Black tea is what has been mostly drunk in the western world. Breakfast teas, Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Assam are all example of tea leaves that have been allowed to greatly oxidise, usually after light crushing.
It’s time for another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! We have an intriguing selection for August for you to try. We have selected the following four teas for you this month: a Chinese tea straddling the divide between white and green, Xue Long Snow Dragon; some rather large Raw…
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It’s time for another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! We have a great selection for July for you to try. We have selected the following four teas for you this month: a real champagne of teas, a 2016 First Flush Darjeeling from Castleton Tea Estate; a delicate and floral…
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Here is our selection for June’s Curious Tea subscriptions for you to try. All teas are brand new to our Curious Tea selection and are from the 2016 spring harvest. We have selected the following four teas for you this month: a classic, super smooth Imperial Dian Hong; a…
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It’s April and we have a new instalment of exciting teas for you to taste! Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This time we have two Indonesian teas from the organic Harendong Tea Farm, a green and a black variety of the same tea; a special hand-made…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have a new instalment of exciting teas for you to taste. For March 2016 we have an a delightful Kirishima Sencha green tea from Japan; an exotic Steamed Green Zomba tea from Malawi; a complex and fruity Deep…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have some contrasting teas for you to taste, some of which are very much at different ends of the tea spectrum in terms of processing and flavours. For February 2016 we have an exquisite and light Xue Ya…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have very interesting teas for you to taste and hopefully these will help along with any healthy New Year’s resolutions! For the opening month of 2016 we have a very tasty and fun genmaicha (mixed with matcha) tea…
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January 2015 We started this year off with Fukujyu, Snow Bud, Assam Doomni, Jun Chiyabari February 2015 Jade Oolong, Lu An Gua Pian, Castleton, Yunnan Golden Tip March 2015 Huoshan Huangya, Lelsa, Doomni, Autumnal Rohini April 2015 Dragon Well, GABA, Pine Needle, Singbulli May 2015 Mao Feng, Arunachal Green,…
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It is said, jokingly, that FTGFOP stands for “Far Too Good For Ordinary People”. Of course that is only an amusing interpretation of this acronym. In terms of tea leaf grading, FTGFOP is used when describing black tea and actually stands for “Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe”. That may be…
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Our December 2014 boxes should be with all box subscribers by now. We hope you are enjoying your teas already! We have a lovely Jasmine Pearl, a sweet Kukicha, well-balanced Golden Monkey King and a delicate Darjeeling Thurbo First Flush. To help along with your tea tasting, we are…
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