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Archive for December, 2006

Merry Christmas to all!

Posted in Sweet Nothings on December 20, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Wherever you are, I wish you a Merry Christmas to you all.

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New leaf

Posted in Sweet Nothings on December 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

A drive in the mountains South of Taipei led us to Pinglin, about 30km from the city. It’s a wonderful place full of tea plantations, fog, mist, clouds, and lush greenery. The mist is the secret of good tea. Here is a close-up of a tea bush, harvested not so long ago as you [...]

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Tea Parker and his tea group

Posted in Sweet Somethings on December 3, 2006 | 3 Comments »

Recently discovered on Tea Masters blog, Stephane Erler posted an invitation to his Taipei readers to assist at a tea tasting lead by Tea Parker. Here is a picture of the presentation on lapsang souchong tea from China. On the right is Tea Parker.

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Lapsang Souchong

Posted in Sweet Nothings on December 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Here are the two lapsang souchongs we tasted yesterday (sorry for the bad picture!) They are considered as black teas, but they are different from most other teas because they are smoked with pine wood. The result is a pleasant smoky aroma that gives the tea a fullness and very earthy notes. Delicious!

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A tea encounter

Posted in Sweet Nothings on December 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I started to read Tea Masters blog about 10 days ago and had the fortune to participate to a tea tasting held by the tea master called Tea Parker, a tea authority in Taiwan. I had the pleasure to meet Stephane Erler, a Frenchman in Taiwan, avid tea connoisseur and blogger, and his tea experts [...]

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