Tag Archives: Teahome

TeaHome’s Mid-Fired Dongding [Episode 149]

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

Getting back to our roots, with a mid-fired Dongding from Teahome. Sweet, aromatic, and easy to drink.

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The Much Delayed Taiwan Oolongs Teas to Age Report

Posted on March 12, 2016 by

Better late than never, right? I announced this tea of the month about a year ago and have had samples sitting around forever. The original goal of this report was to find some decent oolongs to age for the future. … Continue reading →

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Teahome’s Legend of Dongding — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #71

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

Another oolong!? This one is the Legend of Dongding, a very reasonably priced, decent tea from a very underrated vendor.

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Taiwanese Tea Vendor Guide

Posted on August 31, 2013 by

There are a number of vendors in the western world that offer Taiwanese Oolongs. Prices vary dramatically vendor to vendor and tea to tea (cheap, expensive) and there are even Taiwanese tea forgeries (i.e. grown in China/Thailand, harvested in a … Continue reading →

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The Price of High-Mountain Tea

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

Buying tea and shopping for deals can be confusing. The landscape of vendors is intimidating and oftentimes a simple purchase at the cheapest price can be a mistake. Complicating matters, there are no consistent quantity standards and varying shipping policies … Continue reading →

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Taiwanese Oolong Compendium

Posted on August 4, 2013 by

Taiwan has been described by Marshaln as “The Tea Shop Island” and is truly a tea lover’s heaven. Like Japan and unlike China, the standards for authentic Taiwanese tea are quite high. This doesn’t necessarily mean that all tea marketed … Continue reading →

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