Tea Review 401: California Tea House’s Big Red Robe

January 6, 2012

Tweet. Comment: some nice roasty character, but still lacking some character . Score: 88 Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $7 . Sample provided by California Tea House. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact [...]

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Reading the Leaves: Tea Predictions for 2012

January 4, 2012

Tweet. New and continuing developments we will see in the speciality tea market 2012: 1. Organic vs. Certified Organic By: The USDA and other organizations will work to increase awareness of the difference between the two descriptions. The difference you ask? Simply using the word “organic” has little or no meaning. Only when a tea [...]

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Tea Review 400: Butiki’s White Whisper

December 30, 2011

Tweet. Comment: rich, bold aroma and aftertaste with corn syrup sweetness . Origin: southern slopes of Mt. Kenya Score: 89 Price (as of post): 1 oz = $16.50 . Sample provided by Butiki Teas. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to [...]

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Tea Review 399: California Tea House’s White Monkey Paw

December 28, 2011

Tweet. Comment: lackluster character . Origin: Wuyi, Fujian Province, China Score: 85 Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $4 . Sample provided by California Tea House. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com Subscribe [...]

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Tea Review 398: Spice Hut’s Darjeeling White Tips

December 23, 2011

Tweet. Comment: less depth of character than other white needle teas. . Origin: Darjeeling, India Score: 86 Price (as of post): 2 oz = $20.24 . Sample provided by The Spice Hut. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a [...]

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Tea Review 397: Teasatia’s Tie Guan Yin (Dark)

December 21, 2011

Tweet. Comment: some character, but lacking fullness. . Origin: Anxi county, Fujian Province, China Score: 89 Price (as of post): 3.5 oz = $20 . Sample provided by Teasatia. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact [...]

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Tea Review 396: Canton’s 2011 Special Puerh

December 19, 2011

Tweet. Comment: even though this is a young, raw (sheng) pu’er, it already exhibits a smoothness and more rounded profile than many others in its age/category. . Origin: Yiwu Mtn, Mengla, Yunnan Province, China Harvest: Sp 2011. Da Ye varietal, Grade 6 leaves Score: 90 Price (as of post): 10 g = $6.23 . Sample [...]

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Tea Review 395: Teasatia’s Keemun

December 16, 2011

Tweet. Comment: neither excessively harsh nor extremely smooth. . Origin: Anhui Province, China Score: 88 Price (as of post): 3.5 oz = $7.50 . Sample provided by Teasatia. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: [...]

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Tea Review 394: Teavivre’s Premium Grade Dragon Well

December 14, 2011

Tweet. Comment: not the most tender, but rich texture with toasty-rice goodness . Origin: Long Wu Village, Xi Hu area, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Jiangnanchun Tea Industry Co. Harvest: 3 April 2011 Score: 91 Price (as of post): 3.5 oz = $6.90 . Sample provided by Teavivre. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea [...]

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Tea Review 393: Butiki’s Purple Tea

December 9, 2011

Tweet. Comment: the dawning of a new tea in the U.S. market. Some interesting characteristics, but could different processing develop better character? . Origin: southern slopes of Mt. Kenya, Kenya Score: 85 Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $8.50 . Sample provided by Butiki Teas. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea [...]

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