Recent Posts Tagged With 'black teas'

• Jun Chiyabari’s Hand Rolled Himalayan Tips (review)

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 17:20 in tea, black teas, hand rolled himalayan tips, jun chiyabari

  Name: Hand Rolled Himalayan Tips Brand: Jun Chiyabari Type: Black tea Form: Loose Leaf Review: Jun Chiyabari is a small tea producer in Nepal which makes some excellent and unusual teas. Their Hand Rolled Himayalan Tips is a prime example. Like many ...

• Kusmi Tea’s Prince Vladimir (review)

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 21:44 in tea, black teas, kusmi, kusmi tea, prince vladimir

  Name:Prince Vladimir (Prince Wlandimir) Brand: Kusmi Tea Type: Flavored black tea Form: Muslin tea bags (loose leaf is available) Cost: Varies by merchant and quantity. Amazon.com’s price is $16.37 for 2 boxes containing 20 teabags each of Prin...

• Review of Julius Meinl’s Monk’s Tea on Examiner.com

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 22:01 in tea, black tea, jasmine, black teas, julius meinl, chicago tea, monk's tea

  A review of Julius Meinl’s Monk’s Tea (a Ceylon black blended with Jasmine blossoms, vanilla and spices)  is now available on Examiner.com....

• SpecialTea’s China Fujian Golden Monkey (review)

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 21:42 in tea, black tea, tea reviews, golden monkey, specialteas, black teas

  Name: China Fujian Golden Monkey Brand: SpecialTeas Type: Black Tea Form: Loose Leaf Cost: $15.00 for 1/4 pound Review: Golden Monkey is one of my favorite China black teas, and this is a very nice specimen from SpecialTeas. The dry leaf is dark brow...

• SpecialTeas Keemun Imperial (review)

  Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 17:27 in tea, black tea, tea reviews, keemun, specialteas, black teas

  Name: China Keemun Imperial Brand: SpecialTeas Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Cost: $7.50 for 1/4 lb, quantity discounts available Review: I adore Keemun, and this is a most interesting version. The dry leaf is very small, dark charcoal brown, with...

• Canton Tea Company’s Bai Lin Gong Fu (review)

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 17:15 in tea, black tea, canton tea company, black teas, hong cha, bai lin gong fu, black tea review

  Name: Bai Lin Gong Fu Brand: Canton Tea Company Type: Black tea, Chinese Form: Loose leaf Cost: £6.50 (UK company) for 40 grams, quantity discounts available Review: What a lovely tea this is! And no, I won’t apologize for loving a simple Chin...

• Teas Etc’s Nilgiri Black Tea (review)

  Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 01:13 in tea, organic, black tea, nilgiri, tea reviews, black teas, tea brands, teas etc

  Name: Nilgiri Brand: Teas Etc Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Cost: $4.95 for a one ounce tin, $7.95 for three ounces Review: Despite its bad reputation in some quarters, I like Nilgiri black tea.  Yes, Nilgiri can sometimes be too smooth, producin...

• Thunderbolt’s Arya SFTGFOP1 Darjeeling (review)

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 00:37 in tea, darjeeling, thunderbolt, black teas

  Name: Arya SFTGFOP1 Darjeeling (organic) Brand: Thunderbolt Podcast Review Available: Yes, click here. Type: Black tea, Darjeeling Form: Loose leaf Cost: $18.95 for 100 grams, quantity discounts available Review: Get this Darjeeling while is still qu...

• Narien Tea’s Yunnan Gold (review)

  Posted on Thursday July 30th, 2009 at 01:26 in tea, tea reviews, yunnan gold, dian hong, black teas, narien, hong cha

  Name: Yunnan Gold (Dian Hong) Brand: Narien Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Cost: $3.00 for a sample, $15 for three ounces, quantity discounts available. Review: I fully admit to a bias toward Yunnan Golds. I love their refreshing, spicy characteris...

