Greetings,
I am heading out on vacation for the week, so you will see new posts starting next week. I wish everyone well!
In the meantime, please be thinking about the following:
I am really enjoying my podcasts, and want to spice them up a bit. I am looking, therefore, for guests:
1. Are you a tea merchant, work for a tea company, or a tea blogger? I’d like to interview you on the show.
2. Are you a tea lover? I am planning a series on tea drinking in different regions and countries, a... Read Full Story
Name: Green Roasted Mint
Podcast Review?: Yes, click here.
Brand: The Tea Spot
Type: Green tea (hojicha), flavored
Form: Loose leaf
Cost: $7.99 for 2 ounces @ The Tea Spot (quantity discounts available)
Review: The Tea Spot’s twist on Moroccan mint tea is quite clever: Instead of blending peppermint with gunpowder green tea (the traditional recipe for Moroccan mint tea), the good folks at The Tea Spot used hojicha (roasted Japanese green tea) instead.
The nose on the dry leaf is remar... Read Full Story
Name: Formosa Alishan Oolong
Brand: auraTeas
Type: Oolong
Form: Loose leaf
Cost: $6.50 (Canadian) for 18 grams, quantity discounts available
Review: The dark green, rolled leaves have a sweet, roasted grain nose, and infuse to a very pretty medium gold liquor. The nose on the infused leaf remains sweet: Rather reminds me of a nutty/whole grain toast with some honey on it.
As I would expect from an Alishan, this is a fairly light bodied oolong, but with enough substance to keep the nutty swe... Read Full Story
(This is a homily that I preached on June 20th, 2009, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The scriptures of the day were Genesis 3:14-21, Psalm 86, and John 20:24-31.)
Throughout the course of our lives, there will be times when everything goes wrong.
Our plans are scuttled,
our relationships falter,
and sometimes even our very foundations are rocked.
Now we humans are resilient. Sometimes we can bounce back stronger than ever. But other times “bouncing back” isn’t so easy.
Sometimes “bouncing back” is... Read Full Story
My live podcast tomorrow will continue the series on tea myths: This show will focus on myths about caffeine in tea. Please feel free to call into the show at: 347-215-8528, or you can go to the show’s site and either log into its chatroom to leave comments/questions or use the call in button to connect live via your computer.
Should you wish to send a question or comment via email, please email me before the show tomorrow, and I will read your email on the air.
My blogging-pal Steve a... Read Full Story
Name: Pre-Rain Organic Dragon Well Supreme
Brand: Jing Tea
Type: Green tea
Form: Loose Leaf
Review: I’ll state right off the bat that I am not particularly fond of Dragon Well (aka Long Jing). Not sure why, but something about it doesn’t sit right with me. That said, if one must drink Dragon Well, Jing’s Pre-Rain Organic Dragon Well Supreme isn’t a bad choice.
The jade green buds are plump and have a wonderfully deep nose of hazelnuts and root veggies. The liquor ... Read Full Story
Name: White Cucumber
Brand: Adagio Teas
Type: White tea, flavored
Form: Loose leaf
Cost: $2 for a tin that makes 5 cups, $8 for 2 ounces (quantity discounts available). First time Adagio customers can get a free $5 gift certificate by entering their email in the gift certificate offer on the top left-hand corner of this page.
Podcast Review:
Review: I [...] Read Full Story
