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Robert Godden commented on the post, Tea: It Varies, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 1 month ago
Either, but I was thinking taste.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 1 month ago
You may not know this, but a group of the world’s best tea bloggers have a secret form of communication. It’s quite like the secret Masonic handshake, except it involves Facebook messenger. Via this method, the […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, A Kanchan View Darjeeling Pairing, on the site Steep Stories 8 years, 1 month ago
About that ‘red-headed’ remark…
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Pairing is the New Black, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 1 month ago
It can be terrifying. But not as terrifying as French.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Tea: It Varies, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 1 month ago
I’d be interested in whether you think there is an economic benefit to the variance.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 2 months ago
It seems these days, you can’t go anywhere without smart people pairing tea and food.
Well, when I say “anywhere” and “smart people”, I am specifically excluding the somewheres where dumb people think serving a […] -
Robert Godden commented on the post, Ignore Me For The Right Reasons, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 2 months ago
Since then, I have been contacted by someone offering a tea book for review, based in the US, who said they had read the blog. And were sending one, to Australia. I wish they were my agent.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, The 'No More Tea Bags' Tipping Point, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 2 months ago
A previously unremarked-upon benefit.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 2 months ago
One thing tea has in common with all other agricultural products is that each season produces a crop that is subtly different from all others.
In most agricultural settings, variance is to be avoided. […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Japanese Black Tea . . . from Brazil, on the site Steep Stories 8 years, 2 months ago
Might have to try that one.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 2 months ago
The storm before the storm:
The internet has been losing it’s mind.Well, my version of it, anyway. Over the last 20 hours my feeds in Twitter and Facebook, as well as my inbox, have been full of messages […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 2 months ago
As a blogger, I get contacted a lot by tea vendors.
“Please review our tea” they say. “We’ll send you some, and you can write lovely things about it”.
This is often a very bad idea. If you’re a tea vendor, […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 3 months ago
Every so often, I find in response to a picture that I or someone else posts there is criticism of the drinker or the server in relation to the drinking vessel.
Opinions as to what type of cups one should, or […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 3 months ago
Last week, Lady Devotea and I found ourselves at an afternoon tea. Not a big surprise, it’s somewhat of an occupational hazard for us.
We were surrounded by members of The Bonnet Squad.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 3 months ago
When you have been involved in tea for any length of time, you’ll see the same old quotes come up time and time again. And they are usually from authors.
Have you ever wondered: Who ARE these people? In what […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 3 months ago
I have, at times, consented to share my wisdom with the world. This is one of those times.
Young Geoffrey, of Portland, USA, writes:Dear Lord Devotea, why do people buy and consume terrible tea? In bags? […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 4 months ago
Regular readers will be familiar with my complete hatred of teab*gs, and usually, I mention that it’s the things they add: paper, plastic (usually described as ‘silken’ or silky to fool you into thinking it’s […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 4 months ago
Having a delightful afternoon tea with friends is of course, the ultimate way of enjoying a Sunday.
Of course, some people might say “But Lord Devotea, my idea of enjoying a Sunday is on a motorbike driving […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, The Power of the Pitch at World Tea Expo, on the site Steep Stories 8 years, 4 months ago
Nothing unexpected there. I too would have selected Nicole over Kevin.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Black and White, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 years, 4 months ago
Thank you for reading it.
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