• Argo Tea’s Nilgiri Black Tea Review at Examiner.com

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 02:09 in podcast, tea, nilgiri, tea reviews, argo, black teas, argo tea, tea podcasts

  FYI, I posted a written and podcasted review of Argo Tea’s Nilgiri at Examiner.com. Please have a look/listen!...

• Harney & Sons’ Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea (review)

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 23:53 in tea reviews, black teas, tea podcasts

  Name: Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea (previously Hot Cinnamon Sunset Tea) Podcast Review Available?: Yes, click here to hear the podcast review. Brand: Harney & Sons Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Silken pyramid bagged tea (available i...

• auraTea’s Formosa Natural Wuhe Honey Black Tea (review)

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 16:04 in tea reviews, black teas

  Name: Formosa Natural Wuhe Honey Black Tea Brand: auraTeas Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Cost: $3.00 Canadian for 8 grams, quantity discounts available Review: Some people get confused when they see the name of this tea, and assume that it is some...

• Rishi Chai Concentrate and Almond Breeze

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 00:08 in tea, chai, tea reviews, almond milk, almond breeze, rishi tea, add new tag, black teas, rishi masala chai concentrate

  A little while ago, I did a review of Rishi Tea’s Masala Chai Concentrate. At the time, I found the concentrate to be both tasty and convenient, though I noted that it wasn’t quite as spicy and intense as I normally like my chai to be. To...

• Review of The Simple Leaf’s “Amor” on Examiner.com

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 21:29 in amor, tea, black tea, assam, the simple leaf, examiner.com, tea reviews, black teas

  Just a heads-up that I have posted a review of “Amor” by Chicago’s The Simple Leaf at Examiner.com....

• Teatulia Tulsi Infusion (review)

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 21:36 in tea, black tea, tulsi, tea reviews, holy basil, black teas, teatulia

  Name: Tulsi Infusion Brand: Teatulia Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Leaf tea in biodegradable pyramid bags Cost: $5.00 for a 6 bag sampler size, quantity discounts available Review: Like the other Teatulia teas that I have tried, this tea is impecca...

• Teavana’s Himalayan Majestic Black Tea (review)

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 00:05 in tea, nepal, black tea, tea reviews, teavana, black teas, himalayan majestic, himalayan tea

  Name: Teavana Himalayan Majestic Black Tea Brand: Teavana Type: Black tea, Nepalese Form: Loose leaf Cost: $9.50 for 2 ounces (quantity discounts available) Review: Teavana’s Himalayan Majestic black tea is a most unusual tea: It is a black te...

• Review of The Simple Leaf’s Firefly Darjeeling at Examiner.com

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 16:21 in tea, darjeeling, firefly, the simple leaf, tea reviews, black teas

  I just posted a review of The Simple Leaf’s “Firefly” at Examiner.com. Please visit to read about this Chicago-based tea company’s excellent Darjeeling black tea: I include hints on how to best prepare it!...

• Narien’s Keemun Imperial Black Tea (review)

  Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 at 23:40 in tea, black tea, tea reviews, black teas, narien, keemun imperial

  Name: Keemun Imperial ( qi men) Brand: Narien Type: Black tea (Chinese) Form: Loose leaf Cost: $11.00 for four ounces (sample sizes and quantity discounts are available) Enter “lainiesips” (without quotes) at checkout for a 10% discount...

• MarketSpice Black Tea (review)

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 01:34 in tea, tea reviews, black teas, marketspice, orange cinnamon tea

  Name: MarketSpice Loose Tea Brand: MarketSpice Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Cost: $6.95 for 4 oz, quantity discounts available. Review: This is just the sort of tea review that is likely to get me in trouble with tea purists.  Yes, thi...

• Teatulia Black Tea (review)

  Posted on Saturday April 18th, 2009 at 15:48 in tea, black tea, fair trade, tea reviews, organic tea, black teas, teatulia

  Name: Teatulia Black Tea Brand: Teatulia Type: Black tea Form: Pyramid/silken tea bags Cost: $9.99 for 16 tea bags, also available in sample sizes and in loose form. Review:  Teatulia is a unique producer of organic and fair trade trade teas. I ...