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’ve been very good with my teaware purchases this year, and by that I mean that I’ve not bought a single teacup until earlier this month. I had a friend who was looking to let go of two cups and I liked the pattern so I bought one trio! And so, I came into possession… Read More Just tasting some 2019 Long Jing
My sister recently moved back from the UK so I took the opportunity to ask her to help me bring back a black tea blend that I loved when I visited Stratford-upon-Avon. Looking at my original review, I called the tea “very bright, with an almost berry-ish aftertaste”, and since I brought a packet home,… Read More Tea Thoughts: Tea Reviews & Changing Tastes
Despite the fact that I’m a huge fan of Japanese tea, I’ve only attended a tea once, as part of my finishing school course. With the brashness of youth, I agreed to be the 正客 (main guest) and with a lot of prompting from the teachers and guest lecturers, somehow made it through the ceremony.… Read More Book Review: Every Day a Good Day by Noriko Morishita
Hello friends! I am very slowly going through my tea stash, but I was inspired by one of the #TeaTogetherTuesday prompts to write this post (which is out of sync with everyone… oops!). If you’re new to tea, then the first and most important thing I think you should learn is: the right temperature you… Read More Tea 101: The Most Important Thing to Learn About Tea is Temperature
After a long time, I’m back with a Lupicia tea review! I was originally going to review a Lupicia Rooibos Fruit of the Season blend but the rooibos smelled sour in a bad way and since the tea is supposed to be chestnut flavoured, I decided that I was not going to drink that. So… Read More Tea Review: Lemonade by Lupicia
Quick question: did anyone thing I was done with tea reviews because I finished reviewing all the teas from The Tea Crane and mentioned I was really good and hadn’t bought tea? If you know me, you probably know that I always have new tea to taste. To my credit/due to my restraint as of… Read More Tea Review: Happy Cherry Tea by Karel Capek
Hi friends! I recently asked some other internet friends if they had questions about tea and they delivered! Quite a few of those questions were pretty general, so I thought it might be useful if I shared them here as well. About Tea Do all teas come from the same plant? Many, if not all… Read More Tea 101: Frequently Asked Questions about Tea
Does this look familiar to anyone? If you only found me this year, here’s the history behind this tea: last year, I bought some raw puer (my first time buying!) and found that I quite liked it. If you’re interested, you can find my original review here. Since it’s been about a year and raw… Read More Revisiting the 2009 Dragon Balls of Bulang (Raw Puer)
It’s time for me to review the second aged sencha that I’ve got from The Tea Crane! I was going to say that I don’t think I’ve tried this cultivar, but thanks to this blog, I found out that I have tried it once – at a cafe. Looking at the notes from that time,… Read More Tea Review: Aged Saemidori Spring Sencha by The Tea Crane
It’s shincha time! But because I have exercised great restraint and not placed an order for shincha (I just found 3 unopened packs of Lupicia tea in my cabinet so I probably should not be buying tea yet), what I have to drink are these senchas from 2017. They were part of The Tea Crane’s… Read More Tea Review: Aged Yabukita Spring Harvest Sencha by The Tea Crane