Giddapahar Musk: 2009 2nd Flush Black Tea from Darjeeling
Those of you who have been following this blog for some time will know that I have a soft spot for teas from Darjeeling. A while ago, I received a wonderful bundle of teas from Benoy, the benevolent man behind Thunderbolt Tea, a Darjeeling-based tea vendor. I’ve been following Benoy on Twitter, and one thing that is very clear to me is how much work goes into picking the best teas each season.
Special Deals for September
So call me slow, but over the past week I’ve seen a few different tea sellers promoting some great specials. If you’re looking to buy some tea, now’s the time!
- Mighty Leaf Tea
are giving a 25% discount off selected black teas. This offer runs out on September 25, so you have to act quick. If you’re looking for a good place to start, try their Organic Breakfast Tea.
- Numi Organic Tea
is offering a 25% discount on their flavoured pu-erh teas. Get 2 boxes of their pu-erh tea for $14.95 when you quote Coupon Code NMP99. This offer runs out after September 30.
- The Tea Spot are donating 10% of all their sales in September to prostate cancer survivors.
The World's Greatest Illustrated Chai Tea Recipe
I came across this gem on Lucy Knisley’s blog and couldn’t resist reposting it here.
Tea Travel Mugs: A Buyer's Overview of the Options
I have a tendency to lose travel mugs. This year I’ve lost two. The first one I left at a post office — 15 minutes later I returned to see if it was there or if someone had handed it over to the staff, but no. Someone just took it. How did I lose the second one? Left it on the train. As simple as that.
But it’s awfully handy having a travel mug, so lately I’ve been checking out some of the options available out there. Turns out there is quite a bit of choice for those of us who like to take their tea on the road. In this post I’ve compiled a list of some of the factors to consider and a run-down of some of the best choices available to tea drinkers.
Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West (book review)
I finished university with a double major in History and Spanish. I pretty much never speak Spanish these days — as multi-cultural as Melbourne is, Spanish-speaking folk aren’t that common — and most of my days are spent working on things like newsletters, content management and spam killing for a certain travel community. Despite the fact that my day job really doesn’t have much to do with what I studied at university, history remains a passionate interest of mine.
And so I was very interested to read Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West
Organic Breakfast Tea by Mighty Leaf Tea (review)
The nature of a breakfast tea is to be robust. It is there to awaken. And it needs to be able to handle a drop of milk.
As a result, many lower grade breakfast teas tend to be brutish. You feel awake after drinking them, but your lips are puckered, your mouth is dry and you had to choke down those last few sips. Inevitably, the tea used for this is the scraps — the dust or fanning that remains after factories have pushed out the higher end teas. Because the tea is so small, it infuses quickly; but it also lacks the character you will find in teas made with larger bits of leaf.
Rooibos Green Tea by Tick Tock (review)
While red rooibos is readily available at most supermarkets here in Australia, its unoxidized brother has hitherto not graced these shores. But Tick Tock Teas and Dragonfly Teas have combined to bring green rooibos to Australia, and they were kind enough to send me a free sample.
