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 hope you are enjoying this series of tea reviews where I alternate between a flavoured tea and a straight tea because I am definitely enjoying them! I’m getting a lot of variety in my tea and that makes me happy. So today’s tea is another one of the samples that I received from The… Read More Tea Review: Kumamoto Densho Kamairicha by The Tea Crane
I am making good progress through the Autumn Sampler pack that I got from Bird & Blend (between this and the Tea Crane samples I got, I am seriously falling in love with tea samples – such a good way to have a variety of tea!) and I opened this! Eton Mess is one of… Read More Tea Review: Eton Mess from Bird and Blend Tea Co.
I’ve generally been slowly and quietly drinking the teas in Lupicia’s Book of Tea, but I could not resist talking about this one. The English name is Sencha Fuji, but the Japanese name is 富士 香駿 (Fuji Koshun). Apparently, the 香駿/Koshun cultivar is a relatively rare cultivar, so I decided to dig around and see… Read More Introducing: Koshun (香駿) Cultivar
I’m always excited to try wakoucha (Japanese black teas) because they tend to be very unique. But I wasn’t prepared for the experience this tea gave me. But before I begin, here’s the description of the tea from The Tea Crane: Spring harvest Japanese ‘Wakōcha’ black tea from the Benifuki cultivar.Growing at an altitude of… Read More Tea Review: Yame Organic Benifuki Wakoucha by The Tea Crane
I recently checked my “Tea Book” tag and I realised that I have 35 posts in this tag! Even if you assume that some books have two posts (which is pretty rare), it still implies that I read a lot of tea books. So I thought it would be fun to do a post about… Read More Which Tea Book Should You Read?
I’ve actually been pretty good with finishing my tea blends so I decided that I can open two new packets this week! This first one is from Bird and Blend Tea Co. and it’s part of their Autumn Sampler Pack. I really like the 20g package because it’s relatively easy to finish but I still… Read More Tea Review: Violet Cream by Bird and Blend Tea Co.
I think I’m getting better at finishing opened teas before starting new ones because I finished the Jun Chiyabari Oolong and the Tea & Toast blend before opening this. The Nara Native Mountain-grown Sencha is one of the teas from The Tea Crane, run by Tyas Sosen (who also wrote The Story of Japanese Tea),… Read More Tea Review: Nara Native Mountain-grown Sencha from The Tea Crane
I got this (and a few tea samples) as part of The Tea Crane Kickstarter and was super excited to dive into it! For context, I read this after finishing the third report for the Japanese Tea Instructor course, so I was already in the frame of mind where I wanted to learn more about… Read More Tea Book Review: The Story of Japanese Tea by Tyas Sosen
I have been dealing with some stomach problems, which means that I haven’t been able to drink as much tea as I’d like. So, looking at my teacups is a substitute (of sorts) and got me to actually work on this post instead of sighing at the thought of how much I’ve purchased. I hope… Read More 2021 Teacup Collection Update (Part 2)
So I’ve been putting this post off because I know that I bought quite a few teacups in 2021 and didn’t want to face the consequences of my impulsive buying habits. Even the thought of tackling all the new teacups at one go was too much, so I thought I’d split the post into two… Read More 2021 Teacup Collection Update (Part 1)