Tea Reviews

Just a few weeks after I received the Travel Buddy tea mug for Sinterklaas, the folks at Copco sent me the latest addition to their Total Tea range: a stainless steel tea thermal mug.
There are a few things I really like about the Copco thermal tumbler, but there is one definite standout feature: the twist-to-stop steeping feature, a device that allows you to control how long your tea steeps for. It’s simple, intuitive and shows that Copco understand tea drinkers’ needs.
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no commentsFebruary 18, 2010

This year for Sinterklaas (the Dutch, superior version of Santa Clause), the great Sint gifted me with a Travel Buddy Tea Travel Mug. Seems like the Sint must have read my post about travel tea mugs.
Thanks Sint! Finally I can enjoy a nice cup of tea on the train in the mornings.
This particular Travel Buddy was bought in Malaysia, but since getting it I have noticed it in a shop here in Melbourne, as well as on Pure Puer. For any of you considering buying one, here are my thoughts.
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1 commentJanuary 27, 2010

How photogenic is yixing teaware?
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7 commentsJanuary 21, 2010

Technically, when you buy someone a present it’s supposed to be because they want it, not because you want it.
But I seriously love this tokoname teapot I bought for Bec this Christmas. I got her a green tea starter pack from O-Cha, which means you pick a teapot, cup, tea and extra accessories or tea and get a 10% discount.
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3 commentsDecember 31, 2009

How cool is this?
The Steampunk Teapot is the work of Michael Morarity. It’s inspired by steampunk, which according to that great arbiter of all human argument, Wikipedia, is a sub-genre of the “fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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7 commentsDecember 3, 2009
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