Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have very high standards for water quality; however, while the water that comes out of the tap is safe to drink, that doesn’t mean that it tastes good. If you put even the hardiest fresh-water fish in water straight out of your tap it will die. It is the [...]
As a person who likes to drink tea, I find myself unwilling to give up having a pleasurable cup of my favorite beverage just because I am not at my own house. After all, I think, how hard is it to get a decent cup of tea? Well. The answer it seems, is very. You [...]
About three years ago I discovered a lovely China Keemun at the Perennial Tea Room in Seattle: Red Peach Keemun. Keemun is one of my favorite black teas and the one I drink most frequently; it is smooth and tasty (sometimes smoky, sometimes fruity) and has the unusual trait of being delicious both cold and [...]
