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How to Make Oolong Tea: 5 Ways to Brew a Better Cup of Oolong

Mar 10, 2010 5:09pm

As last week's focus on Ti Kuan Yin made clear, I'm focusing quite heavily on oolong tea this year. Along the way, I've improved my brewing technique through trial and error, so I thought I would share some of the lessons I've learned....

Bi Lo Chun Reserve from Teas Etc

Mar 8, 2010 4:00pm

Just a few weeks after reviewing Chicago Tea Garden's Golden Bi Lo, I turn to Teas Etc's Bi Lo Chun Reserve, a delightful green tea with a remarkable nose.Bi Lo Chun is a specialty of tea makers in Jiangsu Province, China. This particular sample from Teas Etc (a free sample,...

Competition Grade Ti Kuan Yin from Chicago Tea Garden

Mar 3, 2010 4:04pm

This review, the final one in my series of ti kuan yin reviews, comes at an opportune time: Chicago Tea Garden, the suppliers of this final ti kuan yin, officially launched yesterday. Congratulations to Tony and his partner Erin — all the best of luck to you both!Now, the tea....

Ti Kuan Yin from Orange Tea Co.

Mar 2, 2010 5:04pm

A line from Little Yellow Teapot's review of Chicago Tea Garden's Golden Bi Luo has stuck with me this week:The sign of a great tea is when the leaves look great before and after steeping....

Clear and Fragrant Style Ti Kuan Yin from Tea Trekker

Mar 1, 2010 4:55pm

It is remarkable just how markedly different two teas of the same style can be. Yesterday's ti kuan yin, a Taiwanese one, had a sharp nutty character and a wonderful dry aroma. Today, we're drinking a ti kuan yin produced in Fujian Province, China, and there's not a hint of...

Ti Kuan Yin from Serenity Teahouse

Mar 1, 2010 3:34am

The first in my series of ti kuan yin teas is the only one from Taiwan.Highly aromatic teas seem to be the hallmark of Taiwanese tea producers. This ti kuan yin might not be as aromatic as some of the other Taiwanese oolongs I've tried, but it still bears a...

A Week of Ti Kuan Yin

Feb 28, 2010 5:04pm

It's going to be a week of ti kuan yin here on Tea Finely Brewed. Over the past few months I've accumulated a nice little collection of ti kuan yin teas from different merchants, so I thought it would be interesting to review them all in the same week....

Golden Bi Luo from Chicago Tea Garden

Feb 23, 2010 2:54am

My fellow tea blogger, Tony Gebely of World of Tea is starting Chicago Tea Garden, an online tea store that's just days away from launching. He sent me samples of two of his teas a few weeks ago, one of which is this Golden Bi Luo, a rare black tea...

Copco 16-Ounce Stainless Steel Thermal Mug

Feb 17, 2010 2:06pm

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...

Keemun Panda #1 from Orange Tea Co.

Feb 15, 2010 4:23pm

Do you like my mug? It was a Father's Day present — my first ever — from Benedict. Of course, Father's Day was way back in September, so why the recursion into the past? Truth be told, my camera has a flat battery, so I don't have any photos of...