365 Teas Challenge > Day 219 - Dian Hong Cha 2019
Unsurprisingly, Dian hong tea from Yunnan is one of the most featured tea in the 365 teas challenge. It is a black tea and gives a lot of...
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Aug 29, 20201 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 210 - Keemun Black 2019
This is the second Keemun black I am writing about. The first one is a very comforting tea for me. It was sweet and effortless to drink....
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Aug 24, 20201 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 205 - Gushu Dian Hong Cha
Yunnanese blacks might be a late addition to the black tea family (early 20th century). Still, they are, in my opinion, can rarely be...
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Aug 17, 20202 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 198 - Black Tea from Malawi
This was my first African tea review. Tea from Malawi has a good reputation among loose-leaf tea drinkers as most of the tea is grown by...
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Aug 9, 20203 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 190 - Not your typical Jin Jun Mei: 2020 Spring Harvest Mei Zhan Tiny Bud
Written by our guest blogger @kata and her tea When Linda Lin @teafarmerlin posted the news about the 2020 spring harvest, “this year the...
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Aug 6, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 187 - Darjeeling from Rohini Estate SF 2018
My first, second flush Darjeeling tea experience was quite delightful. Even if I knew that this tea came from another estate (Rohini) and...
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Aug 3, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 184 - Ruby GABA Black Tea
This is the first GABA tea I am writing about. I heard of GABA oolongs, and I am sure they will feature as part of this challenge at some...
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Jul 31, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 181 - Royal Assam SFTGFOP Black Tea
When British were making plans to grow tea in their colonies, they were experimenting in Darjeeling with camellia sinensis var. sinensis....
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Jul 28, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 178 - Darjeeling FTGFOP1 2018
The letters ‘FTGFOP1 SF’ stands for ‘Fancy Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe No. 1 second flush. This is way too complex, what is...
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Jul 12, 20203 min
365 Challenge > Day 162 - Golden Bud Dian Hong
Written by our guest blogger Victoria @tea_and_symphony I started drinking tea largely because I don’t like coffee, but still wanted a...
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Jul 6, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 156 - Pure Ceylon black tea (OP)
This is the second orange pekoe from Ceylon that I have reviewed. The first one was from the central highlands of Sri Lanka, and this one...
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Jun 26, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 146 - Black Tea from Black Sea
I have a privilege to try Aytul’s black tea (please see my review of her white tea here). She has been experimenting with the black tea...
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Jun 20, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 140 – Organic Orange Pekoe-A from Ceylon
Possibly, the famous Ceylon black tea, also known as OPA. ‘A’ signifies the fine grade of Orange Pekoe meaning ‘larger’ and slightly...
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Jun 14, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 134 - Low-grown Ceylon Black Tea BOP1
As I discover Ceylon teas, I try to understand the differences amongst the teas that come from different areas in Sri Lanka. This BOP1...
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Jun 9, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 129 - Qing Xin Dong Ding Hong Cha
This is the second Taiwanese black tea I am reviewing. I would say that like the first one, this one is also a rare treat. Before tasting...
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Jun 8, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 128 - Xinyang Black Tea
Written by our guest blogger Mel @lets.have.tea I grew up drinking tea as most British people do: with milk and sugar. It wasn’t anything...
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Jun 4, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 124 - Organic Ceylon Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe (FBOP)
I am writing about yet another Ceylon Black Tea and this one has a lot of great properties. Firstly, it is organic it has both USDA and...
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Jun 1, 20203 min
365 Challenge > Day 121 - Dan Cong Black Tea 2019
Yesterday, I had my first live tea session with tea friends gofor_cha and tee_katee. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I am looking forward to...
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May 24, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 113 - Middle Grown Ceylon Black Tea (BOP1)
My struggle with ‘Tea Grade Nomenclature’ continues! This time, I think I found an official website that explains the grades from Sri...
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May 18, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 107 - Flowery Fanning Extra Special (FFEXP) Black tea
I have a lot to say about this tea. I can start with saying I’m impressed. I have poor knowledge of grading systems and these acronyms do...
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May 12, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 101 - Pure Ceylon black tea (OP)
Black tea leaf grading system is widely used in India and Sri Lanka. So far this has been a topic that I could escape as I focused mostly...
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May 7, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 96 - Yuchi Competition Grade Ruby Black Tea
When a tea has such a brilliant name, my expectation from it becomes very high. However, judging this tea was not easy since it is...
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Apr 29, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 88 - Golden Tip Lapsang Souchong
This is the second Lapsang Souchong I am writing about and I think that the first tea could not be more dissimilar to this one. This...
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Apr 18, 20202 min
365 Challenge > Day 77 - Hand-crafted Turkish black tea
I started to write this post, and before I completed the first sentence something urged me to steep some. Now I am back with my mini...
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