I’m writing to ask for suggestions. I’m not going to get into all the dirty details of the workings of my body, but I’m in a period of transition, and I have found myself incredibly sensitive to caffeine lately. I had a tall cup of chai last week from the tea room at work, and [...]
Against a very sensible earlier policy of not ordering tea online, I ordered two ounces of Secret Orchid Oolong from Mitea Rare Teas in December. This is Mitea’s description: Secret Orchid Oolong is a wonderful, hand picked orchid scented oolong. It has a light ‘airy’ character with heavenly floral notes reminiscent of orchids, providing for [...]
Last weekend I bought some Golden Xuan Oolong, by Red & Green Company at Kobo at Higo on Jackson Street in the International District in Seattle. (Note: Their website is a nuisancy Flash site which is attractive, but takes about a century and a half to load pages and contains very little useful information on [...]
To round out our rather spontaneous series about how we enjoy tea at work, I’m casting my vote for the porcelain gaiwan. I decant the tea into a small stoneware cup to drink, and use the leaves in the gaiwan multiple times. I usually have a tea towel in my desk for quick cleanup of [...]
Colleen’s post on Teavana’s nifty tea-making gadget reminded me that I had been meaning to find a tea thermos for work. A little bit of random net surfing happened to bring me to Yellow Mountain Imports, an online retailer specializing in Asian games such as Go and Mahjong. Their small Tea Shop focuses mostly on [...]
