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Lochan Tea Tasting - #11 Indian Masala Chai Blend
Dry Leaf: Upon opening the packet, I was blown away. The real, discernible spices were extraordinary. The scent was amazing, and the next thoughts were “can I climb in that small packet and live… more →
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Lochan Tea Tasting - #11 Indian Masala Chai Blend
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teasphere wrote 3 days ago: Dry Leaf: Upon opening the packet, I was blown away. The real, discernible spices were extraordinary … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #10 - Jungpana Autumn Delight 2009
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teasphere wrote 1 week ago: #10 – Jungpana Autumn Delight Dry Leaf: Very small bits of leaf, deep dark brown. The scent is … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #9 Castleton FTGFOP 1 CH SP 2009
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teasphere wrote 1 week ago: #9 Castleton FTGFOP 1 CH SP Dry Leaf: Dark and small pieces with hints of chocolate Wet Leaf: Aroma … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #8 Jungpana Imperial Muscatel 2009
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teasphere wrote 1 week ago: Note: Thus far I’ve just copied my tasting notes directly as I have submitted them for the tas … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #7 Thurbo FTGFOP 1 CL TPY 2009
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teasphere wrote 2 weeks ago: #7 Thurbo FTGFOP 1 CL TPY Dry: Oaky/smokey hint of coconut husk and fuller leaf Wet Leaf: Nutty and … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #6 Margarets Hope Muscatel
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teasphere wrote 2 weeks ago: #6 Margarets Hope Muscatel Dry Leaf: Not much to look at but the aroma of a nice moscato wine is ama … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #5 Harmutty Golden Paw, 2009 Second Flush
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teasphere wrote 2 weeks ago: #5 Harmutty Golden Paw, 2009 Second Flush Dry Leaf: Straw Wet Leaf: Spice, Vegetal, and Sharp Brewed … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #4 Hattialli Golden Bud, 2009 Second Flush
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teasphere wrote 2 weeks ago: #4 Hattialli Golden Bud, 2009 Second Flush Dry Leaf: Assam, no mistaking it. A deep darker straw/hay … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #3 Korakundha FOP 2009 Second Flush
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teasphere wrote 2 weeks ago: #3 Korakundha FOP 2009 Second Flush Dry Leaf: Raisin and not a whole lot else. Wet Leaf: Strangely e … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #2 Meghma Oolong 2009 Second Flush
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teasphere wrote 2 weeks ago: #2 Meghma Oolong 2009 Second Flush Dry Leaf: Autumn leaves. Since I am currently surrounded and drow … more →
Lochan Tea Tasting - #1 Doke 2009 Silver Needle
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teasphere wrote 3 weeks ago: Tea #1 Doke 2009 Silver Needle:Dry leaf: Nice full leaf, many downy, some green some woodier, scent … more →
Update - Long Jing Huang Pao
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teasphere wrote 1 month ago: It’s not often I update a tea that I so recently covered for the first time, but this is an ex … more →
Turkish Coffee
teasphere wrote 1 month ago: A recent trip to a local Moroccan coffee shop made me absolutely fall in love with Turkish Coffee. H … more →
Yi Hong Jing Pin A - Teaspring
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teasphere wrote 3 months ago: Yi Hong Jing Pin is said to have characteristics of Chinese red dates, which was an aroma I picked u … more →
Bentley's Papaya Green Tea
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teasphere wrote 3 months ago: The unfortunate tea situation in most offices is tragic. A few forlorn Lipton packets of unknown vin … more →
Thai Iced Tea - C.T.F. Brand
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teasphere wrote 5 months ago: Thai food is one of the most underrated cuisines and one of my personal favorites, happily that seem … more →
Pi Bao Shan - Upton tea
teasphere wrote 6 months ago: This Chinese green tea was part of the newly re-discovered Upton Tea cache I unearthed a while back. … more →
Pu-erh Loose Jia Ji - Upton Tea
teasphere wrote 6 months ago: I recently unearthed a box full of Upton samplers from late last year that had gone unopened. Upton … more →
Premium Goji Tea - Biomix
teasphere wrote 6 months ago: OK, so I’m a man of my word and a guy by the name of Kevin Shin left a quasi-spam comment tout … more →
