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.
In his review of the Malawi Bvumbwe Peony White Tea, Northern Teaist suggested that it might be interesting to compare the Malawi Bvumbwe Peony White Tea with a Chinese counterpart. I actually have some Baimudan (aka the Peony White Tea) from Fujian after the last Book & Brew’s tea tasting session, so I decided to… Read More Tea Test: Malawi vs Fujian Peony White Tea
Even as I was/am enjoying my sencha, matcha, and wakoucha, I still can not resist the urge to get more new tea. I’ve been eyeing some of the teas from What-Cha since Northern Teaist introduced the site to me, and when I heard that their Georgian teas were back in stock, I decided to buy… Read More Tea Review: Malawi Bvumbwe Peony White Tea from What Cha
After drinking the Hokumei, I learnt that Hiraoka-en also created a black tea. I was particularly interested in the tea because it’s bug-bitten, the way Beauty of the East is. So I wrote to NPO法人 埼玉農業おうえんしたい to ask if I could buy a packet to try, and they very kindly sent me a packet to sample… Read More Tea Review: Santomi Black Tea by Hiraoka-en
I may be done with all my sencha reviews for the Sayama teas, but that doesn’t mean that I’m done with all the teas I got from these farms! One of the farms, Okutomi-en, also produces matcha and since I finally have a matcha bowl and whisk, I decided to get some to try! From… Read More Tea Review: Sayama Matcha from Okutomi-en
Now that I’m done with the Sayama Tea Series reviews, I thought it would be interesting to take some time to pause and think about the way that I write tea reviews. While I haven’t been reviewing tea for very long, the way that I’ve written my reviews have slowly shifted over time. This is… Read More Tea Discussion Post: What makes a good tea review?
Hey everyone! As mentioned in my previous post, I’m giving away a sample pack of Sayama teas! Each packet contains 10g of sencha and the seven cultivars that I’ll be giving away are: Yumewakaba Hokumei Musashi-Kaori Okuharuka Gokoh Sayama-Kaori Toyoka Unfortunately, I only have one box to give away, so I’ll be doing everything through… Read More Instagram Giveaway: Sample Pack of Sayama Teas
This has happened so much faster than I expected, but we’re at the end of the Sayama tea reviews! Appropriately, the last tea is called Sayama-Kaori, which can be translated as “the smell of Sayama”. First Impressions The dry leaves smell totally different from the previous tea, the Gokoh. While the Gokoh was sharp and… Read More Tea Review: Sayama-Kaori by Okutomi-en (Sayama Tea #9)
Tea eight??? Tea Eight??? We’re almost done with all nine teas, guys! And honestly, I am loving all the sencha. Today’s tea is Gokoh by Onishi-en, who also produced the Fukumidori that I love so much. First Impressions The first impressions for this tea were extremely positive. There were strong grassy scents, with something a… Read More Tea Review: Gokoh by Onishi-en (Sayama Tea #8)
If you’re an unabashed tea-drinker, you’ll eventually end up with a hoard of tea. Some of this tea will be tea that you love, and some of it will be tea that you don’t like as much. Maybe it had a good description, maybe it smelled nice at first, but for whatever reason, you don’t… Read More 3 Things To Do with Teas You Don’t Like
I’m actually really happy (and surprised) that we’re at tea #7 of the Sayama teas! It means I’ve only got 2 more teas left so I may actually finish reviewing all the teas before the giveaway – I’m doing it with a friend so there’s still a bit more for us to sort out. Anyway,… Read More Tea Review: Haru-Midori by Okutomi-en (Sayama Tea #7)