tasting pu-erh tea

finally got to taste test 10yr vintage yellow label puerh. Really smooth with a slight smokey flavour, lots of body. overall flavour profile very complex. compared with even the best OP black the difference is like Grange Hermitage vs cask wine

chocolate

well our stock of Michel Cruizel origin chocolate is on the way. with blocks from

		Since 1997, Michel Cluizel is searching for the remarkable plantations in the renowned cocoa-producing countries. This approache allowed him : - to find the best cocoa beans in the world - to establish, fair and long term relations with the planters - to ensure the best traceability and achieve an unsurpassed quality. From these criteria were born the "1ers Crus de Plantation" chocolates to be enjoyed and compared like fines wines. Concepcion / Venezuela Los Anconès / Saint Domingue Mangaro / Madagascar Maralumi / Papua - New Guinea Vila Gracinda / São Tomé Etui, Coffret and Cascades

coffee

our friendly postwoman commented the smell of the parcel of Black Star coffee she delivered today. Had been driving her crazy and she would be in tomorrow morning for a cup of this amazing smelling coffee

chocolate

we have stocked hand -made belgian choc's for a while but for the cooler months hoping to add origin block chocolate. Meeting with Martina tues to see what Michel Cruizel have to offer. French connoisseurs chocolate

black bottle

new is a black bottle thinking of changing to a new look bottle for the ice tea. down side is the crown seal ahh back to retro

pureh

a win this week found a 10yr vintage pureh tea from Yunnan china . Checked value on the net $325 US not bad as i paid $12
. The reviews of this tea of this tea rated very highly can't wait to try a pot tomorrow

tea

back to tea with the samples from Taiwan and China arriving. the jin xuan wasn't as sweet as our current white dragon but the 4 season oolong was exceptional. 2 down 12 to go