Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Jukro Jungjak Hwagae Valley Green Tea

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This tea was purchased directly from Korea but is also available for purchase at CoreaColor .  CoreaColor offers this tea in its ex...
Monday, December 19, 2011

Korean Tea Pages New and Old

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Before there were any English books on Korean tea, or even mention of Korea in tea books, there were two really great sources of Korean tea...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

2009? Wild Lapsong Souchong

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Zhengshan Xiaozhong (aka Lapsong Souchong) is one of only a handful of teas that can improve with age although most outlets that sell this ...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

2011 Kim Jong Yeol (Butea) Jungjak Hwagae Valley Green Tea

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This tea is available for purchase from Martin at Tea Mountain . This 15 gram sample was kindly gifted from Pedro of Daotea. This is anot...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Fire, Water, & the Art of Charcoal: Part 1- Introduction

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There is little to no literature in English on the use of charcoal to heat water for tea, yet it was done this way for hundreds even thousan...
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

2008 Chen Sheng Hao "Nannuo"

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This sample has sure made it around the block. It was given to Hobbes and now makes its way to this stained ceramic tea table. This c...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Appreciation & Wear of Kim Kyoung Soo's Grey and White Style: The Serving Pot

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Hot water gets passed from the cooling bowl to the teapot , from the teapot to the serving pot, then from the serving pot to the cups. Aft...
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