Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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. |
Monday, February 14, 2011
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
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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
. 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
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