Hatvala Three Moon Estate Oolong

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Hatvala Three Moons Estate Oolong Origin: Son La, Vietnam Harvest: 2016 Cultivar: Quingxin I’ve been in the mood for oolongs a lot recently and have been having trouble finding one, not necessarily because a lack of good options since almost sixty percent of my tea horde is oolongs at the moment. I decided to sample Hatvala’s Three Moon...

Teas Unique Korean Mt. Jiri Joongjak (Third Pluck) Hwang Cha (Lightly Oxidized) Organic Single Estate Whole Leaf Red Tea

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Korean Mt. Jiri Joongjak (ThirdPluck) Hwang Cha (Lightly Oxidized) Organic Single Estate Whole Leaf Red Tea Origin: Mt. Jiri, Samsin Village, Hwagae District, Hadong County, Gyeongnam Province Korea Harvest: Around April 28, 2016 Aroma: Malty and Raw Chestnuts Flavor: Chocolate, Vegetal, Dates and Honey Again I am back with another strange tea from Teas Unique, this time a...

Teas Unique Korean Mt. Jiri Sejak (Second Pluck) Organic Single Estate Whole Leaf Green Tea

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(Tea Provided For Review) Teas Unique Korean Mt. Jiri Sejak(Second Pluck) Organic Single Estate Whole Leaf Green Tea Origin: Mt. Jiri, Hadong County, Gyeongnam Province, Korea Harvest: Around April 17, 2016 Dry Leaves: The leaves are quite small and have a fairly dark blueish-green color with bits of gray towards the twisted tips. The dry leave was quite...

What-Cha Vietnam Ta Jin Xuan Green tea

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What-ChaVietnam Ta Jin Xuan Green Tea Origin: Hong Than I, Tan Cuong, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam Harvest: Spring, March 2015 Cultivar: Hybrid of Ta & Jin Xuan Like always when I am facing an ever growing mountain of un-sampled teas I randomly decided to try one today, and by random I mean I threw about 30 packets in a...

M&K’s Tea Co. Cherry Blossom Oolong (Sakura Phoenix)

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(Tea Provided For Review) M&K’sTea Co. Cherry Blossom Oolong (Sakura Phoenix) I decided to try this Sakura Phoenix tea today because it felt the most interesting of my samples as it is a Chinese oolong mixed with pickled Japanese cherry blossoms. I am not sure if I have ever had a tea like this before; I have had...

What-Cha's Vietnam Dragon Cloud Green Tea

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What-Cha Vietnam Dragon Cloud Green Tea Origin: La Bang, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam Harvest: March 2015 Cultivar: Hybrid of Ta & long Jing http://what-cha.com/green-tea/vietnam-dragon-cloud-green-tea/ This is the first of What-cha’s new 2015 Vietnamese teas I decided to try, I originally was planning on having the Ta Jin Xuan Green tea first since I was amused at the idea of...

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