Walker Tea Review

Flavor: Better Than Taste Or Smell

Jason — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:58 +0000

As I continue to learn about tea, I also try to keep up with how teas are described, marketed, and presented. One of the most important elements in talking about teas is TASTE. But what is taste? How does one experience taste? On one level, taste refers to the naming of the chemical components in [...]

Tea Review 471: Tea Story’s Oolong Formosa

Jason — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:46 +0000

Comment: a more lightly oxidized dong ding wulong . Origin: Taiwan Score: 88 Price (as of post): 5 g sample = £0.79 Sample provided by Tea Story. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com Subscribe [...]

What You Should Expect From A Tea Tasting

Jason — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:27:47 +0000

Tea tastings are becoming as ubiquitous as wine tastings, and the wonderful opportunities to explore teas is to be applauded. A good tea tasting gives people an opportunity not only to learn about new teas, but also to learn about tea production and about their own perceptions of taste. Many people come away from tasting [...]

Tea Review 470: Verdant Tea’s Qianjiazhai Old Growth 2012 Sheng

Jason — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:30:04 +0000

Verdant Tea Qianjiazhai Old Growth 2012 Sheng - Walker Tea Review

What Does It Taste Like – Dian Hong

Jason — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:17 +0000

One of the challenges of shopping for teas online is knowing whether you are getting the kind and quality of tea that you should expect. This challenge becomes even more compounded when you have never tasted a certain kind of tea, or are not sure if you have formed an accurate impression of that tea [...]

Tea Review 469: Mauna Kea’s Sweet Roast Green via Tealet

Jason — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:29:14 +0000

Comment: a wealth of roasty notes similar to what might be found in hojicha or kukicha. . Origin: Mauna Kea Tea Farm, Hawaii Score: 85 Price (as of post): 30 g = $19.50 Sample provided by Tealet. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. [...]

I’m On A Panel Group – World Tea Expo

Jason — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:27:27 +0000

You can find out more here. Register here. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com Subscribe in a reader or by email

Tea Classics: Dragonwell

Jason — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:47:57 +0000

(Part I of X in a series on understanding classic teas) Other names: Longjing, Long Ching, Lung Ching, or other combinations of these spellings Origin: Hangzhou area of Zhejiang Province China. Key villages or areas include MeiJiaWu (梅家坞) and Shi Feng (狮峰). For more thorough research on production areas and cultivars used, I recommend these [...]

Tea Review 468: Tea Story’s White Monkey

Jason — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:35:08 +0000

Comment: white monkey can be soft in character, but not all are as light as this one . Origin: Jiangxi Province, China Harvest: April ??? Score: 86 Price (as of post): 5 g sample = £1.49 Sample provided by Tea Story. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews [...]

What Should It Taste Like: Da Hong Pao

Jason — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:30:23 +0000

One of the challenges of shopping for teas online is knowing whether you are getting the kind and quality of tea that you should expect. This challenge becomes even more compounded when you have never tasted a certain kind of tea before, or are not sure if you have formed an accurate impression of that [...]