The Tea Catcher

Tag: tea shop

  • still playing catch up…

    still playing catch up… October 6, 2013 after this one only 2 to go…! (11yr tuo cha, 8yr pu erh) so the second mini cake-2012 autumn heavy charcoal roasted zhangping shui xian mini cake– from the famed Zhangping region, another version of narcissus or water sprite (with a fragrance similar to daffodil). another rarity-pressed oolong- the…

  • goofy foot gaiwan

    goofy foot gaiwan September 27, 2013 sneaky pre meeting backhanded brew… a little too much tea maybe but who needs a short black…! Mountain Dew Handrolled 2013 Nepali Tea reversed from fairness cup as steeping vessel to gaiwan as cup…handy lid… 2013 mountain dew special handrolled nepali tea a tasty, fruity kaBAM…!!   enjoy….! have a…

  • Chinese Tea tasting…first cab off the ranks..

    Chinese Tea tasting…first cab off the ranks.. September 27, 2013 …is a 2013 Yunnan Hong Mao Jian.. a Chinese red tea (what we would usually call black but i s’pose you can see it in the leaf and brew i reckon.. an April (spring) harvest red tea from the Fengqing area of Lincang, Yunnan, China…

  • keemun time

    keemun time September 27, 2013 next up a 2013 keemun- a Chinese tea classic…a quite broken dark leaf, deep and warm in tone, fresh taste and clean finish…hmmm (hey fine folk @ThreeDRadio listeners down south, send me yr deets, i will send of a sample and you can tell me if it’s up to chop…..?) 2013…

  • night cap- head down, bum up

    night cap- head down, bum up September 27, 2013 and finally as a nightcap i couldn’t resist sticking this little fellas nose in a cup… 2012 spring anxi light roast “yan cha” oolong…yum yum yum… i will be getting more of this to share…yep, that good i reckon.. how many more pots before sleep i wonder….?…

  • as the sun sets over the Norfolk pines and the beach…

    as the sun sets over the Norfolk pines and the beach… September 28, 2013 …the regime begins again….2013 Bai Mu Dan “white peony” white tea from the Fujian province, China the next step with this one is to line it up against the beautiful Nepali Arya Tara silver needles currently in the shop- should be interesting..maybe…

  • got a tea table…and more late night oolong

    got a tea table…and more late night oolong September 28, 2013 with new a new tea table plumbed up water was tossed around again and again…fun So begin your own tea experiments and enter the wonderful world of taste, experience and learning…! buy now at the shop…!

  • arya tara white tea silver needle time

    arya tara white tea silver needle time August 19, 2013 As some sun peeks through the grey…. time for Arya Tara White Tea Silver Tips, 3 steeps @ 75 deg. for 2 mins …. all 3 superb as the needles slowly opened and gently gave up their delicate joys… So begin your own tea experiments and…

  • New to The Tea Catcher Quiver

    New to The Tea Catcher Quiver June 7, 2013 “A man without tea in him is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.” Okakura Kakuzo, The Book of Tea (1906) Tasting cup and Gaiwan One of a new pair of Japanese Gaiwan; great for making Green, White and Oolong Teas. for more information on teas, preparation, prices…

  • cold weather tea warmth

    cold weather tea warmth June 14, 2013 tea party- A Group of Artists “Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us…