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.
It’s time for another round of quick tea reviews! This might actually be the last post I do here (unless I’m doing a roundup of teas drunk on a trip) because I’ve recently decided to be more active on Instagram and all the mini-tea reviews will probably end up there instead. Fingers crossed I don’t… Read More What’s Been in My Cup (Quick Tea Reviews #3)
Bekah came back from a visit to the States and gave me some tea! In the true spirit of the Boston Tea Party and the liberty teas that followed, the tea that she got me was actually a tisane: chamomile almond. Fun fact: although the Boston Tea Party took place on December 6, 1773, the… Read More Tea Review: Chamomile Almond by Revolutionary Boston
I bought this tea for a very shallow reason: I liked the name. In my defence, I really do love books and it is so hard to resist anything that combines two of my favourite hobbies (see also: books about tea. I’m definitely going to be A Thirst for Empire sometime in the future). I’ve… Read More Tea Review: Book Lover by Karel Capek
Since I’ve started learning about tea, I’ve been focusing mostly on the tea leaves. But I’ve recently started on a tea-adjacent path: teaware. Teaware has been something that I’ve been wanting to get into for some time, but never dared to take the first step because there were just too. many. choices. Let me introduce… Read More Start of Something New
When I saw this book, I thought the author’s names looked familiar. As it turns out, I actually read another book by them – The Story of Tea – last year. I’ve definitely learnt a lot since then, so I decided to read this and see if my opinions on their opinions of tea would… Read More The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
On my trip to Japan, I found out that bubble tea is having a bit of a moment. It’s a bit of a surprise, because Singapore is already in round 2 of the bubble tea boom. But our bubble tea craze never resulted in bubble tea-related products such as this instant bubble tea that I… Read More Trying Instant Bubble Tea from Japan
I mentioned in my Hachimanjyu Tea Farm visit post that I didn’t get to buy tea made only from the kuritawase cultivar. It’s a pity that I couldn’t try it, but on the other hand, I did manage to get my hands on single-cultivar green teas. Three of them, in fact. Two of the teas… Read More Trying 3 Different Japanese Green Tea Cultivars (Round 1)
So this is the main reason why I went to Yakushima. I got to know Hachimanjyu Tea while I was working for teapasar and decided to visit them on my trip to Japan to say hi properly and thank them for being willing to work with us. Who is Hachimanjyu Tea? Hachimanjyu Tea is a… Read More My Visit to Hachimanjyu Tea Farm
The more tea I drink, the more I realise that there are gaps in my tea tasting experience. I’ve always thought of Sri Lanka as a place for black tea (and more as a base for flavoured teas than single origin teas) but this white tea changed my mind about it. Golden Tips was a… Read More Tea Review: Damro Labookellie’s Golden Tips
Last year, I decided that it would be fun to celebrate my birthday by having afternoon tea at The Courtyard. I really enjoyed that, so I figured it would be fun to try and make it a tradition. Hence, last Saturday’s afternoon tea at Renku. We hurried the afternoon tea a little because I wanted… Read More Wonderland Afternoon Tea at Renku (Marina Bay Sands)