2014 Holiday Gift Guide for Tea Nerds
Created by Antonio Moreno Areces of the Čaj Chai Teahouse in Barcelona, this notebook has an intuitive “fill-in-the-blank” layout designed to capture your tasting notes. Antonio also includes a vast introduction to tea cupping in the notebook’s first section. You should probably buy 10 of these and document your tea journey.
Unusual Tea
It’s always exciting for a tea nerd to try tea from a tea producing region that is new to them or when a tea producing region tries something new. Here are a few of those kinds of teas.
Arum Taiwan Style Oolongs from Indonesia
If you know of any other unusual / new teas let me know, I’ll add them to the list.
Tea: All of Vietnam in One Box
This extraordinarily designed box of 32 different teas is striking. For $119, the tea lover in your life can enjoy teas enjoyed by all in Vietnam’s 18 provinces. The teas are pretty darn good too! The set includes: Lychee Lemongrass Tea, Stinging Leaf of Immortality from Sapa, Twilight Sage Tea (Pu-erh), Shan Snow Old Tea, Silver Needle (kuding), Lemongrass Tea (Organic), Curving Leaf Jasmine Tea, Premium Lotus Heart Tea, Jasmine Tea from Thai Nguyen Province, Jasmine Cinnamon Tea, Vietnamese Bitter Melon Tea, Green Tea from Tan Cuong Province, Imperial Hue Tea, Blue Rose Tea, Loose Leaf Pu-erh, Kingly Dream Oolong, Summer Peach Tea, Artichoke Flower Tea, Chrysanthemum Tea, Rosebud Tea, Nutmeg Oolong, B’lao Lotus Tea, Pandan Tea, Clover Tea, Jasminum Subtriplinerve, Young Milk Oolong, Phyllanthus Urinaria, Vanilla Coconut Tea (Organic), Traditional Vietnamese Green Tea, South Mint Tea (Organic), Ginger Tea, Golden Health- Ginseng Oolong.
