(Named) Journal 7, Page 335, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

7-335 was created because there was an individual who stated that he wanted to drink more Desert Sage Natural tea. One of the things he pointed out was the relative dearth of strict black tea blends that didn’t involve smoke. To my chagrin, I realized that he was not wrong, Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 3, Page 150, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

The tea survey was, on some levels, a brilliant idea. Most of the feedback I’ve received indicates that my skillset, when combined with the questions I asked, allows me to curate teas for other humans quite well. One way in which it is incredibly helpful is also one of the Continue Reading →

Eureka: Smoky Monkey (Organic blend of Lapsang Souchong and Golden Monkey)

This entry is part 13 of 1 in the series ChariTeas

The story of Eureka: Smoky Monkey began more years ago than I want to think about right now. It started, as many of my teas do, with a tea survey. In this particular case the list of favourite teas quite frankly terrified me. Silver Needle. Golden Monkey. Things I had Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 8, Page 429, Teas in Progress

Sometimes when I get to the bottom of a tin of something there isn’t enough left to make a proper cup. However, I hate wasting tea. Depending on what was in a tin, I will drop it in on top of one of my foundational teas. In the case of Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 2, Page 97 – Teas in Progress

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

One of the recurring inspirations for tea ideas is people talking about food on Twitter. I will read a description and some aspect of it (sometimes the entirety of it) will provoke the thought of “I bet this would make a good tea.” Most of the time when this happens, Continue Reading →