The Hip Chick's Guide to Peaceful Living
Company/Brand Name: American Tea Room Name: Kensington (English Breakfast Blend) Category: Black Tea Blend Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Assam, India and Yunnan, China The Leaves: Dark brown to midnight black leaves with a splash of golden tips. The dried leaves have an inviting sweet-earthy scent. Additions: None Flavor: A full-bodied and malty tasting [...]
Company/Brand Name: Persimmon Tree Tea Name: Coconut Cacao Category: A Flavored Organic Puerh Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: A beautiful display of rich-brown-colored leaves with bits of curled coconut. Additions: Organic Cocoa Nibs, Organic Coconut Pieces, Natural Flavors Flavor: A robust blend that is creamy and sweet, flavored with [...]
Company/Brand Name: Adagio Name: Black Dragon Pearls Category: Black Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Yunnan, China The Leaves: An abundance of full leaves, with some golden buds. The leaves are wrapped into small, marble-sized balls and are spectacular to watch unfurl as they steep. Additions: None Flavor: A wonderfully rich and earthy cup [...]
Company/Brand Name: Persimmon Tree Tea Name: Earl Grey Crème Category: An Organic and Biodynamic Flavored Black Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: Beautiful midnight black leaves with bits of delicate cornflowers Additions: Organic Cornflowers, Organic Oil of Bergamot, Natural Flavors Flavor: An intoxicating dance of rich tasting black tea, French [...]
Company/Brand Name: Adagio Name: Yunnan Noir Category: Black Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Yunnan, China The Leaves: Unique looking leaves, with plenty of golden tea buds that are swirled and curled into snail like shapes. Once the leaves are steeped there are many full leaves to be found. Additions: None Flavor: A [...]
Company/Brand Name: Stash Name: Holiday Chai Category: Black Tea Blend (Seasonal) Form: Tea Bag (Paper) Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: Not applicable because the leaves are finely ground and hidden inside the typical tea bag exterior Additions: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger Root, Allspice, Clove, Gingerbread, Rum, Nutmeg Flavors Flavor: A spiced black tea, where [...]
Company/Brand Name: Trader Joe’s Name: Vanilla & Cinnamon Black Tea Category: Black Tea, Flavored (Seasonal) Form: Tea Bag (Paper) Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: Not applicable because the leaves are finely ground and hidden inside the typical tea bag exterior Additions: Vanilla, Natural Flavors, Cinnamon Flavor: The cinnamon and vanilla flavors are a bit [...]
Today, I tried puerh for the first time. It’s an experience I won’t soon forget! A New Tea Experience I decided to start the day with a new tea, something I had never tried before. After several minutes of deliberation, I selected a puerh I had purchased a couple months ago from a teashop that [...]
Company/Brand Name: Adagio Name: Yunnan Jig Category: Black Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Yunnan, China The Leaves: I thought the leaves were quite fine-looking; a mix of brown-black leaves interspersed with golden tips. They smelled as good as they looked with just a hint of cocoa scent. Additions: None Flavor: A smooth, [...]
Company/Brand Name: Teavana Name: Copper Knot Hongcha Category: Black Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Yunnan Province of China The Leaves: A beautiful black tea with lots of golden tips, all of which are hand-curled into a spiraling knot Additions: None Flavor: A rich, malty and earthy black tea with notes of dark chocolate and [...]
