I love tea and my definition of what counts as a tea-related post is pretty wide. Expect to see tea reviews, reviews of books about tea, and even posts about afternoon tea.
I have been drinking the teas sent to me by the NPO Agriculture Support Team in Saitama and I noticed that they’ve started producing teas made with the yabukita cultivar, which I didn’t see when I bought the teas from them last year! The yabukita cultivar is actually the most common tea cultivar in Japan,… Read More Tea 101: the Yabukita cultivar
So, I was going to start this post by talking about how long it’s been since I posted about my trip to Basel and the London Tea Co, but I checked that post and apparently I did not write anything about tea in there. I’m not sure what past me was thinking, but I probably… Read More Visit to London Tea Co. + 2 Tisane Reviews
If you’ve been following this blog for the past two years or so, you’ve probably heard me mention Infused by Henrietta Lovell as a tea book I really enjoy (I’ve also recommended it to quite a few people offline as well). So today, I’m really excited to bring you the SustainabiliTEA profile of Rare Tea… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Rare Tea Company
Hi friends! I wasn’t really planning to buy any fukubukuro (lucky bags) this year because I’m not living in Japan anymore, but I was talking to my friends about Karel Capek at the end of last year and one thing led to another and we ended up getting one of the fukubukuro to share! (I… Read More What’s in Karel Capek’s 2022 Fukubukuro?
Hello friends! Welcome to the first SustainabiliTEA profile of 2022, and I have another awesome farm to introduce to you today! I talked to Lochan from Jun Chiyabari, a family-run tea farm in East Nepal about how the farm is run and what their ethical and sustainable efforts are. Introduction: Who is the family behind… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Jun Chiyabari
Hi friends! For the first tea post of this year, I thought it would be interesting to crack open the Yutakamidori Black Tea that I received from the NPO Agriculture Support Team in Saitama. Well, to be honest, the packaging for this tea was a bit damaged when I received it, so I knew I… Read More Tea Exploration: Yutakamidori Black Tea
As much as I love tea, it’s a bit hard for me to summarise an entire year in tea because I mostly write tea reviews and I don’t really keep track of my favourite teas like I do for books. Instead, I’ll just talk about three things that stood out this year: First, and most… Read More My Top 3 Tea Moments of 2021
Hi friends! This is going to be the last sustainabiliTEA profile of the year before I take a break for Christmas so I’m really excited to talk to you about Satemwa Tea Estate! I first heard about this farm from Henrietta’s book Infused, and her description of their teas was so compelling that I had… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Satemwa Tea Estate
Hello again my friends! Today’s sustainabiliTEA post is an exciting one because this is the first time that I’ve profiled a brand! If you follow my tea reviews, you can tell that I’ve been reaching out to brands that I’ve tried because generally, I’ve followed these brands for some time and already have some idea… Read More SustainabiliTEA: Bird & Blend Tea Co.
Hi friends! This is going to be a fairly short review because it’s another tisane and unlike Bled Memories, written in Slovene so I don’t even know what’s in it. I bought it mostly because it smelled fruity and I like fruity tisanes. As you can see, the dry leaves are a mix of herbs… Read More Tisane Review: Alpina by Jasmin Tea House