Tag: tea
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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…
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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…!
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…the morning after…
…the morning after… September 28, 2013 the aftermath of late night Chinese tea tasting…overflowing pots with spent but still beautiful leaf.. many cups went through the 2 pots and gaiwan on the tea tray..glass pot-”white peony”, gaiwan- “gao yin ya” green, clay pot- autumn anxi benshan oolong (fresh pot and cup- Nepali special organic oolong) the…
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that time of the day again…
that time of the day again… September 28, 2013 a fine spring afternoon eased along with a few tasty cups of 2013 spring Te Ji Grade, Lianghe “Hui Long” greentea green tea in stock for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc contact stu- theteacatcher@gmail.com or head to the shop !
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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…
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Teaism
‘Teaism’ japanese tea ceremony “When tea is more than a drink and the tea ceremony is understood and practiced to foster harmony in humanity, promote harmony with nature, discipline the mind, quiet the heart, and attain the purity of enlightenment, the art of tea becomes teaism. The term “chadao” has two words, the first being…
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Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea May 29, 2013 “…meanwhile let us have a cup of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing(sighing?) of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.” Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of Tea,[wiki]1906 for…
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Tea Labeling Nomenclature
Tea Labeling Nomenclature April 24, 2013 SFTGFOP S-super SFTGFOP(1)—sometimes used to indicate the very finest F-finest Finest TGF OP—highest quality grade (Note: “Special” is occasionally substituted for “Finest”, with a number 1 at the end to indicate the very finest), often hand processed and produced at only the best plantations, roughly one quarter tips. T-tippy Tippy…
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The Guranse Tea Estates
The Guranse Tea Estates Named after the Nepali national flower, the rhododendron, the Guranse Tea Estate is situated at an altitude between 3300 and 7300 feet above sea level, located at Dhankuta, Hile, eastern Nepal. Probably one of the highest tea gardens in the world it produces one of the best teas. In order produce…
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Tea Tasting
Tea tasting April 24, 2013 A tasting through the seasons, spring to autumn harvests, with, from right to left, Organic Guranse Handrolled First Flush SFTGFOP, Darjeeling Jungapana Muscatel Wonder Tea Dj-139 and Kuwapani Autumn Flush lot #kp-45. The tasty new regime begins…why not start yours….? for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc contact stu-…