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Review: Argo Tea Green Tea Ginger Twist

Jason — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 05:15:42 +0000

A review of Argo Tea’s Green Tea Ginger Twist Origin: fresh-brewed loose-leaf Japanese green tea from Isle Bay (water, sencha and matcha green tea), Fair Trade pure cane sugar, real pieces of ginger root, lemon juice concentrate, natural vanilla flavor. Contains 1% juice. Price: $. A 12-pack on Amazon currently lists for $33.12 Score: 3...

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Chefast Tea Infuser Set

Jason — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:38:18 +0000

Ok, so in the past Walker Tea Review hasn’t been the fondest supporter of infuser balls and the like- those things that tempt people to pack too much dry leaf into too little space. Over-packing a tea infuser is a recipe for a flawed cup of tea. If you were to use a tea infuser,...

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Kettle Comparison – Aroma vs Bonavita

Larry Mai — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:24:11 +0000

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What Should It Taste Like?

Jason — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:15:39 +0000

From Dragonwell to Darjeeling, classic single-origin teas deliver distinctive results. Growers and producers of these signature teas know their work is built upon the delivering these sought-after flavor profiles. Each of these teas expected to smell, feel, and taste a certain way. The beauty and charm of working with (and enjoying) these teas comes from...

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10 Holiday Teas

Jason — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 04:23:09 +0000

The next time you jump on Amazon looking for the best holiday teas, here are 10 teas with some of the highest number of ratings and the highest percentage of 5 star votes. The list covers a fairly wide range of both caffeinated and caffeine-free teas. Plenty of the cold-weather familiars, including cinnamon, cardamom, and...

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Death of Teaforia

Jason — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:32:52 +0000

Around the end of October 2017, Teforia announced it would close its doors. The company offered a $1,000 tea maker that was an internet-connected tea brewer. Once you chained yourself to the machine, you were hooked. The machine could only be used with an exclusive set of pods with RFID chips that initiated pre-programmed settings...

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Best Tips On Buying Tea

Jason — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:30:24 +0000

A few years ago Consumerist covered the story of a Teavana consumer who was unable to replicate the in-store tea tasting experience when steeping the same tea at home. With some follow-up, the consumer discovered the steeping instructions she followed on the side of the package could not yield the result delivered at the store tasting....

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How To Expand Your Tea Education: Tea Resources On The Web

Jason — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:31:48 +0000

Part of a series on How To Expand Your Tea Education. Becoming informed about tea can be easy and hard at the same time. There are more than enough books about tea. Some would even say there are more books than there is demand. You can find training courses and certification bodies. One of the...

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Using Aroma Cups

Jason — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:30:07 +0000

If we hurry through the day, it is easy for our sensory experiences to get combined into a mishmash. In fact, a part of our brains seems dedicated to making sure multiple sensations get combined into a single memory. But the tastes, textures, and aromas we experience in tea are separate sensations, and aroma cups help distinguish...

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Chinese Leaf In Your Japanese Matcha

Jason — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:23:05 +0000

Talking with industry members who can see the import/export numbers, there is the increasing possibility that Japanese matcha may actually contain at least some Chinese leaf (tencha) that has been milled in Japan and then labelled as Japanese matcha. If it is Chinese green tea imported to Japan and then blended and milled in Japan...

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