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.
As Singapore continues to open up as part of Phase 2 of the circuit breaker exit, it’s pretty clear that we’re exiting our version of the lockdown. I made pretty good progress on my existing teas during the lockdown so I thought it was time for a Sipdown post! Here’s what I managed to finish:… Read More Lockdown Sipdown
I’ve been going stir-crazy in the house due to the Circuit Breaker and as a result, I’ve made a fair amount of teacup purchases! You already know that I love vintage teacups so it should be no surprise that I got more! (Or perhaps the number I got will be a surprise?) To celebrate the… Read More New Teaware Haul! (With Unboxing Video)
I’ve been wanting to take part in Tea Together Tuesday since it started, but due to poor planning on my part, always forgot to get ready until it was too late. Well, not any more (for this week)! This week’s prompt is: “3 tips for a new tea drinker” and my tips are: Tip 1:… Read More #TeaTogetherTuesday: 3 Tips for a New Tea Drinker
You might have noticed that all’s quiet on the tea front here. That’s mainly because I’ve been drinking existing teas, and the “new” teas that I’ve been trying are single teabags from Lupicia’s Book of Tea and I don’t think there’s enough for each teabag to warrant a single post. (But if you want to… Read More Teaware Tragedy
A little while ago, I managed to come up with ten book and tea pairings – different types of tea I recommend for specific books! The full list is available as a PDF for friends on my newsletter, but I thought I’d share three pairings here today! Mystery: Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley… Read More 3 Book & Tea Pairings
There are many things to study when it comes to tea. Even if we’re just looking at tea history, we can choose to focus on tea in China, tea in Japan, tea in England, tea in America, tea in India, etc. I’m still looking for books on the history of tea in various countries, but… Read More UniversiTEA: 3 Books to learn about Tea in the UK (and America!)
I have finally opened this!! It took much longer than expected because I want it to last forever (also, I was trying to finish a few other teas). But it’s open, I’ve tasted it, and I’ve got a tea review for you in not one, but two formats! (Also, you can tell that I’ve got… Read More Tea Review: Kiki’s Delivery Service Tea (Cookie) from Lupicia
While I’m taking a brief break from The Tale of Tea by George van Driem to reread the other books about tea I own, I wanted to share something that I’ve learnt from what I read so far! One thing that I’ve read a couple of times[1] is that it was Robert Fortune’s 1843 trip… Read More UniversiTEA: The History of the term ‘Camellia Sinensis’
After I made that Earl Grey Gin & Tonic, I was inspired to continue playing with tea and tonic water (that and I still had a bottle of tonic water to finish before it goes flat). So I decided to try out some non-alcoholic versions! I chose six teas and steeped them in 50ml of… Read More Tea and Tonic Experiments
I managed to read about a hundred more pages of Brave Story today, so I’m now into the Vision part of the series. Vision is basically something that Wataru thought up and because he likes video games, it’s really like an RPG. Although I remember enjoying the adventure the first time I read Brave Story,… Read More Daily Reading: 14th May//How Zelda is Enhancing my Reading Experience