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The Best of It:What I’m Looking Forward to Edition
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The Earl Grey Year Part 24: Greens and Classics
Here I am at the penultimate post of this project. Going through my spreadsheet, I had two green blends and six classic blends left in the queue. I decided to wrap up the green teas this week, plus two classic blends to balance the post out. The final post (tentatively scheduled for next week) will…
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The Best of It: Halfway Through November Edition
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The Earl Grey Year Part 23: Final Florals and Variations
This afternoon, I tasted my 100th cup of Earl Grey for 2024. I actually completed the tasting portion of the challenge well ahead of schedule. Honestly, I’m a bit surprised. I got behind in September, but then somehow finished early. When looking at my spreadsheet, I only had two floral blends and two special variations…
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The Best of It: I’m Scheduling This On Election Night Edition
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The Earl Grey Year Part 22: Four by Simpson & Vail
Between having 11 different Earl Grey blends and being one of my favorite tea companies, Simpson & Vail ended up capturing a large proportion of my tasting queue. With several of their teas left to review, I thought I would devote this week’s installment to four of the Earl Greys I tasted most recently. Plus,…
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The Best of It: Mid-October Edition
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The Earl Grey Year Part 21: Four by the London Tea Merchant
Since I bought so much tea from the London Tea Merchant when their St. Louis tea room was closing, I’ve written about a few of the teas already. When preparing to write this week’s Earl Grey installment, I noticed I had exactly four LTM teas left to review. So I thought it would be fun…
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The Best of It: Small Haiku Journals Edition
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The Earl Grey Year Part 20: Classics and Greens
I started the month slightly behind schedule, and today I tasted my 87th tea, meaning I only have three more to taste in October in order to stay on track! Even with two busy weekends ahead, I see myself easily completing this month’s tastings ahead of schedule! Today I’m featuring two classic blends and two…