Category: Reviews

Is The Teplo Worth Buying?

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We have all been inundated with fancy techno-centric tea brewing devices over the past few years. Not your average kettles seem to come out of nowhere to bring the “next best thing” to tea each time. And each time we are forced to evaluate our compunction for the thematic enjoyment of the tea brewing rituals we’ve come to know and love.

It’s a wonder then why these brewing devices keep coming out. Why release a product so similar to where others have failed? Why bank, as a startup founder: your savings; reputation and heart on something so seemingly doomed to failure?

Destination: Essencha Re-Review

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Essencha was the first tea house I reviewed when I first started this blog back in 2009. Partly this is due to proximity, Essencha is 30 minutes from my front door. Partly it’s because I respect what Tracy was trying to do with her shop.

Coffee Pu’erh (David’s Tea)

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Pu’erh teas certainly have their fans. Some are so die hard they refuse to drink any other type of tea. I’m not sure I could ever agree to give up the luxury of diverse flavor potential. But this coffee flavored pu’erh from David’s Tea certainly has some things going for it.

Organic Fairtrade Makaibari Darjeeling (Hampstead Tea)

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Darjeeling teas are often referred to as the champagne of teas, with good reason. Darjeelings typically express the depth and nuance tea connoisseurs look for from the best of any tea, be they black, green, white or herbal. The Makaibari region within Darjeeling region also tends to produce some of the best Darjeelings season after season. Let’s check this one out from Hampstead Tea of London.