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 first heard about this book when Nicole at Tea for Me Please wrote a review on it. Since scholarly works don’t scare me, I decided to download the free ebook and give it a go. Cultivating Femininity makes the case that women have been involved in the tea ceremony as far back as Edo-period… Read More Tea Book Review: Cultivating Femininity by Rebecca Corbett
We’re in Christmas week!!! Honestly, I can’t believe it – it feels way too fast. Where did my December go? I’m really going to have to rush if I want to make one more pre-Christmas panettone (and try to get the texture right). The 1872 Clipper Tea Co.’s Advent Calendar Since I’m done with the… Read More Tea’s the Season: Week 4
I saw this in the NLB and was very intrigued because I wanted to know what kind of illustrations were inside. And also because I’ve never read The Classic of Tea (茶经) and really need to remedy that. This modern reader was great because it provided both a translation and a commentary on The Classic… Read More Tea Book Review: An Illustrated Modern Reader of The Classic of Tea by Wu Juenong
I cannot believe that we’re in Week 3 of Advent AND I’ve finished one calendar. It feels like the time is going by way too fast, but on the bright side, I see COVID-19 vaccinations being approved – hopefully that helps the global pandemic. I’ll not waffle on about the state of the world because… Read More Tea’s The Season: Week 3
We’re continuing the Georgia tea reviews with my second Georgian tea from What Cha! I think this finishes up most of the What Cha haul (except for the mystery tea) and I’ll probably take a mini-break from opening new packets to focus on finishing the teas that are already open after this. I was looking… Read More Tea Review: Georgia Manna Black Tea from What Cha
So, I’ve started the on my Bird & Blend matcha advent! And I received a new one! (No, I did not buy it) This advent is The 1872 Clipper Tea Co.’s advent calendar and Bekah came by the day before Dec 1st to give it to me! Honestly I was really surprised and since the… Read More Tea’s The Season Week 2: I have a new calendar??
It’s time for me to start on one of the teas that I’ve been looking forward to the most in my What Cha Haul – the Georgian teas! I’ve been eyeing the teas from Renegade Tea but the shipping cost has been a pretty big deterrent. So when I realised that I could try two… Read More Tea Review: Georgia Davit’s ‘Phoenix’ Black Tea from What Cha
And we’re back with another review of the What-Cha haul! This time, the tea is a Korean tea, which is one of the countries I don’t know much about. For reference, the only other straight tea from Korea that I’ve tried is the Volcanic Rock Tea by O’Sulloc, so I was super excited to find… Read More Tea Review: Korean Dong Cheon Daejak Semi-Wild Green Tea from What Cha
In early September, I decided to buy a one-off Tea & Book box from Quaintly & Co., because Instagram marketing totally works on me. I’ve never subscribed to a book or tea box before because shipping tends to be really expensive, but £4.99 for shipping sounded okay if it was just once so I used… Read More Trying Quaintly’s Tea & Book Box
I just spent 2 hours or so waiting for this video to upload, so I’m kinda bursting with a sense of achievement (or is this tiredness from having exercised?) and feel like sharing the video with you: Basically, I bought a bunch of stuff in August/September, bu for some reason they all decided to arrive… Read More Unboxing Video Because I Bought Too Much