tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post1707326532300533391..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: How Wild is Your Wild-Tree?Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-86211869032545229872013-08-27T13:55:55.751+01:002013-08-27T13:55:55.751+01:00Dear Jakub,
The colour is (for once!) quite acc...Dear Jakub,<br /><br /> The colour is (for once!) quite accurate in the images. They were certainly red, but not obviously purple-leaf variety to me.<br /><br /> Why do tea people use the word "varietal" for botany? :)<br /><br /><br />Dear David,<br /><br />I would agree that Mr. and Mrs. Essence's teas have followed a trajectory towards the elegant and refined, in my estimationHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-66641873173869763652013-08-26T10:12:15.414+01:002013-08-26T10:12:15.414+01:00"... a sweetness and charm that works slowly ..."... a sweetness and charm that works slowly on the affections, winning you over such that, before you know it, you realise that you have thoroughly enjoyed the session." <br /><br />That describes quite well my feelings about Mr. Essence's teas.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365378347454497408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-65070867733603095282013-08-26T07:30:14.200+01:002013-08-26T07:30:14.200+01:00Hmmm, that's really strange - my sample was de...Hmmm, that's really strange - my sample was definitely 100% purple varietal, yet your photos don't look like that too much... Or is it just confusion by background light?<br />Best,<br />J.Jakub Tomekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641381393855983478noreply@blogger.com