made with glue (i don’t eat glue, i don’t sniff glue, so …not my cup of tea).

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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
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Instant-Ginger-Caffeine-Sachets/dp/B000B8ZA60
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Instant-Honey-Ginger-Latte/dp/B000P14PF0

Comment by SN — February 1, 2008 #
This is a great site. Glad I stumbled upon this site.

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Thank you
Jeanne

Comment by Jeanne — May 8, 2008 #